Senate to quash Mayorkas impeachment trial if House succeeds with revenge vote

Published February 7, 2024 6:00am ET



Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) vowed to impeach President Joe Biden’s border chief on Wednesday after the first vote’s dramatic failure the night before.

“Last night was a setback, but democracy is messy,” he told reporters after Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas dodged impeachment. “We will pass those articles of impeachment.”

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