House to delay sending Mayorkas impeachment articles to Senate

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The House will postpone its plans to send articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate after concerns from Republican senators that Democrats would push to table a trial if brought to the floor too soon.

After a request from a group of GOP senators on Tuesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) agreed to delay transferring the articles until Monday. The House was initially scheduled to send the articles to the Senate on Wednesday.

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