Breaking: House Fails to Impeach Mayorkas

In a stunning defeat, a Republican-led push to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas failed on Tuesday.

The final vote was 214-216. Four Republicans defected and joined all Democrats present in opposing the measure.

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For moment, the vote was tied at 215-215 for several minutes before another Republican switched to their vote to no.

Ed Morrissey

Well, this was a deeply stupid exercise. Why did leadership let this come up for a floor vote without ensuring passage? This one's on Speaker Mike Johnson. 

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