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Two months after the House voted to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, the Senate convened a court of impeachment this week. About three hours after they were sworn in as jurors on Wednesday, senators voted along party lines to dispense with the articles of impeachment without a trial.
It’s a vote that Republicans will likely try to use against incumbent Democrats as they seek to flip control of the chamber in November. Immigration and border security are top issues for Republicans this cycle, and they’ve tried to pin responsibility on the southern border on President Joe Biden.
