The House fell short in an attempt to adopt a resolution to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday, when a few Republicans voted against their party’s push to oust him over the Biden administration’s handling of border policy.
The vote ended at 214-216, but only after the chamber first found itself with a rare tie vote. Had it succeeded, the House would have voted to impeach a Cabinet secretary for the first time since the administration of Ulysses S. Grant in the 1800s.
Instead, Republican Reps. Tom McClintock of California, Ken Buck of Colorado and Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin voted with Democrats against the resolution for a 215-215 tally.
