In a stunning turn of events, House Republicans failed in their attempt to impeach homeland security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The White House quickly denounced the effort as an 'unconstitutional impeachment stunt,' while even conservative journal opinion editors had previously criticized it as setting a bad precedent.
The vote on the impeachment resolution narrowly failed, with 214 voting in favor and 216 against. Republicans expressed their discontent, with some criticizing House Speaker Mike Johnson for not accurately gauging the vote count on their side. Republican Ralph Norman remarked that it should not be difficult to know where their votes stand. However, a last-minute surprise occurred when Democrat Al Green, who was thought to be absent due to surgery, was wheeled onto the House floor to cast his vote. It was reported that he wasn't even wearing shoes. Four Republicans ultimately voted against the resolution, with three joining the Democrats and the fourth abstaining to allow the House GOP to bring up the vote again at a later time.
