Republicans published two articles of impeachment against the homeland security secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas, on Sunday, and plan to formally advance them on Tuesday towards a full House vote, despite two hearings failing to produce any evidence of wrongdoing.
The politically charged move comes amid a raging battle in Washington DC over immigration, with a senior Democrat announcing on Sunday that senators had reached a bipartisan agreement to tighten border security, even as Donald Trump took credit for probably sinking it.
