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Vote to Impeach DHS Secretary Mayorkas Fails as House Republicans Don't Muster Enough Support

DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas (Credit: AFP)

House Republicans failed on Tuesday to impeach Department of Homeland Security Secretary (DHS) Alejandro Mayorkas, as a handful of holdouts from the party joined Democrats in rejecting the initiative.

The first round of voting ended in a 214-216 but changed into a 215-215 tie after Representative Blake Moore changed his vote at the last minute so Republicans can introduce the motion again when Majority Leader Steve Scalise returns to Washington after getting treatment for cancer.

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