Failed Attempt To Impeach Mayorkas Deals Blow To House Republicans

In a stunning turn of events, the House vote to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas failed, marking a significant setback for House Republicans who had vigorously pursued the effort as a crucial political objective.

Despite suffering a significant defeat, GOP leadership expressed their determination to pursue the impeachment vote once more. I Photo: U.S. Department of Homeland Security Flickr

Annie Grayer's report for CNN outlines the unexpected outcome of the impeachment proceedings.

The House vote tallied 214-216, with three Republicans—Colorado Rep. Ken Buck, Wisconsin Rep. Mike Gallagher, and California Rep. Tom McClintock—defecting from their party to vote against the resolution alongside Democrats.

GOP Rep. Blake Moore joined the "no" side to enable the House GOP to revisit the vote in the future. Ultimately, the failure of the GOP measure to impeach Mayorkas has raised speculation about the potential removal of Speaker Mike Johnson.

Despite suffering a significant defeat, GOP leadership expressed their determination to pursue the impeachment vote once more.

"House Republicans fully intend to bring Articles of Impeachment against Secretary Mayorkas back to the floor when we have the votes for passage," stated Speaker Mike Johnson's spokesman Raj Shah.

Notably, only one Cabinet official has previously been impeached in American history: Secretary of War William Belknap in 1876, as reported by Lauren Fox, Melanie Zanona, and Priscilla Alvarez for CNN.

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