Homeland Security Head Mayorkas Faces Impeachment Trial in Senate
• House to send articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate on April 10 • Speaker Mike Johnson notified Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of the upcoming transmittal of impeachment articles • Mayorkas was impeached by the House on Feb. 13 for alleged willful violations of immigration laws and misleading Congress • Senate expected to acquit Mayorkas, as 2/3 vote needed to convict him, which Republicans lack • President Biden denounced Mayorkas' impeachment as an "act of unconstitutional partisanship" targeting an "honorable public servant"