House Republicans Set Date to Begin Impeachment Proceedings Against Homeland Security Secretary Over Border Crisis
• House GOP sets January 30 start date to begin impeachment markup of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas • Effort led by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who first introduced impeachment articles against Mayorkas in May 2022 • Mayorkas could be first Cabinet member impeached since 1870s if effort succeeds • Record high of 302,000 migrant border encounters in December 2022 • White House stands by Mayorkas, calls GOP impeachment effort a "baseless political attack"