House Speaker Postpones Sending Mayorkas Impeachment to Allow More Senate Deliberation Time
• House Speaker Mike Johnson delays sending impeachment articles against Mayorkas to Senate until next week
• Delay intended to give Senate more time to debate the matter instead of late this week when members preparing to leave DC
• Senate GOP personally urged speaker to postpone, wanted more substantive debate instead of quick dismissal by Dems
• House defends delay, says Senate shouldn't "abdicate responsibility" to hold full trial on articles
• Timing also avoids sending articles over when senators might be rushing to flights home for the weekend