Mayorkas Impeachment Looms as Government Funding Deadlines Approach, While Biden Weighs Changes to Asylum Rules
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Senators will deal with articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas when they return from recess, but likely want to spend minimal time on it.
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Government funding deadlines loom, with the first set of bills needing to pass by Friday midnight to avert a partial shutdown.
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Skepticism remains among some Republican Senators about impeaching Mayorkas rather than President Biden.
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A group of 13 Republican Senators want a full Senate trial on the Mayorkas impeachment articles.
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Biden may issue an executive order to tighten asylum rules at the southern border ahead of the midterms to address public frustration over immigration.