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House Republicans Finally Impeach Biden’s DHS Secretary<!-- wp:html --><p>Kevin Lamarque/Reuters</p> <p>After <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-gop-wants-to-impeach-biden-republicans-cant-even-impeach-homeland-security-secretary-alejandro-mayorkas?ref=author">whiffing last week</a>, House Republicans—at last—impeached Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday.</p> <p>On Tuesday night, the House voted 214-213 to impeach Mayorkas, with three Republicans joining all Democrats in opposition to the measure.</p> <p>As the GOP clings to its House majority, Republicans are making the case that they are the party of immigration restrictions and border security. But Republicans have complicated that narrative with their refusal to <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/gop-blames-biden-for-border-crisis-that-gop-refuses-to-solve?ref=author">actually consider bipartisan border enforcement policy</a>, which is why impeaching Mayorkas has become essential to the GOP’s tough-on-immigration message.</p> <p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/house-republicans-finally-impeach-bidens-dhs-secretary-alejandro-mayorkas">Read more at The Daily Beast.</a></p><!-- /wp:html -->

Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

After whiffing last week, House Republicans—at last—impeached Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday.

On Tuesday night, the House voted 214-213 to impeach Mayorkas, with three Republicans joining all Democrats in opposition to the measure.

As the GOP clings to its House majority, Republicans are making the case that they are the party of immigration restrictions and border security. But Republicans have complicated that narrative with their refusal to actually consider bipartisan border enforcement policy, which is why impeaching Mayorkas has become essential to the GOP’s tough-on-immigration message.

Read more at The Daily Beast.

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