The Feb. 13 special election is over, and the fate of ousted Rep. George Santos’ (R-N.Y.) vacant seat has been decided, at least for the next few months. As a powerful winter storm bore down on them, voters in New York’s 3rd Congressional District chose a familiar face, Democrat Tom Suozzi, to serve the Long
A number of Republicans have expressed opposition, calling the impeachment articles ‘dead on arrival’ in the upper chamber. On Feb. 13, House Republicans succeeded in their second attempt to impeach Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The House adopted articles of impeachment against the embattled DHS chief in response to allegations that his
The Associated Press called the race for Suozzi roughly one hour after polls closed at 9 p.m. ET. NEW YORK—Democrat Tom Suozzi defeated Republican Mazi Pilip in a New York special Congressional election viewed as a bellwether for the 2024 contests and a referendum on how the illegal immigration crisis and crime can impact close
The Associated Press called the race for the Democrat roughly one hour after polls closed at 9 p.m. ET. NEW YORK—Democrat Tom Suozzi defeated Republican Mazi Pilip in a New York special Congressional election viewed as a bellwether for the 2024 contests and a referendum on how the illegal immigration crisis and crime can impact
***THE DAILY PUBLIC SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*** SECRETARY ANTONY J. BLINKEN 12:00 p.m. Secretary Blinken has lunch with President Biden at the White House.(MEDIA DETERMINED BY THE WHITE HOUSE) In the evening, Secretary Blinken departs on travel to Albania and Germany from February 14-17, 2024. DEPUTY SECRETARY KURT M. CAMPBELL Deputy Secretary Campbell attends meetings and briefings at the Department
The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday narrowly voted to impeach President Joe Biden’s top border official, accusing him of lax policies that encouraged illegal immigration. By a vote of 214-213, the House approved two articles of impeachment accusing Homeland Security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas of not enforcing U.S. immigration laws, which Republicans argue led
After failing in an earlier vote, House Republicans successfully impeached the DHS secretary—the first cabinet official to be impeached in nearly 150 years. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas on Feb. 13 became only the second presidential cabinet member ever to be impeached in the 236-year history of the United States government. Mr. Mayorkas, who