Digital Brief: February, 12, 2024 Digital Brief: February, 12, 2024 02:39 HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democrats retained their slim majority in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Tuesday after voters elected a former school board member to represent them in a Philadelphia suburb that has been trending more to the left. Jim Prokopiak’s election to
Washington — The House voted to impeach Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday, casting a historic vote that marks the first time a Cabinet secretary has been impeached in nearly 150 years. Under two articles of impeachment accusing Mayorkas of “willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law” and a “breach
New Yorkers go to the polls to fill George Santos’ vacant seat – CBS News Watch CBS News Voters in New York’s third congressional district braved bad weather to cast their votes and fill the seat left vacant by former Rep. George Santos, who was expelled from the House in Dec. following a series of
Biden blasts Trump’s NATO comments – CBS News Watch CBS News President Biden harshly criticized former President Trump for saying he would not defend NATO allies against attacks from Russia if they fail to pay their full dues to the defense alliance. Trump, the current GOP frontrunner, is Mr. Biden’s likely opponent in the 2024
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
Washington — The House voted to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday over his handling of the U.S.-Mexico border, with Republicans issuing the chamber’s harshest constitutional punishment against a Cabinet secretary for just the second time in U.S. history. The vote on two articles of impeachment was 214 in favor to 213 opposed,