Tag: Alejandro Mayorkas

Judiciary Republicans Gavel in Second Hearing on ‘Biden Border Crisis’ From Yuma, Arizona

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) on Feb. 23 gaveled in the panel’s second hearing on what lawmakers have dubbed the “Biden border crisis” from Yuma, Arizona. Republicans have long rallied against President Joe Biden’s policy in regards to the U.S.–Mexico border, where the rate of illegal immigration has hit unprecedented levels. The border is…


DHS Hires Outside Legal Counsel Ahead of Possible Mayorkas Impeachment

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has hired outside legal counsel in anticipation of potential impeachment proceedings against DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. “The Department of Homeland Security has retained outside counsel to help ensure the Department’s vital mission is not interrupted by the unprecedented, unjustified, and partisan impeachment efforts by some Members of Congress, who…


Mayorkas Faces New Impeachment Article Over Handling of Border Crisis

Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) on Wednesday announced he is filing a new article of impeachment against Alejandro Mayorkas, the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Flanked by more than a dozen fellow Republican lawmakers outside the Capitol, Biggs accused Mayorkas of having intentionally induced or exacerbated the crisis at the southern border. “This…


DHS Will Allow Border Agents to Testify on Border Crisis After Subpoena Threats

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will allow two chief border patrol agents to testify before a Congressional hearing on the U.S. border crisis, after initially trying to “muzzle” them, according to Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.). In a letter to DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Comer highlighted how DHS leadership sought to prevent the chief border…


House Oversight Launches Probe Into Border Crisis Under Biden Administration

The Republican-led House Oversight Committee on Jan. 19 is investigating the Biden administration’s handling of the border crisis amid record numbers of illegal aliens entering the United States from Mexico, and continued fentanyl smuggling into the country. Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), chairman of the committee,  issued a letter (pdf) to Alejandro Mayorkas, the secretary of…


Rep. Emmer Open to Impeaching Biden and Mayorkas If ‘Impeachable Malfeasance’ Emerges

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) says he is open to the possibility of impeachment proceedings against President Joe Biden and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, as millions of illegal aliens cross the border. During a Breitbart interview, Emmer pointed out that there has been an absence of oversight of the current government….


House Republican Whip Open to Impeaching Biden Under One Condition

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) says he is open to the possibility of impeachment proceedings against President Joe Biden and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, as millions of illegal aliens cross the border. During a Breitbart interview, Emmer pointed out that there has been an absence of oversight of the current government….


LIVE 7 AM ET: NTD Good Morning (Jan. 18): Ukraine’s Interior Minister Among 18 Dead in Helicopter Crash; GOP Draft Articles Of Impeachment

Breaking news this morning. Ukraine’s Interior minister and 17 others killed in a helicopter crash in Kyiv. Along with him were other senior officials. 29 people were injured, including 15 children. Just days into the start of the new congress, articles of impeachment against DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas have been drafted by House Republicans. But…


NTD Good Morning (Jan. 18): Ukraine’s Interior Minister Among 18 Dead in Helicopter Crash; GOP Draft Articles Of Impeachment

Breaking news this morning. Ukraine’s Interior minister and 17 others killed in a helicopter crash in Kyiv. Along with him were other senior officials. 29 people were injured, including 15 children. Just days into the start of the new congress, articles of impeachment against DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas have been drafted by House Republicans. But…


House GOP’s Priorities Should be Biden Family, Weaponization of Government, Border Crisis: Heritage Oversight Project Head

For the first time in four years, the Republican Party holds control of the House of Representatives, and with it, the crucial ability to conduct oversight of other branches of the federal government. But while Republicans undoubtedly have a laundry list of topics they would like to delve into, Mike Howell, director of the Oversight…