House Sends Mayorkas Impeachment Articles to Senate for Trial

House Republicans have sent two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate, marking the first Cabinet secretary impeachment in nearly 150 years. The Democratic-controlled Senate is expected to quickly dismiss the charges without a trial or conduct a speedy trial that ends without a conviction. Republicans targeted Mayorkas over his handling of the southern border, but constitutional experts and Democrats have criticized the impeachment proceedings as politically motivated and meritless. The issue now moves to the Senate, where Democratic senators, joined by some Republicans, expect the chamber to move to dismiss the case before a full trial.