"California Dem Misses Mayorkas Impeachment Vote Due to COVID-19 as House Votes to Impeach DHS Secretary"
Rep. Judy Chu (D-Calif.) missed the House vote to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas due to testing positive for COVID-19, resulting in a narrow 214-213 vote in favor of impeachment. If Chu had been present, the vote would likely have led to a tie. House Republicans succeeded in impeaching Mayorkas with the return of House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), who missed the previous vote due to cancer treatment. Chu criticized the move as an abuse of power, while the Department of Homeland Security and President Biden defended Mayorkas, arguing that the impeachment was baseless and unconstitutional.