“These guys have got to stop this stuff.” That’s what President Joe Biden told reporters on Friday. The “guys” he was referring to are Speaker Johnson, James Comer, and the rest of the House Republicans currently investigating the trail of apparent corruption left in the wake of his son Hunter, his brother James, and the […]
Image Credit: U.S. Department of Homeland Security via RawPixel / Public Domain By Bethany Blankley [The Center Square contributor] and The Tennessee Conservative – In its second vote attempt in exactly a week, the U.S. House on Tuesday night impeached Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who becomes the first sitting cabinet member to […]
Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) is leaving the House. He announced his decision to not seek re-election on Saturday. Gallagher will finish his term but then he will be going to the private sector. “Congress is no place to grow old,” he said. It was a surprise announcement. This is his eighth year in Congress. He […]
As Casey Stengel once remarked about the 1962 Mets: “Can’t anyone here play this game?” Part of the game in Congress requires recognizing defeat before one takes the field — especially on high-profile votes. A good maxim for leadership would be: When it doubt, sit it out. And yet House Republican leadership took not just […]
Image Credit: U.S. Department of Homeland Security via RawPixel / Public Domain By Bethany Blankley [The Center Square contributor] – The U.S. House of Representatives voted Tuesday against impeaching U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, with four Republicans joining all Democrats in voting against impeachment. The vote was 216 to 214 after one […]
Last week the Homeland Security Committee voted 18-15 to move forward with articles of impeachment against DHS Secretary Mayorkas. On Monday, the House Rules Committee approved a rule permitting the House to consider the articles of impeachment against Mayorkas. The committee voted 8 to 4 to approve the rule. The committee’s vote means that a […]
The House Homeland Security Committee voted to impeach Department of Homeland Security Mayorkas after a marathon 13-hour hearing. The vote was along party lines, 18-15. A full house vote will likely take place next week. This is a rare event. No cabinet member has been impeached in over 150 years. Yet, that is how bad […]
Image Credit: @RepMarkGreen / X & United States Department of Homeland Security via Picryl / Public Domain By Bethany Blankley [The Center Square contributor] & The Tennessee Conservative Staff – The U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security voted along party lines early Wednesday to advance two articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security Secretary […]
Two articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas were released by House Republicans on Sunday. Republicans said they will quickly move forward to try to oust Mayorkas from office. Mayorkas faces impeachment due to his failure to manage the southern border. Democrats claim it is an election year stunt, politically […]
Image Credit: U.S. Department of Homeland Security / RawPixel / Public Domain & The Tennessee Conservative By Bethany Blankley [The Center Square contributor] – House Republicans have the votes to impeach Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, U.S. Rep. Mark Green, MD, R-Tenn., said Thursday. Green, who chairs the House Committee on Homeland Security, […]
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