House moves forward to Impeach Mayorkas

The House could impeach a Cabinet member for the second time ever

House Republicans are preparing for the first impeachment of a Cabinet secretary since 1876, this time targeting Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

House Republicans are moving forward with plans to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, with a committee vote set for Tuesday morning and Speaker Mike Johnson promising a full vote of the House soon after.

If the House does impeach Mayorkas, requiring just a majority vote, the issue would head to the Senate to begin a trial. It would be only the second impeachment ever of a Cabinet secretary and the first since 1876.

While it has been 148 years since the last successful impeachment of a Cabinet member, there have been several failed attempts in that time. Opening an impeachment investigation into a Cabinet member of the opposing party has become especially common in the past two decades.