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Two at-risk Senate Democrats vote with GOP to kill Biden EV mandate

Two of Senate Democrats' most vulnerable incumbents this fall were among those who voted Thursday to roll back the Biden administration's electric vehicle mandate for passenger cars and trucks.

April 18, 2024

Vulnerable Senate Democrats look to put Mayorkas trial behind them amid GOP attacks

Republican Senate candidates in battleground races are armed with fresh ammunition against incumbent Democrats, vowing not to let voters forget who kept Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in office.

April 18, 2024

Democrats shatter precedent with fast-track dismissal of Mayorkas impeachment

The Senate made history on Wednesday as it voted to dismiss articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, marking the first time the chamber has exonerated someone without holding a trial or reviewing evidence.

April 17, 2024

Senate Democrats forgo debate, quickly kill Alejandro Mayorkas impeachment articles

Senate Democrats on Wednesday derailed the impeachment articles against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas by deeming them unconstitutional.

April 17, 2024

Senate Democrats dismiss first Mayorkas impeachment article as unconstitutional

The Senate voted along party lines Wednesday to effectively dismiss the first of two impeachment articles against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas by deeming it unconstitutional and failing to rise to the level of high crimes and misdemeanors.

April 17, 2024

Senators sworn in for historic Mayorkas impeachment trial

Senators took their official oath Wednesday to act as jurors for the impeachment trial of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, marking the first such event for a sitting Cabinet member in U.S. history.

April 17, 2024

Schumer offers limited debate on Mayorkas impeachment before Senate dismisses charges

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer on Wednesday laid out Democrats' plans to quickly dispose of the impeachment articles against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas as early as later in the day.

April 17, 2024

Mayorkas feuds with GOP as Senate begins long-delayed impeachment

The House delivered articles impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate on Tuesday, kicking off what is expected to be an abbreviated process that Democrats have vowed will end in acquittal.

April 16, 2024

Mayorkas impeachment articles delivered to Senate as Democrats eye swift dismissal

The House on Tuesday delivered to the Senate two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, officially kicking off what Democrats vow will be a swift and incomplete trial.

April 16, 2024

McConnell warns dismissing Mayorkas impeachment will defy history as Senate awaits articles

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday made his last attempt to persuade Democrats against quickly derailing impeachment articles against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, warning it would be a dangerous precedent.

April 16, 2024

McConnell sides with national security hawks in showdown over FISA spy program

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Monday criticized those putting up roadblocks to reauthorizing the government's chief spying tool.

April 15, 2024

Larry Hogan confident split-ticket voters will break Democrats’ hold on Maryland’s U.S. Senate seat

Larry Hogan is crisscrossing Maryland to reassemble the coalition of Republicans, independents and level-headed Democrats who twice sent him to the governor's mansion in the deep-blue state.

April 15, 2024

Rand Paul chides Speaker Mike Johnson, says it’s like Democrats are running the House

Sen. Rand Paul unleashed on House Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday, accusing his fellow Republican of abandoning conservative principles on the national debt and government surveillance.

April 14, 2024

U.S. should avoid military action against Iran despite attack on Israel, says House intel panel head

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner advocated Sunday against the U.S. retaliating against Iran for its drone attacks on Israel.

April 14, 2024

Biden’s handling of Israel-Hamas conflict further erodes approval rating

President Biden's approval rating among voters over the Israel-Hamas war has further eroded as the Middle East conflict drags on, according to a poll released Sunday.

April 14, 2024

Senate GOP stage floor mutiny to protest Democrats’ plans to kill Mayorkas impeachment trial

Senate Republicans created procedural headaches Thursday for Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer to protest Democrats' plan not to hold a full impeachment trial for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

April 11, 2024

Florida out of reach for Democrats despite abortion amendment: Poll

A new survey of Florida voters shows that the Sunshine State will likely remain a Republican stronghold in this year's election -- even with abortion on the ballot.

April 11, 2024

Larry Hogan rakes in $3 million in first two months of his Maryland Senate campaign

Republican Larry Hogan raised more than $3.1 million since launching his candidacy for an open Senate seat in Maryland on Feb. 9, he revealed Wednesday.

April 10, 2024

GOP pressuring vulnerable Senate Democrats on Mayorkas impeachment trial

Congressional Republicans and GOP candidates are bearing down on at-risk Senate Democrats in hopes to convince them against derailing the impeachment trial of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

April 10, 2024

House GOP delays delivery of Mayorkas impeachment articles to Senate

House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday said the articles of impeachment against Homeland Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas will not be delivered to the Senate until next week, a move meant to build pressure on Democrats to hold a full trial.

April 9, 2024