The House's impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas

Gone quiet · last story Apr 17, 2024

What this arc covers

The House Republican effort in 2024 to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over the border: the committee hearings and articles of impeachment, the failed first vote in February, the second vote a week later that impeached him, the retirement of the committee chairman who led it, and the Senate's dismissal of the articles in April.

Earliest story we hold Jan 10, 2024 · 15 stories · 146 independent sources (counted once each) · 98 days

Part ofAlejandro MayorkasUnited States Department of Homeland SecurityUnited States House of RepresentativesUnited States SenateChuck SchumerMike Johnson

Where it standsnewest first · each bar runs left to right by leaning

Apr 172024Senate convenes Mayorkas impeachment trial6 articles · 6 independent sources
1 left, 3 center, 2 right
Apr 16– 182024Senate rejects impeachment articles against Mayorkas, ending trial173 articles · 74 independent sources
18 left, 30 center, 13 right
Apr 9– 102024Mayorkas impeachment proceedings pushed to next week37 articles · 25 independent sources
2 left, 9 center, 5 right

Key momentsthe most covered; every story is below

  1. Jan 28 – 30, 2024House GOP releases impeachment articles in bid to oust Homeland Security’s Mayorkas over the border51 articles · 36 independent sources
  2. Jan 29 – 31, 2024House Republicans push toward historic impeachment of Secretary Mayorkas86 articles · 54 independent sources
  3. Feb 6 – 7, 2024Mayorkas vote: House fails to impeach Homeland Security Secretary, thwarted by Republican defections130 articles · 75 independent sources
  4. Feb 12 – 14, 2024House votes to impeach Mayorkas, a historic rebuke of sitting Cabinet member by Republicans167 articles · 76 independent sources
    1. Feb 12, 2024Only right-leaning coverage:U.S. House votes against impeaching Mayorkas
    2. Feb 13, 2024House GOP will try again to impeach Mayorkas after failing once. But outcome is still uncertain
  5. Apr 16 – 18, 2024Senate rejects impeachment articles against Mayorkas, ending trial173 articles · 74 independent sources

Who covered it, over timeindependent sources per week, by side

Jan 8Jan 29Feb 19Mar 4Mar 25Apr 15

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Every week as a table
Week ofLeftCenterRightArticles
Jan 8, 202446332
Jan 22, 202453734
Jan 29, 202410209115
Feb 5, 2024141919144
Feb 12, 2024192420178
Feb 26, 202423017
Apr 8, 2024213649
Apr 15, 2024183114176

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

26% left · 53% center · 21% right of 146 independent sources among the outlets we track, across 15 stories.

Every storyoldest first

  1. January 2024

    Jan 10House GOP launches effort to impeach Mayorkas as Senate tries to strike border deal23 articles · 14 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 1 right
  2. Jan 10House committee to hold first impeachment hearing for DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas9 articles · 8 independent sources
    2 left, 4 center, 2 right
  3. Jan 28– 30House GOP releases impeachment articles in bid to oust Homeland Security’s Mayorkas over the border51 articles · 36 independent sources
    7 left, 6 center, 9 right
  4. Jan 29– 31House Republicans push toward historic impeachment of Secretary Mayorkas86 articles · 54 independent sources
    9 left, 14 center, 8 right
  5. Jan 30House Republicans to hold hearing on impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas9 articles · 4 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right

  6. February 2024

    Feb 4– 6House GOP Could Impeach DHS Secretary Mayorkas Today—Here Are The Allegations Against Him8 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 1 right
  7. Feb 6– 7Mayorkas vote: House fails to impeach Homeland Security Secretary, thwarted by Republican defections130 articles · 75 independent sources
    12 left, 18 center, 19 right
  8. Feb 7– 8Broken Congress: It can't fix the border, fund allies or impeach Mayorkas as GOP revolts.14 articles · 12 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 1 right
  9. Feb 12– 14House votes to impeach Mayorkas, a historic rebuke of sitting Cabinet member by Republicans167 articles · 76 independent sources
    19 left, 23 center, 20 right
  10. Feb 15House Homeland chairman announces retirement a day after leading Mayorkas’ impeachment13 articles · 9 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 2 right
  11. Feb 26Leaders are likely to seek quick dismissal as Mayorkas impeachment moves to the Senate17 articles · 16 independent sources
    2 left, 3 center, 0 right

  12. April 2024

    Apr 8– 9Mayorkas impeachment trial set to start in Senate this week, but may be over before it starts12 articles · 12 independent sources
    1 left, 4 center, 1 right
  13. Apr 9– 10Mayorkas impeachment proceedings pushed to next week37 articles · 25 independent sources
    2 left, 9 center, 5 right
  14. Apr 16– 18Senate rejects impeachment articles against Mayorkas, ending trial173 articles · 74 independent sources
    18 left, 30 center, 13 right
  15. Apr 17Senate convenes Mayorkas impeachment trial6 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 2 right