Senate Democrats put kibosh on Mayorkas impeachment push, scrapping articles as unconstitutional

The U.S. Senate voted on Wednesday to put the kibosh on the impeachment push targeting Department of Homeland Security Sec. Alejandro Mayorkas.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer raised a point of order for each of the impeachment articles, claiming that they did not allege activity that reached the level of constituting a high crime or misdemeanor and were consequently unconstitutional. Both points of order were voted to be “well taken,” with all Democrats and independents scrapping the articles as unconstitutional.

Republicans unanimously voted against Schumer’s point of order on the second article of impeachment. GOP senators were almost unanimous in voting against Schumer’s move to scrap the first article, with the lone exception of GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, who voted present.

The House had voted

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