Senate Rejects Impeachment Charges Against Mayorkas, Ending GOP Bid

The Senate swiftly dismissed the two impeachment charges against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, ending a Republican effort to oust him over his handling of the southern border. The trial, which lasted just three hours, saw the Democratic majority voting to dismiss both charges as unconstitutional, while Republicans attempted to delay the proceedings. Mayorkas became the second Cabinet secretary in U.S. history to be impeached, but the Senate's decision to reject the impeachment articles effectively ended the months-long effort to punish him.