"Senate Rejects Mayorkas Impeachment Charges, Homeland Security Secretary Testifies on Budget"

Senator Ted Cruz criticized Democrats for dismissing two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, claiming they disregarded over two centuries of Senate precedent. The Democratic-majority Senate voted to immediately dismiss the impeachment charges, marking the first time in 225 years the Senate did not hold a trial or refer the matter to a special committee for review. Cruz argued that the Senate had always conducted a trial when the House brought impeachment articles against an individual, except in cases where the individual died or left office. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer contended that a trial was unnecessary, calling the impeachment the "least legitimate, least substantive and most politicized" in U.S. history.