Senate Votes to Dismiss Mayorkas Impeachment Charges as Unconstitutional

The Senate dismissed both impeachment articles against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, deeming them "unconstitutional" in a three-hour trial that ended with a party-line vote of 51-49. Republicans criticized the move as setting a dangerous precedent, while Democrats called the impeachment hallow and politically motivated. Mayorkas, the first Cabinet secretary impeached in nearly 150 years, called the allegations baseless and politically motivated. The White House celebrated the impeachment being "rightly voted down" and urged Congressional Republicans to focus on bipartisan border security reforms.