- At the request of Republicans in the US Senate, GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) agreed to delay delivering both impeachment articles against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Associated Press (LR: 3 CP: 5)
- Previously, Johnson and 11 other Republican members of Congress last month wrote to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announcing that the articles would be sent to the upper chamber on April 10. speaker.gov
- Speaking at a press conference Tuesday, Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) said Senate Republicans asked Johnson to "delay until (next) Monday" in order to give the chamber a "full week" to consider the articles. twitter.com
- In February, the Republican-majority House succeeded in its second attempt to impeach Mayorkas, voting 214-213 in favor. Republicans accuse Mayorkas of failing to enforce the southern border, where there was a total of 3.2M encounters in fiscal year 2023. Verity
- Democrats have expressed their intention to dismiss the articles before trial in the chamber with a simple majority vote. Schumer has said Senate Democrats are "sticking with [their] plan" to vote on the matter as "expeditiously as possible." CBS (LR: 2 CP: 5)
- The specific meaning of "high crimes and misdemeanors" is undefined by the US Constitution. If the articles are not dismissed by the Senate, the chamber will sit as a "High Court of Impeachment" and a two-thirds majority is required for conviction and removal from office. Senate
Republican narrative:
- Democrats are disgraceful for even suggesting they'll skip trial and dismiss Mayorkas' impeachment articles. It's unconstitutional to keep a man in power who knowingly abused his authority and it's the responsibility of Congress to hold him responsible.
FOX NEWS (LR: 4 CP: 4)
Democratic narrative:
- Republicans have no grounds for this impeachment and instead are targeting Mayorkas for political reasons. The southern border requires better management, so it's ridiculous to remove the man in charge of it at this time. Mayorkas will survive this kangaroo court, but Republicans have stained Congress' reputation.
CNN (LR: 2 CP: 5)
Nerd narrative:
- There's a 75% chance that the Republican Party will control the Senate after the 2024 elections, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
METACULUS (LR: 3 CP: 3)