Stephanie Scarbrough/AP
- House Republicans rammed through the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
- The vote comes exactly a week after the GOP's high-profile failure.
- Republicans rushed to return to the topic before New Yorkers could potentially weaken their majority.
House Republicans on Tuesday rammed through the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, marking a historic moment exactly a week after an embarrassing failure.
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise's return to Washington provided the GOP majority the final vote needed to impeach Mayorkas on charges that he has not enforced the nation's immigration laws. The final vote was 214 to 213.