DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas pens scorching letter ahead of House Republicans' impeachment hearing: 'Your false accusations do not rattle me'

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Alejandro Mayorkas
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas

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Watch the moment a GOP congresswoman forgot how she voted on bills she's bragged about, but actually opposed: 'I need to ask my staff'

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Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar at a press conference on Capitol Hill on May 23, 2023.
Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar at a press conference on Capitol Hill on May 23, 2023.

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Nancy Mace's recently departed chief of staff is officially running to throw her out of office

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Republican Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina at the Capitol on December 7, 2023.
Republican Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina at the Capitol on December 7, 2023.

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Speaker Johnson says Republicans will move forward with their controversial impeachment of DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas next week

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Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas

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Watch the moment Lauren Boebert was asked to 'give the definition of carpetbagger' in the first GOP debate in her new district

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Rep. Lauren Boebert at the first GOP primary debate for the 4th congressional district in Fort Lupton, CO on January 25, 2024.
Rep. Lauren Boebert at the first GOP primary debate for the 4th Congressional District in Fort Lupton, Colorado.

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John Fetterman and Joe Manchin decline to back resolution supporting a 2-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

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Sens. John Fetterman and Joe Manchin were the only two Democratic senators who did not sign onto the amendment.
Sens. John Fetterman and Joe Manchin were the only two Democratic senators who did not sign onto the amendment.

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Ted Cruz tries to turn his 2021 Cancun disaster into an awkward punchline: 'Humor is always a good thing'

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Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas at a press conference on Capitol Hill on October 31, 2023.
Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas at a press conference on Capitol Hill on October 31, 2023.

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How Republicans rail against government spending on TV — only to brag about its benefits back home

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Rep. Mike Garcia of California at a hearing on Capitol Hill on December 7, 2023.
Rep. Mike Garcia of California at a hearing on Capitol Hill on December 7, 2023.

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Trump-backed Ohio Senate candidate shredded documents as he faced a lawsuit accusing him of wage theft

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GOP Senate candidate Bernie Moreno at an event for now-Sen. JD Vance in Independence, Ohio on April 20, 2022.
GOP Senate candidate Bernie Moreno at an event for now-Sen. JD Vance in Independence, Ohio on April 20, 2022.

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For the 4th time in a year, more House Democrats than Republicans voted to avert a fiscal disaster — even though the GOP controls the chamber

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Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Speaker Mike Johnson in the House chamber on October 25, 2023.
Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Speaker Mike Johnson in the House chamber on October 25, 2023.

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