Johnson said he supports in vitro fertilization treatment, in response to the recent ruling by the alabama supreme court. He and others discussed Border Security, including President Biden strip to the u. S. Mexico border, and efforts to keep the u. S. Government funded. Given the devastating crisis at our border, this should not be the president s second visit to the border. He should have been all over this the last three years. A important aspect to recognize is also the political play for President Biden. Brownsville can hardly be considered one of the most challenging immigration areas. It is the 29th busiest Border Patrol station this month, with far less activity than san diego, tucson and el paso sectors. The American People can see through that. Since President Biden took office, there have been 8. 7 million illegal crossings nationwide. There are eight common sense executive actions President Biden could take to address the crisis at the border that happened under his watch.
are going to impeach you, and it s happening very, very soon. on this vote the yeas are 214 and the nays are 216. the resolution is not adopted. you know, i have to say the season took an unexpected turn last night. willie, one of the more surprising but really good introductions to the season, who knew mike johnson would star as a happless speaker of the house who couldn t even get an impeachment through. all we re missing is the slow push in on his face. that was truly we have four hours, luckily, today to go through one of the most humiliating days in the house of representatives. they couldn t pass their own impeachment of mayorkas, couldn t get through an israel bill. they did find time to pass a resolution that says donald trump did not commit an insurrection around january 6th. want to make sure they protect him on that. they re getting ready to have a vote today, a procedural vote to turn away the senate immigration bill they ve been asking for for two gene
great entertainer, great man, great patriot. we will have that for you later. but right now, two major developments in the battle over border security, the house voted not to impeach dhs secretary alejandro mayorkas and the senate border deal appears to be on life support. that measure was said to be dead on arrival in the house and now some gop senators are also skeptical about the package. the senior national correspondent rich edson has the information live for us in dc, good evening. reporter: good evening trace. republicans lose two major votes in the house, a chamber they control by a slim margin. house republicans failed to impeach homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas after charging he s failed to secure the southern border. a handful of republicans broke with their party and democrats and sank the impeachment vote. republicans say they ll vote again when steve scalise returns from cancer treatment. minutes after that vote, the house also failed to pass a $
Resolution is not adopted. Tonight on cspan, your reaction to House Republicanss failed attempt to impeach ella handwrote mayorkas. After nearly three hours of debate, republicans fell one vote short in their pursuit of impeaching the secretary. On two articles of impeachment, for refusing to comply with federal immigration laws, and a breach of the public trust. In a final vot 214216, the impeachment resolution failed, but gop leaders have said they will try again in the coming days. Four republicans voted against impeachment. Ken buck of colorado, Mike Gallagher wisconsin, Tom Mcclintock of california, believing their party had not met the criteria of proving the secretary had committed Impeachable Offenses. The fourth vote flipped from yes to no, a procedural move that will let republicans ring of the articles of impeachment again. Mike johnson confirmed they will bring up the articles of impeachment when they have the votes. Tonight we want to get your thoughts on the vote as well
plus this vote the yeas are 214 and the nays are 216. the resolution is not adopted. a major and humiliating setback for house republicans as they failed to impeach homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas. how the drama unfolded on the house floor and the surprise move by democrats in the vote s final minute. and also ahead we ll show you the pretty embarrassing election results out of nevada. who republican voters picked over nikki haley in the state s primary race even though donald trump s name wasn t even on the ballot. good morning and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, february 7th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us, and it is an extraordinarily busy news day, and we ll begin here. a federal appeals court has rejected donald trump s claim he is immune from prosecution in his election interference case. the three-judge panel in the d.c. circuit court of appeals ruled unanimously yesterday that there was no basis for tru