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  • Even if the Senate held a trial, Republicans would not be able to win the support of the two-thirds of the Senate that is needed to convict and remove Mayorkas from office - Democrats control the Senate, 51-49, and they appear to be united against the impeachment effort. ...
  • Senate Republicans had argued for a full impeachment trial after the House narrowly voted in February to impeach Mayorkas for his handling of the border, arguing in the two articles that he "willfully and systematically" refused to enforce immigration laws ...
  • No momentum supporting factor found

    Challenge supporting factors

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  • Work-in-progress supporting factors

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    Supporting narratives:

    Please refer to knowledge diagram for a complete set of supporting narratives.

    • challenge - Back to HLA
      • Even if the Senate held a trial, Republicans would not be able to win the support of the two-thirds of the Senate that is needed to convict and remove Mayorkas from office - Democrats control the Senate, 51-49, and they appear to be united against the impeachment effort. ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (senate,mayorkas,democrats)
        • (senate,mayorkas,impeachment)
        • (impeachment,mayorkas,democrats)
        • (mayorkas,democrats)
        • (senate,impeachment,democrats)
        • Inferred entity relationships (19)
        • (mayorkas,senate,ukraine) [inferred]
        • (mayorkas,senate,senators) [inferred]
        • (impeachment,mayorkas,two-thirds) [inferred]
        • (democrats,impeachment,ukraine) [inferred]
        • (impeachment,mayorkas,new_york) [inferred]
        • (impeachment,mayorkas,safety) [inferred]
        • (democrats,impeachment,senators) [inferred]
        • (democrats,impeachment,security) [inferred]
        • (democrats,impeachment,presidential) [inferred]
        • (impeachment,mayorkas,senate) [inferred]
        • (mayorkas,senate,sit) [inferred]
        • (democrats,impeachment,president_donald_trump) [inferred]
        • (impeachment,senate,senators) [inferred]
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        • (democrats,impeachment,senate) [inferred]
        • (impeachment,senate,two-thirds) [inferred]
        • (democrats,mayorkas) [inferred]
        • (democrats,impeachment,mayorkas) [inferred]
        • (mayorkas,senate,two-thirds) [inferred]

    • challenge - Back to HLA
      • Democrats impeached President Donald Trump twice, once over his dealings with Ukraine and the second time in the days after the Capitol attack. Trump was acquitted by the Senate both times. ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (senators,ukraine)
        • (senate,mayorkas,ukraine)
        • (senate,ukraine)
        • (mayorkas,ukraine)
        • (senate,senators,ukraine)
        • Inferred entity relationships (8)
        • (senators,ukraine) [inferred]
        • (mayorkas,senate,senators) [inferred]
        • (mayorkas,senate,sit) [inferred]
        • (senate,ukraine) [inferred]
        • (senate,senators,tempore) [inferred]
        • (mayorkas,senate,two-thirds) [inferred]
        • (senate,senators,senior-most) [inferred]
        • (senate,senators,sit) [inferred]

    • challenge - Back to HLA
      • Even if the Senate held a trial, Republicans would not be able to win the support of the two-thirds of the Senate that is needed to convict and remove Mayorkas from office - Democrats control the Senate, 51-49, and they appear to be united against the impeachment effort ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (senate,impeachment,convict)
        • (impeachment,mayorkas,two-thirds)
        • (senate,mayorkas,two-thirds)
        • (senate,democrats,convict)
        • (senate,democrats,two-thirds)
        • (impeachment,two-thirds)
        • (senate,impeachment,two-thirds)
        • (mayorkas,two-thirds)
        • Inferred entity relationships (11)
        • (mayorkas,senate,ukraine) [inferred]
        • (mayorkas,senate,senators) [inferred]
        • (impeachment,mayorkas,senate) [inferred]
        • (mayorkas,senate,sit) [inferred]
        • (impeachment,mayorkas,new_york) [inferred]
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        • (impeachment,senate,senators) [inferred]
        • (impeachment,mayorkas,safety) [inferred]
        • (mayorkas,two-thirds) [inferred]
        • (impeachment,senate,two-thirds) [inferred]
        • (democrats,senate,two-thirds) [inferred]

    • challenge - Back to HLA
      • Democrats impeached President Donald Trump twice, once over his dealings with Ukraine and the second time in the days after the Capitol attack. Trump was acquitted by the Senate both times.. . If the Senate had moved to a trial on Mayorkas, senators would have been forced to sit in their seats for the duration, maybe weeks, while the House impeachment managers and lawyers representing Mayorkas made their cases ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (senators,trump)
        • (mayorkas,senators)
        • (senate,mayorkas,senators)
        • Inferred entity relationships (7)
        • (mayorkas,senate,ukraine) [inferred]
        • (senate,senators,tempore) [inferred]
        • (senate,senators,ukraine) [inferred]
        • (mayorkas,senate,two-thirds) [inferred]
        • (mayorkas,senate,sit) [inferred]
        • (senate,senators,senior-most) [inferred]
        • (senate,senators,sit) [inferred]

    • challenge - Back to HLA
      • But they did not get a chance to present the case before the Senate dismissed it.. . Once the senators were sworn in on Wednesday, the chamber turned into the court of impeachment, with Democratic Sen ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (senate,impeachment,senators)
        • Inferred entity relationships (5)
        • (impeachment,senate,two-thirds) [inferred]
        • (senate,senators,tempore) [inferred]
        • (senate,senators,ukraine) [inferred]
        • (senate,senators,senior-most) [inferred]
        • (senate,senators,sit) [inferred]

    • challenge - Back to HLA
      • But they did not get a chance to present the case before the Senate dismissed it.. . Once the senators were sworn in on Wednesday, the chamber turned into the court of impeachment, with Democratic Sen. ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (impeachment,senators,court)
        • (senate,impeachment,court)
        • Inferred entity relationships (5)
        • (impeachment,senate,senators) [inferred]
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        • (impeachment,senate,two-thirds) [inferred]
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    • challenge - Back to HLA
      • Schumer then called for the votes to dismiss the trial after Republicans rejected a proposed agreement for Senate debate time and several votes on GOP objections. Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt said Democrats were "bulldozing 200 years of precedent" on impeachments by trying to dismiss the trial ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (senate,democrats,schmitt)
        • (senate,democrats,gop)
        • (senate,democrats,objections)

    • challenge - Back to HLA
      • Angry Republicans called for several votes to delay the inevitable final outcome, but none of them passed as all Democrats and three Independents held together.. . Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said "history will not judge this moment well.". ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (senate,democrats,republican_leader_mitch_mcconnell)
        • (senate,democrats,judge)

    • challenge - Back to HLA
      • Schumer then called for the votes to dismiss the trial after Republicans rejected a proposed agreement for Senate debate time and several votes on GOP objections. Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt said Democrats were "bulldozing 200 years of precedent" on impeachments by trying to dismiss the trial. ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (senate,democrats,impeachments)

    • challenge - Back to HLA
      • "Pursuant to the Constitution, the House demands a trial.". . Even if the Senate held a trial, Republicans would not be able to win the support of the two-thirds of the Senate that is needed to convict and remove Mayorkas from office - Democrats control the Senate, 51-49, and they appear to be united against the impeachment effort ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (senate,two-thirds)

    • challenge - Back to HLA
      • Senators voted to dismiss both articles of impeachment and end the trial, with Democrats arguing that the articles were unconstitutional. The first article charged Mayorkas with "willful and systemic refusal to comply" with immigration law. ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (impeachment,democrats,immigration)
        • (impeachment,mayorkas,immigration)
        • Inferred entity relationships (8)
        • (democrats,immigration,mayorkas) [inferred]
        • (impeachment,mayorkas,safety) [inferred]
        • (immigration,impeachment,laws) [inferred]
        • (impeachment,mayorkas,two-thirds) [inferred]
        • (impeachment,mayorkas,senate) [inferred]
        • (immigration,impeachment,mayorkas) [inferred]
        • (immigration,impeachment,senate) [inferred]
        • (impeachment,mayorkas,new_york) [inferred]

    • challenge - Back to HLA
      • Senators voted to dismiss both articles of impeachment and end the trial, with Democrats arguing that the articles were unconstitutional. The first article charged Mayorkas with "willful and systemic refusal to comply" with immigration law ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (impeachment,mayorkas,democrats)
        • (mayorkas,immigration,democrats)
        • (mayorkas,democrats)
        • Inferred entity relationships (12)
        • (democrats,immigration,impeachment) [inferred]
        • (impeachment,mayorkas,two-thirds) [inferred]
        • (democrats,impeachment,presidential) [inferred]
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        • (democrats,impeachment,president_donald_trump) [inferred]
        • (democrats,impeachment,ukraine) [inferred]
        • (impeachment,mayorkas,new_york) [inferred]
        • (democrats,impeachment,senators) [inferred]
        • (impeachment,mayorkas,safety) [inferred]
        • (democrats,mayorkas,senate) [inferred]
        • (democrats,impeachment,senate) [inferred]
        • (democrats,impeachment,security) [inferred]

    • challenge - Back to HLA
      • Mayorkas defended the department's efforts but said the nation's immigration system is "fundamentally broken, and only Congress can fix it.". . The impeachment trial is the third in five years ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (impeachment,democrats,immigration)
        • Inferred entity relationships (4)
        • (democrats,immigration,mayorkas) [inferred]
        • (immigration,impeachment,laws) [inferred]
        • (immigration,impeachment,mayorkas) [inferred]
        • (immigration,impeachment,senate) [inferred]

    • challenge - Back to HLA
      • An outright dismissal of House Republicans'prosecution of Mayorkas, with no chance to argue the case, is an embarrassing defeat for House Republicans and embattled House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., who made the impeachment a priority. And it is likely to resonate politically for both Republicans and Democrats in a presidential election year when border security has been a top issue. ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (impeachment,democrats,presidential)
        • (impeachment,democrats,election)
        • Inferred entity relationships (6)
        • (democrats,impeachment,senators) [inferred]
        • (democrats,impeachment,senate) [inferred]
        • (democrats,impeachment,security) [inferred]
        • (democrats,impeachment,mayorkas) [inferred]
        • (democrats,impeachment,president_donald_trump) [inferred]
        • (democrats,impeachment,ukraine) [inferred]

    • challenge - Back to HLA
      • Mayorkas defended the department's efforts but said the nation's immigration system is "fundamentally broken, and only Congress can fix it.". . The impeachment trial is the third in five years. Democrats impeached President Donald Trump twice, once over his dealings with Ukraine and the second time in the days after the Capitol attack ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (impeachment,democrats,president_donald_trump)
        • (impeachment,democrats,impeached)
        • (impeachment,president_donald_trump)
        • Inferred entity relationships (8)
        • (impeachment,president_donald_trump,senators) [inferred]
        • (democrats,impeachment,senators) [inferred]
        • (democrats,impeachment,senate) [inferred]
        • (impeachment,president_donald_trump) [inferred]
        • (democrats,impeachment,security) [inferred]
        • (democrats,impeachment,mayorkas) [inferred]
        • (democrats,impeachment,presidential) [inferred]
        • (democrats,impeachment,ukraine) [inferred]

    • challenge - Back to HLA
      • An outright dismissal of House Republicans'prosecution of Mayorkas, with no chance to argue the case, is an embarrassing defeat for House Republicans and embattled House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., who made the impeachment a priority. And it is likely to resonate politically for both Republicans and Democrats in a presidential election year when border security has been a top issue ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (impeachment,democrats,house_speaker_mike_johnson)
        • Inferred entity relationships (1)
        • (house_speaker_mike_johnson,impeachment,mayorkas) [inferred]

    • challenge - Back to HLA
      • Mayorkas defended the department's efforts but said the nation's immigration system is "fundamentally broken, and only Congress can fix it.". . The impeachment trial is the third in five years. ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (impeachment,immigration,congress)
        • Inferred entity relationships (4)
        • (congress,immigration,mayorkas) [inferred]
        • (immigration,impeachment,laws) [inferred]
        • (immigration,impeachment,mayorkas) [inferred]
        • (immigration,impeachment,senate) [inferred]

    • challenge - Back to HLA
      • Once the senators were sworn in on Wednesday, the chamber turned into the court of impeachment, with Democratic Sen. Patty Murray of Washington presiding. Murray is the president pro tempore of the Senate, or the senior-most member of the majority party who sits in for the vice president ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (impeachment,president)
        • (impeachment,washington)

    • challenge - Back to HLA
      • You have refused to comply with the laws passed by Congress, and you have breached the public trust.". . Mayorkas defended the department's efforts but said the nation's immigration system is "fundamentally broken, and only Congress can fix it." ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (mayorkas,laws)
        • (mayorkas,immigration,laws)
        • (mayorkas,congress)
        • (mayorkas,immigration,congress)
        • Inferred entity relationships (3)
        • (congress,immigration,impeachment) [inferred]
        • (laws,mayorkas,senate) [inferred]
        • (laws,mayorkas) [inferred]

    • challenge - Back to HLA
      • WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate has dismissed all impeachment charges against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, ending the House Republican push to remove the Cabinet secretary from office over his handling of the the U.S.-Mexico border and ending his trial before arguments even began.. . Senators voted to dismiss both articles of impeachment and end the trial, with Democrats arguing that the articles were unconstitutional. ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (senators,democrats)

    • WIP - Back to HLA
      • Senate Republicans had argued for a full impeachment trial after the House narrowly voted in February to impeach Mayorkas for his handling of the border, arguing in the two articles that he "willfully and systematically" refused to enforce immigration laws ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (mayorkas,immigration,impeach)
        • (senate,mayorkas,impeachment)
        • (impeachment,mayorkas,house)
        • (impeachment,immigration,house)
        • (mayorkas,house,impeach)
        • (mayorkas,immigration,house)
        • (senate,mayorkas,house)
        • (impeachment,mayorkas,impeach)
        • (impeachment,immigration,impeach)
        • Inferred entity relationships (18)
        • (mayorkas,senate,ukraine) [inferred]
        • (immigration,impeach,impeachment) [inferred]
        • (mayorkas,senate,senators) [inferred]
        • (impeachment,mayorkas,two-thirds) [inferred]
        • (immigration,impeachment,mayorkas) [inferred]
        • (impeachment,mayorkas,new_york) [inferred]
        • (impeachment,mayorkas,safety) [inferred]
        • (immigration,impeach,mayorkas) [inferred]
        • (house,immigration,mayorkas) [inferred]
        • (house,immigration,impeachment) [inferred]
        • (immigration,impeachment,senate) [inferred]
        • (impeach,impeachment,senate) [inferred]
        • (impeachment,mayorkas,senate) [inferred]
        • (mayorkas,senate,sit) [inferred]
        • (immigration,impeachment,laws) [inferred]
        • (mayorkas,senate,two-thirds) [inferred]
        • (house,impeachment,senate) [inferred]
        • (impeach,impeachment,mayorkas) [inferred]

    • WIP - Back to HLA
      • Trump was acquitted by the Senate both times.. . If the Senate had moved to a trial on Mayorkas, senators would have been forced to sit in their seats for the duration, maybe weeks, while the House impeachment managers and lawyers representing Mayorkas made their cases ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (senators,sit)
        • (senate,senators,seats)
        • (mayorkas,sit)
        • (senate,senators,sit)
        • (senate,sit)
        • (senate,mayorkas,sit)
        • (senate,mayorkas,seats)
        • Inferred entity relationships (10)
        • (mayorkas,senate,ukraine) [inferred]
        • (mayorkas,senate,senators) [inferred]
        • (senate,senators,ukraine) [inferred]
        • (senators,sit) [inferred]
        • (senate,senators,tempore) [inferred]
        • (seats,senate,senators) [inferred]
        • (mayorkas,senate,two-thirds) [inferred]
        • (senate,senators,senior-most) [inferred]
        • (senate,sit) [inferred]
        • (senate,senators,sit) [inferred]

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      • Democrats impeached President Donald Trump twice, once over his dealings with Ukraine and the second time in the days after the Capitol attack ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (senators,president_donald_trump)
        • (senate,mayorkas,president_donald_trump)
        • (senate,senators,impeached)
        • (senate,mayorkas,impeached)
        • (senate,senators,president_donald_trump)
        • Inferred entity relationships (9)
        • (mayorkas,senate,ukraine) [inferred]
        • (senate,senators,ukraine) [inferred]
        • (mayorkas,senate,senators) [inferred]
        • (mayorkas,senate,sit) [inferred]
        • (senate,senators,tempore) [inferred]
        • (president_donald_trump,senate,senators) [inferred]
        • (mayorkas,senate,two-thirds) [inferred]
        • (senate,senators,senior-most) [inferred]
        • (senate,senators,sit) [inferred]

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      • Senate Republicans had argued for a full impeachment trial after the House narrowly voted in February to impeach Mayorkas for his handling of the border, arguing in the two articles that he "willfully and systematically" refused to enforce immigration laws. ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (senate,impeachment,immigration)
        • (impeachment,immigration,laws)
        • (impeachment,mayorkas,immigration)
        • (senate,impeachment,laws)
        • (mayorkas,laws)
        • (senate,mayorkas,laws)
        • (mayorkas,house,laws)
        • (mayorkas,immigration,laws)
        • (impeachment,mayorkas,laws)
        • Inferred entity relationships (17)
        • (mayorkas,senate,ukraine) [inferred]
        • (mayorkas,senate,senators) [inferred]
        • (impeachment,mayorkas,two-thirds) [inferred]
        • (laws,mayorkas,senate) [inferred]
        • (immigration,impeachment,mayorkas) [inferred]
        • (impeachment,mayorkas,new_york) [inferred]
        • (impeachment,mayorkas,safety) [inferred]
        • (immigration,impeachment,senate) [inferred]
        • (impeachment,laws,mayorkas) [inferred]
        • (impeachment,mayorkas,senate) [inferred]
        • (impeachment,laws,senate) [inferred]
        • (mayorkas,senate,sit) [inferred]
        • (laws,mayorkas) [inferred]
        • (impeachment,senate,senators) [inferred]
        • (impeachment,senate,two-thirds) [inferred]
        • (immigration,impeachment,laws) [inferred]
        • (mayorkas,senate,two-thirds) [inferred]

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      • "For the sake of the Senate's integrity and to protect impeachment for those rare cases we truly need it, senators should dismiss today's charges," said Schumer, D-N.Y., as he opened Wednesday's session ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (senate,impeachment,senators)
        • Inferred entity relationships (5)
        • (impeachment,senate,two-thirds) [inferred]
        • (senate,senators,tempore) [inferred]
        • (senate,senators,ukraine) [inferred]
        • (senate,senators,senior-most) [inferred]
        • (senate,senators,sit) [inferred]

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      • . Senate Republicans had argued for a full impeachment trial after the House narrowly voted in February to impeach Mayorkas for his handling of the border, arguing in the two articles that he "willfully and systematically" refused to enforce immigration laws ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (senate,impeachment,impeach)
        • (senate,impeachment,house)
        • (senate,house)
        • Inferred entity relationships (4)
        • (impeachment,senate,senators) [inferred]
        • (impeachment,senate,two-thirds) [inferred]
        • (impeach,impeachment,mayorkas) [inferred]
        • (house,impeachment,mayorkas) [inferred]

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      • Once the senators were sworn in on Wednesday, the chamber turned into the court of impeachment, with Democratic Sen. ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (impeachment,senators,democratic_sen)
        • (senate,impeachment,democratic_sen)
        • Inferred entity relationships (5)
        • (impeachment,senate,senators) [inferred]
        • (democratic_sen,impeachment,senate) [inferred]
        • (impeachment,senate,two-thirds) [inferred]
        • (impeachment,senators,trump) [inferred]
        • (democratic_sen,impeachment,senators) [inferred]

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      • Murray is the president pro tempore of the Senate, or the senior-most member of the majority party who sits in for the vice president ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (senate,senators,president)
        • (senate,senators,tempore)
        • (senators,tempore)
        • (senators,president)
        • Inferred entity relationships (5)
        • (senators,tempore) [inferred]
        • (senate,senators,tempore) [inferred]
        • (senate,senators,ukraine) [inferred]
        • (senate,senators,senior-most) [inferred]
        • (senate,senators,sit) [inferred]

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      • Murray is the president pro tempore of the Senate, or the senior-most member of the majority party who sits in for the vice president. Senators approached the front of the Senate in groups of four to sign an oath book that is stored in the National Archives ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (senate,senators,senior-most)
        • (senators,senior-most)
        • Inferred entity relationships (4)
        • (senators,senior-most) [inferred]
        • (senate,senators,tempore) [inferred]
        • (senate,senators,ukraine) [inferred]
        • (senate,senators,sit) [inferred]

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      • Senators approached the front of the Senate in groups of four to sign an oath book that is stored in the National Archives. ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (senate,senators,national_archives)
        • Inferred entity relationships (4)
        • (senate,senators,tempore) [inferred]
        • (senate,senators,ukraine) [inferred]
        • (senate,senators,senior-most) [inferred]
        • (senate,senators,sit) [inferred]

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      • Schumer "is the only impediment to delivering accountability for the American people," Johnson said. "Pursuant to the Constitution, the House demands a trial.". . Even if the Senate held a trial, Republicans would not be able to win the support of the two-thirds of the Senate that is needed to convict and remove Mayorkas from office - Democrats control the Senate, 51-49, and they appear to be united against the impeachment effort ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (senate,johnson)
        • (senate,house)

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      • I'm focused on our mission.". . Johnson delayed sending the articles to the Senate for weeks while both chambers finished work on government funding legislation and took a two-week recess ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (senate,johnson)

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      • Johnson delayed sending the articles to the Senate for weeks while both chambers finished work on government funding legislation and took a two-week recess. ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (senate,two-week)

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      • Patty Murray of Washington presiding. Murray is the president pro tempore of the Senate, or the senior-most member of the majority party who sits in for the vice president. Senators approached the front of the Senate in groups of four to sign an oath book that is stored in the National Archives ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (senate,senior-most)

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      • Johnson had said he would send them to the Senate last week, but he punted again after Senate Republicans said they wanted more time to prepare. ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (senate,senate_republicans)

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      • An outright dismissal of House Republicans'prosecution of Mayorkas, with no chance to argue the case, is an embarrassing defeat for House Republicans and embattled House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., who made the impeachment a priority ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (impeachment,house_republicans)
        • (impeachment,democrats,house_republicans)
        • (impeachment,mayorkas,house_republicans)
        • Inferred entity relationships (6)
        • (house_republicans,impeachment) [inferred]
        • (impeachment,mayorkas,safety) [inferred]
        • (house_republicans,impeachment,mayorkas) [inferred]
        • (impeachment,mayorkas,two-thirds) [inferred]
        • (impeachment,mayorkas,senate) [inferred]
        • (impeachment,mayorkas,new_york) [inferred]

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      • Not one House Democrat supported it, either.. . Mayorkas, who was in New York on Wednesday to launch a campaign for children's online safety, reiterated that he's focused on the work of his department. ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (impeachment,mayorkas,safety)
        • Inferred entity relationships (3)
        • (impeachment,mayorkas,two-thirds) [inferred]
        • (impeachment,mayorkas,senate) [inferred]
        • (impeachment,mayorkas,new_york) [inferred]

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      • Not one House Democrat supported it, either.. . Mayorkas, who was in New York on Wednesday to launch a campaign for children's online safety, reiterated that he's focused on the work of his department ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (impeachment,mayorkas,new_york)
        • Inferred entity relationships (3)
        • (impeachment,mayorkas,safety) [inferred]
        • (impeachment,mayorkas,two-thirds) [inferred]
        • (impeachment,mayorkas,senate) [inferred]

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      • An outright dismissal of House Republicans'prosecution of Mayorkas, with no chance to argue the case, is an embarrassing defeat for House Republicans and embattled House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., who made the impeachment a priority. ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (impeachment,mayorkas,house_speaker_mike_johnson)
        • Inferred entity relationships (4)
        • (impeachment,mayorkas,safety) [inferred]
        • (impeachment,mayorkas,two-thirds) [inferred]
        • (impeachment,mayorkas,senate) [inferred]
        • (impeachment,mayorkas,new_york) [inferred]

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      • At a hearing with Mayorkas on Tuesday about President Joe Biden's budget request for the department, some of the House impeachment managers previewed the arguments they would have made. ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (impeachment,mayorkas,house)
        • Inferred entity relationships (5)
        • (impeachment,mayorkas,safety) [inferred]
        • (impeachment,mayorkas,two-thirds) [inferred]
        • (house,impeachment,senate) [inferred]
        • (impeachment,mayorkas,senate) [inferred]
        • (impeachment,mayorkas,new_york) [inferred]

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      • All but five GOP senators - including McConnell - voted to end the trial, arguing it was unconstitutional because Trump had already left office. ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (senators,trump)
        • (impeachment,senators,trump)
        • Inferred entity relationships (1)
        • (senators,trump) [inferred]

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      • Still, Republicans similarly moved to dismiss former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial in 2021, weeks after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (senators,president_donald_trump)
        • (impeachment,senators,president_donald_trump)
        • Inferred entity relationships (2)
        • (impeachment,president_donald_trump) [inferred]
        • (president_donald_trump,senators) [inferred]

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      • Still, Republicans similarly moved to dismiss former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial in 2021, weeks after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. All but five GOP senators - including McConnell - voted to end the trial, arguing it was unconstitutional because Trump had already left office ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (impeachment,senators,gop)
        • (impeachment,senators,mcconnell)
        • Inferred entity relationships (1)
        • (impeachment,senators,trump) [inferred]

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      • . Senators voted to dismiss both articles of impeachment and end the trial, with Democrats arguing that the articles were unconstitutional. ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (impeachment,senators,democrats)
        • Inferred entity relationships (7)
        • (democrats,impeachment,senate) [inferred]
        • (impeachment,senators,trump) [inferred]
        • (democrats,impeachment,security) [inferred]
        • (democrats,impeachment,mayorkas) [inferred]
        • (democrats,impeachment,presidential) [inferred]
        • (democrats,impeachment,president_donald_trump) [inferred]
        • (democrats,impeachment,ukraine) [inferred]

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      • The impeachment trial is the third in five years. Democrats impeached President Donald Trump twice, once over his dealings with Ukraine and the second time in the days after the Capitol attack. ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (impeachment,ukraine)
        • (impeachment,democrats,ukraine)
        • Inferred entity relationships (7)
        • (democrats,impeachment,senators) [inferred]
        • (democrats,impeachment,senate) [inferred]
        • (democrats,impeachment,security) [inferred]
        • (democrats,impeachment,mayorkas) [inferred]
        • (democrats,impeachment,presidential) [inferred]
        • (impeachment,ukraine) [inferred]
        • (democrats,impeachment,president_donald_trump) [inferred]

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      • And it is likely to resonate politically for both Republicans and Democrats in a presidential election year when border security has been a top issue. ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (impeachment,democrats,security)
        • Inferred entity relationships (6)
        • (democrats,impeachment,senators) [inferred]
        • (democrats,impeachment,senate) [inferred]
        • (democrats,impeachment,mayorkas) [inferred]
        • (democrats,impeachment,presidential) [inferred]
        • (democrats,impeachment,president_donald_trump) [inferred]
        • (democrats,impeachment,ukraine) [inferred]

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      • The first article charged Mayorkas with "willful and systemic refusal to comply" with immigration law ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (impeachment,immigration,article)
        • (mayorkas,article)
        • (mayorkas,immigration,article)
        • Inferred entity relationships (5)
        • (article,immigration,mayorkas) [inferred]
        • (article,immigration,impeachment) [inferred]
        • (immigration,impeachment,laws) [inferred]
        • (immigration,impeachment,mayorkas) [inferred]
        • (immigration,impeachment,senate) [inferred]

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      • Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the House Republicans'case failed to meet "the high standard of high crimes and misdemeanors" and could set a dangerous precedent. ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (impeachment,house_republicans)
        • Inferred entity relationships (1)
        • (house_republicans,impeachment,mayorkas) [inferred]

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      • Senate dismisses two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security secretary, ends trial. .. WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate has dismissed all impeachment charges against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, ending the House Republican push to remove the Cabinet secretary from office over his handling of the the U.S.-Mexico border and ending his trial before arguments even began ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (impeachment,secretary)
        • (impeachment,washington)

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      • At a hearing with Mayorkas on Tuesday about President Joe Biden's budget request for the department, some of the House impeachment managers previewed the arguments they would have made.. . Tennessee Rep. Mark Green, the chairman of the House Homeland Security panel, told the secretary that he has a duty under the law to control and guard U.S. ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (impeachment,secretary)

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      • The second article charged Mayorkas with a "breach of trust" for saying the border was secure. ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (mayorkas,article)
        • (mayorkas,immigration,article)
        • Inferred entity relationships (1)
        • (article,immigration,impeachment) [inferred]

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      • WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate has dismissed all impeachment charges against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, ending the House Republican push to remove the Cabinet secretary from office over his handling of the the U.S.-Mexico border and ending his trial before arguments even began. ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (senators,the_senate)