Mayorkas impeachment, Israel aid bill votes fail in stunner for Johnson: Highlights

House Republicans failed to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. That was followed by a vote on a stand-alone Israel aid bill that President Biden has threatened to veto — another bill that went down in defeat.

Israel aid had been part of Biden’s supplemental funding request — along with border reforms, aid for Ukraine and other foreign policy priorities — but Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) over the weekend announced he would bring it up separately.

Amid that, the bipartisan border deal is in peril, as a growing number of GOP senators come out in opposition, with even Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) noting it has no chance of passing.

Read below for a recap of the day’s events in Congress.