As House Republicans blasted the Biden administration during the Homeland Security Committee’s latest border hearing, one detail stood out: the number of empty chairs in the room.
Most press tables and many audience seats sat vacant during the Sept. 20 hearing on the alleged financial costs of Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’ border policies, in stark contrast to the committee’s packed-house border hearings earlier this year. It’s the latest sign the panel’s drive to hold Mayorkas accountable may be eclipsed amid higher-profile efforts to impeach President Joe Biden.
“I wouldn’t say that the impeachment focus of Secretary Mayorkas has been overshadowed, but ...