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WASHINGTON — A move to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over his handling of the border is gathering steam, with nearly half of Texas Republicans in the House now backing the effort. Thirty-two House Republicans have signed on as co-sponsors since Rep. Pat Fallon of Sherman filed the resolution on Jan. 9, including 11 of the 24 other Texans.
The Republican Steering Committee yesterday handed down committee assignments for new and returning GOP House members, including for the Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, Armed Services and Judiciary Committees. While the assignments must still be ratified by the House GOP conference, they’re unlikely to see major changes.
A high-ranking Biden administration official has left the Department of Energy following months of lawsuits and inquiries from Congress about her conflicts of interest.
The House on Thursday passed a bill that bars the United States from selling its oil reserves to China, a move that comes after the Washington Free Beacon exposed the Biden administration's decision to sell nearly one million reserve barrels to a Chinese oil giant.
