NEW: The largest body of conservatives in the House — the Republican Study Committee — is laying the groundwork to push for the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
Enthusiasm for impeaching top Biden officials has spread from the fringes of the House Republican conference to its mainstream — foreshadowing the intense pressure Kevin McCarthy will face from his colleagues if he's Speaker next year.For the first year of President Biden's term, it was mostly the hard right of the GOP who entertained impeaching the president and his Cabinet secretaries.
House Minority Leader "Kevin [McCarthy] wants to make the case before we go for the jugular," the source told Axios.Among the 133 House Republicans who've signed on so far are McCarthy, House Minority Whip Steve Scalise and Rep. Elise Stefanik , the Republican Conference chair. If the conference emerges with control of the chamber after the midterms, the urge to impeach Biden himself or his top officials could force McCarthy into action quicker than he might ideally like.
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