Mayorkas, 61, is expected to win confirmation since the Democrats picked up two additional Senate seats this month in Georgia. But legislative aides from both parties said it is unclear how ...

Catch her on Twitter @elizabethcrisp. The Senate's 56-43 confirmation of Mayorkas is the tightest margin for a Biden appointee to date. But he still got bipartisan support, despite objections from ...

President-elect Joe Biden's nominee to head the Department of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, appeared before a Senate panel Tuesday to begin his confirmation process, vowing to do ...

Key cyber-focused members of Congress and other officials on Tuesday applauded the Senate confirmation of Alejandro Mayorkas as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), citing the ...

Mayorkas, whose confirmation was delayed by Senate Republicans — in a break from the precedent of two prior Republican and Democratic administrations — ultimately won confirmation with a 56-43 ...

The Senate voted Tuesday to confirm Alejandro Mayorkas as Homeland Security secretary, the first Latino and immigrant to serve at the helm of the department. His confirmation will fill a critical ...

Despite opposition from Republicans, Mayorkas secured enough votes for confirmation, by a 56-43 vote. It was one the closest votes for any of President Joe Biden's nominees. Biden asked for ...

Washington — The Senate on Tuesday approved the nomination of Alejandro Mayorkas to become secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), confirming the former federal prosecutor and ...

pointed to the heightened threat environment and stressed the importance of Mayorkas’ Senate confirmation. "It’s pretty simple. National security organizations don't run on autopilot — they ...

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday took the procedural steps needed to end a Republican filibuster that is holding up the confirmation of Alejandro Mayorkas to serve as secretary of ...

Several Senate Republicans opposed Mayorkas’ confirmation, questioning actions he took in his previous posts. Critics point to a DHS inspector general report in 2015 on allegations that ...