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Feb 2024
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GOP-Led House Impeaches Mayorkas Over Bo...

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A.M. Edition for Feb. 14. Alejandro Mayorkas is now the first sitting cabinet official in history to be impeached, however the Democratic-controlled Senate is unlikely to remove him from office. It comes as new figures for January are showing a sharp drop in illegal crossings from Mexico to the U.S. Plus, an earnings-release typo triggers a 60% rally in shares of Lyft. And WSJ reporter Jon Emont previews a decisive election in Indonesia as the world’s fourth most-populous country races to get rich before it gets old. Luke Vargas hosts. 


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