Politics

Roll Call - Former Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi will return to Congress after winning a special election to replace the expelled Rep. George Santos on Tuesday. Suozzi, a former three-term House member from New York, defeated Republican Mazi Melesa Pilip, a Nassau County legislator, in the high-profile special election that was called by The Associated Press shortly after 10 p.m., when Suozzi had nearly 58 percent of the vote. 

NPR -  The House voted along party lines last night to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. He's the first cabinet secretary to be impeached in nearly 150 years. Mayorkas is accused of a "willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law" in enforcing border policies. Democrats argue that Republicans have a policy disagreement with the White House, and the impeachment is politically motivated, NPR's Ximena Bustillo tells Up First today. She adds that Republicans have no way to change laws without a Senate majority or control of the White House, so they've instead focused on investigations and oversight as a way to follow through on their promises to hold the Biden administration accountable.