Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley is blocking a move that would have provided speedy confirmation of Joe Biden’s nominee to run the Homeland Security Department – after objecting to counting millions of votes that went to Biden.
Hawley said Tuesday he would object to a move that would let the nomination of Alejandro Mayorkas go straight to the floor, allowing Biden to have a Homeland chief in place as soon as he takes office.
Hawley continues to face political blowback for his decision to join House Republicans in objecting to counting votes from Pennsylvania and Arizona that went to Biden. He voted not to accept them, a move that would have overturned the election results, even after a MAGA mob ransacked the Capitol on January 6 – infuriating Democrats and many Republicans. Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that Trump ‘provoked’ the mob with his remarks to…
