Mayorkas impeachment sparks partisan Senate battle

The House impeachment managers on Tuesday formally delivered two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, setting up a battle on the Senate floor over whether to hold a full trial in the upper chamber.

It marks the first time since 1876 that the House has sent impeachment charges against a Cabinet official to the Senate, according to the Senate historical office.

Senators received the House managers shortly after 2 p.m. EDT Tuesday while seated at their desks...