Jan. 28 (UPI) -- The Senate on Thursday advanced the nomination of Alejandro Mayorkas to serve as President Joe Biden's secretary of Homeland Security after voting to break a GOP filibuster.
Lawmakers voted 55-42 to break the filibuster placing a final vote on Mayorkas' confirmation on track for 5:30 p.m. on Monday, with Republican Sens. Mitt Romney, Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Rob Portman and Shelley Moore Capito breaking party lines to vote in favor of moving the process along.