Democrats Promise Impeachment, But First Let’s Schedule Some Investigations
KEY POINTS
- •Democrats secured 179 co-sponsors for impeachment articles against Kristi Noem as of Thursday afternoon.
- •House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries emphasized a careful investigative process before any impeachment vote.
- •Jeffries aims to replicate bipartisan support from last year’s discharge petitions to sway some Republicans.
House Democrats are riding a tidal wave of enthusiasm with 179 co-sponsors—over 80% of the caucus—behind Rep. Robin Kelly’s impeachment articles against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Centrist heroes like Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) and committee bigwigs Jim Himes and Rick Larsen joined the party, though the real boss Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) insists they don’t want a 'show vote' but a 'successful vote,' which apparently includes an epic investigation led by Jamie Raskin before even thinking about voting. Jeffries is channeling last year’s bipartisan glow from discharge petitions on Epstein files and ACA tax credits, hoping to charm a few Republicans in a GOP-controlled House. But heads up: Noem’s survival depends on a Senate needing a two-thirds majority to boot her—so if Trump digs his heels in, this drama might just be impeachment theater with extra steps and no actual finale.
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Democrats are hyped for an impeachment that'll happen right after a leisurely deep-dive investigation that probably takes longer than your Netflix backlog. 'Successful vote' means waiting until Republicans say yes. Spoiler: they probably won’t.
Watching House Democrats turn impeachment into a multipart Netflix miniseries is the political thriller no one asked for but we’re trapped in.
Jeffries: 'We want a successful impeachment vote.' Translation: 'We’ll get right on that...right after some hearings maybe 2027-ish.'
Source: Axios | Published: 1/29/2026 | Author: Andrew Solender
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