WASHINGTON — Republicans are entering their impeachment era. The House majority is kicking off the new year by aggressively advancing existing impeachment inquiries into President Joe Biden and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Now, Republican lawmakers are launching new threats to impeach Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Attorney General Merrick Garland, as well. Rep. Matt […]
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Democrats who control the Maine Legislature on Tuesday turned back a Republican effort to impeach the state’s top election official for her decision to remove former President Donald Trump from the state ballot over his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The Maine House voted 80-60 […]
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Republicans who want to unseat Maine’s secretary of state for barring former President Donald Trump from the primary ballot will face long odds impeaching a stalwart and influential Democrat whose party holds firm control over both Legislative chambers. Shenna Bellows is the first secretary of state in history to block someone […]
Q. Does there need to be a crime to impeach a President? A. Impeachment is a political process governed by the U.S. Constitution. Article II of the Constitution grants the power of impeachment to the House of Representatives, and the power to try impeachments and remove the President to the U.S. Senate. According to the […]