Impeachment

President Trump's team has launched an early and aggressive behind-the-scenes effort to maintain the GOP's tenuous grip on the House in 2026 — and avoid his third impeachment.Why it matters: Trump allies believe — with good reason — that a Democrat-controlled House would launch investigations of the president and move…

Two years after they led an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden on allegations that the forty-sixth president benefited from his son’s business dealings in Ukraine and China, MAGA Republicans have decided that conflicts of interest are no longer worth mentioning—at least with regard to Donald Trump. Testifying before Congress…

The president of the United States is engaged in open and shameless corruption, defying the plain language of the Constitution and glibly defying the Supreme Court. He has ordered hundreds of people to be deprived of liberty in a foreign gulag, without charge or trial, and his administration is illegally…

Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) said Friday he will force a vote on impeaching President Trump — just days after another Trump impeachment effort was scuttled.Why it matters: Green, unlike Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-Mich.), has a history of following through on this sort of thing. He repeatedly forced unsanctioned impeachment votes…

Michigan Rep. Shri Thanedar chose not to follow through on a threat to force a House vote on impeaching President Donald Trump Wednesday amid mounting pressure from fellow Democrats. Thanedar did not call up his resolution as expected at a Wednesday evening vote series, and the window for action has…

Democratic Representative Shri Thanedar has officially started a process to impeach President Donald Trump again. He stood up in the House of Representatives on Tuesday and presented seven articles of impeachment. This step makes it mandatory for House Republican leaders to respond within two days. However, they are likely to…

A long-shot effort by Democratic Rep. Shri Thanedar to force an impeachment vote against President Donald Trump was abruptly pulled Wednesday evening after a group of Democrats signaled they would vote with Republicans to block the move.  Moments before a planned vote on a motion to table Thanedar’s impeachment resolution…

Top House Democrats said Wednesday they will join Republicans in blocking a House-wide vote on impeaching President Donald Trump. "I have said before from this podium, this is not the right approach we should be taking," House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., said at his weekly press conference. "I'll…

Democratic Michigan Rep. Shri Thanedar brought seven articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to the House floor Tuesday night, forcing the House to vote on them by Thursday and placing him in a precarious position among other Democrats. Thanedar’s articles of impeachment, which he announced on April 28, have…

A rogue Trump impeachment push was criticized as "idiotic" and "horrible" in a closed-door House Democratic meeting Wednesday, Axios has learned.Why it matters: The comments from Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) were met with applause from lawmakers and backed up by former House Speaker Nancy (D-Calif.), according to six sources familiar…