Efforts to impeach Donald Trump for a third time are ramping up as he begins his second term as president. Newsweek has contacted the White House for comment via email. The renewed push for Donald Trump's impeachment underscores the deep political divisions in the country and the ongoing fallout from his campaign.
The Democratic-led House impeached Trump twice during his first term: first after he pressured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to investigate Joe Biden and his son, and again on a charge of inciting an insurrection at the Capitol. The Senate acquitted him both times.
The dismissals appeared to violate federal law, which requires Congress to receive 30 days’ notice of any intent to fire a Senate-confirmed inspector general.
President Trump's top advisers have discussed ousting independent watchdogs -- known as inspectors general -- at multiple federal agencies, sources tell ABC News.
Donald Trump has now pardoned or commuted the sentences of around 1,500 January 6 protesters, including those who were convicted of crimes against police officers relating to the riot at the US Capitol.
The recent impeachment of the South Korean president was supported ... JD Vance or House speaker Mike Johnson would depend on exactly who was impeached: just Donald Trump, or Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance as a package deal.
South Korean president Yoon's declaration of martial law not only stress tested South Korea's democracy, it may also contribute to destabilising the fragile US-Japan-South Korea trilateral.
"Mr President, why did you invite Adam Schiff on your trip if you called him scum?" an off-camera reporter then asked.
Korean-Americans rally in D.C in support of South Korean president, Yoon Suk-yeol. They represent a growing push back against the effort to impeach him for his short-lived martial law declaration.
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump fired over a dozen inspectors general across federal agencies late Friday night, one of the fired officials confirmed to USA TODAY.
"McConnell spent his life creating this crisis...Only at the end does he find a conscience," political commentator Wajahat Ali wrote.
Prosecutors indicted detained South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Sunday on charges of leading an insurrection with his short-lived imposition of martial law last month.