Impeachment

Anti-Israel US Republican rep. Thomas Massie seeks Hegseth's impeachment over Iran war

Republican Rep. Thomas Massie launched an impeachment effort against Pete Hegseth over the Iran war, while polls show voters remain uneasy about the conflict ahead of midterm elections.

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US Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY) speaks with a reporter after introducing a resolution to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth
Illustrative: A reveller wears a Democrat badge as guests wait for the results of the US presidential election at an election night party at the US Embassy in central London on November 7, 2012.

Democrats eye Trump allies, companies in post-midterm investigations

Democrats are laying the groundwork for investigations into Trump's business and political orbit, with impeachment unlikely to be their first move.

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MAJOR JASON Watson on the steps of the US Capitol building protesting US President Donald Trump and demanding his impeachement.

US Air Force officer under investigation after calling for Trump's impeachment

The active-duty officer, Major Jason Watson, denounced Trump and Vance on Wednesday for actions including going to war with Iran without congressional authorization, according to a video.

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US PRESIDENT Donald Trump gestures as he addresses House Republicans at their annual issues conference retreat, at the Kennedy Center, renamed the Trump-Kennedy Center by the Trump-appointed board of directors, in Washington, DC, US, January 6, 2026.

Trump declares he will get impeached if Republicans lose midterms, plans to meet health insurers

Trump spoke to House Republicans at the Kennedy Center, a Washington performing arts center that was recently renamed to include a mention of Trump.

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What to expect when Congress moves to force Trump from office this week

Here's what to expect in the coming days:

JANUARY 11, 2021ByREUTERS
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the first 2020 presidential campaign debate with Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden held on the campus of the Cleveland Clinic at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S., September 29, 2020.

Articles of impeachment to be presented Monday

Vote could take place by midweek • Second Republican senator calls for resignation

JANUARY 10, 2021ByOMRI NAHMIAS, REUTERS
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center by helicopter after the White House announced that he "will be working from the presidential offices at Walter Reed for the next few days" after testing positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Bethesda, M

Republican Senator Toomey calls for Trump to resign as impeachment looms

Lisa Murkowski on Friday became the first Republican US senator to say Trump should resign immediately, and Republican Ben Sasse said he would "definitely consider" impeachment.

JANUARY 10, 2021ByREUTERS
SEN. PAT TOOMEY (R-Pennsylvania) arrives for the weekly Senate Republican policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, in 2018.

Impeach Trump, vote Bibi out - opinion

The dangers of allowing unprincipled leaders remain in office.

JANUARY 10, 2021ByJEFF BARAK
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu meets with President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, DC, in September.

Trump mulls Dershowitz, Giuliani for impeachment defense team - report

Calls to remove Trump from office have been growing louder following the Capitol riots.

JANUARY 10, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US President Donald Trump speaks about early results from the 2020 US presidential election in the East Room of the White House in Washington, US, November 4, 2020.

US lawmakers intensify push to oust Trump from White House

GOP allies abandon him * Twitter bans president * At least 80 suspects arrested

JANUARY 9, 2021ByOMRI NAHMIAS
U.S. house Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) announces the House of Representatives managers, including Reps'. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Slyvia Garcia (D-TX) and Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) for the Senate impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington,

Anti-Defamation League calls for Trump’s removal from the presidency

Democrats are reportedly ready to launch impeachment proceedings against Trump next week. It would be the second time Trump is impeached.

JANUARY 9, 2021ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt speaks at the group's 2018 National Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C.

Draft of article of impeachment says Trump incited insurrection

The draft says the president willfully made statements that encouraged imminent lawless action at the Capitol.

JANUARY 9, 2021ByREUTERS
US President Donald Trump speaks about early results from the 2020 US presidential election in the East Room of the White House in Washington, US, November 4, 2020.

Majority of Americans want Trump removed after US Capitol violence - poll

Most of them were Democrats, however, with Republicans apparently much more supportive of Trump serving out the final days of his term.

JANUARY 9, 2021ByREUTERS
Pro-Trump protesters storm into the US Capitol during clashes with police, during a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 US presidential election results by the US Congress, in Washington, US, January 6, 2021

Vindman, brother of impeachment witness, files whistleblower complaint

he 32-page complaint filed last week also provides new details about the year leading up to Trump’s impeachment.

AUGUST 28, 2020ByMARCY OSTER
US President Donald Trump speaks about a peace deal reached between Israel and the United Arab Emirates from the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, US, August 13, 2020