House Democrats on Tuesday unveiled legislation that would create a commission to assess whether the 25th Amendment should be invoked to remove President Trump from office. Why it matters: The bill is a long-shot — Republicans control Congress, and Trump could simply veto it — but it has dozens of Democratic co-sponsors as lawmakers warm to the idea of using drastic measures to oust Trump. - More than 85 House and Senate Democrats called for Trump to either be impeached or removed through the 25th Amendment last week after he threatened that a "whole civilization will die tonight" in a post on Iran. Driving the news: House Judiciary Committee ranking member Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) introduced the 10-page bill , which would establish a…
House Democrats on Tuesday unveiled legislation that would create a commission to assess whether the 25th Amendment should be invoked to remove President Trump from office. Why it matters: The bill is a long-shot — Republicans control Congress, and Trump could simply veto it — but it has dozens of Democratic co-sponsors as lawmakers warm to the idea of using drastic measures to oust Trump. - More than 85 House and Senate Democrats called for Trump to either be impeached or removed through the 25th Amendment last week after he threatened that a "whole civilization will die tonight" in a post on Iran. Driving the news: House Judiciary Committee ranking member Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) introduced the 10-page bill , which would establish a…Open
As the president threatens to wipe out Iran and attacks the pope, even some former allies and advisers are questioning whether he has grown increasingly unbalanced, describing him as “lunatic” and “clearly insane.”
Even Democrats who have called to impeach President Trump acknowledge there is little chance of it happening unless they retake control of at least one chamber of Congress. Why it matters: Democratic lawmakers are stuck. They know impeachment won't succeed, but their base keeps demanding they up the ante with drastic acts of anti-Trump resistance. - "People are pissed and know we have to fight," one senior House Democrat told Axios. - But Republicans control Congress, and the Senate requires a two-thirds majority to convict a president impeached by the House. - That has led lawmakers to pay lip service to moves like impeachment and the 25th Amendment in response to the latest Trump outrage, and then focus their attention on more…
Even Democrats who have called to impeach President Trump acknowledge there is little chance of it happening unless they retake control of at least one chamber of Congress. Why it matters: Democratic lawmakers are stuck. They know impeachment won't succeed, but their base keeps demanding they up the ante with drastic acts of anti-Trump resistance. - "People are pissed and know we have to fight," one senior House Democrat told Axios. - But Republicans control Congress, and the Senate requires a two-thirds majority to convict a president impeached by the House. - That has led lawmakers to pay lip service to moves like impeachment and the 25th Amendment in response to the latest Trump outrage, and then focus their attention on more…Open
House Democratic leadership took a noticeable step Wednesday towards embracing a long-shot push to remove President Trump from office through the 25th Amendment. Why it matters: The time it takes for Democratic leadership to yield to riled-up rank-and-file lawmaker demands is getting shorter and shorter. - Congressional Democrats largely repudiated the notion of pursuing long-shot maneuvers like impeachment or the 25th Amendment a year ago. - But the political cost of opposing even the most drastic anti-Trump tactics has risen considerably. Democratic lawmakers don't want to get an earful from the party faithful for being insufficiently combative. Driving the news: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said in a letter to…
House Democratic leadership took a noticeable step Wednesday towards embracing a long-shot push to remove President Trump from office through the 25th Amendment. Why it matters: The time it takes for Democratic leadership to yield to riled-up rank-and-file lawmaker demands is getting shorter and shorter. - Congressional Democrats largely repudiated the notion of pursuing long-shot maneuvers like impeachment or the 25th Amendment a year ago. - But the political cost of opposing even the most drastic anti-Trump tactics has risen considerably. Democratic lawmakers don't want to get an earful from the party faithful for being insufficiently combative. Driving the news: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said in a letter to…Open