impeachment

South Korea's president removed from office over ill-fated declaration of martial law

11:47pm April 03, 2025

South Korea's Constitutional Court removed impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol from office on Friday, ending his tumultuous presidency and setting up an election to replace him.

The Inauguration Of Donald J. Trump As The 47th President

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Courts push back, wars heat up and 3 more takeaways from Trump's moves this week

5:00am March 21, 2025

Here are five takeaways from a week when President Trump moved ahead with deportations and sweeping changes to the federal government — and ran into obstacles in the courts.

New Court Ringmaster To Oversee Trump Grand Juries In Washington

National

4 things to know about Judge Boasberg as he battles Trump over deportation flights

3:12pm March 18, 2025

Judge Boasberg's role overseeing a new case that challenges the deportation of alleged Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador has cast an even brighter light on the longtime judge.

South Korea's parliament votes to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol

6:25am December 14, 2024

South Korea's parliament impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol for his attempt to impose martial law, the first time such a measure had been imposed on the nation in more than four decades.

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South Korean President Yoon's impeachment vote fails after ruling party boycotts it

7:56am December 07, 2024

A South Korean legislative push to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his imposition of martial law fell through on Saturday.

TV image of President Richard Nixon announcing his decision

Politics & Government

Half a century ago, Nixon became the only president to resign

11:49am August 09, 2024

by Ron Elving

All three branches of the federal government had been engaged, including actors within the executive branch who saw their duty to the law more than to the chief executive who had put them in office.

Hunter Biden's lawyer reiterated that the president's son will only testify publicly before the House Oversight Committee.

Politics & Government

Hunter Biden's lawyer says again that president's son will only testify publicly

8:55am December 06, 2023

by Washington Desk

The development comes as House Republicans inch closer to a vote to officially begin an impeachment inquiry into President Biden.

Former President Donald Trump and President Biden are preparing for a possible rematch in the 2024 election.

Trump's voters are more excited than Biden's. But Trump could lose a lot if convicted

10:30am October 04, 2023

by Danielle Kurtzleben

The latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds Trump and Biden in a dead heat — but a conviction could change that, as independent voters aren't interested in supporting Trump if he's convicted.

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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy talks to reporters about launching an impeachment inquiry into President Biden on Sept. 14, 2023.

Politics & Government

In the tale of 5 presidential impeachments, how will the latest one stack up?

6:40pm September 18, 2023

by Tamara Keith

House Republicans have launched an impeachment inquiry into President Biden. But this case is different — both in substance and in process — than those of former presidents Nixon, Clinton and Trump.

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks outside his Capitol office on Tuesday.

Politics & Government

Republicans run a big risk with impeachment

1:10pm September 16, 2023

by Domenico Montanaro

So far there's been no evidence that President Biden benefited financially from his son's business dealings. And as prior impeachments have shown, Republicans risk a backlash from perceived overreach.