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Palpatine

Character in Star Wars

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Dec 20, 2025
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How many House votes are required to impeach a president for the 2025-26 Congress?

The House of Representatives requires a simple majority vote to adopt articles of impeachment against a president—meaning more votes in favor than against among members voting when a quorum is present...

Dec 12, 2025
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Can the Senate remove a President without a two-thirds majority vote?

The Constitution says the Senate may convict an impeached federal officer only with the concurrence of two‑thirds of senators present; conviction “operates automatically and instantaneously to separat...

Oct 26, 2025
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has trump violated the us constitution

Donald Trump has been the subject of multiple constitutional challenges and political sanctions, and courts and judges have found specific actions of his administration or statements unlawful or likel...

Oct 31, 2025

Can the U.S. Senate use the nuclear option to change filibuster rules specifically for appropriations bills in 2025?

The Senate can use the so‑called to change its rules, including the 60‑vote cloture threshold, because the chamber is the master of its own procedures; however, whether lawmakers will or can sensibly ...

Oct 21, 2025

What are the potential consequences for Trump if impeached in 2025?

If Donald Trump were impeached in 2025, the immediate , because removal requires Senate conviction by a two‑thirds majority and that threshold has historically been difficult to achieve. Existing repo...

Jan 14, 2026

How many votes are required to impeach a secretary of defense? and the process if congress were to file for impreachment.

The House of Representatives can impeach a cabinet official such as a secretary of defense by a simple majority vote in the House, and the Senate must then try the case and convict by a supermajority—...

Nov 30, 2025

How many naturalized citizens serve in current US Congress?

Pew’s count for the 119th Congress identifies at least 80 members who are foreign‑born or have at least one foreign‑born parent, and it separately reports 61 foreign‑born members in the House and 19 i...

Dec 13, 2025

did trump win the presedentency by a landslide in 2024

Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election with 312 electoral votes (commonly reported as between ~295–312 in early calls) and a narrow national popular-vote margin of roughly 1.6 percentage poin...

Oct 31, 2025

How many continuing resolutions have been voted on in the senate, and were any of them clean?

The Senate has voted on a continuing resolution (CR) at least during the 2025 funding battle, and reporting indicates that would simply extend existing funding without policy riders. Multiple outlets ...

Nov 11, 2025

Did the Senate acquit Donald Trump in the January 6 impeachment trial?

Yes. The Senate acquitted former President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial over the January 6 Capitol attack: the final roll call was which fell short of the two‑thirds threshold required...

Nov 9, 2025

What did the Senate decide about Donald J. Trump impeachment trial after he left office in 2021?

The Senate held a second impeachment trial of former President Donald J. Trump after he left office in January 2021 and , with a final vote of 57 guilty to 43 not guilty — short of the 67 votes needed...

Nov 1, 2025

How does the US Senate's vacation schedule compare to the House of Representatives?

The Senate and the House publish different 2025 calendars that show : the Senate front-loads work with longer continuous session blocks early in the year and several multi-week recess windows labeled ...

Oct 27, 2025

What was the outcome of the Trump impeachment trial in 2021?

The Senate acquitted former President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial, with a final tally of , falling short of the two‑thirds majority required for conviction; in voting to convict . The...

Jan 18, 2026

How does Article IV of the 25th Amendment actually work step-by-step in contested cases?

Article IV (Section 4) of the Twenty‑Fifth Amendment establishes a four‑step, legally detailed but politically fraught procedure for transferring presidential power when the president is allegedly “un...

Nov 11, 2025

What was Congress's response to Obama immigration policies between 2009 and 2016, including bills and hearings?

Between 2009 and 2016, ; the Senate passed a broad reform bill in 2013 that stalled in the House, while Republican-led congressional actions focused on contesting executive relief programs like DACA a...

Nov 5, 2025

Can a former president be impeached and removed from office?

A majority of scholarly analyses and historical practice conclude that Congress can pursue impeachment proceedings against a former president and the Senate can hold a trial, but the Constitution’s si...

Nov 3, 2025

What are the constitutional or statutory requirements for Congress to convene and how do pro forma sessions affect voting availability?

The Constitution requires Congress to assemble at least once each year, and the 20th Amendment fixed the standard convening date at ; the President can summon or adjourn Congress only on extraordinary...

Oct 23, 2025

What are the grounds for invoking the 25th Amendment against a president?

The 25th Amendment’s Section 4 allows the Vice President and a majority of the Cabinet to declare a President , immediately making the Vice President Acting President; Congress can then sustain that d...

Nov 10, 2025

How long does it take for a Senate-passed funding bill to become law after passage (including reconciliation steps)?

A Senate‑passed funding bill can become law as quickly as a matter of days when both chambers agree and the President signs promptly, but inclusion of budget reconciliation steps dramatically expands ...

Oct 24, 2025

Has the senate approved all of president trumps cabinet?

The statement "Has the senate approved all of president Trump’s cabinet?" is not supported by the available materials: the Senate confirmed a large batch of under expedited rules, but the reporting ex...