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Dec 19, 2025
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trump may be removed

There are three distinct legal and constitutional mechanisms by which a sitting president can be removed from office: impeachment and conviction by Congress, involuntary removal under the 25th Amendme...

Nov 11, 2025
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When did the Democrats last dominate Congress?

The evidence shows multiple plausible answers depending on how one defines “dominate.” Recent sources most commonly point to the Democrats’ control of both chambers during the 117th Congress (January ...

Nov 5, 2025
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What are the requirements for applying to West Point?

The core, consistent requirements to apply to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point are clear: . Sources converge on deadlines and procedural steps—official test scores, transcripts, letters/evaluat...

Oct 30, 2025

How does impeachment differ from the 25th Amendment removal process?

The two removal routes answer different problems: , while the 25th Amendment is a constitutional incapacity mechanism designed for temporarily or permanently transferring authority when a president ca...

Jan 18, 2026

What is the Senate vote threshold to convict and remove a president after impeachment?

Conviction in a Senate impeachment trial requires the concurrence of two‑thirds of the Senators present; practically, if all 100 Senators are present that means 67 must vote “guilty” on at least one a...

Nov 29, 2025

What are the legal limits on private gifts to the President and First Family?

Federal law exempts the President and Vice President from the standard executive-branch gift ban that limits most federal employees to small, infrequent gifts (commonly cited as $20 per gift or $50 pe...

Jan 16, 2026

What vote margins are required in the House and Senate during presidential impeachment and removal?

The House of Representatives impeaches by a simple majority vote: if the House adopts one or more articles of impeachment by a majority, the official is formally impeached and the matter moves to the ...

Jan 17, 2026

What exactly is required, step-by-step, to invoke Section 4 of the 25th Amendment?

Section 4 of the 25th Amendment allows the Vice President, together with a majority of the Cabinet or a body Congress may create, to declare the President unable to discharge the powers and duties of ...

Dec 20, 2025

How many applicants are typically accepted to West Point from each state?

West Point does not publish a standard "accepted‑per‑state" breakdown in the materials provided here, so there is no authoritative, year‑to‑year table in this reporting that answers the question direc...

Jan 19, 2026

What are the allowances and expenses covered for US senators?

The pay and expense framework for U.S. senators combines a base salary subject to annual adjustments, a suite of appropriated allowances for official duties (staff, offices, travel, mail, interns), an...

Jan 16, 2026

Trump being removed from office

Removal of a president from office requires a two-step constitutional process: impeachment in the House and conviction by a two‑thirds majority in the Senate, and historically presidents impeached by ...

Jan 15, 2026

How does Congress initiate the process of removing a president under the 25th Amendment?

Congress’s formal role in removing a president under the 25th Amendment is narrowly defined: Congress must resolve a dispute triggered by the Vice President and a majority of the Cabinet (or another b...

Dec 17, 2025

Sara Stock is described as a C List MAGA influencer  who has nonetheless drawn the favorable attention of the vice president of the United States.

Sara(h) Stock is documented in at least one profile as an openly pro‑MAGA influencer who posts on platforms such as Rift Media and has clashed with other right‑wing creators , and contemporary reporti...

Nov 11, 2025

What did the January 6 Committee conclude about Trump's role in the Capitol riot?

The January 6 Committee concluded that former President Donald Trump played a central, leading role in the Capitol attack, finding he , and it unanimously voted to refer him to the Justice Department ...

Jan 15, 2026

What is the equivalent (of Speaker of the House) in the Senate?

The Senate has no direct analogue to the House Speaker; the functional role most often described as the Senate's equivalent is the Senate majority leader, who in practice manages the chamber’s floor a...

Nov 26, 2025

How does the West Point admission process differ from other service academies?

West Point’s admissions process centers on a formal nomination requirement (from a member of Congress, the Vice President, the President, or certain military channels), a fixed January 31 application ...

Nov 22, 2025

How does the House oath for Representatives differ from the oath taken by Senators and the President?

The oaths for House members, Senators, and most federal officers (including the Vice President) use the same statutory text—“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support the Constitution of the...

Nov 15, 2025

Has the 25th Amendment ever been invoked to declare a president unfit?

The 25th Amendment’s Section 4 — the only provision that lets the Vice President and a majority of the Cabinet declare a President “unable to discharge the powers and duties” — has never been used to ...

Nov 7, 2025

How did President Joe Biden respond to the 2025 government shutdown?

President Biden’s publicly documented actions before March 2025 include signing a short-term funding measure on December 23, 2024 that kept the government funded through March 14, 2025; available repo...

Jan 20, 2026

How do nomination processes and congressional slots affect acceptance odds at each U.S. service academy?

Nomination routes—congressional, senatorial, vice‑presidential and presidential—are a gatekeeping layer that every applicant (except Coast Guard applicants) must clear in addition to meeting academy a...