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The Speaker of the House: House Officer, Party Leader, and Representative

Congressional Research Service report

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Jan 19, 2026

How exactly does the Section 4 invocation process notify Congress and the public, and what are the legal timeframes?

Section 4 of the 25th Amendment empowers the Vice President, together with a majority of the principal officers of the executive departments (or another body Congress may by law provide), to transmit ...

Jan 15, 2026

How would Congress verify and publish any written 25th Amendment submissions from the vice president or Cabinet?

The 25th Amendment requires the vice president and a majority of Cabinet secretaries (or another body Congress creates) to transmit a written declaration to the presiding officers of Congress to trigg...

Oct 22, 2025

What is the origin of the AI video of Trump flying a jet and dropping poop on protesters?

The AI-generated video depicting President Trump piloting a fighter jet and dropping what appears to be excrement on protesters originated from social media posts that Trump himself shared in mid- to ...