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Presidential Incapacity

The inability of a president to perform their duties due to medical or other reasons.

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Jan 16, 2026
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Has the 25th amendment been activated today?

There is no evidence in the provided reporting that the 25th Amendment was activated today; the sources explain what invocation would require and show that Section 4—the only part that removes a sitti...

Jan 21, 2026

Could a dementia diagnosis trigger impeachment or voluntary resignation, and what are the precedents?

A formal ">dementia diagnosis alone is not a constitutional ground for impeachment; impeachment targets "treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors," not medical conditions . Instead, the...

Jan 20, 2026

Has any president ever been challenged under Section 4 of the 25th Amendment, and what were the circumstances?

No president has ever been removed or formally displaced under Section 4 of the 25th Amendment; the provision has never been invoked, though it has been contemplated or discussed at key moments in mod...

Jan 15, 2026

Which cabinet secretaries or institutional actors historically signaled willingness or refusal to participate in a Section 4 action on January 6, 2021?

Multiple Cabinet secretaries and senior officials privately discussed using Section 4 of the 25th Amendment in the aftermath of January 6, 2021, but public records and contemporary reporting do not pr...

Jan 7, 2026

Can Congress compel the vice president and cabinet to act under Section 4 of the 25th Amendment?

Congress cannot straightforwardly "compel" the vice president and the Cabinet to invoke Section 4 of the Twenty‑Fifth Amendment, because the Amendment vests the initial decision in the vice president ...

Jan 7, 2026

Can a president be removed from office without their consent under the 25th Amendment?

A president can be stripped of the powers of the office without their consent under the Twenty‑Fifth Amendment, but only by a politically fraught, multi‑step constitutional mechanism that has never be...