Impeachment

Trump declares he will get impeached if Republicans lose midterms, plans to meet health insurers

Trump spoke to House Republicans at the Kennedy Center, a Washington performing arts center that was recently renamed to include a mention of Trump.

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US PRESIDENT Donald Trump gestures as he addresses House Republicans at their annual issues conference retreat, at the Kennedy Center, renamed the Trump-Kennedy Center by the Trump-appointed board of directors, in Washington, DC, US, January 6, 2026.
Police officers stand guard as supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump gather in front of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington

On This Day in 2021: January 6 US Capitol insurrection riots

Conspiracies surrounding the election, spread and promoted by Trump and many right-wing news outlets, led hundreds of people to surround the US Capitol and destroy federal property.

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks with Fox News Channel's Martha MacCallum during an interview on September 25, 2025, in New York City.

Pezeshkian the fall guy: Could Iran impeach its president? - analysis

In extreme cases, a president can be removed, but only with the backing of the judiciary and, ultimately, the approval of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

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MK Ayman Odeh attends Hadash–Ta'al faction meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 30, 2025.

Over 120 former MKs oppose Ayman Odeh's removal in joint letter

Among the signatories are former President Reuven Rivlin, as well as former Prime Ministers Ehud Olmert and Ehud Barak.

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Pelosi calls to prosecute any Congress members who aided siege on Capitol

"If in fact it is found that members of Congress were accomplices to this insurrection, if they aided and abetted the crimes, there may have to be actions taken beyond the Congress, in terms of prose

JANUARY 16, 2021ByREUTERS
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 18, 2020

Eyes on Pelosi as Trump impeachment trial timing up in the air

Trump, now the first president in US history to be impeached twice, and will likely be the first president to face an impeachment trial after leaving office.

JANUARY 15, 2021ByREUTERS
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) reacts alongside Vice President Mike Pence as he applauds U.S. President Donald Trump during his second State of the Union address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. February 5,

Jerry Nadler brought ‘a babka and the constitution’ to impeachment hearing

C-SPAN caught Nadler carrying a bag from Zabar’s, the famed New York grocery store. The bold orange logo would be unmistakable to anyone familiar with it.

JANUARY 15, 2021ByGABE FRIEDMAN/JTA
House impeachment manager and Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-NY) sits in his seat reading a pocket copy of the US Constitution as he waits for the start of US President Donald Trump's State of the Union address to a joint session of the US Congress in the House Chamber of the US Capito

US in uncharted waters in unprecedented second impeachment of Trump

McConnell says Senate trial won’t start before inauguration.

JANUARY 14, 2021ByOMRI NAHMIAS, REUTERS
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi gestures after the Congress certified the Electoral College votes of the 2020 presidential election, in US Capitol in Washington, US January 7, 2021.

Jewish groups laud Trump impeachment, denounce incitement to insurrection

American Jewish Committee, Union for Reform Judaism, J Street denounce Trump’s assault on US democracy.

JANUARY 14, 2021ByJEREMY SHARON
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during a rally to contest the certification of the presidential election results by Congress, in Washington in Novemer, 2021.

Trump refuses to pay Giuliani for failed attempt to overturn election

In addition to blocking the payments owed to Giuliani, White House aides were also ordered not to field calls from him.

JANUARY 14, 2021ByZACHARY KEYSER
Rudy Giuliani delivers remarks before Donald Trump rallies with supporters in Council Bluffs, Iowa, U.S., September 28, 2016.

Twitter CEO says Trump ban right decision but sets dangerous precedent

"Having to take these actions fragment the public conversation," Dorsey said on Twitter.

JANUARY 14, 2021ByREUTERS
Twitter's CEO Jack Dorsey

David Cicilline: The Jewish lawmaker leading the Trump impeachment charge

“We have a system of justice predicated on certain constitutional rights, which make this country different from every country in the world,”

JANUARY 14, 2021ByGABE FRIEDMAN/JTA
House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law Chair David Cicilline speaks during a hearing on "Online Platforms and Market Power", in the Rayburn House office Building on Capitol Hill, in Washington, US, July 29, 2020

Squad Rep.: Congress members gave 'reconnaissance' tour before Capitol riot

Sherrill added that she intends to support the impeachment, and further calls for Trump's removal.

JANUARY 13, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
PROGRESSIVE JEWISH candidate Alex Morse singled out ‘the squad’ – Reps. Ayanna Pressley, Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rashida Tlaib – for praise and has not a word of condemnation, even though they are the only members of Congress openly calling for a boycott of Israel.

Pelosi uses Ehud Manor lyric in appeal to get GOP colleagues to vote for impeachment

"In her ears I’ll sing my cries / Until she opens her eyes," the House Speaker quoted Manor, who is considered to be Israel's greatest lyricist.

JANUARY 13, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF