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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Impeach Trump, vote Bibi out - opinion

The dangers of allowing unprincipled leaders remain in office.

JANUARY 10, 2021ByJEFF BARAK
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu meets with President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, DC, in September.

Trump mulls Dershowitz, Giuliani for impeachment defense team - report

Calls to remove Trump from office have been growing louder following the Capitol riots.

JANUARY 10, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US President Donald Trump speaks about early results from the 2020 US presidential election in the East Room of the White House in Washington, US, November 4, 2020.

US lawmakers intensify push to oust Trump from White House

GOP allies abandon him * Twitter bans president * At least 80 suspects arrested

JANUARY 9, 2021ByOMRI NAHMIAS
U.S. house Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) announces the House of Representatives managers, including Reps'. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Slyvia Garcia (D-TX) and Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) for the Senate impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington,

Anti-Defamation League calls for Trump’s removal from the presidency

Democrats are reportedly ready to launch impeachment proceedings against Trump next week. It would be the second time Trump is impeached.

JANUARY 9, 2021ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt speaks at the group's 2018 National Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C.

Draft of article of impeachment says Trump incited insurrection

The draft says the president willfully made statements that encouraged imminent lawless action at the Capitol.

JANUARY 9, 2021ByREUTERS
US President Donald Trump speaks about early results from the 2020 US presidential election in the East Room of the White House in Washington, US, November 4, 2020.

Majority of Americans want Trump removed after US Capitol violence - poll

Most of them were Democrats, however, with Republicans apparently much more supportive of Trump serving out the final days of his term.

JANUARY 9, 2021ByREUTERS
Pro-Trump protesters storm into the US Capitol during clashes with police, during a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 US presidential election results by the US Congress, in Washington, US, January 6, 2021

Vindman, brother of impeachment witness, files whistleblower complaint

he 32-page complaint filed last week also provides new details about the year leading up to Trump’s impeachment.

AUGUST 28, 2020ByMARCY OSTER
US President Donald Trump speaks about a peace deal reached between Israel and the United Arab Emirates from the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, US, August 13, 2020

Ukraine found no evidence against Hunter Biden in Burisma case audit

"I specifically asked prosecutors to check especially carefully those facts about Biden's alleged involvement. They answered that there was nothing of the kind," the former prosecutor general said.

JUNE 4, 2020ByREUTERS
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (R) points to some faces in the crowd with his son Hunter as they walk down Pennsylvania Avenue following the inauguration ceremony of President Barack Obama in Washington, January 20, 2009

Trump says Mike Pompeo requested he fire State Dept inspector general

Democratic lawmakers said on Monday Trump might have fired the watchdog, Steve Linick, because he was investigating U.S. military sales to Saudi Arabia.

MAY 19, 2020ByREUTERS
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo addresses a news conference in the Press Briefing Room at the State Department in Washington, U.S., January 7, 2020

Trump may have fired watchdog for probing Saudi arms sales - lawmakers

The House and Senate both passed resolutions to block the sales. But Trump, a staunch promoter of both US arms sales and the relationship with Saudi Arabia, vetoed them.

MAY 19, 2020ByREUTERS
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during photo session with other leaders and attendees at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 28, 2019