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Article I, Section 3

House moves forward with presidential impeachment process

by Scott Bomboy

On Thursday, the House of Representative formally advanced impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump after rules were…

House moves forward with presidential impeachment process
Early impeachment trials dealt with familiar issues

by Scott Bomboy

What type of misbehavior rises to the level of impeachment charges and trials in Congress? The first three impeachment proceedings…

Early impeachment trials dealt with familiar issues
The House’s role in the impeachment inquiry process

by Scott Bomboy

On Tuesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced an impeachment inquiry would be made against President Donald Trump into…

The House’s role in the impeachment inquiry process
Andrew Johnson: The most-criticized president ever?

by NCC Staff

Today marks the anniversary of the passing of Andrew Johnson, perhaps the most-criticized president in American history.

Andrew Johnson: The most-criticized president ever?
On this day in 1856: Violence on the U.S. Senate floor

by NCC Staff

A nearly fatal beating on the U.S. senate floor on this day in 1856 was another step toward a Civil War five years later. The…

On this day in 1856: Violence on the U.S. Senate floor
How midterm elections have changed Congress since 1946

by Scott Bomboy

Today, Americans are heading to the polls for midterm elections, where the entire House and 35 Senate seats will be up for grabs.…

How midterm elections have changed Congress since 1946
Senators should serve for life, and other election ideas from the Founders

by Scott Bomboy

Today, Americans will vote in elections around the country. But did you know if alternative ideas from the Founders were used…

Senators should serve for life, and other election ideas from the Founders
Can a Senator serve in Congress after a conviction in court?

by Scott Bomboy

As the Robert Menendez trial winds down, the New Jersey congressional caucus faces an odd scenario if the Senator is convicted of…

Can a Senator serve in Congress after a conviction in court?
Can the Cabinet “remove” a President using the 25th amendment?

by Scott Bomboy

In a new Vanity Fair article, the magazine claims former White House adviser Steve Bannon warned President Donald Trump that his…

Can the Cabinet “remove” a President using the 25th amendment?
What the Founders thought about impeachment and the President

by Scott Bomboy

One of the most hotly debated clauses in the Constitution deals with the removal of federal government officials through the…

What the Founders thought about impeachment and the President
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