25th amendment News

Members of the House Judiciary Committee have announced articles of impeachment for President Donald Trump, alleging he will “remain a threat to national security, democracy and the Constitution” if he is allowed to remain in office for two more weeks

Pro-Trump loyalists stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday and forced lawmakers into hiding, in a stunning attempt to overturn America’s presidential election, undercut the nation’s democracy and keep Democrat Joe Biden from taking office.

With the coronavirus pandemic rapidly spreading across the U.S., and both President Donald Trump and President-elect Joe Biden both being in their seventies, harsh questions need to be asked - such as, who becomes president if Biden withdraws or dies?

In the wake of Thursday’s press conference, Democratic lawmakers, pundits and other critics of the president are increasingly talking about using the 25th Amendment of the Constitution to try to remove the powers of the presidency from Donald J. Trump.