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House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, sign the American Rescue Plan Act on the West Front of the Capitol (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
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Joe Biden and the Whig Restoration
Having pledged to “restore the soul of America” in his victory speech, Joe Biden and his congressional allies are moving rapidly to enact his domestic agenda. After ramming through a $1.9 trillion stimulus bill, they have moved on to bills to nationalize voting rules, spend $2 trillion on a variety of projects including infrastructure, and further other progressive priorities. Although the Senate parliamentarian permitted the stimulus to pass under reconciliation rules and is allowing the Senate Democrats additional rounds of reconciliation, many of these new measures are ineligible for this method. Egged on by some part
On This Day: NATO formed with signing of treaty
On April 4, 1949, representatives of 12 nations gathered in Washington to sign the North Atlantic Treaty, creating the NATO alliance.
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President Bill Clinton dons the red beret of the Red Eagles as he speaks with U.S. Troops stationed as part of a NATO peacekeeping force on January 13, 1996, in Tuzla, Bosnia. On April 4, 1949, representatives of 12 nations gathered in Washington to sign the North Atlantic Treaty, creating the NATO alliance. File Photo by Mike Marucci/UPI | License Photo
On April 4, 1968, civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated as he stood on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn. He was 39. UPI File Photo | License Photo
The 25th amendment to the U.S. Constitution provides an avenue for a president to be removed from the helm of government temporarily or for good, willingly or not when necessary under extraordinary circumstances. At times during President Donald Trump’s tumultuous term, his critics have cited the amendment approvingly, even wishfully, while reviewing what they consider his erratic behavior. It was discussed anew after Trump was diagnosed with Covid-19. The siege of the U.S. Capitol by Trum
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Today we re answering a question about one way a President can be legally removed from office. There s impeachment. and then there s the 25th amendment. What is the 25th amendment? And how does it work?
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The 25th amendment to the Constitution lays out the transition of power if a President is unfit or unable to serve. It also outlines the process for selecting a new Vice President in the case of a vacancy.
The 25th amendment was enacted after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963, officially passing Presidential power to the Vice President, a power the Vice President did not necessarily have until this amendment.