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How senators are voting to end the Mayorkas impeachment trial

See how senators are voting on dismissing the impeachment trial of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

By Hannah Dormido, Adrián Blanco, Kati Perry and Kevin UhrmacherApril 17, 2024

How each House member voted on impeaching Mayorkas

The Republican-led U.S. House impeached Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas charging him with “breach of trust” and “willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law.”

By Kati Perry, Hannah Dormido and Adrián BlancoFebruary 13, 2024

In a stunning vote, House fails to impeach Mayorkas over border issues

In the House, lawmakers voted against impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over what they say has been a neglect of his duties at the U.S.-Mexico border.

By Mariana Alfaro, Maegan Vazquez, Amy B Wang, Liz Goodwin and Leigh Ann CaldwellFebruary 6, 2024

How each House member voted on the Biden impeachment inquiry

All 221 Republicans voted Wednesday to formalize the impeachment inquiry into President Biden.

By Adrián Blanco and Sarah FrostensonDecember 13, 2023

What comes next in the impeachment inquiry into President Biden

If Republicans do decide to pursue impeachment against President Biden after their initial inquiry vote in the House, here’s how the process would work.

By Amber Phillips and Nick MourtoupalasDecember 13, 2023

Republicans’ first Biden impeachment hearing covers little new ground

Though no evidence ties President Biden to his son Hunter’s work abroad, Republicans held a first hearing to explore whether he should be impeached.

By Jacqueline Alemany, Amy B Wang and Amber PhillipsSeptember 28, 2023

Georgia prosecutors open criminal investigation into Trump’s efforts to subvert election results

The Fulton County district attorney is examining a raft of potential criminal charges related to three calls the then-president made to state officials, as well as the abrupt resignation of the U.S. attorney.

By Amy GardnerMarch 12, 2021
The FixAnalysis

Ron Johnson and the emerging hoax-ification of the Capitol riot

Johnson is joining other Trump allies in downplaying the severity of the insurrection. We've seen this before — particularly with the "Charlottesville hoax."

By Aaron BlakeFebruary 16, 2021

Trump’s rot has reached the GOP’s roots

Can the GOP really produce a conservatism that opposes authoritarianism?

By Michael GersonFebruary 15, 2021

Trump’s acquittal further polarizes factions within the GOP

Sen. Lindsey Graham declared “the Trump movement is alive and well.”

By Amy B WangFebruary 14, 2021
The FixAnalysis

Trump got off on a technicality

Republicans mostly cited the alleged unconstitutionality of the trial in voting to acquit. But their statements suggest we might have come close to 67 votes on the merits.

By Aaron BlakeFebruary 14, 2021
MediaPerspective

‘A moment of truth’? After years of Trump’s lies, amplified by MAGA media, that proved impossible for most Republicans

Despite overwhelming evidence, a pervasive culture of lying made it politically untenable for so many Republican senators to vote guilty.

By Margaret SullivanFebruary 14, 2021

Trump acquitted on impeachment charge of inciting deadly attack on the Capitol

The 57-43 vote included seven Republicans but fell short of the two-thirds majority needed to convict, underscoring Trump’s continuing grip on the GOP.

By Amy Gardner, Mike DeBonis, Seung Min Kim and Karoun DemirjianFebruary 13, 2021

Trump calls impeachment case a ‘witch hunt’ and hints at a political return

The former president did not mention the deadly mob attack on the Capitol in claiming that Democrats were motivated by political vengeance.

By Anne GearanFebruary 13, 2021

Quick end to impeachment leaves some questions about Trump’s Jan. 6 actions unanswered

The former president and his allies have largely been publicly silent about his actions — or inaction — as the Capitol was overrun on Jan. 6.

By Rosalind S. HeldermanFebruary 13, 2021

Trump acquitted by minority of Senate on charge of inciting Jan. 6 riot at Capitol

The impeachment charge against Trump alleged that he “willfully made statements that encouraged — and foreseeably resulted in — imminent lawless action at the Capitol.”

By John Wagner, Amy B Wang and Felicia SonmezFebruary 13, 2021
The FixAnalysis

4 final takeaways from Trump’s impeachment trial

The impeachment trial of former president Donald Trump has ended with his acquittal — the second in two impeachments — but also with a historic rebuke.

By Aaron BlakeFebruary 13, 2021
PowerPostAnalysis

For Raskin and the House managers arguing to convict Trump, less was more

This year’s House team focused on having more succinct presentations with more rotation of speakers.

By Paul KaneFebruary 13, 2021

See all the evidence presented in Trump’s impeachment trial

See all of the evidence presented at the Senate impeachment trial of former president Trump.

By Washington Post staffFebruary 13, 2021
The FixAnalysis

9 witnesses who could have offered vital testimony at Trump’s impeachment trial

There is plenty we still don't know and could learn from testimony. And we might now get the chance.

By Aaron BlakeFebruary 13, 2021