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  • How Do Presidential Transitions Normally Work?

    How Do Presidential Transitions Normally Work?

    The White House has seen a peaceful transitions of power between outgoing and incoming U.S. presidential administrations throughout history, regardless of any volatility gripping the nation throughout history. Passing the baton of executive power to a new presidential administration has been a hallmark of this country’s democracy; the White House is where presidential tenants temporarily…


  • Here’s How The U.S. Senate Impeachment Trial Will Work

    On Monday, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made public his resolution which established the ground rules for the U.S. Senate trial regarding President Trump’s impeachment—and Democrats, in particular, aren’t happy about it. Curious where the U.S. is in the impeachment proceedings? Or wondering what exactly McConnell has proposed? Here’s everything you need to know…


  • What Does Impeaching A President Actually Mean?

    Impeaching a U.S. president involves a lot more than a single trial or vote. As we’ve written before, it’s a long process that involves the following steps: a decision by the House on articles of impeachment, a debate over those articles by the House Judiciary Committee, a vote by the House for impeachment which must…


  • What Happens After A President Is Removed From Office?

    Right now, everyone and anyone interested in the state of American politics is diving head-first into a series of hypothetical scenarios. If impeachment proceedings continue as planned by House Democrats, then it would open up an investigation by the House Judiciary Committee, followed by a vote by that committee on articles of impeachment, another vote…