impeachment

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Recent Examples of impeachment Jeffries, who was serving as a House impeachment manager, posited an answer. Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 18 May 2026 Here's a guy who voted his conscience on impeachment. ABC News, 17 May 2026 Cassidy’s vote in favor of convicting the president after his 2021 impeachment has shadowed him since. Thomas Beaumont, Fortune, 17 May 2026 The Senate will convene into an impeachment court on Monday at the earliest to prepare for the trial of the vice president, Cayetano said. Jim Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026 Impeaching rogue Texas district attorneys Abbott said all Texas officeholders are subject to impeachment proceedings except for one office. Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 14 May 2026 He was ultimately cleared of the impeachment charges after a Senate trial. Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026 The second impeachment came more than nine months after the country’s Supreme Court voided the first over a constitutional technicality, but the top court’s decision did not prevent any future attempts. Chad De Guzman, Time, 11 May 2026
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Noun
  • Flanagan granted Comey’s lawyers’ request to cancel the Monday arraignment in North Carolina.
    Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 10 May 2026
  • Boyd’s arraignment in Brooklyn Criminal Court was pending Saturday.
    Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 10 May 2026
Noun
  • The country’s recent bombardment of Lebanon, killing thousands in response to Hezbollah strikes launched after joint US-Israeli strikes assassinated Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has also drawn widespread condemnation internationally.
    Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
  • Bowie’s back-to-back conflicts with legislative aides have drawn quiet condemnation from some City Hall staff, who have questioned her handling of sensitive workplace situations while celebrating women, diversity and public service.
    Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • The reprimand from the committee, which stops short of a censure from the entire House, is a rare disciplinary action for a member.
    Gray Rohrer, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
  • The two other Republican candidates who were nearly disqualified earlier this week, Russ Wojtkiewicz and Gena Ross, were not included in the censure.
    Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026
Noun
  • In any event, denunciations of war have been a constant in Leo’s ministry (and in that of recent Popes).
    Paul Elie, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
  • In exile, Carvajal began making grandiose denunciations of Maduro on his personal blog (now taken down) and on social media.
    Max Saltman, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026

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“Impeachment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impeachment. Accessed 18 May. 2026.

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