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The most recent, which contained two articles, was a House resolution filed this momth. In it, Green accused the president December of abuse of power after Trump suggested in a social media post that some lawmakers could be put to death for comments they made about illegal military orders.
President Donald Trump, defense secretary Pete Hegseth and health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr are facing impeachment articles.
The House’s latest effort to impeach President Donald Trump predictably went nowhere this week, and while most California Democratic lawmakers made their disdain for Trump clear, they differed on how to proceed. The effort by Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, was rejected by a bipartisan 237 to 140 vote.
Three members of President Trump's Cabinet have become the target of impeachment threats in recent weeks. Why it matters: Democrats have, until very recently, been timid about impeachment, which would be unlikely to pass in either chamber. But the base has been urging Dems to act more combatively against Trump and his administration.
House Democrats are increasingly taking aim at Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem as they criticize the Trump administration’s hard-line immigration policies during a Thursday hearing, where lawmakers called for her impeachment and resignation multiple times.