From 1980 to 2019 there were nine censure-related motions in the House. Since 2020 there have been 35.

Impeachment was once seen as perhaps the most serious check on corruption and abuse of power developed by the founders. Now it looks in danger of becoming just another tool in partisan fights.

Republicans in Wisconsin are threatening to impeach a recently elected state Supreme Court justice and raised the possibility of doing the same to the state’s election director.

Attorney General Merrick Garland accused Republicans of wielding their power as a “partisan weapon” after all but one GOP member voted to hold him in contempt of Congress.

Garland responded to the House voting almost entirely along party lines to hold him in contempt of Congress, calling the move "deeply disappointing." ...

Three national Democratic groups are challenging an executive order requiring independent agencies to adhere to the president's interpretation of the law.

Sarah Binder: Well, again, there are deep roots to this partisan and political use of impeachment all the way back right to 1789 and the early, early impeachment efforts in the early 1800s.

Unfortunately, the FP-45 was a single-shot weapon, so the partisan only had one chance, and the weapon’s crude 4-inch barrel introduced the possibility of missing due to muzzle flip.

Impeachments are supposed to be for crimes committed in office while recalls are intended to remove elected officials suspected of corruption or gross negligence. Now, it's positions on issues ...

Impeachments and forced removals from office emerge as partisan weapons in the states FILE – Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner speaks during a news conference in Philadelphia, Monday ...