January 7, 2021 Chuck Schumer claims he and Pelosi were denied request to speak with Pence about 25th Amendment Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said on Thursday that he and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., tried but were unsuccessful in reaching Vice President Pence to discuss exercising the Constitutional provision for removing the president from office.
January 7, 2021 Andrew McCarthy: Don’t use 25th Amendment to oust Trump — that would be unconstitutional The 25th Amendment is not a substitute for impeachment. It is a necessary process to deal with a specific kind of dire situation, namely, when the president is by some medical emergency rendered unable to perform the duties of the presidency.
January 7, 2021 What is the 25th Amendment and how does it work? The 25th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution allows for the transfer of power from the president to the vice president in extenuating circumstances, when the president is deemed "unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office."
January 7, 2021 Manufacturers back 25th Amendment push to remove Trump from office The National Association of Manufacturers on Wednesday condemned the rioting that took place in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday and called on Vice President Mike Pence to consider invoking the 25th Amendment to remove President Trump from office.
January 7, 2021 Pence 'angry' after Trump says he 'didn't have the courage' to overturn election, Inhofe says Longtime lawmaker Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., said he'd never seen Vice President Pence as "angry" as he was when President Trump pressured him to decertify and return the results of the presidential election back to the states.
January 7, 2021 READ: Pence letter saying he does not have 'unilateral authority' to reject electoral votes Pence writes a letter saying he does not have 'unilateral authority' to reject electoral votes
January 7, 2021 Pence's chief of staff accuses Trump of locking him out of White House Vice President Mike Pence’s chief of staff Marc Short on Wednesday accused President Trump of revoking his White House access as tensions between Pence and Trump continued to deteriorate.
January 7, 2021 Pence, Pelosi share 'elbow bump' following Biden certification vote Vice President Mike Pence and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi concluded a trying and at times scary joint session of Congress with an elbow bump in the predawn hours of Thursday.
January 6, 2021 House, Senate return to Capitol to finish certifying Electoral College vote The House and Senate reconvened Wednesday at 9 p.m., hours after their sessions on the 2020 Electoral College results were interrupted by a mob of demonstrators who stormed the Capitol Building.
January 6, 2021 George W. Bush speaks out, rips 'reckless behavior of some political leaders' after Capitol mayhem Former President George W. Bush condemned the “sickening and heartbreaking” chaos in the nation’s capital Wednesday and blamed “some political leaders,” after a mob of demonstrators broke into the U.S. Capitol Building, prompting members of Congress and others working inside to evacuate or shelter in place