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Trump Impeachment

The latest news, explainers, and analysis on the ongoing impeachment of President Donald Trump.

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Impeachment, explained

By Matthew Yglesias and Andrew Prokop

President Donald Trump has officially been impeached

Impeachment proceedings will now move to the Senate.

By Emily Stewart and Ella Nilsen

What’s next in the Senate now that the House has impeached Trump

By Li Zhou

The most important argument for impeachment

By Ezra Klein

A new lawsuit targets Trump and the Proud Boys under a law enacted to stop the KKK

By Nicole Narea

“We got what we wanted”: Democrats defend the decision not to call impeachment witnesses

By Cameron Peters

Lindsey Graham’s latest Fox News Sunday appearance highlights the GOP’s identity crisis

By Aaron Rupar

“A great day for 30 percent of America”: SNL takes on Trump’s acquittal in its cold open

By Cameron Peters

The overwhelming strength of the case against Trump, in one number

By Ian Millhiser

Mitch McConnell’s speech shows he’s willing to condemn Trump — but not when it matters

By Cameron Peters

Rep. Jamie Raskin’s closing arguments got at the heart of the impeachment case

By Cameron Peters

1 winner and 5 losers from Trump’s second impeachment trial

By Andrew Prokop

7 Senate Republicans vote to convict Trump — the most bipartisan impeachment trial verdict ever

By Li Zhou

The Senate has acquitted Trump of inciting an insurrection

By Li Zhou

How statements by Republican lawmakers have made things harder for Trump’s legal team

By Cameron Peters

Democrats back down from calling witnesses at Trump’s impeachment trial

By Andrew Prokop

Mitch McConnell plans to vote to acquit Trump in the impeachment trial 

By Li Zhou

The real reason Trump’s impeachment defense was so bad

By Zack Beauchamp

Trump’s false claim that impeachment violates the First Amendment, explained

By Ian Millhiser

Why Biden isn’t talking about impeachment

By Ella Nilsen

“That awful day could have been so much worse”: New videos show how narrowly rioters missed lawmakers

By Li Zhou

Poll: 69 percent of Republicans are less likely to vote for a senator who convicts Trump

By Li Zhou

The 6 Senate Republicans to watch on impeachment

By Li Zhou

Even right-wing pundits had no clue what Bruce Castor was doing during his impeachment trial speech

By Aaron Rupar

A majority of senators say Trump’s impeachment trial is constitutional

By Li Zhou

Rep. Raskin makes an emotional impeachment case at Trump’s trial

By Gabby Birenbaum

Watch: Democrats open the impeachment trial with a disturbing video capturing the chaos of January 6

By Li Zhou

What to expect from Trump’s second Senate impeachment trial

By Andrew Prokop

Trump won’t be convicted. Impeachment is still worth it.

By Zack Beauchamp

How Congress can permanently disqualify Trump from office after impeachment

By Ian Millhiser

Is it constitutional to hold an impeachment trial for a former president?

By Ian Millhiser

House Democrats invite Trump to testify in his second impeachment trial

By Jerusalem Demsas

Trump’s legal team is disintegrating ahead of his Senate trial

By Anya van Wagtendonk

Senate Republicans are doing what they do best: Supporting Trump 

By Li Zhou

What’s next for Trump’s Senate impeachment trial

By Andrew Prokop

Trump reportedly considered putting an ally willing to dispute election results in charge of the DOJ

By Anya van Wagtendonk

Rudy Giuliani may defend Trump in an impeachment trial. That could doom him.

By Cameron Peters

The F Word

By Dylan Matthews

The second impeachment of Donald Trump, explained

By Andrew Prokop

What comes next for Trump’s impeachment in the Senate

By Andrew Prokop

Here are the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump

By Li Zhou

The House just made Trump the first president to be impeached twice

By Ella Nilsen and Li Zhou