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What would an impeachment procedure against Macron consist of?

What would an impeachment procedure against Macron consist of?

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Emmanuel Macron, Tuesday, August 27, 2024, at the Elysée Palace, Paris. THOMAS PADILLA / AP Emmanuel Macron’s refusal on Monday, August 26, to appoint the left-wing Nouveau Front Populaire (NFP) alliance’s candidate as prime minister has prompted the radical left member of the coalition, La France Insoumise (LFI), to announce that it would submit a motion to remove the French president from office. Read more Subscribers only Why Macron refused to appoint left-wing alliance’s candidate as prime minister But how exactly does this impeachment procedure work and what would be its chances of success? What does the text say? Article 68 of the French Constitution outlines the process for the early termination of the president’s mandate “in the event of a breach of duty manifestly incompatible with the exercise of his mandate.” Before a 2007 reform of the Constitution, the grounds for early termination of the president’s term were “high treason”. The current wording, which remains vague, was designed for “very serious acts,” such as a refusal to promulgate laws. What steps need to be …

Cruz: Democrats tossed ‘two centuries of precedent’ by rejecting Mayorkas articles of impeachment 

Cruz: Democrats tossed ‘two centuries of precedent’ by rejecting Mayorkas articles of impeachment 

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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) ripped Democrats in the upper chamber for dismissing two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Wednesday, claiming they tossed over two centuries of “precedent” in the Senate. “Yesterday, Chuck Schumer threw over two centuries of precedent in the United States Senate out of the window,” Cruz wrote in a post on X Thursday. “He stripped the Senate of the right to hold an impeachment trial. Democrats do not care about the Constitution or the rule of law.” The Democratic-majority Senate on Wednesday killed two articles of impeachment against Mayorkas, voting along mostly party lines 51 to 49 to do so just a few hours into proceedings. The vote marked the first time in 225 years the Senate voted to immediately dismiss the impeachment charges approved by the House instead of holding a floor trial or referring the matter to a special committee for review. Cruz, speaking on NewsMax, pointed out that in the 22 times the House was brought impeachment articles against an individual, the Senate conducted …

Senate dismisses Republican-led Mayorkas impeachment

Senate dismisses Republican-led Mayorkas impeachment

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The Senate dismissed both impeachment charges against Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas on Wednesday, curbing what Mayorkas spokesperson Mia Ehrenberg called ​​”baseless attacks.” House Republicans led the partisan impeachment effort, which passed 214-213 in February, charging Mayorkas with “willful and systemic refusal to comply” and “ breach of public trust.” The House of Representatives passed the two articles just days after Senate Republicans killed a bipartisan border deal that would have given the Department of Homeland Security more resources to secure the border. In a 3-hour proceeding, the 51-member Democratic majority voted to dismiss both charges on Wednesday, concluding that the charges did not reach the magnitude of “high crimes and misdemeanors” outlined by the constitution and avoiding a trial. Republicans in the chamber objected to the lack of a trial in the matter, with Eric Schmitt (R-MO) describing the vote as “unprecedented.” The dismissal isn’t fully unprecedented, though, as the GOP caucus in the Senate attempted a similar move in 2021, when all but 5 voted to kill the impeachment proceedings against President …

Senate Saves Mayorkas From Impeachment Threat

Senate Saves Mayorkas From Impeachment Threat

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Senate Democrats pulled DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’s ass out of the fire on Wednesday, voting to dismiss two articles of impeachment and shutting down the possibility of a lengthy Senate trial which would shine a spotlight on the border crisis he helped to create. Wednesday’s decision marked the first time in 225 years since the Senate voted to immediately dismiss impeachment charges approved by the House vs. holding a floor trial or referring the matter to a special counsel for review. “The charges brought against Secretary Mayorkas fail to meet the high standards of high crimes and misdemeanors. To validate this gross abuse by the House would be a grave mistake and could set a dangerous precedent for the future,” warned Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), who said that the House had sent over “the least legitimate, least substantive and most politicized impeachment trial ever in the history of the United States.” Mayorkas was recently revealed to have been on the board of a Soros-funded organization that’s been encouraging illegal immigrants to vote for …

Senate dismisses two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security secretary, ends trial

Senate dismisses two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security secretary, ends trial

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U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testifies before the House Homeland Security Committee about the Biden Administration’s FY2025 budget request in the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill on April 16, 2024 in Washington, DC.  Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has dismissed all impeachment charges against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, ending the House Republican push to remove the Cabinet secretary from office over his handling of the the U.S.-Mexico border and ending his trial before arguments even began. Senators voted to dismiss both articles of impeachment and end the trial, with Democrats arguing that the articles were unconstitutional. The first article charged Mayorkas with “willful and systemic refusal to comply” with immigration law. The second article charged Mayorkas with a “breach of trust” for saying the border was secure. The votes were 51-48 and 51-49, both along party lines. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the House Republicans’ case failed to meet “the high standard of high crimes and misdemeanors” and could set a dangerous precedent. “For the sake of the …

Senate rejects impeachment articles against Mayorkas

Senate rejects impeachment articles against Mayorkas

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An official Senate photographs shows senators taking the oath at the start of the Senate impeachment trial on Wednesday. The U.S. Senate hide caption toggle caption The U.S. Senate An official Senate photographs shows senators taking the oath at the start of the Senate impeachment trial on Wednesday. The U.S. Senate The Senate has rejected both articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, swiftly ending the trial triggered by the House’s narrow vote to impeach in February. The articles charged Mayorkas with willfully ignoring the law and breaching the public’s trust. Democrats called the opposition a policy dispute, and said it did not rise to “high crimes and misdemeanors,” as required for impeachment. Republicans say Mayorkas is refusing to enforce immigration laws. “By doing what we just did, we have in effect, ignored the directions of the House, which were to have a trial,” said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell after senators killed the second article. “No evidence, no procedure. It’s not a proud day in the history of the Senate.” In a …

Senate dismisses Mayorkas impeachment without trial

Senate dismisses Mayorkas impeachment without trial

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The Senate voted Wednesday to dismiss two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, shutting down the possibility of a lengthy Senate trial, which Republicans had demanded to bring attention to the Biden administration’s record on immigration and border security. It marked the first time in 225 years the Senate voted to immediately dismiss impeachment charges approved by the House instead of holding a floor trial or referring the matter to a special committee to review it. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) argued a trial wasn’t necessary because the House had sent over “the least legitimate, least substantive and most politicized impeachment trial ever in the history of the United States.” “The charges brought against Secretary Mayorkas fail to meet the high standards of high crimes and misdemeanors. To validate this gross abuse by the House would be a grave mistake and could set a dangerous precedent for the future,” he warned. The Senate voted to dismiss the charges by sustaining two points of order raised by Schumer asserting that they did …

Mayorkas impeachment trial; coral reef mass bleaching

Mayorkas impeachment trial; coral reef mass bleaching

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Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top news The Democratic-led Senate will kick off the impeachment trial of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas today. He’s only the second Cabinet secretary to be impeached in U.S. history. Mayorkas is accused of allegedly failing to enforce immigration laws. Many Democrats have called for a motion to dismiss the trial. Senators could reach an agreement to debate the articles of impeachment tomorrow. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is the first Cabinet secretary to be impeached in roughly 150 years. As House Republicans targeted him he was involved in Senate negotiations on a bipartisan bill to change administration border policies. Go Nakamura/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Go Nakamura/Getty Images Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is the first Cabinet secretary to be impeached in roughly 150 years. As House Republicans targeted him he was involved in …

White House declines Comer testimony invite, declaring impeachment investigation ‘over’

White House declines Comer testimony invite, declaring impeachment investigation ‘over’

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President Biden declined to appear before House impeachment investigators, writing in a Monday letter through an attorney that the investigation “is over.” Though brief, the letter tears into the impeachment investigation being led in part by House Oversight Chair James Comer (R-Ky.), which has yet to uncover any wrongdoing by President Biden. “Your Committee’s purported ‘impeachment inquiry’ has succeeded only in turning up abundant evidence that, in fact, the President has done nothing wrong. Yet rather than acknowledge this reality, your March 28, 2024, letter contains the same litany of false allegations that have been repeatedly debunked and refuted by the very witnesses you have called before your Committee and the many documents you have obtained,” Richard Sauber, special counsel to the president, wrote in a letter to Comer obtained by The Hill “Your insistence on peddling these false and unsupported allegations despite ample evidence to the contrary makes one thing about your investigation abundantly clear: The facts do not matter to you.” CNN first reported Sauber’s response. Comer’s March letter to President Biden contained numerous …

House Republicans Invite Biden to Testify as Impeachment Inquiry Stalls 

House Republicans Invite Biden to Testify as Impeachment Inquiry Stalls 

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washington —  House Republicans on Thursday invited President Joe Biden to testify before Congress as part of their impeachment inquiry into him and his family’s business affairs. Representative James Comer, chair of the House Oversight Committee, sent a letter to the Democratic president, inviting him to sit for a public hearing to “explain, under oath,” what involvement he had in the Biden family businesses. “In light of the yawning gap between your public statements and the evidence assembled by the committee, as well as the White House’s obstruction, it is in the best interest of the American people for you to answer questions from members of Congress directly, and I hereby invite you to do so,” the Kentucky Republican wrote. While it is highly unlikely that Biden would agree to appear before lawmakers in such a setting, Comer pointed to previous examples of presidents’ testifying before Congress. “As you are aware, presidents before you have provided testimony to congressional committees, including President Ford’s testimony before the subcommittee on criminal justice of the House Judiciary Committee …