In the United States, impeachment is the process by which a legislature may bring charges against an elected member of the executive branch or an appointed official for severe alleged misconduct, and
The impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson, the first presidential impeachment trial in US history
The 1999 impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton, Chief Justice William Rehnquist presiding
The 2020 first impeachment trial of Donald Trump, Chief Justice John Roberts presiding
First day of the Judiciary Committee's formal impeachment hearings against President Nixon, May 9, 1974
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The United States Senate is a chamber of the bicameral United States Congress; it is the upper house, and the U.S. House of Representatives is the lower house. Together, the Senate and House have the
The U.S. Senate chamber, c. 1873; two or three spittoons are visible by desks.
A typical Senate desk on the floor of the United States Senate
The Senate side of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.