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The Wall Street Journal editorial board argues that Trump has lost the governing plot in his second term, saying his personal obsessions and retaliatory politics are derailing policy gains, alienating Republicans, and jeopardizing GOP control of Congress as his approval sinks amid economic worries and a war with Iran.
After voting to convict Trump in his impeachment trial, Sen. Bill Cassidy tried to repair fences with the former president and pledge loyalty to Trump’s agenda, but Trump’s clout and his endorsement of Julia Letlow helped Cassidy lose in Louisiana’s GOP primary, leaving him well short of a runoff and underscoring how hard it is to survive a GOP primary without Trump’s blessing.
Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy, who voted to convict Trump in the 2021 impeachment, faces a Trump-backed challenge from Rep. Julia Letlow in a high-stakes GOP primary; polls suggest Letlow and fellow Trump ally John Fleming lead Cassidy, with a runoff possible if no candidate wins a majority.
Sen. Bill Cassidy faces a Trump-backed bid from Rep. Julia Letlow and GOP Treasurer John Fleming in Louisiana’s primary, part of Trump’s ongoing revenge tour; Cassidy, who voted to convict Trump in his impeachment, remains defiant, saying he’ll win today even as polls show him trailing Letlow and Fleming, with a runoff likely if no candidate hits 50%.
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa faces a potential impeachment as a multi‑party inquiry probes allegations he concealed a 2020 cash theft at his Phala Phala game ranch and did not report it to police or tax authorities, in the Farmgate saga. Ramaphosa denies wrongdoing and has refused to resign; impeachment would require a two‑thirds vote in Parliament if the panel finds grounds, and could take months, while coalition politics and no‑confidence options also affect his fate. The affair has damaged his anticorruption mandate and the ANC's popularity, though analysts say his coalition strength may shield him in the near term.
Ronald Dela Rosa, Duterte’s former police chief and an ICC co‑perpetrator, sought protection in the Philippine Senate after an ICC arrest warrant over crimes against humanity tied to Duterte’s anti‑drug crackdown was issued; security tightened around the Senate with protective custody arranged, as a broader Duterte‑Marcos power struggle intensifies amid Sara Duterte’s impeachment proceedings.
The Philippine House voted 257-25 to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte over alleged unexplained wealth and threats against President Marcos, sending the case to the Senate for trial amid a widening rift between the Marcos and Duterte camps; the proceedings coincide with a Senate leadership shake-up and a separate ICC arrest warrant for Duterte ally Roland dela Rosa over crimes against humanity, while Duterte denies the charges and remains a popular figure with potential 2028 ambitions.
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa says he will legally challenge the report that could trigger impeachment over the Phala Phala cash theft and will not resign, after the Constitutional Court ruled parliament acted unconstitutionally in the prior attempt and Ramaphosa denies wrongdoing.
South Africa’s Parliament will form an impeachment committee to investigate President Cyril Ramaphosa over the Farmgate scandal after a Constitutional Court ruling revived impeachment proceedings; the panel will review evidence about a $4 million cash stash found at Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala farm and decide whether to pursue formal proceedings, a process expected to take months. Ramaphosa denies wrongdoing and plans to challenge an independent panel’s preliminary finding; even if findings are negative, removal would require a two‑thirds vote in the National Assembly, and the ANC faces internal debate as it navigates a reduced majority.
The Philippine House of Representatives voted to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte amid allegations of unexplained wealth and threats, with protests outside the chamber as lawmakers push the impeachment process toward a potential Senate trial.
An appeals court in Seoul sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to seven years in prison for resisting arrest and obstructing justice, including bypassing a cabinet meeting before declaring martial law in December 2024, on top of a life sentence for rebellion tied to his authoritarian push.
Graham Platner, an oyster farmer running in the Maine Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, calls for replacing Senate leadership, organizing an anti-war movement, using subpoena power to investigate the Trump administration, and pushing to impeach Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito (while exploring Supreme Court ethics rules and potential expansion). He argues Democrats need a more aggressive approach, contrasts his stance with Senator Collins, and says he’d focus on investigations if convict votes aren’t achievable in the Senate.
House Democrats filed six articles of impeachment accusing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth of high crimes and misdemeanors tied to unauthorized Iran actions, deadly strikes on boats, mishandling classified information, and other conduct they deem a threat to national security—remarks that are unlikely to advance given the GOP-led Congress.
The Twenty-Fifth Amendment provides a process for replacing a president who is unable to discharge the duties of office: the vice president and a majority of the executive department heads can declare the president incapacitated, making the vice president the acting president; the president can contest this, and Congress then has 21 days to decide by a two-thirds vote to remove him. In practice, invoking it against a sitting president (as discussed with Trump) is uncertain, requires broad cabinet support (eight of 15 principal officers), and would be temporary; impeachment remains the constitutional route to remove a president.
Tulsi Gabbard’s office says the ODNI has referred information to the DOJ that may involve possible crimes by former intelligence-community employees, tied to the whistleblower whose complaint helped trigger Trump’s 2019 impeachment. The referrals come as Gabbard promotes claims of a “deep state” effort to undermine Trump, including declassified documents and media appearances. The DOJ will decide whether to pursue an investigation, while Trump allies call the move political weaponization of the department.