But Paxton, a Trump loyalist who was impeached by the Republican-held Texas House (and acquitted in the impeachment trial) and faced a federal corruption ... to be to win a senate race in Texas,” said ...

On May 16, 1868, the U.S. Senate voted 35 to 19, one vote short of the two-thirds majority needed to convict President Andrew Johnson of “high crimes and misdemeanors,” as ...

It sets off a series of choreographed rituals that dates back to the impeachment of former President Andrew Johnson in 1868. Here’s a look at what happens next. A ceremonial procession ...

A Harper’s Weekly print from around 1868 shows the Senate during the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson. (Library of Congress) ...

Bell Ringer Assignment Explain the actions of Andrew Johnson when he became president that eventually led to his impeachment. Describe the results of the impeachment trial. Additional Resources ...

The former President Donald J. Trump faced an impeachment trial in the Senate that quickly ended in his acquittal. The House swiftly impeached Mr. Trump just one week after a violent mob stormed ...

In 1868, Edwin Stanton holed up in his Washington office while the Senate tried President Andrew Johnson, who had been impeached for trying to fire him illegally. Stanton lived there for months.

At the Senate trial, manager Benjamin Butler of Massachusetts acknowledged that impeachment was “political in nature.” Then as now, Andrew Johnson’s prickly persona contributed to the showdown.

The President's right to free speech should not be simply dismissed out of hand. After Lincoln's assassination in 1865, Vice President Andrew Johnson became President.

President Andrew Johnson was impeached, but survived the Senate trial by one vote after seven Republicans broke ranks with their party. Johnson did not win election after his impeachment.

The nation has only taken this action against its president four times, and Trump now accounts for half of those occasions. The others were Andrew Johnson in 1868 and Bill Clinton in 1998.