When President William Henry Harrison died in office in 1841, the Constitution was vague on the matter of succession, leading to a constitutional crisis. Before 1841, no president had died in office.

The 25th amendment. A few years before JFK was shot, an idealistic young lawyer set out on a mission to convince people something essential was missing from the Constitution: clear instructions for ...

CHICAGO - Illinois Governor JB Pritzker ignited a wave of political reaction this week after publicly calling for the invocation of the 25th Amendment to remove President Donald Trump from office, ...

Joy Behar called for the 25th Amendment to be used against President Donald Trump on "The View" over his new White House plaques targeting former presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama.

The authors of the 25th Amendment to the Constitution established and explained the complete order of presidential succession, as well as a series of contingency plans to fill any executive vacancies.

Sen. Birch Bayh of Indiana is widely credited with drafting the 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which was ratified in 1967 in the wake of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Hence ...

The authors of the 25th Amendment to the Constitution established and explained the complete order of presidential succession, as well as a series of contingency plans to fill any executive vacancies.