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Under the Philippine constitution, an impeachment triggers a trial in the Senate, where a guilty verdict on any of the charges would see her removed and banned from elected office for life.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Letlow, 45, is the first Republican woman elected to represent Louisiana in Congress.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

The demonstrations, organized under the banner “All Roads Lead to the South,” brought activists, clergy members, students, union organizers, and elected officials to the historic sites associated with the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery marches.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

For decades, elected officials have not had to focus on the film and TV business, let alone turn it into a campaign issue.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

In 1888, his father, Robert Emmett White, was elected sheriff of Travis County, Texas, which included Austin, then a city of fewer than fifteen thousand people.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann