South Korea’s top court ended months of political turmoil when it unanimously decided to remove the impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday, clearing the way for the country to elect a new leader.

But the political crisis that Mr. Yoon triggered with his misjudged declaration of martial law in December — and his ensuing impeachment by the National Assembly — exposed a deep fissure in South Korea’s polarized politics that may prove harder to heal. For months, protesters for and against Mr. Yoon have taken over the streets in Seoul.

Hard-right House Republicans have a new project — impeaching federal judges who have questioned President Donald Trump’s powers — and it’s quickly turning into the latest headache for Speaker Mike Johnson.

The push to remove jurists who have sought to halt Trump’s firings of federal employees, access to sensitive government systems and deportations of alleged foreign gang members has virtually no chance of succeeding, given the 67-vote requirement in the Senate for removal.

In an extraordinary display of conflict between the executive and judiciary branches, Chief Justice John Roberts rejected calls for impeaching judges shortly after President Donald Trump demanded the removal of one who ruled against his deportation plans.

The rebuke from the Supreme Court’s leader demonstrated how controversy over recent flights of Venezuelan immigrants has inflamed tensions over the judiciary’s role, with a legal case challenging Trump’s actions now threatening to spiral into a clash of constitutional powers.

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts rebuked President Donald Trump after the president called for the impeachment of a federal judge who issued orders blocking Trump’s plan to deport any more alleged members of a Venezuelan gang from the United States.

“For more than two centuries, it has been established that impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement concerning a judicial decision,” Roberts said in a statement on Trump’s demand.

Lawmakers from South Korea’s opposition party impeached Prime Minister and acting President Han Duck-soo.

The impeachment is the latest event to mar South Korea after a political firestorm following a sudden, unpopular declaration of martial law by President Yoon Suk Yeol. The declaration led to Yoon’s impeachment on Dec. 14.

Han’s impeachment was the first time an interim leader had been impeached in South Korean history. He was in office for just 13 days, making him the shortest-serving leader in South Korean history, a record...

The impeachment of South Korea’s acting President Han Duck-soo Friday has plunged the country into further political turmoil, coming less than two weeks after lawmakers impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol.

The successive impeachments that suspended the country’s top two officials are unprecedented, and the deputy prime minister and finance minister, Choi Sang-mok, is now South Korea’s new interim leader. Upon taking over power, Choi swiftly ordered the military to boost readiness to thwart potential North Korean...

Liberal Democratic U.S. representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.) has introduced articles of impeachment against conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, her office said on Wednesday.

The effort stands no chance of advancing in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives. To remove an official through this process, the House must vote to impeach and the Senate then must vote to convict.

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is seeking to impeach U.S. Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito for their "pattern of refusal to recuse from consequential matters before the court."

It has attracted a lot of media attention but is almost certain to fail. Here are some of the key questions:

Does It Have Democratic Party Support?

Yes. Seven other House Democrats also signed the articles of impeachment and many others have voiced their support.

Why Not the Senate?