A conviction on articles of impeachment in the United States Senate requires a two-thirds supermajority vote of senators present

Overview Debates Related claims Topics

Representative Thomas Massie's impeachment resolution accused Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth of waging an unauthorized and unconstitutional war in Iran

Under the United States Constitution, the House of Representatives possesses the sole authority to impeach executive officers, while the Senate possesses sole authority to try impeachments

White House Counsel Will Scharf asserted to Representative Robert Garcia that congressional investigations into the Trump administration must abide by constitutional guardrails

White House Counsel Will Scharf sent a letter to incoming House Oversight Committee Chairman Robert Garcia regarding legal limits on congressional oversight

In Trump v. Mazars, the Supreme Court ruled that Congress has constitutional authority to issue subpoenas to obtain documents related to the President

In Trump v. Mazars, the Supreme Court ruled that a congressional subpoena targeting the President's records must demonstrate a clear legislative purpose

In the 2026 midterm elections, a Democratic candidate was elected as the first Black senator representing Mississippi since Reconstruction

In Trump v. Mazars, the Supreme Court held that congressional subpoenas for presidential materials must be narrowly tailored to advance an explicit legislative purpose

The United States Supreme Court has recognized that judicial review of congressional impeachment rules and procedures is limited by non-justiciability doctrines

In the 2026 Maine Democratic Senate primary, party progressives backed candidate Graham Platner while Chuck Schumer recruited Governor Janet Mills

A bipartisan energy permitting reform bill pending in the Senate as of November 2026 was sponsored by Senators Mike Lee, Sheldon Whitehouse, Shelley Moore Capito, and Martin Heinrich

The Speech and Debate Clause of the United States Constitution protects members of Congress from state-level prosecution by local or state attorneys for official legislative speech

Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland launched a challenge against Senator Chuck Schumer for the position of Senate Democratic leader

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth targeted Senator Mark Kelly after Kelly wrote a letter advising military personnel they are obligated to disobey patently illegal orders

In 2024, the United States Senate rejected a Bernie Sanders-sponsored resolution to restrict weapons sales or censure Israel by a vote of approximately 75 to 12

The text of the United States Constitution does not contain an explicit grant of subpoena power to Congress

Senator Chuck Schumer recruited former Senator Sherrod Brown to run as a Democratic candidate in Ohio in the 2026 midterm elections

The Speech and Debate Clause of the United States Constitution establishes that members of Congress cannot be penalized for statements made during congressional debates

The text of the United States Constitution does not contain an explicit reference to congressional oversight powers

In the 2026 Michigan Senate election, Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed won by less than 7 percentage points