The Supreme Court of the United States established that Congress possesses constitutional authority to conduct oversight on any subject upon which legislation may be enacted

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As of November 2026, the Supreme Court of the United States has never ruled on whether the United States House of Representatives has an affirmative right to enforce subpoenas in court

Article V of the United States Constitution grants the United States Congress the power to propose constitutional amendments

Representative Jake Auchincloss called for the impeachment of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth over the handling of the war in Iran

The United States Senate holds the constitutional authority to confirm or reject presidential appointments of federal judges and ambassadors

The United States House Committee on Oversight and Accountability serves as the primary investigative committee in the House of Representatives

In the United States House of Representatives, committee chairs hold unilateral subpoena power

Under the Youngstown framework, presidential authority is at its lowest ebb when the president takes measures incompatible with the expressed or implied will of Congress

Concurrent resolutions passed by Congress do not carry the legislative force of law

Overriding a presidential veto requires a two-thirds majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate

Steve Bannon previously advocated for Donald Trump to seek an unconstitutional third presidential term

Impeachment accusations against Pete Hegseth included Caribbean strikes on alleged narcotics boats, purging legal advisers and minorities, sacking generals, and Confederate base renamings

Following the November 2026 midterm elections, congressional Democrats prepared investigations into Department of Health and Human Services vaccine policies

Planned Democratic congressional inquiries included Donald Trump's White House ballroom, cryptocurrency dealings, Washington construction projects, and personal stock trading

Congressional Democrats discussed pursuing impeachment against United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth following the 2026 midterm elections

Following the November 2026 midterm elections, congressional Democrats considered impeachment efforts against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

In April 2026, United States Senator Jon Ossoff launched a formal congressional inquiry into electricity consumption by data centers

Following the November 2026 midterm elections, congressional Democrats prepared investigations into Internal Revenue Service tax enforcement practices under Donald Trump

The United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a lawsuit challenging Colorado's exclusion of Catholic preschools from state-funded universal preschool

Regaining the House majority gives Democrats control and subpoena powers over the House Oversight Committee

Representative Robert Garcia vowed that the House Oversight Committee would investigate the Trump family businesses, Immigration and Customs Enforcement abuses, and the Jeffrey Epstein files