Article I of the United States Constitution explicitly provides immunity for members of Congress under the Speech or Debate Clause, but Article II provides no equivalent text for the president

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House committees sent more oversight letters and held fewer hearings in 2020 than in 2019 due to disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic

A circuit split among the federal circuit courts of appeals is a primary criterion for the United States Supreme Court to grant certiorari

Representative Joe Morelle sponsored a constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court's presidential immunity ruling in Trump v. United States

The resolution to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth cited Pentagon efforts to punish Democratic Senator Mark Kelly for advising troops to refuse illegal orders

The United States House of Representatives maintains a unified committee repository containing standardized information for every committee hearing

The United States Supreme Court is the only court among the 51 supreme courts in the United States that lacks a binding code of judicial ethics

In Louisiana v. Callais, the Supreme Court rescheduled an argued Voting Rights Act challenge and reframed the question presented into a constitutional issue for a subsequent term

Senate Republicans held a closed-door election to choose their party leaders

Representative Thomas Massie sponsored a House resolution to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the war in Iran

House Republicans voted to refer the resolution to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to a committee, quashing the effort

In Trump v. United States, the Supreme Court established criminal immunity for a former president for official core constitutional acts committed while in office

Lawsuits filed by veterans, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. allege the Trump administration lacks required congressional approval to construct a planned triumphal arch between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery

Molly Reynolds and Naomi Mayer co-authored a Brookings Institution report titled 'How Partisan and Policy Dynamics Shape Congressional Oversight in the Post-Trump Era.'

Molly Reynolds's congressional oversight research project tracked executive branch oversight beginning at the start of the 116th Congress in 2019

The Supreme Court's Trump v. Mazars ruling required congressional committees to demonstrate a valid legislative purpose when issuing subpoenas for personal records

Molly Reynolds's research team compiled a database of letters publicly released by congressional committees during the 116th and 117th Congresses

The United States Supreme Court independently determines which cases to review through the certiorari process

Article II of the United States Constitution states that the president shall be removed from office upon impeachment and conviction for treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors

Members of the United States Congress are legally subject to a $50 gift limitation rule

Single-judge federal court divisions in Texas have facilitated forum shopping by allowing litigants to effectively select their presiding judge