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US congressional oversight

The role of Congress in overseeing the executive branch, including impeachment powers

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Jan 22, 2026
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What are the historical outcomes of impeachment efforts against Cabinet secretaries in U.S. history?

is vanishingly rare in history: the post-Civil War case of in 1876 is the canonical example, and the House’s 2024 impeachment of reopened a long-dormant tool of whose practical outcome—Senate acquitta...

Jan 14, 2026

congress votes to limit trump

Congress has recently taken visible steps to constrain President Trump’s actions—most notably advancing a bipartisan war powers resolution in the Senate that would require congressional approval befor...