Following the November 2024 general election, Republicans expanded their majority to 67 out of 100 seats, which meets the two-thirds threshold required for a supermajority. Democrats hold 33 seats.
A court order suggests the Trump administration pushed to prosecute Kilmar Abrego Garcia only after he challenged his deportation, with one top DOJ official calling it a "top priority."
President Trump used his veto power this week for the first time since returning to the White House, rejecting a pair of bills linked to a Colorado water pipeline and a tribal village in the Everglades.