House Republicans are already setting targets for congressional oversight in the event they win control of the lower chamber in November, an outcome that polling suggests is increasingly likely.
Presently in the minority by a narrow margin, Republicans have so far been denied the investigative tools of Congress: the ability to call hearings, issue subpoenas, and demand documents.
Revelations from data found on Hunter Biden’s abandoned laptop, which the Washington Examiner has independently authenticated, have exposed aspects of his extensive foreign business dealings that Democrats sought to downplay before the 2020 election. Republicans have said they want to investigate the behind-the-scenes deliberations that led to a series of decisions about where to concentrate U.S. personnel and resources in the lead-up to the chaotic evacuation.
And the mixed messages from Joe Biden’s team led to public speculation about whether the White House was forthcoming about the ways in which its planning for the withdrawal fell short.The country’s most ubiquitous doctor is likely to come under the microscope in a GOP-controlled Congress. Republicans have also demanded answers as to why Fauci, in the earliest days of the pandemic, told the public masks would not stop the spread of the virus, only to reverse course and aggressively promote mask-wearing for the rest of the pandemic.
While House and Senate Democrats in the current Congress have investigated Big Tech for different reasons, looking into what they see as the industry’s failure to stop the proliferation of hate speech and misinformation, Republicans are likely to focus on practices that limit the reach of certain content for partisan reasons.
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