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House Democrats Outline Sweeping November Oversight Agenda

By Drooid · Sep 29, 2026, 6:35 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

House Democrats will launch a sweeping oversight agenda if they win the chamber in November.
Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) lists five oversight priorities, including Trump family deals and the Epstein probe.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faces impeachment articles from Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) over Pentagon leadership and the Iran war.
The Trump family says Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding weekend was partly funded by a Russian oligarch with Kremlin ties.

History

Historical Context

On June 17 1972 operatives tied to President Richard Nixon’s re-election broke into the DNC headquarters, a crime uncovered by Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein and investigated by the Senate Watergate Committee beginning May 1973. The scandal led to Nixon’s resignation on August 9 1974 after 69 people were charged, establishing a precedent for today’s congressional oversight drives.

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Story summary

House Democrats will launch a sweeping oversight agenda if they win the chamber in November.
Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) lists five oversight priorities, including Trump family deals and the Epstein probe.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faces impeachment articles from Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) over Pentagon leadership and the Iran war.
The Trump family says Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding weekend was partly funded by a Russian oligarch with Kremlin ties.

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