Politics

Democrats Prepare to Probe Musk, Miller as Congress Reopens

By Reuters

California Representative Robert Garcia, who is slated to chair the House Oversight Committee after the Democrats’ midterm victory, said that when Congress returns in January, investigations will likely target tech billionaire Elon Musk and President Trump’s new chief of staff, Stephen Miller. Garcia told CNN’s "State of the Union" that committees across Congress will seek to examine Musk’s role in the Department of Government Efficiency’s last‑year firing of federal workers and Miller’s involvement in the administration’s hardline immigration crackdown. He described Miller as the architect of a "horrific, unjust" immigration policy and added that the policy, which included operations in which two people were fatally shot in Minnesota by federal agents, has been widely unpopular. A Reuters/Ipsos poll in October found only 37% approval of Trump’s handling of immigration, down from 50% when he took office.

The midterm election on November 3, 2026, delivered a historic rebuke to Republicans, but with Miller as chief of staff, officials and experts who spoke to Reuters say the Trump administration is expected to continue aggressive immigration enforcement, amplify cultural conflicts and resist a Democratic‑controlled Congress.

In other news, House Speaker‑elect Hakeem Jeffries said on Sunday that Democrats would support a measure to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, citing the secretary’s oversight of the unpopular Iran war launched by Trump in February, which has contributed to a spike in gas prices. Republican Representative Thomas Massie also indicated he would reintroduce articles of impeachment against Hegseth.

Attorney General Todd Blanche announced that the Trump administration is ready to confront Democrats in Congress, stating that threats to target administration officials and allies are unacceptable. "If that's what this new incoming leadership wants to do, we are ready," Blanche said. "If you work in this administration, you have a lawyer. It's me."