House Democrats plot investigations into Trump with eye on 2026 majority

House Democrats are signaling a wave of investigations into President Donald Trump should they win the House majority in 2026, devoting their attention to everything from the president’s business practices to his removal of agency watchdogs.

Democrats, who are three votes shy of a majority, lack the powers that come with a committee gavel, including the ability to issue subpoenas and set the agenda of the chamber’s two most prominent investigative bodies: the Oversight and Judiciary committees.