The House Oversight Committee on Wednesday voted to hold Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in contempt of Congress, escalating a battle between Democrats and the Trump administration over access to material and witnesses in a broad array of investigations.

The Oversight and Government Reform Committee, led by Democrats, voted along party lines to hold Barr and Ross in contempt for refusing to turn over documents related to the decision-making that led to including a question of citizenship in the 2020 census.