Comer ratchets up House Oversight tempo with GOP control of Washington

Published August 31, 2025 12:21pm ET



House Oversight is living up to its reputation as the committee that “never sleeps,” with Chairman James Comer (R-KY) leveraging unified GOP control of Washington to flex his investigative powers.

Since the new Congress began in January, the committee has launched a major investigation into President Joe Biden’s apparent mental decline, including his aides’ use of an autopen, as well as growing inquiries into the Epstein files, Democratic fundraising, and, most recently, D.C. crime statistics. 

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