US Congress investigates presidents, the military, baseball and whatever it wants – a brief modern history of oversight

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy walks to the speaker's ceremonial office at the Capitol on Jan. 9, 2023. AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana

After regaining a slim majority in the House of Representatives in the November 2022 midterm elections, Republicans unveiled their plans for a series of investigations into the Biden administration.

The new Republican majority – after four years in the relatively powerless minority – plans to investigate the Biden family’s connections to foreign businesses, the possible impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan.