In the immediate aftermath of Republicans' bruising midterm defeat, Democrats are eyeing ways to go after President Donald Trump's administration.
Republicans endured a disastrous midterm election as Democrats regained control of both the House and the Senate. At the time of this writing, Democrats have flipped over two dozen House seats as well as seven Senate seats, including in Republican strongholds like Texas and Kansas. (RELATED: JD Vance Carves His Own Path With Blunt Assessment On Disastrous Midterms)
Democrats also flipped Senate seats in Ohio, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maine, and Iowa.
Although Republicans still have a few weeks before Democrats regain control of Congress in January, many lawmakers are already calling for investigations, subpoenas, and impeachments.
We’re going to toss out subpoenas like Mardi Gras beads.
— Congresswoman Analilia Mejia (@RepAnalilia) November 4, 2026
They are going to need to plant new forests for all of the subpoenas we’ll be printing. https://t.co/ZtoXHeeAQK
— Ed Markey (@EdMarkey) November 4, 2026

Some Democrats named specific Trump Administration officials they plan to investigate once they take power in the new Congress.
Noem, Markwayne, Miller, Homan, Bovino, what’s up?
— Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (@repdeliaramirez) November 4, 2026
Clear your schedule.
Our communities demand justice!
— Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (@repdeliaramirez) November 4, 2026
Justice for the horrors they lived, for the healthcare they lost, for the necessities they cannot afford.
We will hold every fascist in the administration accountable for pain they brought to our communities and we will fight for an affordable…
Impeach Pete Hegseth https://t.co/r1DfqJ34aZ
— Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari (@RepYassAnsari) November 4, 2026
Jeffries: "I haven't had a single member of the House Democratic caucus talk to me about impeachment. We've been relentlessly focused on affordability and accountability." pic.twitter.com/IV14qsy1NH
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 4, 2026
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