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One Big Midterm Risk for Trump, GOP: Democrats With Subpoena Power

White House likely would face investigations if House flips

The US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, April 20, 2026. House Republicans will send their first funding bills for the next fiscal year to the floor this week, while the Senate GOP plots a blueprint for patching up missing money for the current one.Photographer: Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg

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By Nancy Cook

April 22, 2026 at 8:44 PM UTC

I’m Nancy Cook, Bloomberg’s senior national political correspondent, and each weekday I’ll be coming to you with inside-the-room reporting and insights that reveal what’s really happening in Washington — and how it impacts you. Email me with feedback and comments here. If this newsletter was forwarded to you, sign up here.

It was a busy Capitol Hill day for President Donald Trump’s cabinet with six secretaries appearing for routine budget and oversight hearings. If Republicans lose the House in November, they can expect to be spending a lot more time there.