Trump and his Justice Department stand defiant as Democrats ready an investigative blitz

Subscribed with another email? Logout and Login with that one. Account subscription benefits alongside Premium Stories, Editorials, Opinions and more. Robert Garcia, who is poised to chair the powerful House Oversight Committee in the next Congress, is preparing investigations into what he calls the “Trump crime family.” He said Democrats are not going to be intimidated. “The days of us not fighting back are over,” said Mr. Trump's remaining two years in office and test the power of Congress to put a check on the White House. About seven in 10 voters nationally say Congress is not doing enough to provide checks and balances on the presidency, according to The AP Voter Poll, a survey of more than 1,00,000 midterm voters. If there are people who have been "shortchanging the American people, screwing over the American people, or stealing from the American people, then they need to be held accountable in a manner consistent with Congress' role, constitutionally,” said Democratic House leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York. Some fear their resounding wins Tuesday that have given them healthy majorities in the House and Senate will prove fleeting if conflict with Mr. Trump's mass deportation machine that became an issue in the midterm elections. Nationally, about 6 in 10 voters said the administration's actions on immigration enforcement had “gone too far,” according to The AP Voter Poll.