Hunter, Bowser, COVID origins: House GOP plots investigations – By Andrew Solender (Axios) / March 5, 2022
House Republicans who’d assume control of oversight committees should their party return to power next year are sketching out familiar targets: Hunter Biden, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and the origins of the coronavirus.
Why it matters: President Biden and the Democratic Party have been able to control the government narrative to a degree through their unified control of the White House and Congress. A GOP majority in even one chamber would trigger fresh scrutiny of the executive branch and upheaval in the legislative branch.
The shift in power also would occur in the run-up to the 2024 election, when Donald Trump is hinting at mounting another campaign for the presidency.
Congressional oversight has the potential to fuel campaign opposition research.
