The House GOP's niche opening hearings are just a preview of what's to come

Twitter scandals and 'weaponized' government conspiracies are appetizers for the coming congressional term

James Comer, Jim Jordan, and Marjorie Taylor Green.
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Just weeks into the start of the 118th Congress, and already this legislative session has fielded more drama and intrigue than some entire terms. Still, with the chaos and dysfunction of a bruising battle for the speakership, an acrimonious committee nomination process, and any number of self-contained incidents relatively settled, House Republicans are finally making headway on one of their biggest campaign promises: using their newfound congressional majority to launch a series of investigations into longstanding GOP bugbears including: purported biases in social media companies like Twitter, and similarly alleged left-leaning predispositions within certain corners of the federal government itself. Here's everything you need to know about what this signals for the rest of the term:

What are Republicans investigating?

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Rafi Schwartz, The Week US

Rafi Schwartz has worked as a politics writer at The Week since 2022, where he covers elections, Congress and the White House. He was previously a contributing writer with Mic focusing largely on politics, a senior writer with Splinter News, a staff writer for Fusion's news lab, and the managing editor of Heeb Magazine, a Jewish life and culture publication. Rafi's work has appeared in Rolling Stone, GOOD and The Forward, among others.