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Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) speaks during a House Oversight Committee hearing titled "Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena: Implications on National Security, Public Safety, and Government Transparency" on Capitol Hill 26, 2023 in Washington, DC. Several witnesses are testifying about their experience with possible UFO encounters and discussion about a potential covert government program concerning debris from crashed, non-human origin spacecraft. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Rep. Robert Garcia elected as top Democrat on Oversight Committee

Representative Robert Garcia has been elected as the top Democrat for the House Oversight Committee.

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 16: U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) speaks to reporters outside of a House Oversight Committee hearing on Washington, D.C. at the Rayburn House Office Building on May 16, 2023 in Washington, DC. Yesterday two of Connolly's staff members were attacked and injured by a man wielding a bat who came into his district office in Fairfax, Virginia. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Virginia Democrat Gerry Connolly dies at 75 after battle with esophageal cancer

Democrat Virginia Representative Gerry Connolly died Wednesday morning after battling esophageal cancer, his family announced.

(L) SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 24: Tesla CEO Elon Musk leaves the Phillip Burton Federal Building on January 24, 2023 in San Francisco, California. Musk testified at a trial regarding a lawsuit that has investors suing Tesla and Musk over his August 2018 tweets saying he was taking Tesla private with funding that he had secured. The tweet was found to be false and cost shareholders billions of dollars when Tesla's stock price began to fluctuate wildly allegedly based on the tweet. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) / (R) WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 03: U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) speaks at a press conference outside of USAID headquarters on February 03, 2025 in Washington, DC. Elon Musk, tech billionaire and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), said in a social media post that he and U.S. President Donald Trump will shut down the foreign assistance agency. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

Republicans Block Oversight Democrats’ Attempt To Subpoena DOGE Leader Elon Musk

The GOP blocked efforts by Democrats to subpoena Elon Musk to appear before the panel and answer questions regarding a series of moves he executed, impacting multiple federal agencies and their staff — while exposing discreet funding that directly benefited the Democrat Party.

US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) speaks on the first day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on August 19, 2024. Vice President Kamala Harris will formally accept the party's nomination for president at the DNC which runs from August 19-22 in Chicago. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

AOC Loses Bid To Serve As Top Democrat On House Oversight Committee

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) has lost her bid to become the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee.

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 28: Chairman of the House Oversight Committee Rep. James Comer (R-KY) presides over a Committee hearing titled “The Basis for an Impeachment Inquiry of President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.” on Capitol Hill on September 28, 2023 in Washington, DC. The hearing is expected to focus on the constitutional and legal questions House Republicans are raising about President Biden and his son Hunter Biden. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Comer Supports AOC’s Bid To Become Ranking Member In House Oversight Committee: ‘I’m a Big AOC Fan’

Republican House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chair James Comer recently revealed that he stands behind Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s bid to become the Ranking Member on the committee for the Democrats.

A woman walks past a razor wire topped security fence after the second day of former US President Donald Trump's impeachment trial before the Senate on Capitol Hill February 10, 2021, in Washington, DC. - Impeachment prosecutors aired terrifying, never-before-seen footage of senior US politicians fleeing for their lives during the January assault on Congress by Donald Trump supporters on day two of the former president's Senate trial. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Two Staffers in Rep. Connolly’s Office Attacked

The suspect who attacked two of Virginia Rep. Gerry Connolly’s staffers was also caught on camera attempting to attack another woman just minutes before.