Democrats weigh new subpoena power to scrutinize Trump officials and Big Tech CEOs after midterm wins

Summary

Democrats are weighing how to use their new subpoena power to scrutinize the Trump administration and Big Tech companies after their midterm election wins. Semafor reports that even before the results were settled on Tuesday night, Democrats were calling on both chambers to use that power, with attention turning to tech CEOs and Trump officials. The available coverage does not detail specific targets or timing.

Timeline

1. Seeking Alpha

   4 Nov 2026, 05:52 UTCSource ↗

   Seeking Alpha reports that Democrats are weighing scrutiny of Trump and Big Tech using new subpoena power after their midterm wins.

2. Semafor

   4 Nov 2026, 10:13 UTCSource ↗

   Semafor reports that before the midterm results were settled on Tuesday night, Democrats were already calling on both chambers to flex their new subpoena power against tech CEOs and Trump officials.