House Republicans have launched more than 30 investigations into the State Department since taking power in 2023, an unusually high number that is fueling partisan tensions, a POLITICO review of records and other information has found.
Republicans say the probes are meant to hold a wayward Biden administration accountable. Democrats call it politically motivated harassment.
“The department will continue to respond to congressional oversight, but the reality is global threats and foreign policy challenges do not cease when we are responding to document requests,” State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel said in a statement.
House Democrats argue several of the probes have nothing to do with serious national security matters or preventing waste, fraud and abuse. Instead, many seem designed to highlight policy differences.
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