DEMS/ELECTION/HOUSE OF REPS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP TAXES: “House Democrats are ready to unleash the full force of their oversight powers on the Trump administration, a political liability for the President that will come from a newly divided government in Washington. Now in the majority, Democrats are prepared to force Cabinet secretaries to testify, request President Donald Trump’s tax returns and scrutinize some of the Trump’s most controversial policy decisions that got little more than an eye-roll or harsh statement from Trump’s fellow Republicans on Capitol Hill. Now that oversight will come under the hot lights of television cameras in high-octane Democratic-controlled hearings. It’s the moment Democrats have been waiting for…The preparations for a Democratic takeover have been underway for months. One source familiar with the discussions said that ‘it would have been malpractice’ not to be ready even as leadership encouraged members to exercise caution. The person described rigorous planning in which key oversight teams were communicating with each other ‘every single day.'”
–Lauren Fox, Jeremy Herb and Manu Raju, “Democrats to use House majority to launch Trump investigations,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, November 7, 2018 1:33 am