US midterm elections confirm a country divided

Investigation and impeachment

"Given their very narrow majority, House Republicans may have trouble advancing major legislation through the chamber. Even if they are able to pass something, the bill would almost certainly fail in the Democratic Senate, so it seems likely House Republicans will focus most of their attention on investigations and executive oversight", wrote The Guardian in a new analysis.

Investigating the Biden family will be the first order of business, top Republicans announced Thursday just hours after clinching the House majority, The Associated Press reported.

House Republicans are also poised to launch several investigations into the Biden administration, including the botched US withdrawal from Afghanistan, COVID-19 vaccine mandates and allegations of politicization at the Justice Department, CNN reported.

"Oversight is a primary function of the Congress, and for the last two years there has been no oversight of the Biden agenda and the Biden administration," Jim Banks, a Republican congressman from Indiana, told Fox News Sunday.

Some Republicans have also pledged to impeach Biden, as Donald Trump did for separate impeachments in 2020 and 2021, The New York Times reported.

However many experts believe they will think twice before launching impeachment proceedings because Republicans have only a razor-thin margin, AFP reported.