Democrats prepare probes as Republicans warn of another impeachment

Welcome back, 742. So the new Congress doesn't arrive until January, but the battle lines are already being drawn on Capitol Hill. Indeed, Democrats are threatening impeachments and investigations. The White House, meantime, is firing back. Doug Luzader has more this morning from Washington on this emerging dynamic. Doug, good morning. But we've also seen a lot of moderate Democrats coming to this new Congress. Even interviewing new members of Congress, it's hard to ignore what everyone here is facing, the lame duck in the background. We have the opportunity to do something right now in a lame duck to demonstrate that we got it. In the lame duck, that odd period of time when the sun sets on the old Congress and then rises in January to the new one, Democrats are already preparing to flex their new muscles, to issue subpoenas and investigate the administration. Donald Trump is clearly hiding something. We're not gonna be threatened or intimidated because we are demanding accountability and oversight. That came after a warning to Democrats from White House Counsel Will Scharf. Threats to executive branch officials designed to deter them from public service or process designed merely to abuse or instill fear in the recipient may cross the line into blatant criminality. Democrats, though, celebrated another improbable win yesterday in deep red Mississippi, securing yet another Senate seat in a close contest. They are undeterred and Republicans are bracing. There'll be a third impeachment. They can't help themselves. They're going to go after everyone in the cabinet. We've already seen that with Secretary of War Hegseth. And in the meantime, Republicans will have to decide what they want to do with these remaining weeks where they still have control of Congress before they hand it over to Democrats early next year. And, Doug, what are some of the possibilities there that they may be exploring with this just a short time left? Well, there may be an effort to do confirmations. They have some spending measures to get through, but getting anything major through is going to be tough with this limited time. Indeed. All right. Doug Lussater for us in Washington, D.C. We'll see. Doug, thanks.