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U.S. Rep. Robert Garcia’s 2026 Pride playlist arrived Tuesday as a bright, danceable thing. Beyoncé and Selena, Britney Spears and Bad Bunny, RuPaul and Rosalía, the sound of a summer party curated by one of Congress’s most visible gay lawmakers.

After Black left his Oversight Committee interview, ranking member Robert Garcia said he looks “forward to Leon Black coming back under oath and answering all of our questions.”

“This is why under oath depositions are so important, because these transcribed interviews provide these witnesses the opportunity to say that they were not under oath, they may not answer questions,” Garcia said.

The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee sent letters Wednesday to the contractors overseeing the renovation at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on the National Mall, requesting information such as contracts and water quality records.
The Reflecting Pool has been plagued with algae and peeling paint in the days since the Trump administration completed its renovation, which cost taxpayers more than $16 million.

California’s Robert Garcia, the top Democrat on the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, told POLITICO that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will be a prime target for investigation if Democrats regain control of the House.
“The secretary needs to be very worried and very concerned because what he is doing is exactly what we’re going to focus on. He is going to be a key piece of who we’re investigating,” said Garcia.

Rep. Robert Garcia (Calif.), the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, said acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and other Trump administration officials are likely to face subpoenas on “day one” of a Democratic majority if the party takes control of the lower chamber after the midterm elections.

Garcia said a more in-depth probe into those associated with deceased convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein will commence if Democrats regain the House.

Democrats are planning to investigate President Donald Trump’s family businesses and subpoena acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to testify about Jeffrey Epstein if they win control of the House in November.

California Rep. Robert Garcia, who is in line to become the chairman of the House Oversight Committee under Democratic control, told NOTUS that Democrats are prepared to subpoena Blanche and other administration officials on “day one” — and that he expects some of their testimony to happen on camera.