The sources behind the Andover Democratic Town Committee's position paper and resolution on how the new congressional majority should use its power, grouped in the order the paper cites them.
NBC News's running tally of the November 3, 2026 congressional elections, showing the seats each party has won in the Senate and the House. The figures cited were read on November 11, 2026, with two Senate races still uncalled.
A November 7, 2026 news article reporting that 90 percent of voters in the SSRS Voter Poll, conducted on Election Day, called corruption a crucial or major problem.
An analysis from the nonpartisan Migration Policy Institute of the growth of ICE detention, reporting 37 deaths in ICE custody in fiscal year 2026 and 60 since January 2025.
An October 30, 2026 article on ICE's own published list of deaths in its custody during fiscal year 2026.
An April 17, 2026 NPR report on deaths in ICE custody, including the acting ICE director's testimony to Congress attributing the number to a record detained population.
An April 10, 2026 NPR report on the investigations into the January 2026 killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis.
CBS News's account of the immigration enforcement money in the July 2025 budget reconciliation law, including about $75 billion for ICE.
A fact sheet from the American Immigration Council itemizing the roughly $170 billion that the July 2025 budget reconciliation law provides for immigration and border enforcement.
The Government Accountability Office's August 6, 2026 report, "More Transparency Needed on How Savings Are Derived from Contract, Grant, and Lease Terminations," reviewing the savings DOGE claimed on its public website.
CBS News's report on the GAO audit of DOGE's Wall of Receipts, covering about $110 billion in claimed savings as of July 7, 2026, and noting that DOGE concluded operations on July 4.
A peer-reviewed study published June 30, 2025, estimating the deaths prevented by USAID programs from 2001 to 2021 and projecting more than 14 million additional deaths by 2030 if the funding cuts continue.
A February 2026 report that the Education Department is moving ahead with reassigning employees and work to other agencies although Congress fully funded the department.
A September 24, 2026 NPR report on the status and effects of the effort to move the Education Department's programs to other agencies.
A February 1, 2026 CNN report summarizing Wall Street Journal reporting that a firm backed by a senior United Arab Emirates official bought 49 percent of World Liberty Financial for $500 million.
An encyclopedia overview of the law signed November 19, 2025, requiring the Justice Department to release its files on Jeffrey Epstein, including how the bill reached the House floor.
CBS News's running coverage of the Justice Department's 2026 releases of files under the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
A November 10, 2026 NPR report on a Republican-led House committee's findings about the federal government's handling of the Epstein case.
The Congressional Research Service's overview of the conflict, updated September 18, 2026, with U.S. casualty figures, cost estimates from the Pentagon and the Congressional Budget Office, and issues for Congress. Hosted by EveryCRSReport.com.
A June 2, 2026 fact-check article on the U.S. military strikes on boats in the Caribbean and the Pacific, their legal basis, and a death toll of 205.
A July 27, 2026 CNBC report on the President's statement that the United States has sold more than $13 billion of Venezuelan oil since the January capture of Nicolás Maduro.
An analysis from the law and policy journal Just Security setting out what Congress should ask about U.S. control of Venezuela's oil revenue and other assets.
A report on a letter from Senators Wyden, Warren, and Whitehouse asking the Treasury and State departments to account for Venezuelan oil revenue held in U.S.-controlled accounts.
A press release from Senator Elizabeth Warren's office on a letter from five senators asking the Defense Secretary about reported attempts to invest in defense firms before the Iran war.
A press release from the Democratic members of the House Appropriations Committee quoting the Government Accountability Office's finding that the Administration's pocket rescissions were unlawful.
A September 2026 news brief on the Government Accountability Office's finding that a pocket rescission of about $1 billion violated the Impoundment Control Act.
A December 23, 2025 report on the Supreme Court's decision declining to let the Administration proceed with its National Guard deployment in Illinois.
An NBC News report on the suits brought by four law firms against executive orders targeting them, in which federal judges found the orders unconstitutional.
An October 5, 2026 report on the appeal of a federal judge's ruling for Harvard in its suit over the cutoff of its federal funding.
A November 9, 2026 CNN report on the debate among Democrats over how to balance impeachment and investigations with an affordability agenda after the midterm elections.
A November 4, 2026 Time article on the choices facing the new Democratic majorities, including pressure from the party's left for votes on impeachment and structural change.
A November 6, 2026 NPR report on how the new Democratic majorities plan to act on the cost of living.
A November 4, 2026 NPR report on the oversight and investigations the incoming Democratic majorities are preparing.
A November 10, 2026 syndicated column arguing that Democrats won a mandate on affordability, not a mandate to impeach.
The transcript of the November 8, 2026 broadcast, in which newly elected and senior Democrats discuss investigations and the risk of overreach.
A November 5, 2026 analysis from the political law blog of the firm Covington & Burling on what the exit polls suggest about public support for congressional investigations.
A June 2026 joint report documenting deaths in ICE detention since January 2025 and assessing the medical care that preceded them.
A March 25, 2026 issue brief from the health policy organization KFF on deaths and health care in ICE detention centers since January 2025.
The Government Accountability Office's August 6, 2026 report, "More Transparency Needed on How Savings Are Derived from Contract, Grant, and Lease Terminations," reviewing the savings DOGE claimed on its public website.
A July 1, 2025 NPR report explaining, in plain language, the Lancet study that projects the mortality effects of dismantling USAID.
A November 10, 2026 NPR report on the President's cryptocurrency income and the concerns it raises about transparency.
The Congressional Research Service's overview of the conflict, updated September 18, 2026, with U.S. casualty figures, cost estimates from the Pentagon and the Congressional Budget Office, and issues for Congress. Hosted by EveryCRSReport.com.
An analysis from the law and policy journal Just Security setting out what Congress should ask about U.S. control of Venezuela's oil revenue and other assets.