Tech is about to get hammered in Congress

<figure> <img alt="Capitol Hill" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: The Verge, Getty Images" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/STK481_STK432_CONGRESS_GOVERNMENT_CIVRGINIA_C.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Tech CEO hearings. Tougher AI and data center guardrails. Investigations of Elon Musk's DOGE cuts. The gates are open for Democrats once they regain control of committee gavels come January after a historic win of majorities in both the House and Senate on Tuesday.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">"LAWYER UP," the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee <a href="https://x.com/RepRobertGarcia/status/2117818643342041235">wrote on X</a> in a message aimed at the Trump administration as well as "<a href="https://x.com/maxpcohen/status/2117819264249790660">corporate corruption</a>" shortly after networks like NBC News projected Democratic control of the House. "Subpoenas," Senate Finance Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) <a href="https://x.com/RonWyden/status/2117830246342828496">posted</a>. It's clear tech executives will also be caught in Democrats' crosshairs. "They …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/policy/1027430/democratic-control-congress-tech-policy">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>