Congressional oversight

Senator Harry S. Truman leads a Senate committee hearing in 1941 to investigate defense spending.
Senator Hugo Black sits at a desk piled with documents during the 1935 Senate investigation into utility lobbying.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem sits before a House committee during a tense hearing on immigration and worldwide threats, facing rows of questioning lawmakers.
Volunteers distribute supplies on a flood-damaged main street as a sign notes nonprofit grant reviews are pending.