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Democrats who take over Congress in January plan to put Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. under heavy scrutiny. Some senior lawmakers have floated impeaching him.

The party also wants to work with Kennedy's MAHA supporters on shared goals, like pesticide rules and healthier school lunches. That could be tricky, since many of them still back him strongly.

Sen. Ron Wyden has already opened two probes: one into Kennedy's account of a 2019 Samoa trip, and one into reports that he took hundreds of thousands of dollars in pricey gifts.

Democrats are weighing impeachment of RFK Jr. while courting his supporters

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Democrats' midterm wins have revived the push to make the rich pay more federally. Sen. Ron Wyden, set to lead the Senate Finance Committee, already has several tax proposals before the panel.

These include ending a lower tax rate on fund managers' profit shares and an annual levy on trusts holding over $50 million. Tax lawyers doubt any will pass while President Trump can veto them.

Sen. Ruben Gallego's bill would tax gains on assets wealthy people borrow against, covering those with $1 billion in assets or $100 million in yearly income.

Three tax proposals targeting the rich the new Congress could revive