Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul attend a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing, Thursday, June 12, 2025, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson | AP Photo) Julia Demaree Nikhinson | AP Photo

Welcome to the unofficial kickoff of the 2028 Democrat presidential primary, live from the Oversight Committee,” said GOP Rep. Nancy Mace.

Amid unrest in California, Republicans on the House Oversight Committee pressed the governors of three blue states on their immigration policies in an acrimonious eight-hour hearing that often veered off course.