Democrats ask DOJ to investigate Big Oil

Here's what to know, and why it's important.

Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and House Oversight Committee Chairman Jamie Raskin (D-MD) at Wednesday’s press conference.

The Democrats leading the years-long congressional investigation into Big Oil’s climate deception are formally asking the Department of Justice to step in.

In a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland on…