House Speaker Mike Johnson has promised to elevate Rep. Barry Loudermilk’s ongoing investigation into the January 6 Capitol breach by formalizing it as a new congressional committee, according to new reports — signaling that Republicans have no intention of letting Democrats rewrite the narrative surrounding that day.

The revamped committee, which would give Speaker Johnson greater authority over membership and operations, is expected to continue scrutinizing the original, highly partisan January 6 select committee led by Reps. Adam Schiff and Liz Cheney. That committee notoriously pushed a one-sided narrative aimed at pinning blame squarely on then-President Donald J. Trump, while downplaying broader intelligence failures and security breakdowns.

“It was so singularly focused that basically Trump created this entire problem,” Loudermilk said, referring to the original Democrat-led probe. “When in reality, it was a multitude of failures at different levels.”

Loudermilk’s prior work already sparked controversy — and interest — by calling for former Rep. Liz Cheney to face potential FBI charges for her role in manipulating committee proceedings and public messaging. Now, Republicans are preparing to make that work the centerpiece of a more expansive investigation with official committee powers and a dedicated budget.

Speaker Johnson has assured the effort will be “fully funded.”

The decision to pursue a formalized January 6 committee reflects a broader strategy by the GOP to finish the job they started during Trump’s first term and to wield their current control of both chambers of Congress and the White House to uncover politically motivated abuses of power.

In fact, this committee is just one of several revived investigative efforts. Republicans are simultaneously re-issuing subpoenas related to Special Counsel Robert Hur’s inquiry into Joe Biden’s mishandling of classified documents, as well as to Justice Department whistleblowers involved in the Hunter Biden probe — indicating the Trump-era accountability push is far from over.

Meanwhile, Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino revealed last week that his agency is making headway in an investigation that many conservatives have long claimed was curiously stagnant: the planting of two pipe bombs near the Capitol on January 6.

“The second we got in, I put a team on it and I said, ‘I want answers on this,’” Bongino told Fox & Friends. “And I’m pretty confident that we’re closing in on some suspects.”

Video evidence shows an unidentified masked figure placing the bombs outside the Republican and Democratic National Committee headquarters more than 16 hours before the devices were discovered. Yet despite years of investigation under the previous administration, no arrests were made. Critics within Trump’s base have accused the Biden-era FBI of stonewalling, speculating that the bombs’ discovery may have been politically convenient — distracting from serious questions about the Capitol’s security lapses.

A 2024 DHS inspector general report confirmed the bombs were viable and “could have detonated, causing innocent bystanders to be seriously injured or killed,” amplifying the urgency of resolving this mystery.

Fox News also reported new details of how one pipe bomb was discovered: a Capitol Hill resident, while retrieving her laundry, spotted the device behind the RNC headquarters and alerted a nearby security guard, triggering a lockdown that ultimately led to the second bomb’s discovery near the DNC.

As questions persist and evidence mounts, the GOP is making clear it won’t allow the events of January 6 to remain in the hands of partisan revisionists. With President Trump back in the White House and a Republican majority on Capitol Hill, the push for real answers — and real accountability — is back in motion.