Republicans plan to torpedo key Biden policies as polls predict midterm victory

House minority leader Kevin McCarthy hinted at the measures his party would take if it reclaims majority in the lower chamber

A standoff over the debt ceiling. Aid to Ukraine on the chopping block. And impeachment proceedings against homeland security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas - or perhaps even president Joe Biden himself.

With polls indicating they have a good shot of winning a majority in the House of Representatives in the 8 November midterms, top Republican lawmakers have in recent weeks offered a preview what they might do with their resurgent power, and made clear they have their sights set on key aspects of the Biden administration's policies at home and abroad.