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The seventh entry in the ODE defines the preposition over as:
On the subject of.
along with some synonyms:
in connection with, regarding, concerning, about.
Is this the meaning that over took within:
He is going to hold America's infrastructure hostage over the investigation issue.
Yes, it means "in connection with the investigation issue" or in this specific case "because of the investigation issue".
