UPDATE
Sep 12, 2023 10:44 AM CDT
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, under pressure from his right flank, is having his chamber open an impeachment inquiry of President Biden over his family's business dealings, reports the Hill. "These are allegations of abuse of power, obstruction and corruption and warrant further investigation by the House of Representatives," McCarthy told reporters Tuesday, per the Washington Post. "That's why today I am directing our House committee to open a formal impeachment inquiry." McCarthy spoke briefly and took no questions.
Sep 12, 2023 7:35 AM CDT
The House returns to session on Tuesday, and the next few weeks are shaping up to be politically volatile ones. Among the big questions rounded up by the Hill: Will Republicans open an impeachment inquiry against President Biden? Can Republicans and Democrats reach a spending deal to avoid a government shutdown at month's end? And, tied into both of those narratives, can Kevin McCarthy keep his job as House speaker?
- Impeachment: Punchbowl News reports that McCarthy plans to tell Republicans in a meeting later this week that an impeachment inquiry is the "logical next step" in regard to the investigations of the president, son Hunter, and the Biden family's foreign business dealings. That would please the House's conservative flank, though the Hill reports it's not clear whether McCarthy would have enough votes in the full House to pass an article of impeachment. And the matter would almost certainly go nowhere in the Senate.