Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Sunday said he believes the “narrative” at the center of the House’s impeachment inquiry into President Biden is “falling apart,” arguing if there was a “smoking gun” in the inquiry, there would be more clear discussions. “If there were a smoking gun, I think we’d be talking about it,” Graham […]
House Republicans unanimously voted last week to formalize their impeachment investigation into Joe Biden. But according to one Democratic House member, the whole investigation remains smoke and mirrors. “I’ve talked to numerous Republicans who have publicly and quietly said, ‘there’s no there there.’ They can’t find anything,” Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) said Sunday during an […]
The House GOP’s impeachment inquiry into President Biden risks backfiring on Republicans by inadvertently aiding Democrats and the president or peeving the conservative base if it does not move fast enough. Swing-district Republicans will have to justify the impeachment probe — which GOP lawmakers approved unanimously — to voters and are already being targeted for […]
WASHINGTON — Republican investigators are projecting confidence about their impeachment investigation into President Joe Biden after the House formally authorized the push, even as it lacks evidence supporting their allegations. House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., told reporters Wednesday that House Republicans’ unanimous vote formalizing the impeachment inquiry “shows we’re united.” “We expect to […]
Amid the Republican clamor to impeach Joe Biden this week, some in the rightwing media have been more skeptical about the process moving ahead despite no evidence of wrongdoing by the president. Several figures at Fox News, a usually reliable mouthpiece for most Republican party initiatives in Washington DC, have shown signs of “impeachment fatigue”, […]
On Sept. 12, then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy launched an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, citing a “picture of corruption” that had emerged from a monthslong investigation into Hunter Biden, the president’s son, and the Biden family. He said the inquiry would give House Republicans greater power to obtain financial records and other documents. He […]
On Wednesday evening, a party line vote of 221-212 officially escalated an impeachment inquiry into President Biden, which even Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., highlights does not mean that an actual impeachment is inevitable. “We’re not going to prejudge the outcome of this because we can’t,” Johnson told reporters on Tuesday, ramping up to the vote. “It’s not a political […]
The House voted Wednesday to formally authorize the impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden, even as Republicans have failed to produce evidence showing that the president financially benefitted from his family’s business dealings. The House voted on partisan lines, 221-212 to launch the inquiry. The vote came hours after the president’s son, Hunter Biden, defied a […]
President Joe Biden delivers remarks in Las Vegas on December 8. Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters Since then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy launched the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden in September, the trio of committees leading the investigation have been trying to build momentum. They have interviewed various officials from the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service while also obtaining […]
Some House Republicans are openly admitting that they have no evidence to impeach President Joe Biden as they prepare to vote to officially launch a probe into him later this week. When asked if Biden committed high crimes or misdemeanors, Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., told reporters on Tuesday, “Probably not.” “They’re getting millions of dollars […]
WASHINGTON — House Republicans are eyeing a vote Wednesday to formalize the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, two sources familiar with the matter told NBC News. Before the floor vote, the resolution to authorize the inquiry is set to go before the House Rules Committee on Tuesday, even as the GOP has failed to […]
The White House refused to answer questions on Monday regarding what it claimed were “conspiracy theories” of corruption within the Biden family. The refusal came as deputy press secretary Andrew Bates spoke with reporters aboard Air Force One ahead of a likely House vote this week to launch a formal impeachment inquiry against President Biden […]