Tag: House Speaker Kevin McCarthy

WASHINGTON: US speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday directed top congressional Republicans to open an impeachment inquiry into president Biden, blowing past GOP divisions as he worked to appease far-right lawmakers who have threatened to oust him amid a pitched fight over spending.McCarthy said he would task three committees - Oversight, Judiciary and Ways and Means - with carrying out the inquiry into the president and his family as Republicans hunt for evidence of financial wrongdoing or corruption."Today I am directing our House committees to open a formal impeachment...