Republicans are pushing forward with a formal investigation even though their yearlong scrutiny of the president and his family has turned up no evidence of high crimes or misdemeanors. The House voted on Wednesday to formally open an impeachment inquiry into President Biden, pushing forward with a yearlong G.O.P. investigation that has failed to produce evidence of anything approaching high crimes or misdemeanors. The vote of 221 to 212 was along party lines, with all Republicans voting to approve the inquiry and all Democrats opposed. He was not held in contempt of Congress, but the matter was referred to the House Ethics Committee.

Source: Washington Post December 14, 2023 13:38 UTC