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The Republican-led US House of Representatives votes to launch a formal impeachment investigation against President Joe Biden motivated by his son's controversial foreign business dealings, accusations dismissed as unfounded by Democrats. IMAGES
Kevin McCarthy was axed from his role as speaker of the US House of Representatives Tuesday in a ruthless overthrow by far-right Republican lawmakers furious over his cooperation with Democrats. IMAGES
The Republican speaker of the US House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, gives a go-ahead for an impeachment investigation into President Joe Biden. "I am directing our House committee to open a formal impeachment inquiry," he says, announcing an investigation related to the president’s son Hunter’s business dealings. SOUNDBITE
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre slams Republican governors for headline-grabbing transfers of undocumented migrants into Democratic-led areas as "shameful." SOUNDBITE
The top Republican in the House of Representatives says that Donald Trump "bears responsibility" for inciting a riot at the US Capitol, in a floor speech an hour before a bipartisan majority is expected to impeach the president for an unprecedented second time. SOUNDBITE