The US House of Representatives has voted to approve an impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden, a move by the Republican-led chamber that will raise political tensions with the White House heading into the 2024 election year.
The House voted for the probe along party lines, with 221 Republicans approving the inquiry and 212 Democrats against. The inquiry is based on allegations that Biden improperly benefited from his son’s business dealings, though no evidence has emerged of wrongdoing by the president.
The new US House Speaker Mike Johnson, a conservative closely tied to former President Donald Trump, has justified the probe saying that Biden repeatedly “lied” about his son’s business activities and had spoken with his son Hunter’s foreign business associates.