US EditionBiden brushes off House impeachment inquiry and says Republicans want to shut down the government
- President Biden has voiced his confusion over the push for impeachment, suggesting that it may be a ploy to shut down the government. He emphasized that his focus is on fulfilling his responsibilities and addressing the concerns of the American people.
- House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has reversed his previous stance and instructed three committees to initiate an impeachment inquiry against President Biden. McCarthy referred to this as a logical next step after months of investigations led by House Republicans, though no evidence of wrongdoing has been found.
- Some members of the GOP are advocating for spending cuts in the funding legislation necessary for keeping the government open, adding to the political tension surrounding the impeachment inquiry.
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Biden Says Republicans Want to Impeach Him to ‘Shut Down the Government’
Breaking his silence on this week's announcement of an impeachment inquiry, President Joe Biden said House Republicans are moving forward with the effort "because they want to shut down the government."
Key Republican on impeachment inquiry says Hunter Biden indictment a 'very small start'
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer said Thursday indicting Hunter Biden on federal gun charges is a "very small start," while calling on Special Counsel David Weiss to "investigate everyone involved" in the Biden family's alleged "fraud schemes and influence peddling." Comer's comments come shortly after Hunter Biden was indicted on federal gun charges out of Weiss' investigation. Biden was charged with making a false statement in …
White House responds to impeachment inquiry, calling it a ‘political stunt’
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023.Susan Walsh, Associated Press At a White House press briefing Wednesday, press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was asked whether she thought information would emerge during the House impeachment inquiry that might incriminate President Joe Biden, while she accused Republicans of pursuing impeachment as a “po…
Biden on Republican impeachment bid: ‘They want to shut down the government’
US president says he is ‘not focused on impeachment’ but believes inquiry is linked to Republican desire to achieve federal shutdown Joe Biden has said Republicans launched an impeachment inquiry against him because “they want to shut down the government”.Biden was speaking at a campaign event in McLean, Virginia, on Wednesday, a day after House speaker Kevin McCarthy conceded to pressure from the right of his party and announced the inquiry. Co…
Biden claims Republicans 'want to impeach' him to 'shut down the government'
On Wednesday, President Biden responded for the first time to House Republicans' recently launched impeachment inquiry, according to The Hill.At a campaign reception in McLean, Virginia, the president brushed off the formal inquiry and claimed that Republicans are trying to impeach him to "shut down the government.""Well, I tell you what, I don't know quite why, but they just knew they wanted to impeach me. Now, best I can tell they want to impe…
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