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Lexie Schapitl

House votes to formalize Biden impeachment inquiry

Hunter Biden, son of President Biden, says he is willing to appear before an open hearing of the House Oversight Committee but did not appear at a scheduled closed-door session. (Jose Luis Magana/AP)

The House of Representatives has voted along party lines to formalize an impeachment inquiry into President Biden, as House Republicans intensify the investigation into Biden they opened earlier this year.

The vote was 221-212, with all Republicans in support. The vote is intended, in part, to give committees greater legal authority to enforce subpoenas.

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