Why are Republicans launching Biden impeachment inquiry and what’s next? House speaker made the announcement on Tuesday despite resistance from within the party and almost certain failure The Guardian - US · Sep 13, 2023
McCarthy's plans for impeachment don't appear to be tamping down shutdown threat A group of hard-line House Republicans say House Speaker Kevin McCarthy cannot win their support on spending by launching an impeachment inquiry into President Biden. WEKU · Sep 13, 2023
Marjorie Taylor Greene and Matt Gaetz are feuding over credit for the Biden impeachment inquiry GOP Congress opens Biden impeachment inquiry while own members dismiss their evidence The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2023
Biden impeachment probe may weaken congressional power, experts say - Roll Call The manner in which the House GOP launched an impeachment probe against President Joe Biden threatens to cheapen the process, experts said. Roll Call · Sep 13, 2023
Giuliani wants to be lead counsel on Biden impeachment – as he awaits trial with Trump Former NYC mayor says impeachment leaders ‘are wonderful guys, but this is my profession not theirs. I know how to question a lot better than they do’ The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2023
McCarthy shores up Republican support for Biden impeachment inquiry, as White House goes on offense House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s sudden decision to launch an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden appears to have won over even the most reluctant Republicans, and some GOP lawmakers are pushing for it to move quickly rather than drag into the 2024 election year The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2023
Dems pounce on GOP's impeachment fight Republicans' impeachment probe is "kangaroo court, fishing expedition and conspiracy theater" Hakeem Jeffries says Salon · Sep 13, 2023
Wisconsin Republican leader asks former state Supreme Court justices to review impeachment Wisconsin’s Republican Assembly leader says he’s created a panel to investigate the criteria for impeachment against a liberal state Supreme Court justice The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2023
US Republican hardliners heap pressure on McCarthy despite impeachment push House Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces pressure from right-wing lawmakers over impeachment, looming government shutdown. Al Jazeera · Sep 13, 2023
Woman with whom Texas AG Ken Paxton is said to have had an affair expected to testify at impeachment A woman with whom Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s staff say he carried on extramarital affair is expected to be called to testify in Republican’s impeachment trial Wednesday The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2023
Trump lobbying key Republicans over attempt to impeach Joe Biden Republicans prominent in move to accelerate long-shot bid say they have been in close touch with twice-impeached ex-president The Guardian - US · Sep 13, 2023
Mitt Romney says he will not seek re-election as US senator – as it happened Vocal Trump critic announces he is stepping down at the end of his term; Trump waives right to speedy trial in Georgia election subversion case The Guardian - US · Sep 13, 2023
Kevin McCarthy's Impeachment Inquiry Provokes Predictably Polarized Reactions Plus: The Stations of the Cross isn't a zoning violation, inflation is making people poorer, and Russian mercenaries win hearts and minds with their own branded beer. Reason · Sep 13, 2023
Trump secretly met with MAGA Republicans to discuss Biden impeachment inquiry before McCarthy announcement Trump had dinner with Marjorie Taylor Greene at New Jersey golf club, discussing impeachment effort The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2023
Salon · Sep 13, 2023 McCarthy's loyalty to Trump not rewarded House Republicans may be split on a Biden impeachment inquiry but Donald Trump is plenty pleased
The Conversation · Sep 13, 2023 Wisconsin GOP's impeachment threat against state Supreme Court justice is unsupported by law and would undermine judicial independence Wisconsin’s April 2023 state Supreme Court election was historic. It was the nation’s most expensive judicial race ever, with over US$50 million in total spending, and it broke turnout records for an off-cycle spring election.
WEKU · Sep 13, 2023 Up First briefing: Biden impeachment inquiry; Libya flood; ineffective decongestants Republicans begin a formal impeachment inquiry into President Biden. Aid groups rush to Libya after catastrophic flooding. FDA advisers say a decongestant in common cold medicines doesn't work.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2023 First Thing: Kim Jong-un pledges to support Russia ‘in fight against imperialism’ North Korea’s ‘first priority’ is its relationship with Russia, Kim tells Putin during meeting at remote Russian space base. Plus, why is the US addicted to laxatives?
The Texas Tribune · Sep 13, 2023 Paxton trial, Sept. 13: Woman in alleged affair with Paxton planned to plead the Fifth, doesn’t testify Watch a livestream of the attorney general’s impeachment trial and get the latest updates as senators weigh his political future.
The Texas Tribune · Sep 13, 2023 Ken Paxton took a “corrupt” interest in lawsuit on Nate Paul’s behalf, whistleblower testifies Darren McCarty said the attorney general, his former boss, approached the Mitte Foundation lawsuit with “urgency and anxiety” — and a focus on helping his friend and political donor.
The Texas Tribune · Sep 12, 2023 “I did everything at his supervision”: Outside lawyer says Ken Paxton approved every step of Nate Paul investigation Houston lawyer Brandon Cammack said he was excited to help the attorney general’s office with a criminal investigation. But after a whirlwind month, he was fired without payment and felt he’d “gotten the rug pulled out from me.”
The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2023 AOC slams McCarthy on Biden impeachment: ‘He’s making a joke of himself’ House Democrats say are not deterred by the threat of an impeachment inquiry or a government shutdown
The Texas Tribune · Sep 12, 2023 Texas congressional Democrats say impeaching Biden is “not comparable” to Trump impeachments Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced his plans Tuesday to launch an impeachment inquiry, saying it was the “logical next step” after months of probing by House Republicans into the Biden family. The investigations have so far yet to turn up evidence that the president violated the law.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 12, 2023 Morning Mail: 10,000 missing in Libyan floods, police racism warning, Biden impeachment bid Former Queensland officers say colleagues have gotten away with slurs
Al Jazeera · Sep 12, 2023 What’s next after Republicans move to open Biden impeachment inquiry? White House rejects Republican push to launch impeachment inquiry of President Joe Biden. Here’s all you need to know.