US Politics

Republican speaker Kevin McCarthy launches impeachment probe against US President Joe Biden

If House Republicans succeed in impeaching Biden, he would be the fourth impeached US president

Kevin McCarthy, the US House Speaker, said there were “serious and credible allegations” against Biden Picture: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

Speaker Kevin McCarthy launched an impeachment probe into President Joe Biden for what the Republican leader called a “culture of corruption,” stoking partisan passions as Washington barrels toward a potential government shutdown.

The formal inquiry will focus on his son Hunter Biden’s overseas business affairs and whether the president was involved in the dealings or benefited from them, and potentially other topics, a House official familiar with plans said.

Republican lawmakers also have condemned Biden ...