![Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., arrives at the Capitol in Washington, early Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, as Congress faces a deadline to fund the government by the end of the month, or risk a potentially devastating federal shutdown. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)](https://hagadone.media.clients.ellingtoncms.com/img/photos/2023/09/12/0913_DIL_ImpeachmentAP_t1170.jpeg?5cc718665ab672dba93d511ab4c682bb370e5f86)
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., arrives at the Capitol in Washington, early Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, as Congress faces a deadline to fund the government by the end of the month, or risk a potentially devastating federal shutdown. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
September 12, 2023
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September 12, 2023 8:45 a.m.
McCarthy directs House panel to open Biden impeachment inquiry
WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Tuesday he is directing a House committee to open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden over his family's business dealings, launching historic proceedings ahead of the 2024 election.