US House approves impeachment inquiry against Joe Biden; President calls it "baseless political stunt"

In a major political development the US House on Wednesday approved a resolution to formalise an impeachment enquiry into President Joe Biden over the international dealings of his son CNN reported The GOPled House voted 221212 on the resolution as the Republicans put the weight of their majority behind the investigationThis comes as the presidents son Hunter Biden defied a Republican investigators subpoena for closeddoor testimony and reiterated that he is willing to testify publicly as part of the GOPled investigation into the president However even as Republicans issue new subpoenas and schedule more depositions including with the presidents brother and son they still have not uncovered credible evidence that backs up their loftiest claims against Biden CNN reported ANIPresident Biden has slammed the Republicans over the resolution and has termed the impeachment inquiry as a baseless political stunt The American people need their leaders in Congress to take action on important priorities for the nation and world Biden said in a statement He slammed Republicans for blocking the funding for Ukraine and Israel regarding the respective conflicts as well as accusing them of not supporting the strengthening of border securityOn Tuesday I met with the President of Ukraine who is leading his people in a battle for freedom against Russian aggression He came to America to ask us for help Yet Republicans in Congress wont act to help Biden said The people of Israel are in a battle against terrorists and they are waiting for our help Yet Republicans in Congress wont act to help President addedWe have to address the situation at our southern border and I am determined to try to fix the problem We need funding to strengthen border security but Republicans in Congress wont act to help he further said This comes after the Republicans blocked an emergency spending bill providing new security assistance for Ukraine and Israel while pressing for tougher measures against immigration at the US border with MexicoHinting at the possibility of a government shutdown that the US barely avoided in September after a last minute deal Biden further said that the Republicans are driving the US towards selfinflicted economic crises at a time of economic progressWe need to continue our progress on the economy and make sure inflation keeps going down and job growth keeps going up That means avoiding selfinflicted economic crises like a government shutdown which Republicans in Congress are driving us toward in just a few weeks because they wont act now to fund the government and critical priorities to make life better for the American people Biden statedHe added There is a lot of work to be done But after wasting weeks trying to find a new Speaker of the House and having to expel their own members Republicans in Congress are leaving for a month without doing anything to address these pressing challenges Taking his attack further Biden accused Republicans of ignoring the real issues and instead attacking him with lies and this baseless political stuntI wake up every day focused on the issues facing the American people real issues that impact their lives and the strength and security of our country and the world Unfortunately House Republicans are not joining me Instead of doing anything to help make Americans lives better they are focused on attacking me with lies Instead of doing their job on the urgent work that needs to be done they are choosing to waste time on this baseless political stunt that even Republicans in Congress admit is not supported by facts Biden saidThe American people deserve better I know what I am going to remain focused on I would invite Republicans in Congress to join me he added Part of the reason for Wednesdays vote comes from the White House telling the trio of GOPled congressional committees leading the investigation that its subpoenas were illegitimate without a formal House vote to authorise the inquiry Reluctant more moderate Republican lawmakers started to get on board with their partys investigative efforts according to CNNThe inquiry was launched by former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy back in September Since then a trio of committees leading the investigation have interviewed various officials from the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service while also obtaining a mountain of documents and new bank records including from Biden family members CNN reportedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever