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- Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced the House will move forward on potentially impeaching Biden.
- The top House Republican is backing away from a position he held not even two weeks ago.
- At the time, McCarthy said he would hold a formal vote. It now appears that is unlikely to happen.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced on Tuesday that he has directed top committees to launch an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, backtracking for now on his previous vow to force lawmakers to take a vote at formalizing the process.