/newsroom/taxonomy/term/16652/all en /newsroom/channels/news/expert-house-republicans-open-joe-biden-impeachment-inquiry-350933 <p>U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said he is directing a House committee to open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden over his family's business dealings. McCarthy said the House investigation has found a "culture of corruption" around the Biden family. Members such as Marjorie Taylor Greene and Matt Gaetz, representatives from Georgia and Florida, respectively, have been among those pushing for an inquiry. (<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-house-biden-impeachment-inquiry-1.6964053">CBC News</a>)</p> Wed, 13 Sep 2023 19:57:11 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 307339 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/expert-kevin-mccarthy-offers-deal-end-republican-deadlock-over-speaker-vote-344759 <p>The contours of a deal that could make Republican leader Kevin McCarthy the House Speaker have begun to emerge after three grueling days and 11 failed votes in a political spectacle unseen in a century. Republicans are trying to elect their new House Speaker — this time, against the backdrop of the second anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. (<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/mike-mccarthy-republican-speaker-house-congress-1.6705575">CBC News</a>)</p> <p>Here is an expert from Æ»¹ûÒùÔº that can provide comment on this issue:</p> Fri, 06 Jan 2023 15:50:20 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 288607 at /newsroom