Speaker McCarthy said several committees will begin gathering evidence of possible financial misconduct.
A former business associate of Hunter Biden told an House hearing that Hunter Biden sold the"illusion" of access to power while his father was vice president, according to a transcript released last month.The White House has said there is no basis for an investigation and Mr Biden has mocked Republicans over a possible impeachment.
Many Republicans were infuriated when the House, then controlled by Democrats, twice impeached President Donald Trump, in 2019 and 2021, though he was acquitted both times in the Senate. Some on the party's right have said they would try to remove Mr McCarthy as the leader of the House if he did not move ahead with an impeachment effort against the president.
However, any impeachment effort against Mr Biden would be unlikely to succeed as even if the Republican-controlled House votes to impeach the president, an uncertain prospect in itself given the party's narrow vote margin, it would almost certainly fail in the Democratic-controlled Senate.Please refresh the page for the fullest version.