McCarthy directs House committee to open Biden impeachment inquiry

President Joe Biden’s White House has dismissed the impeachment push as politically motivated (Evan Vucci/AP)

Speaker of the US House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy has said he is directing a House committee to open a formal impeachment inquiry into US President Joe Biden over his family’s business dealings, launching historic proceedings ahead of the 2024 election.

Mr McCarthy said the House Oversight Committee’s investigation so far has found a “culture of corruption” around the Biden family as Republicans probe the business dealings of Mr Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, from before the Democratic president took office.