US House of Representatives approves impeachment inquiry into President Biden

President Joe Biden (Evan Vucci/AP)

The US House of Representatives has authorised the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, with every Republican rallying behind the politically charged process despite lingering concerns among some in the party that the investigation has yet to produce evidence of misconduct by the president.

The 221-212 party line vote put the entire House Republican conference on record in support of an impeachment process that can lead to the ultimate penalty for a president: punishment for what the constitution describes as “high crimes and misdemeanours”, which can lead to removal from office if convicted in a Senate trial.