House Republicans may hold an official vote in the coming weeks on authorizing their impeachment inquiry into President Biden. Why it matters: Lawmakers and aides say the move would give Congress greater standing to force the Biden administration to comply with their requests for information.

House Republicans are considering holding a vote next month to authorize their impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden as the party looks to formalize a process that has yet to yield any direct evidence of

House Republicans are weighing whether to shore up their impeachment inquiry by taking a formal vote on the matter, with Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) telling members in a closed-door meeting

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) told House Republican members in a closed-door meeting that the House will likely vote to authorize an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden in the next few weeks.

The inquiry was declared open by Kevin McCarthy in September. A vote to declare the inquiry open is essentially starting the process over - and could delay a potential vote on impeachment articles.

U.S. President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden on Tuesday offered to testify publicly in the House Republican impeachment inquiry of his father's Democratic administration, while a leading lawmaker stuck to his demand of testimony behind closed doors.