baier. breaking tonight we are following two major stories the president s son defy as congressional subpoena to appear privately for a deposition about his business dealings. and leading off, the house has voted to formally initiate an impeachment investigation into president biden. senior congressional correspondent chad pergram is on capitol hill with what exactly this means. good evening, chad. chad: mike, good evening. first the house wanting information from the son. then the house turning to an investigation of dad. the house just voted to formalize an impeachment inquiry for president biden. the vote 221-212. the house could have been on firmer legal ground enforcing its subpoena for hunter biden to appear for a deposition today had the impeachment inquiry already been in place. instead, hunter biden skipped out. all we re trying to do is get the needed people who have been blocked or refused to cooperate to come in and testify under oath before congress. chad:
for six years i ve been the target of the unrelenting trump attack machine shouting where s hunter. well, here s my answer. i am here. there is no fairness or decency in what these republicans are doing. they have lied over and over about every aspect of my personal and professional life. john: christmas break is almost upon us but it is a busy afternoon here in washington as any moment we are expecting to hear from the white house as kayleigh was pointing out, after hunter biden s shocking public statement and refusal to appear before the house oversight committee and republican lawmakers are expected to formally authorize an impeachment inquiry into president biden. so begins wednesday, hello, i m john roberts in washington. buckle up, sandra, here we go. sandra: and just 12 days from christmas, can you believe that, john. this is america reports . gop leadership has indicated they do have the votes to approve the impeachment probe with debate for the measure happeni
you are looking live at the white pillars of glen memorial church in atlanta, georgia, as america prepares to say good-bye to the steel magnolia, who forever change d what it means o be a first lady. you re watching live coverage of the celebration of the remarkable life and times of rosalynn carter. i m jake tapper in washington. soon the ceremony starts to honor the woman who spent eight decades at jimmy carter s side. the numbers are a testament to a marriage that was good and l lasting 4 children, 12 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren, and counting. born eleanor rozalin smith is, she defied early trauma, not just as a bystander, awe as a true people. she was the very model of a modern first lady. her hand touching every nook of her husband s presidency. she was the protector of her husband s political brand, the first to take an office in the east wing. she attended cabinet meetings. she was also her husband s stand in on the campaign trail in 1980 when the iran ho
they want. you going to talk about me and alecia s outfit? alecia splash looks amazing today. i had to beg for it. it doesn t count, charles. we don t want these little afterthought complements. you came here for the chairman, you got it. we will let you have it. you are fired up about the supreme court, i can tell. i saw the discussion and i can tell how fired up you were. now i m catching the energy that the senate should be catching about not putting ethical constraints on the chief justices and everyone else. so i will take that. i will take that on behalf of the country. that is what you call a pivot. keep your pivot. have a good charles good show , charles and happy memorial day for folks, who we are commemorating their service. put that in your cookie and crumble it. things, guys. velshi starts now. good morning, it is sunday, may 26 and you are watching velshi on msnbc. i m charles coleman jr. filling in for my friend and colleague ali velshi and we
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