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defiant and angry, hunter biden on capitol hill and the president s son is not holding back ignoring a subpoena from congress calling for the impeachment inquiry into his father shameless and sing republicans are going after him only to embarrass and damage his father. plus, the supreme court will weigh in on a keith abortion pill. a decision that could guarantee access to the drug or ended even in states where the procedure is still alive. a deal to save the climate, an unprecedented call to move away from fossil fuels but, there is a catch. we are following these developing stories and more coming into cnn news central. thank you for joining us this afternoon. today, house republicans are set to formalize an impeachment inquiry into president joe biden. this morning, the man at the center of it all, hunter biden, called them out just steps outside the capitol, facing a deadline to comply with the congressional subpoena, he offered to testify but buckley. repub ....
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. ....
now as hunter biden was supposed to be sitting right now behind closed doors for a deposition on the hill. but this morning again he said he will speak only to lawmakers if he can do so publicly. welcome to the faulkner focus , everybody. good morning, i m martha maccallum in for harris. republicans said they wanted to talk to hunter biden closed doors. they would hold him in contempt if he didn t show up. he did show up on his own terms. he stood before the cameras on the senate side of the building, lots of attention this morning, and then he got back in a car and left capitol hill. watch this. in the depths of my addiction i was extremely irresponsible with my finances. but to suggest that is grounds for an impeachment inquiry is beyond the absurd. it is shameless. there is no evidence to support the allegations that my father was financially involved in my business because it did not happen. martha: there is a lot there and we ll dig it into today. the house wi ....
president s son is expected to show up in about 30 minutes for a deposition behind closed doors. now at the same time, republicans today around noon are expected to move closer toward opening an inquiry on impeachment into his father, the president. we ll find out together what we get. what is it, dana? it s wednesday. dana: i wasn t sure what the question is. bill: you lose track this time of year. dana: somebody walked through and said they thought it was thursday. a busy time of year and busy time on the hill. i m dana perino. this is america s newsroom. a pivotal day for hunter and joe biden. speaker johnson said his party is going where the evidence leads. the white house has gone carefully as the constitution requires of us, it is a very serious matter. right now they aren t turning over documents or key witnesses and we have to defend our subpoenas in court. to do that you need and impeachment inquiry vote from the full house. dana: byron donalds sits ....
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 h ....