Overview

• House Republicans insist on a private deposition from Hunter Biden in their impeachment inquiry into President Biden, rejecting his request to testify only in public.
• Hunter Biden's lawyer criticizes the Republican inquiry as a partisan crusade and accuses them of using closed-door sessions to manipulate facts.
• House Republicans are considering holding a vote to formally authorize their impeachment inquiry to strengthen their legal standing if the subpoena battle drags into court.
• The impeachment inquiry is focused on Hunter Biden's work for companies in Ukraine, China and other countries, and allegations that President Biden profited from his family members' overseas business dealings.
• Despite the ongoing investigation, Republicans have admitted that they haven't found evidence of wrongdoing by President Biden.