Senate debates measure to prevent shutdown that McCarthy said he would not consider – as it happened

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The House oversight committee is about to hold its first hearing in the impeachment inquiry of Joe Biden, the latest step in a months-long effort investigating the president and his son Hunter Biden's business dealings that has yet to produce substantial evidence of wrongdoing.

Today's hearing, titled The Basis for an Impeachment Inquiry of President Joseph R Biden Jr, comes two weeks after House speaker Kevin McCarthy launched the inquiry in response to demands from hard-right members of the House Republican conference.