SUMMARY
Months of Republican allegations and investigations into President Biden have led to the GOP-controlled House of Representatives launching an impeachment inquiry. Republicans have lobbed unsubstantiated allegations against Biden since taking over the House, but have turned up no evidence of wrongdoing so far. For a transcript of this story, click here.
Also, read the summary from the news story White House responds to House Republicans’ impeachment inquiry against Biden (transcript here): After House Speaker Kevin McCarthy directed Republicans to launch an impeachment inquiry into President Biden, the White House is urging a more aggressive pushback to the GOP and is dismissing the effort as “extreme politics at its worst." That description came from Ian Sams, a White House advisor working on congressional investigations.
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WARM UP QUESTIONS
- Who are the individuals and groups involved in launching an impeachment inquiry?
- What issues did McCarthy raise explaining why House Republicans chose to start an impeachment investigation?
- Why did House Republicans launch this inquiry?
- When did McCarthy announce the inquiry and what happens next?
- How does an impeachment inquiry work? NOTE: an inquiry does not mean the person is impeached.
FOCUS QUESTIONS
What do you think is really at the heart of why House Republicans launched an impeachment hearing against Biden? What could be the unintended consequences of this decision?
News analysis: How can you find more background information on this subject?
Alternative: See, Think, Wonder: What did you notice? What did the story make you think? What story would you want to find out more about? Where would you go to learn more?
FOR MORE
What students can do: For a story all about politics, it's important to see what media outlets across the board are saying about the move to start an impeachment hearing.
Check out Allsides.com (note, you may get your news from online sources that you don't see listed on All Sides) and pick a few outlets across the ideological spectrum. If time is short, use All Sides recommendations for the impeachment story here. What do you notice about the headlines? The sub-headings? The images?
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