McCarthy's Face On A Two Sided Coin!

No evidence but an impeachment inquiry is happening.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) faces a rock in a hard place moment. The controversial lawmaker is being pressed by the far right House members to cut spending, enact culture war legislation and impeach President Joe Biden.

He is also tasked with passing a budget that keeps the government open. As with many other times, Republicans in control often leads the American government into a shutdown.

It happened under Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and Washed Up 45. If the Republicans can't pass a budget with the Democratic-controlled Senate and Biden, the government will face a shutdown that will affect 60% of the federal agencies.

The Republicans are still angry about the two-year budget agreement McCarthy struck with Biden in the spring. They insist on cutting spending below those levels and adding conservative policy provisions on immigration and rolling back Biden’s agenda.

McCarthy has greenlighted that approach in the House, but it’s sure to hit a wall because Senate GOP leaders have made it clear the House’s partisan path won’t pass the upper chamber. Yet that may not be enough to persuade McCarthy’s right flank: They’re even pushing back against a short-term funding bill to extend the Sept. 30 deadline, and they say McCarthy's best course would be to listen to them.

They want to launch an impeachment inquiry into Biden, channeling the former president's desire for revenge after he was impeached twice. Washed Up 45 has pressured Republicans to quickly impeach Biden, and allies like Reps. Matt Gaetz of Florida and Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia have sought to push the cause forward.

McCarthy, who has been moving toward an impeachment inquiry, plans to formally endorse the idea with GOP lawmakers this week, as a “logical next step” to gather more facts, two sources said. But he recently made it clear he won’t open such an inquiry unilaterally — a majority of the House would first have to vote on it. With only four votes to spare in his Republican majority, it’s not clear McCarthy has the votes.

"Today, I am directing our House committee to open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden," McCarthy said at the U.S. Capitol in a short formal statement. He did not take questions from reporters.

McCarthy previously indicated there would be a full House vote for an impeachment inquiry, as has happened in the past, but as of Tuesday he didn't appear to have the votes to open one, even though it could still happen.

He has signaled a Biden impeachment inquiry for weeks, in part to placate GOP hard-liners, and in order to obtain bank records and other documents from Biden and his son, Hunter.

"This logical next step will give our committees the full power to gather the full facts and answers for the American public," he said on Tuesday. "That's exactly what we want to know -- the answers. I believe the president would want to answer these questions and allegations as well."

House Republicans have been investigating for months alleged ties implicating Biden in his son's business dealings but have so fa have not been able to prove any wrongdoing by the president. McCarthy said House Republicans, during the August recess, uncovered "serious and credible allegations into President Biden's conduct. Taken together, these allegations paint a picture of a culture of corruption."

"I do not make this decision lightly," Speaker McCarthy added. "Regardless of your party, or who you voted for, these facts concern all Americans."