Good morning, I'm Taylor Wilson, and this is five things you need to know Wednesday the 13th of September, 2023.

Today House Republicans will open an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, plus we hear the latest from the Georgia election interference case,

and it's the US versus Google in a major antitrust battle.

Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced yesterday that the House will open a formal impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden.

These are allegations of abuse of power, obstruction, and corruption, and they weren't further investigation by the House of Representatives.

The move escalates a Republican investigation that started in January when the GOP took majority control of the lower chamber.

The House oversight judiciary and ways and means committees will lead the inquiry after months of investigating Biden.

Republicans say he benefited from his son Hunter Biden's business dealings despite a lack of substantial evidence.

McCarthy's announcement means Republicans will move forward on an impeachment inquiry without a formal vote on the House floor.

Many moderate Republican lawmakers had hesitated at rushing into the process, and it was unclear yesterday whether an inquiry vote would pass with the necessary 218 votes in the lower chamber.

Meanwhile Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer strongly opposed the inquiry.

The impeachment inquiry is absurd. The American people want us to do something that will make their lives better, not go off on these chases.

McCarthy's move also comes as he tries to rally hardline conservatives to support a plan to keep the government open.

The House has just 11 working days left to avoid a shutdown.

Fulton County District Attorney Fannie Willis in Georgia argued yesterday against a laying the prosecution of former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows until an appeals court decides whether to move his case to federal court.

I caught up with USA Today Justice Department correspondent Bart Chanson for the latest on that and more in the Georgia election case.

Bart, welcome back to five things.

Thanks for having me.

So the questions about whether to move Mark Meadows case to federal court continue.

Fulton County District Attorney Fannie Willis yesterday argued against a laying his prosecution until an appeals court makes a decision on this.

What did the district attorney argue here?

Well, she's saying that the idea that he could potentially get a verdict in his state level case before you hear from appeals isn't worth slowing down her state level case.

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