I'm Brian Gotstein and this is the Daily Signal top news for Tuesday, December 12th.

Here are today's headlines. House Republicans are looking to further the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden with a potential vote on Wednesday.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson wrote about why the inquiry was necessary in an op-ed for USA Today.

Impeachment is among the most solemn constitutional authorities the U.S. Congress holds,

particularly when it comes to a president, Johnson wrote.

As a constitutional lawyer and former member of the House Judiciary Committee, I have encouraged

my colleagues to carefully consider the gravity of impeachment proceedings and the facts surrounding the current investigation into President Joe Biden's conduct.

He said that the House would vote on an impeachment inquiry to investigate Biden's role in the influence

peddling schemes of his son, Hunter Biden, and other family members.

House committees will further investigate statements the president made concerning

his knowledge and involvement in those schemes and the role his administration might have played in covering up alleged wrongdoing, Johnson said.

The White House has repeatedly denied Biden's wrongdoing and is called

the inquiry illegitimate.

Harvard University announced Tuesday that President

Claudine Gaye would remain at her post after her much criticized

testimony at a House hearing on anti-sementism on college campuses.

The school's board said in a statement that their

extensive deliberations affirm their confidence that gay is the right

leader to help the Harvard community heal and to address the serious societal issues we're facing.

Gay's comment that received the most criticism came when Representative Elise

Daphonic, a New York Republican, asked her whether calling for the genocide of Jews on campus would be considered

bullying and harassment. Gay answered, it can be depending on the context.

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