House Democrats met to discuss their agenda one day after Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi has announced a formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. The Republicans who signed the brief include House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Whip Steve Scalise and incoming House GOP Conference Vice Chair Mike Johnson, who is spearheading the effort. That’s the number of House Republicans who did not sign the brief, a rare break in a battle largely defined by partisan lines. Just 23 Republican members of Congress – 14 House members, 9 senators – have acknowledged Biden’s victory. Steve Bullock, a Democrat whose state’s Republican attorney general is among the 17 supporting it.

Source: Forbes December 11, 2020 23:15 UTC