House Republicans may hold an official vote in the coming weeks on authorizing their impeachment inquiry into President Biden. Why it matters: Lawmakers and aides say the move would give Congress greater standing to force the Biden administration to comply with their requests for information.

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) told House Republican members in a closed-door meeting that the House will likely vote to authorize an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden in the next few weeks.

The inquiry was declared open by Kevin McCarthy in September. A vote to declare the inquiry open is essentially starting the process over - and could delay a potential vote on impeachment articles.

House Republicans are considering holding a vote next month to authorize their impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden as the party looks to formalize a process that has yet to yield any direct evidence of