Top legal and tax experts told Congress on Thursday that it's premature to impeach President Biden, though most agreed there were enough questions to continue investigating Hunter Biden's activities to see where it leads.
House lawmakers on Thursday launched their impeachment inquiry into President Biden with newly released documents they say strengthen their claims he helped his son secure foreign business deals and that the Justice Department worked to cover up the action.
The IRS could partially close, hundreds of thousands of federal workers will temporarily miss paychecks, but Social Security benefits will still be paid if the government shuts down as expected at midnight Saturday.
The civil liberties board on Thursday urged Congress to renew the government's top snooping tool, which scoops up communications from thousands of targets, saying that even with all of its flaws, the program has sniffed out serious terrorist threats to the U.S.