House Republicans' impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden

Gone quiet · last story Aug 11, 2026

What this arc covers

The House Republican impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden over his family's business dealings: the threatened contempt charges against Hunter Biden and his closed-door deposition, the testimony of James Biden, the charges against a former FBI informant for lying about the Bidens, the subpoenas and the lawsuit over Justice Department tax attorneys, the White House's refusal to have Biden testify, and the Republicans' August 2024 report.

Earliest story we hold Jan 5, 2024 · 26 stories · 140 independent sources (counted once each) · 949 days

Part ofHunter BidenJoe BidenFederal Bureau of InvestigationEx-FBI Officials in Legal ProceedingsUkraineUnited States Department of JusticeJames ComerRudy Giuliani

Where it standsnewest first · each bar runs left to right by leaning

Aug 11– 152026FBI Buried Fourteen Informants On the Bidens and Called It Russian Disinformation Instead15 articles · 15 independent sources
0 left, 0 center, 11 right
Jan 8– 92025Ex-FBI informant behind fake Biden-Ukraine bribery allegations sentenced to 6 years in prison13 articles · 13 independent sources
0 left, 3 center, 3 right
Dec 16– 172024Former FBI informant will plead guilty to lying about phony bribery scheme involving the Bidens34 articles · 27 independent sources
2 left, 9 center, 3 right

Key momentsthe most covered; every story is below

  1. Jan 5 – 11, 2024Republicans push ahead with Hunter Biden contempt charge after his surprise visit to Capitol Hill97 articles · 51 independent sources
    1. Jan 5, 2024House Republicans ready contempt of Congress charges against Hunter Biden over a subpoena he defied
    2. Jan 8, 2024House GOP details case for Hunter Biden contempt of Congress
  2. Jan 18 – 19, 2024Hunter Biden agrees to private deposition with Republicans after months of defiance63 articles · 41 independent sources
  3. Feb 15 – 16, 2024FBI informant charged with lying about Joe and Hunter Biden’s ties to Ukrainian energy company66 articles · 51 independent sources
  4. Feb 27 – 28, 2024Hunter Biden to appear for closed-door interview with Republicans conducting impeachment inquiry56 articles · 41 independent sources
  5. Dec 16 – 17, 2024Former FBI informant will plead guilty to lying about phony bribery scheme involving the Bidens34 articles · 27 independent sources

Who covered it, over timeindependent sources per week, by side

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Every week as a table
Week ofLeftCenterRightArticles
Jan 1, 202454626
Jan 8, 2024102117123
Jan 15, 20241011972
Feb 12, 2024119564
Feb 19, 202496632
Feb 26, 20241020891
Mar 11, 202435825
Mar 18, 202433829
Mar 25, 202443523
Apr 15, 202402311
Aug 19, 20241121361
Nov 25, 20240517
Dec 9, 202417417
Dec 16, 202429332
Jan 6, 202503313
Aug 10, 2026001115

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

24% left · 48% center · 28% right of 140 independent sources among the outlets we track, across 26 stories.

Every storyoldest first

  1. January 2024

    Jan 5– 11Republicans push ahead with Hunter Biden contempt charge after his surprise visit to Capitol Hill97 articles · 51 independent sources
    11 left, 18 center, 13 right
  2. Jan 5Hunter Biden faces contempt of Congress charges for defying subpoena9 articles · 3 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right
  3. Jan 10– 17Republicans pause effort to hold Hunter Biden in contempt, say they are talking with his attorneys35 articles · 22 independent sources
    4 left, 7 center, 9 right
  4. Jan 12– 14House Republicans to issue new subpoenas for Hunter Biden in coming weeks22 articles · 20 independent sources
    4 left, 4 center, 9 right
  5. Jan 18– 19Hunter Biden agrees to private deposition with Republicans after months of defiance63 articles · 41 independent sources
    9 left, 9 center, 9 right

  6. February 2024

    Feb 15– 16FBI informant charged with lying about Joe and Hunter Biden’s ties to Ukrainian energy company66 articles · 51 independent sources
    11 left, 9 center, 5 right
  8. Feb 21– 22How is an ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens allegedly linked to Russian intelligence?27 articles · 21 independent sources
    8 left, 5 center, 3 right
  9. Feb 27– 28Hunter Biden to appear for closed-door interview with Republicans conducting impeachment inquiry56 articles · 41 independent sources
    7 left, 14 center, 7 right
  10. Feb 28– Mar 1Takeaways from combative Hunter Biden deposition with Republican lawmakers19 articles · 19 independent sources
    3 left, 6 center, 3 right

  11. March 2024

    Mar 1House Republicans send new Justice Department subpoenas in impeachment inquiry, drawing pushback6 articles · 6 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 0 right
  12. Mar 2How clean is the dirt on Hunter Biden? A key Republican source is charged with lying to the FBI10 articles · 10 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 1 right
  13. Mar 13Hunter Biden rebuffs Republicans’ invitation to appear for a public hearing18 articles · 18 independent sources
    2 left, 5 center, 6 right
  14. Mar 15White House encourages House GOP to ‘move on’ from Biden impeachment effort7 articles · 7 independent sources
    1 left, 0 center, 2 right
  15. Mar 19Oversight Committee Democrats invite Lev Parnas as witness for Biden impeachment hearing5 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 3 right
  16. Mar 20Biden impeachment inquiry is at a crossroad. As Hunter Biden declines to appear, GOP eyes next move19 articles · 12 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 3 right
  17. Mar 22Republican lawmakers sue DOJ tax attorneys for refusing to provide testimony in Biden impeachment inquiry5 articles · 4 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 3 right
  18. Mar 28– 29GOP wants Biden to testify at April impeachment hearing as White House slams probe23 articles · 16 independent sources
    4 left, 3 center, 5 right

  19. April 2024

    Apr 16White House declines invite for Biden to testify in House Oversight impeachment inquiry11 articles · 11 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 3 right

  20. August 2024

    Aug 19– 20House Republicans release Biden impeachment report; next steps uncertain38 articles · 24 independent sources
    1 left, 6 center, 2 right
  21. Aug 19Republican impeachment report accuses Biden of abuse of power and obstruction of justice25 articles · 23 independent sources
    0 left, 6 center, 11 right

  22. November 2024

    Nov 26– 27Former FBI informant accused of lying about Bidens indicted on tax charges7 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 5 center, 1 right

  23. December 2024

    Dec 12Ex-FBI informant accused of lying about Biden family pleads guilty to federal charges17 articles · 15 independent sources
    1 left, 7 center, 4 right
  24. Dec 16– 17Former FBI informant will plead guilty to lying about phony bribery scheme involving the Bidens34 articles · 27 independent sources
    2 left, 9 center, 3 right

  25. January 2025

    Jan 8– 9Ex-FBI informant behind fake Biden-Ukraine bribery allegations sentenced to 6 years in prison13 articles · 13 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 3 right

  26. August 2026

    Aug 11– 15FBI Buried Fourteen Informants On the Bidens and Called It Russian Disinformation Instead15 articles · 15 independent sources
    0 left, 0 center, 11 right