WASHINGTON: The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives voted Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) to open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden based on his son's controversial international dealings — a move Biden himself slammed as a "baseless" stunt.

Republicans have yet to provide evidence of corruption by the president, and the Democratic-led Senate would be unlikely to convict the US leader even if the inquiry did lead to an actual impeachment trial.

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