WASHINGTON The U.S. House Oversight Committee said on Wednesday it will issue subpoenas to President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, and brother, James Biden, to appear for depositions, in an escalation of its impeachment inquiry into the president.

House Republicans announced an impeachment inquiry in September, following months of probes. They allege that Biden and his family have personally profited from policy decisions Biden made when he was vice president during former President Barack Obama's administration.

(Reporting by Makini Brice; Editing by Chris Reese)