**US News: House Democrats consider launching misconduct investigation into Biden**
**House Democrats are considering launching a formal misconduct investigation into President Joe Biden over allegations that he sexually harassed a former aide, Tara Reade, during his time as a US senator.**
The move comes after Reade filed a criminal complaint against Biden with the Washington, D.C., police last week. In the complaint, Reade alleges that Biden sexually assaulted her in 1993 when she was a staffer in his Senate office.
Biden has denied the allegations, calling them .
