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The GOP-led House Oversight Committee is expected to meet Wednesday to approve the criminal contempt charges.
Those charges will then go before the full House floor for a vote.
This comes after months of talks between the Clintons and the panel.
The committee set deposition times for the Clintons this month as part of their investigation into the Jeffrey Epstein case.
But the Clintons said they would not show, saying they've turned over the, quote, little information they have.
They also noted that the panel has not pursued contempt charges for any other subpoenaed witnesses.
The Clintons maintain the subpoena is legally invalid and part of a GOP-led political vendetta against Democrats.
The failed vote marks a quick turnaround from last week when five Republicans defected to join Democrats on a plan to force President Trump to seek congressional approval before ordering any new strikes or personnel in and around Venezuela.
Trump blasted the defectors, saying on his social media site they should never be reelected again.
This week, two of those Republican senators, Todd Young of Indiana and
And Josh Hawley of Missouri buckled under immense pressure from the Trump administration and leaders to backtrack, giving their party the votes to stop the plan.
Republicans say they got Trump's word he'll work closer with Congress on any planned strikes, but Democrats say they were fooled.
Claudia Rosales, NPR News, the Capitol.
The successful bipartisan effort now sets up a series of votes next week and hours of debate in a bid for final passage.
Virginia Democratic Senator Tim Kaine, who co-led the Venezuela War Powers Resolution, said those next steps are likely coming as a surprise for Republicans.
Soon after the vote, President Trump lashed out at the five Republicans who broke ranks.
GOP Senators Rand Paul of Kentucky, Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Josh Hawley of Missouri, and Todd Young of Ohio joined Democrats to rebuke new military action in Venezuela without congressional input.
Claudia Rosales, NPR News, the Capitol.