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Trump’s FBI pick Kash Patel faces rocky path to US Senate approval
Nominee has vowed to dismantle ‘deep state’ and is an admirer of QAnon conspiracy theoryFinancial Times - 1d -
Trump FBI pick Kash Patel gets lukewarm reception from GOP senators
President-elect Trump's nomination of Kash Patel to take over as FBI director — effectively firing current FBI Director Christopher Wray, who still has three years left in his 10-year term — has ...The Hill - 1d -
Mike Bloomberg warns making RFK Jr. HHS secretary risks killing Americans, urges Senate to reject him
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.CNBC - 23h -
Maryland senators reportedly pursuing odd trade: Fighter jets for Commanders stadium site
The 2024 NFL trade deadline passed a month ago, but the Commanders could still be involved in a major swap.Yahoo Sports - 20h -
Trump’s likely bid to buck Senate’s advice and consent role would be nothing new
President Obama's attempt to circumvent the Senate's "advise and consent" authority by appointing Richard Cordray as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau without Senate confirmation ...The Hill - 7h -
Mitt Romney criticizes those who "tear at our unity" in Senate farewell speech
Sen. Mitt Romney warned in his farewell address of those who "tear at our unity," urging America to uphold the nation's values as he capped more than two decades in public service.CBS News - 1h -
Hunter Biden joins history of controversial presidential pardons
President Biden’s unexpected decision to pardon his son Hunter is part of a long history of controversial clemency issued by presidents under the vast constitutional power. The president’s ...The Hill - 2d -
Trump fundraising off Hunter Biden pardon
President-elect Trump's team has launched a new fundraising petition online in response to President Biden pardoning his son Hunter Biden. “The Biden Crime Family wants to sweep their CORRUPTION ...The Hill - 2d -
Joe Biden’s Pardon of Hunter is a Consummate Act of Nepotism
With the pardon of his son, President Biden added his name to the roll call of presidents who dishonored their office by misusing the pardon power.The New York Times - 1d -
Multiple Democrats slam Biden pardon of Hunter
President Biden’s decision to pardon his son Hunter Biden is further bruising a party that was already reeling from blistering electoral losses, with a wave of Capitol Hill Democrats criticizing ...The Hill - 1d -
Broad Pardon for Hunter Biden Troubles Experts
President Biden granted blanket clemency to stop his son from being prosecuted by the Trump administration for his foreign business. Experts reached for historical parallels.The New York Times - 1d -
Biden faces backlash for granting pardon to son Hunter
Republicans and some Democrats are criticizing President Biden's decision to grant a sweeping pardon to his son Hunter Biden, who was awaiting sentencing on gun and tax charges. Ed O'Keefe has ...CBS News - 1d -
Pardoning Hunter Complicates the Legacy That Biden Envisioned
President Biden is facing criticism for absolving his son after insisting he would not and, according to some critics in his own party, paving the way for Donald Trump’s return to office.The New York Times - 1d -
Hunter Biden pardon fuels Trump's 'weaponization' arguments
Trump's team was pointed to Biden's pardon of his son, Hunter, saying it showed that ending "the weaponization of our justice system needs to happen."NBC News - 1d -
Manchin says Biden should pardon Trump
Sen. Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) said Monday in an interview with CNN that President Biden should pardon President-elect Trump. "What I would have done differently, and my recommendation as a counsel ...The Hill - 1d -
Biden’s pardon of son Hunter threatens to tarnish legacy
President Biden’s decision to pardon his son Hunter in his final full month in the White House is threatening to erode his legacy as he prepares to leave office. Biden is set to conclude his one ...The Hill - 1d -
Joe Biden addresses America’s ‘original sin’ of slavery on Angola visit
US president remembers ‘stolen men and women and children brought to our shores’ and lauds American investment in country. Joe Biden addressed America’s history of enslavement in a speech on ...The Guardian - 1d -
Axelrod says Hunter Biden pardon 'handled poorly'
Democratic strategist David Axelrod was critical of the way President Biden handled the pardoning of his son, Hunter Biden, saying it was done "poorly." "It was just handled poorly, on top of ...The Hill - 1d -
Biden delivers remarks on the relationship between Angola and the U.S.
Watch live coverage as President Biden delivers remarks to honor the past and future of the relationship between the United States and Angola during his trip to Africa.NBC News - 1d -
Biden’s Christmas present for Trump: Sticky inflation
President Biden's big-spending ways have ensured that the nation's initial progress in inflation reduction is flattening out, keeping inflation rates higher than Federal Reserve Bank officials prefer.The Hill - 1d -
Watch: Biden speaks at National Museum of Slavery in Angola
President Biden delivered remarks Tuesday at the National Museum of Slavery in Angola's capital, part of a trip that has seen Mr. Biden become the first sitting U.S. president to visit the ...CBS News - 1d -
Biden in Angola says the future runs 'through Africa'
President Biden on Tuesday declared the United States was “all in” on forging a stronger partnership with Africa as he nodded to the complicated and at times ugly history between the two during a ...The Hill - 1d -
Biden, in Angola, Warns That Slavery’s History Should Not be Erased
In becoming the first American leader to visit Angola, President Biden said it was important not to forget the ugly legacy of the human trade that originally defined relations with Africa.The New York Times - 11h -
Biden does complete reversal with pardon for son
President Biden’s decision to give his son a full and unconditional pardon represented a stunning reversal for the outgoing commander in chief, who previously had insisted he would do no such thing ...The Hill - 22h -
The awkward parallels between the Biden and Trump convictions
Joe Biden's criticism of a politicised justice system echoes sentiments regularly used by Donald Trump.BBC News - 18h -
Dean Phillips: Biden’s pardon of son Hunter was 'tragic'
"I'm afraid we're taking some really dark turns," Phillips told NewsNation's "On Balance."The Hill - 6h