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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 -
Senate showdowns loom over Biden appointees
Pete Hegseth met with Senators who will vote on whether he should become defense secretary in the new Trump administration. Over the weekend, the president-elect chose Kash Patel to be FBI ...NBC News - 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 - 21h -
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 - 17h -
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 -
Clyburn says he'd support Biden pardoning Trump
Rep. James E. Clyburn (D-S.C.) signaled he would support President Biden if he were to offer clemency to President-elect Trump in his legal cases, days after Washington was rattled by the ...The Hill - 5h -
Top Democrat denounces Biden’s pardon of son Hunter
The chair of the House Democratic Caucus on Wednesday denounced President Biden’s decision to pardon his son, Hunter Biden, saying the president broke his word to the country that he’d let the ...The Hill - 1h -
Democrats press Biden to limit Trump's ability to use military domestically
Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (Conn.) sent a letter to President Biden and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin this week calling for a policy directive that would ...The Hill - 2d -
12:30 Report — Hunter Biden pardon ripples across Washington
Plus: The Pete Hegseth story isn’t going away. {beacon} 12:30 REPORT It’s Monday. Welcome back and happy December! First lady Jill Biden unveiled the 2024 holiday decorations at the White House ...The Hill - 2d -
Ben Jennings on Joe Biden’s pardon for his son, Hunter – cartoon
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Americanswers… on 5 Live! Why has Joe Biden pardoned his son?
Hunter Biden faced up to 17 years in prison on federal tax chargesBBC News - 2d -
Hunter Biden and history’s most controversial pardons over financial crimes
Almost every president has pardoned someone that left critics howling. Here’s how Hunter Biden’s pardon stacks up with five of the most contentious acts of clemency for financial crimes.MarketWatch - 1d -
White House defends pardon of Hunter Biden amid backlash
Republicans and some Democrats have accused Joe Biden of damaging trust in the justice department.BBC News - 1d -
Biden makes history as the first U.S. president to visit Angola
President Joe Biden will make history Monday as he becomes the first ever American head-of-state to visit the west-African nation of Angola.NBC News - 2d -
Special counsel defends prosecution of Hunter Biden as more Democrats signal discomfort with pardon – live
Special counsel David Weiss hit back at Biden’s assertion that his son has been unfairly prosecuted. Biden criticized by some supporters for pardoning son Hunter What is a presidential pardon ...The Guardian - 1d -
Biden Arrives in Angola on His Only Trip as President to Sub-Saharan Africa
The president arrived in Angola, where he will highlight American commitment to Africa in the economic competition against China.The New York Times - 1d -
Special counsel objects to dismissing Hunter Biden tax case after pardon
Special counsel David Weiss rejected suggestions that he selectively prosecuted Hunter Biden in court filings where he also objected to dismissing charges following a sweeping pardon. President ...The Hill - 1d -
Hunter Biden pardon gets mixed reactions on Capitol Hill
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are reacting to news of Hunter Biden's pardon and President-elect Donald Trump's plan to make Kash Patel the FBI director. CBS News' Nikole Killion reports.CBS News - 1d