Hunter Biden special counsel dings President Joe Biden over pardon
The Department of Justice is expected to release a final report Monday from the special counsel who charged Hunter Biden with gun and tax crimes before President Joe Biden pardoned his last surviving son.
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Awaiting special counsel's final report
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Special counsel Jack Smith resigns
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Biden refuses to recognize Maduro as Venezuela's elected president
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Hunter Biden investigation will proceed after father leaves White House, Jordan says
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Biden gives update on Los Angeles fires raging in Southern California | Special Report
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Joe Biden hails Jimmy Carter’s character in eulogy at memorial service celebrating former president’s long life – latest updates
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Joe Biden speaks for a vanishing age in eulogy praising Jimmy Carter’s decency
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President Biden Becomes a Great-Grandfather
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Biden Says He’s Considering Pre-emptive Pardons For Trump’s Potential Targets
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Biden says he could have won 2024 election, undecided on issuing preemptive pardons
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President Biden says he will become a great-grandfather today
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Biden says he hasn't decided on preemptive pardons for Trump critics
President Biden said in a new interview that he had not yet decided whether to issue preemptive pardons to critics of President-elect Trump, such as former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) or Anthony ...The Hill - 6d -
Recognized by U.S. as Venezuela’s President-Elect, Edmundo González Meets With Biden
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The Biden Presidency: Four Illusions, Four Deceptions
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Most in US expect Biden presidency will be viewed negatively: Gallup
Most Americans expect that President Biden’s four-year tenure will be viewed more negatively than positively, according to a new survey. The poll, released Tuesday by Gallup, found that 54 percent ...The Hill - Jan. 7 -
Two death row inmates reject Joe Biden’s commutations
The men are seeking to block the commutations, saying they would disadvantage their ongoing legal appeals. Two of the 37 federal prisoners whose death sentences were commuted to life in prison ...The Guardian - Jan. 7 -
President Biden Meets With Families of New Orleans Attack Victims
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Joe Biden signs bill that paves way for Commanders' potential return to Washington D.C.
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President Joe Biden signs RFK Stadium bill into law, paving way for Commanders' return to nation's capital
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U.S. Steel and Nippon Sue Biden Over Blocked Merger
The companies argue in a lawsuit that the process of reviewing the transaction was corrupted by politics.The New York Times - Jan. 6 -
U.S. Steel, Nippon Sue Biden Administration Over Merger Block Decision
The steel makers want a federal court to junk the President’s call to scrap the $14.9 billion merger, saying the national security concerns cited are groundless.Inc. - Jan. 6 -
U.S. Steel, Nippon file lawsuits over Biden's block of merger
U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel filed lawsuits Monday over President Joe Biden's blockage of the Japanese company's proposed takeover of its Pittsburgh-based rival for nearly $15 billion. CBS News ...CBS News - Jan. 6 -
Nippon Steel and US Steel sue Biden administration over blocked merger
U.S. Steel and Japanese steelmaker Nippon Steel sued the U.S. government Monday in a last-ditch effort to move forward with their merger, which President Biden blocked Friday over national security ...The Hill - Jan. 6 -
Joe Biden prepares to bow out
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Why didn't Lionel Messi go to White House to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom from Joe Biden?
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Lionel Messi, Magic Johnson among 19 set to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Joe Biden
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Climate group calls for Biden to pardon activists for museum demonstrations
An international climate advocacy organization called on President Biden to pardon four activists charged with felonies in connection with climate demonstrations before leaving office. Two of the ...The Hill - Jan. 3 -
Biden's final actions as president leave some trans people feeling unsupported
With Donald Trump days away from taking office after piling on transgender people throughout his campaign, some worry Joe Biden did not do enough to shield them from what’s likely to come.NBC News - Jan. 3 -
Joe Biden blocks Nippon Steel’s $14.9bn bid to purchase US Steel
President cites national security concerns as he follows through on pledge to keep steelmaker domestically owned. Joe Biden has blocked a $14.9bn bid by Japan’s Nippon Steel for US Steel, ...The Guardian - Jan. 3 -
Biden's final actions as president leave some transgender people feeling unsupported
Some transgender people worry President Joe Biden did not do enough to shield them from the torrent of Trump policies to comeABC News - Jan. 3 -
Trump bashes Biden over New Orleans truck attack
President-elect Donald Trump called President Biden the "worst president in the history of America" as he took to social media to react to the deadly New Orleans truck attack. CBS News senior White ...CBS News - Jan. 2 -
Biden delivers remarks on deadly truck attack in New Orleans | Special Report
President Biden spoke Wednesday night about the deadly truck attack on New Orleans' Bourbon Street early on New Year's Day. Major Garrett anchored CBS News' special report.CBS News - Jan. 1
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