Some Democrats and many Republicans said the pardon should not have happened. The White House on Dec. 2 defended President Joe Biden pardoning his son, Hunter Biden. “He said he came to this decision this weekend, and he said he wrestled with this because he believes in the justice system, but he also believes that
In a dramatic legal twist, Special Counsel David Weiss and Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutors have rejected the notion that President Joe Biden’s act of clemency for his son, Hunter Biden, erases the criminal charges against him. This unprecedented clash has sent shockwaves through the legal and political arenas, igniting a fierce debate over the
President Biden pardoned his son late Sunday after he was convicted on gun charges and pleaded guilty to tax evasion. With President Joe Biden pardoning his son Hunter on Sunday night, it joins a list of controversial presidential pardons issued throughout the nation’s history The president said the gun and tax charges that were brought
After President Joe Biden issued a unilateral pardon for his son, Hunter Biden, on Sunday, many are remembering the first son’s cavalier attitude throughout his trials and convictions, indicating a presidential pardon could have been planned the entire time.
As Congress enters recess, the president's ability to appoint ambassadors and other positions in the government has a long history.
Washington — Republicans have celebrated holding onto their narrow majority in the House, adding to their flip of the Senate and the White House for a trifecta in Washington next year. But President-elect Donald Trump’s selection of a number of House Republicans to fill top posts in his administration is pulling from an already shallow
President-elect Donald Trump on Nov. 30 threatened to slap a 100% tariff on a group of nine nations — the so-called BRICS — if they try to replace the U.S. dollar with another currency. The BRICS countries include Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates. Trump said he’ll