Politics

Biden's brother James appears for GOP interview as FBI informant's arrest casts new doubt on impeachment

By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press

President Joe Biden “never had any involvement” in the business dealings of other members of his family, his brother James Biden testified Wednesday as he appeared for a voluntary private interview on Capitol Hill as part of House Republicans' impeachment…

Biden signs executive order to boost cybersecurity at American ports

By Colleen Long, Associated Press

The new requirements are part of the federal government's focus on modernizing how critical infrastructure like power grids, ports and pipelines are protected.

As 2024 election picks up, Biden campaign signals a more aggressive challenge to the press

By David Bauder, Associated Press

Within the past two weeks, an administration aide sent an unusual letter to White House correspondents complaining about their coverage of a special counsel's report on Biden's handling of classified documents.

Assange went beyond journalism and should face espionage charges in the U.S., government lawyers say

By Jill Lawless, Sylvia Hui, Associated Press

The lawyers were setting out arguments at Britain's High Court in response to a last-ditch bid by Assange's defense to stop his extradition from the U.K. to the United States.

Hunter Biden's lawyers suggest his case is tainted by claims of former FBI informant charged with lying

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

The gun and tax charges against Hunter Biden are separate from the claims made by informant Alexander Smirnov, who has been charged with making up a bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden, his son and a Ukrainian energy company.

First federal trial for a hate crime based on gender identity starts over trans woman's killing

By James Pollard, Associated Press

The first federal trial over a hate crime based on gender identity began Tuesday in South Carolina, where a man faces charges that he killed a Black transgender woman by shooting her three times in the head.

Former Honduran president accused of running his country as a 'narco-state' stands trial in New York City

By Philip Marcelo, Associated Press

Federal prosecutors say that for years Hernández received millions of dollars from cartels in exchange for allowing hundreds of thousands of kilos of cocaine destined for the U.S. to pass through his country.

Timeline of the Julian Assange legal saga as he makes a final bid to avoid extradition to the U.S.

By Sylvia Hui, Associated Press

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been fighting for more than a decade to avoid extradition to the United States to face charges related to his organization's publication of a huge trove of classified documents.

Greek farmers drive tractors to parliament to demand financial help

By Associated Press

The farmers' demands are similar to those at farmer protests elsewhere in Europe. The center-right government has expressed sympathy but says budgetary constraints prevent it from meeting all their demands.

Ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens had Russian intelligence contacts, prosecutors say

By Associated Press

Prosecutors say a former FBI informant charged with making up a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden, his son Hunter and a Ukrainian energy company had contacts with officials affiliated with Russian intelligence.