Jun 13 Biden says he won’t commute his son Hunter’s upcoming sentence after gun conviction By Colleen Long, Associated Press President Joe Biden said Thursday that he will not use his presidential powers to lessen the eventual sentence that his son Hunter will receive for his federal felony conviction on gun crimes. Continue reading
Jun 13 Biden: No Gaza cease-fire deal soon By Associated Press Earlier Thursday, U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan pushed back against assertions that Israel isn’t fully committed to the cease-fire proposal with Hamas. Continue reading
Jun 13 Exclusive: Biden expected to announce protections for certain undocumented immigrants By Laura Barrón-López, Amna Nawaz, Geoff Bennett The executive action is expected to protect undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens from deportation and allow them to work legally in the country. An announcement could come as early as next week. Continue reading
Jun 13 WATCH: Biden and Zelenskyy sign security agreement, hold joint news conference By Darlene Superville, Colleen Long, Zeke Miller, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The highly anticipated agreement will leverage interest and income from the more than $260 billion in frozen Russian assets that are largely held in Europe, to secure a $50 billion loan from the U.S. and additional loans from other partners. Continue reading
Jun 12 Biden’s new asylum crackdown at the southern border faces lawsuit By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press A coalition of immigrant advocacy groups sued the Biden administration on Wednesday over the recent directive that effectively halts asylum claims at the southern border, saying it differs little from a similar Trump move that was blocked by the courts. Continue reading
Jun 12 At G7, Biden and Zelenskyy will sign a U.S.-Ukraine security agreement By Darlene Superville, Colleen Long, Associated Press National security adviser Jake Sullivan said the agreement would not commit U.S. troops directly to Ukraine's defense against Russia's invasion — a red line drawn by President Joe Biden, who's fearful of being pulled into direct conflict between the nuclear-armed… Continue reading
Jun 12 Biden ruled out pardon for son Hunter but less definitive about potential commutation, White House says By Colleen Long, Associated Press “He was very clear, very upfront, obviously very definitive,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said of the president's remarks about a potential pardon. But on a commutation, “I just don't have anything beyond that.”… Continue reading
Jun 12 Hunter Biden was convicted. That hasn’t stopped Republicans from echoing Trump’s attacks on the criminal justice system By Jonathan J. Cooper, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The GOP's argument that Joe Biden is ordering prosecutors to target political opponents has been hurt by the Biden-led Justice Department prosecuting the president's son — with Biden declining to stop the investigation or pardon Hunter Biden. Continue reading
Jun 12 WATCH: House holds Garland in contempt of Congress over Biden audio By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press The 216-207 vote fell along party lines, with Republicans coalescing behind the contempt effort despite reservations among some of the party's more centrist members. Continue reading
Jun 11 Watch 5:40 What federal guidelines suggest for Hunter Biden’s sentencing By Geoff Bennett, Saher Khan In another first, the child of a president was convicted on three felony charges. A jury in Delaware found Hunter Biden guilty on two counts of making false statements regarding his drug use when filling out paperwork to purchase a… Continue watching