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Some Democrats are frustrated over Joe Biden reversing course and pardoning his son Hunter

Dec. 02, 2024 14:56 PM EST

ATLANTA (AP) — Already reeling from their November defeats, Democrats now are grappling with President Joe Biden’s pardoning of his son for federal crimes, with some calling the move misguided and unwise after the party spent years slamming Donald Trump as a threat to democracy who disregarded...

Biden's broken promise on pardoning his son Hunter is raising new questions about his legacy

Dec. 02, 2024 12:42 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s decision to go back on his word and issue a categorical pardon for his son, Hunter, just weeks before his scheduled sentencing on gun and tax convictions was a surprise that wasn't all that surprising. Not to those who had witnessed the...

Biden pardons his son Hunter despite previous pledges not to

Dec. 02, 2024 07:49 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter, sparing the younger Biden a possible prison sentence for federal felony gun and tax convictions and reversing his past promises not to use the extraordinary powers of the presidency for the benefit of his family. The...

Biden has pardoned his son Hunter. What does that mean?

Dec. 02, 2024 06:53 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden had long pledged that he would not pardon his son, Hunter, who was set to be sentenced this month for gun and tax convictions. But on Sunday, the president did it anyway. The sweeping pardon covers not only Hunter Biden's convictions in two...

Middle East latest: ICC issues warrant for Israel's Netanyahu as Gaza death toll soars past 44,000

Nov. 21, 2024 18:45 PM EST

The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants on Thursday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defense minister and a Hamas military leader, accusing them of war crimes and crimes against humanity. The announcement came as health officials in the Gaza Strip said the...

Top war-crimes court issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu and others in Israel-Hamas fighting

Nov. 21, 2024 17:35 PM EST

THE HAGUE (AP) — The world’s top war-crimes court issued arrest warrants Thursday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defense minister and Hamas’ military chief, accusing them of crimes against humanity in connection with the 13-month war in Gaza. The...

The Latest: Matt Gaetz withdraws his name from consideration as Trump’s attorney general

Nov. 21, 2024 15:52 PM EST

Former Florida congressman Matt Gaetz has withdrawn as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general following scrutiny over a federal sex trafficking investigation. The Republican's announcement came one day after meeting with senators in an effort to win their support...

Editorial Roundup: United States

Nov. 12, 2024 19:53 PM EST

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Nov. 8 The Washington Post says Democrats hurt themselves trying to protect Joe Biden Vice President Kamala Harris didn’t just call special counsel Robert K. Hur’s...

Biden gets blamed by Harris allies for the vice president's resounding loss to Trump

Nov. 07, 2024 14:46 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden's name wasn't on the ballot, but history will likely remember Kamala Harris' resounding defeat as his loss too. As Democrats pick up the pieces after President-elect Donald Trump's decisive victory, some of the vice president's backers are expressing...

Harris promises to 'represent all Americans' after Biden's remark on Trump supporters and 'garbage'

Oct. 30, 2024 23:02 PM EDT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Kamala Harris called Wednesday for Americans to “stop pointing fingers at each other” as she tried to push past comments made by President Joe Biden about Donald Trump's supporters and “garbage " and keep the focus on her Republican opponent in the closing days of the...