Before President Biden’s recent decision to pardon his son Hunter Biden, a rare and highly scrutinised move, there have been a few notable instances in which U.S. presidents have extended the power of presidential pardons to their own family members. FILE – President Joe Biden, wearing a Team USA jacket and walking with his son…
A video of White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre asserting that Joe Biden would not pardon his son Hunter Biden has gone viral, with X users accusing the Biden administration of “lying.” Biden signed a pardon on Sunday, December 1, for Hunter after his son was convicted of federal gun charges and federal tax evasion…
US President-elect Donald Trump has responded to outgoing US President Joe Biden’s decision to pardon his son Hunter Biden who had been convicted on charges related to gun crimes and tax violations, calling it a “miscarriage of Justice”. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said, “Does the Pardon given by Joe to Hunter include…
WASHINGTON — Colorado Democratic Gov. Jared Polis blasted President Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter — saying Sunday that Biden “put his family ahead of the country” and that the move would “tarnish his reputation.” The stinging rebuke from the possible 2028 presidential contender came as Biden, 82, prepared to fly to Angola for an official visit…
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday named Massad Boulos, a Lebanese American businessman who is the father-in-law of Trump’s daughter Tiffany, as a senior adviser on Arab and Middle Eastern affairs. Boulos arranged Trump campaign efforts to engage the Arab American community in Michigan, organizing dozens of meetings in areas…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans will control the White House and both houses of Congress come January. But President-elect Donald Trump’s intent to nominate loyalists to fill key Cabinet posts has set up a possible confrontation with the Senate, which has the constitutional responsibility for “advice and consent” on presidential nominees. Trump and his Republican allies…
By Jessica Donati (Reuters) – Joe Biden sets off for Angola on Sunday on a trip that will deliver on a promise to visit Africa during his presidency and focus on a major, U.S.-backed railway project that aims to divert critical minerals away from China. The project, partly funded with a U.S. loan, links the…
Ismail Khalidi, son of Columbia University professor emeritus Rashid Khalidi, has labelled US President Joe Biden a “genocidal maniac” after the latter was spotted holding a copy of his father’s book, ‘The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine’. President Biden, currently wrapping up his term, drew attention during a Black Friday outing in Nantucket when he…
President-elect Donald Trump’s stunning announcement on Saturday night that he will nominate Kash Patel as FBI director sets the stage for a fresh round of turbulence at a law enforcement agency tasked with protecting the homeland and investigating federal crimes. Patel, a steadfast Trump ally with plans to shake up the institution he’s been tapped…
President Joe Biden’s visit to Angola – the first by a U.S. president to the southwest African nation – centers on a rail corridor for transportation of valuable minerals from the heart of the continent to a burgeoning Angolan port. VOA White House Correspondent Anita Powell reports from Washington. Source link