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White House weighs preemptive pardons for potential Trump targets

by Tyler Pager and Meryl Kornfield December 5, 2024December 6, 2024

President Biden’s team is worried that the Trump administration will go after such figures as Adam Schiff, Liz Cheney and Anthony Fauci.

Nation / World

President Biden faces criticism over controversial pardon of his son Hunter

by Matt Viser December 2, 2024December 3, 2024

Several Democrats said that while they understood his decision on a personal level to protect his son Hunter they also worried about the broader signal the pardon sends.

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Biden pardons his son Hunter despite previous pledges not to

by Patricia Washburn December 1, 2024December 2, 2024

In June, as his son Hunter was facing trial in the gun case in Delaware, Biden ruled out a pardon or clemency for his son in an interview with ABC News.

Nation / World, Politics

Senate rejects Sanders’ effort to block some weapons for Israel over Gaza deaths

by ELLEN KNICKMEYER November 20, 2024November 21, 2024

The Vermont lawmaker, supported by a small group of Democrats and independent Sen. Angus King of Maine, sought to put legislation up for a Senate vote that would block the sale of some weapons to Israel.

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Biden becomes the first sitting US president to visit the Amazon rainforest

by AAMER MADHANI, GABRIELA SÁ PESSOA and COLLEEN LONG November 17, 2024

Joe Biden toured the shrinking waters of the Rio Negro as the first sitting American president to set foot in the Amazon rainforest.

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Biden approves Ukraine’s use of long-range U.S. weapons inside Russia, reversing policy

by Ellen Nakashima, Michael Birnbaum, John Hudson and Alex Horton November 17, 2024November 17, 2024

The easing of restrictions on allowing Kyiv to use the Army Tactical Missile System, or ATACMS, to hit targets inside Russia is a significant reversal in U.S. policy.