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Were Hunter Biden’s Prosecutions a Result of Political Pressure? A Look at the Facts

  • News source: Glenn Thrush and Devlin Barrett
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The gun case federal prosecutors brought against Hunter Biden was relatively rare, but the tax charges he pleaded guilty to may have been less unusual.
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G.M. Will Sell Stake in EV Battery Plant to LG

  • News source: Jack Ewing
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LG Energy Solution will now solely own a factory in Michigan that it had planned to operate through a joint venture with General Motors.
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Democrats in Congress Criticize Biden’s Pardon of His Son Hunter

  • News source: Maya C. Miller
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Lawmakers in the president’s own party, many of them moderates, said his decision to pardon his son was selfish and would further damage Americans’ waning faith in democracy and the rule of law.
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Israel strikes Lebanon as Hezbollah targets military post

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Both sides accuse each other of violating last week's ceasefire aimed at ending 13 months of conflict.
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Biden gives son Hunter 'unconditional' pardon

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Biden says his son Hunter was "unfairly" prosecuted over tax and gun possession - but earlier he had ruled out a pardon.
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Biden's pardon of son, Hunter, roils Democrats' post-election reckoning: ANALYSIS

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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President Joe Biden's decision to pardon his son, Hunter, is throwing a bomb in his party's post-election soul searching.
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What to know about the Smoot-Hawley tariffs and what their legacy means for Trump

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Why Republicans start out as favorites in the 2026 Senate elections

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Democrats need to flip four Senate seats in 2026 to reclaim a majority, but have few clear targets.
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Following Hunter Biden pardon, prosecutors push back against criticism of case

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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A day after President Biden pardoned his son Hunter Biden, prosecutors rebutted the president's allegation that their charges were motivated by politics.
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Bluesky says X's "partisan microphone" are driving users to it

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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It's unusual for a new social media service to get a foothold in a marketplace entrenched by the likes of X (formerly Twitter), Instagram and TikTok which, dominate people's phones. But Bluesky, a nearly 2-year-old app, is now grabbing attention amid a recent surge of new users, which the company says is likely due to growing frustrations with X.

While the platform has grown since it opened as an invite-only service in February 2023, its membership snowballed following the November 5 presidential election. Bluesky currently has more than 22 million...
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Incoming House majority squeezed by Trump's planned appointments

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Washington — Republicans have celebrated holding onto their narrow majority in the House, adding to their flip of the Senate and the White House for a trifecta in Washington next year. But President-elect Donald Trump's selection of a number of House Republicans to fill top posts in his administration is pulling from an already shallow bench, temporarily whittling the GOP majority down further as Trump takes office in January.

Just one House race remains to be decided nearly four weeks after Election Day, with 99% of the vote counted in...
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Trump Says There Will Be ‘Hell to Pay’ Unless Hostages in Gaza Are Released

  • News source: Ephrat Livni
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President-elect Donald J. Trump said in a social media post on Monday that the hostages must be released before his inauguration in January.
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Georgia’s moment of truth: Protesters demand Western path not Russian past

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The ruling party denies any Russian link, but its actions raise questions about Georgia's path to the EU.
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Australian police seize $500m of cocaine after boat breaks down

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The war on woke: How a gay rights index once touted by Walmart and others became a conservative target

  • News source: Alex Harring and Brandon Gomez | CNBC
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As June's Pride Month festivities were nearing a conclusion, Tractor Supply released a statement that put LGBTQ+ rights proponents on alert.

The farm-focused retailer said it would stop sponsoring events such as pride celebrations and eliminate roles tied to diversity initiatives. Also on its list of actions: Tractor Supply would no longer submit data to the LGBTQ+ group Human Rights Campaign for its annual Corporate Equality Index.

With that move, Tractor Supply became the first domino to fall as companies began pulling out of the Corporate...
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