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Late-Night Hosts Weigh In on the Biden Pardon

Jon Stewart roasts the hypocrisy but also cuts the president a little slack

(Newser) - President Biden gave Jon Stewart and the late-night hosts plenty to talk about Monday night with his controversial pardon of son Hunter. Stewart, for example, roasted the president for going back on his word and for the unusually broad sweep of the pardon, but he also cut the president some...

Biden's 'Particularly Broad' Pardon Is Like Gerald Ford's

Its sweeping language protects son Hunter for actions over the last decade

(Newser) - President Biden didn't merely pardon son Hunter for his federal criminal convictions. The president bestowed on him a "full and unconditional pardon" for any federal crime Hunter may have committed over the past decade. The BBC notes that it is a "particularly broad" pardon compared to, say,...

After Biden Pardon, Trump Wonders About 'J-6' Cases

Former president criticizes current president's move as a 'miscarriage of Justice'

(Newser) - President Biden's decision to pardon son Hunter Sunday night might have raised the hopes of those currently imprisoned over the Capitol riot. In reacting to the Biden move, President-elect Trump provided what some are interpreting as a hint to his thinking in regard to potential pardons for them, reports...

President Biden Explains Decision to Pardon His Son

'I hope Americans will understand why a father and a President would come to this decision'

(Newser) - After previously saying he would not pardon his son following his federal felony gun and tax convictions, President Biden on Sunday did that very thing , some 50 days before he is set to exit the White House, reports the New York Times . Fox News reports the pardon applies to...

Biden Reverses Himself, Pardons Son Hunter

President had previously said he wouldn't do so

(Newser) - President Biden has 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 members, per the AP . The president had previously...

Biden Pardons His Last Turkeys
Biden Delivers
Final Turkey Pardons
Nov 25, 2024 3:04 PM CST

Biden Delivers Final Turkey Pardons

'It's been the honor of my life,' he says as he begins his final White House holiday season

(Newser) - President Biden kicked off his final holiday season at the White House on Monday by issuing the traditional reprieve to two turkeys who will bypass the Thanksgiving table to live out their days in southern Minnesota. Biden welcomed 2,500 guests to the South Lawn under sunny skies as he...

Biden Asks for Almost $100B in Emergency Disaster Aid

President tells House speaker money is 'urgently needed' after Hurricanes Helene and Milton

(Newser) - President Biden is requesting nearly $100 billion in emergency disaster aid after Hurricanes Helene and Milton, as well as other natural disasters, telling lawmakers that the money is "urgently needed." The letter Monday to House Speaker Mike Johnson comes as lawmakers meet during a lame-duck session to finish...

In Rainforest, Biden Pledges to Protect the Amazon

Brazil despairs of seeing US help with climate change once Trump becomes president

(Newser) - On the first trip of a sitting American president to the Amazon, President Biden promised new financial help to protect the rainforest on Sunday—an eleventh-hour effort to fight climate change before he turns the presidency over to Donald Trump. The Amazon rainforest is critical in regulating Earth's climate...

Biden Allows Ukraine to Send Missiles From US Into Russia

Policy change reflects effort to boost aid before Trump takes office

(Newser) - After months of lobbying by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, President Biden has authorized the use of long-range missiles provided by the US for strikes deeper into Russia. The decision reverses American policy on the Army Tactical Missile System, NBC News reports. US hesitance was partly driven by concern about a...

Biden, Xi Appear to Direct Messages to Trump

Chinese leader cautions against the two nations seeing other as adversaries

(Newser) - President Biden met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Peru on Saturday, and their public remarks afterward appeared directed toward the man who will be Biden's successor, reports the Washington Post and the New York Times . President-elect Trump spoke of imposing new...

Biden Praises Unity Against Growing Threat

Meeting in Peru addresses military partnership between Russia, North Korea

(Newser) - President Biden on Friday praised the cooperation among South Korea, Japan, and the US at countering what he described as North Korea's "dangerous and destabilizing cooperation with Russia." Biden spoke at the start of a meeting in Peru with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese...

Trump in Oval Office Return: 'It Is a Nice World Today'

He meets with President Biden, as per tradition

(Newser) - Donald Trump's official return to the Oval Office won't happen until January, but the president-elect made a temporary return on Wednesday. President Biden invited the 47th US president to meet with him in a ceremonial tradition that's seen as part of a smooth and peaceful transfer of...

Biden Calls Military Role the 'Honor of My Life'

President makes first public appearance with Harris since election

(Newser) - President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday made their first joint appearance since her election loss when they observed Veterans Day together, laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. They then went to the cemetery's memorial amphitheater, where Biden honored...

Trump Accepts Biden Invitation to White House

Meeting to restore courtesy skipped after 2020 election

(Newser) - President-elect Donald Trump will visit the White House on Wednesday after being invited by President Biden—a longstanding post-election courtesy that Trump did not extend four years ago. The White House said the two will meet in the Oval Office, the New York Times reports. In a speech to the...

Pelosi: I Expected a Primary
Pelosi: I
Expected
a Primary
Nov 8, 2024 4:35 PM CST

Pelosi: I Expected a Primary

Former speaker says Biden's quick endorsement prevented a competition for the Democratic nomination

(Newser) - Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she thought the Democratic Party was going to hold a primary competition to pick a nominee after President Biden dropped his reelection bid in July. Instead, the nomination went uncontested to Vice President Kamala Harris. "Had the president gotten out sooner, there may...

Biden: Let's 'Bring Down the Temperature'

President addresses nation after election, promises an orderly transition

(Newser) - President Biden addressed the nation on Thursday in the wake of Tuesday's vote, and he promised an orderly handoff to Donald Trump. "The American experiment endures," he said in the Rose Garden, reports the Washington Post .
  • "I will fulfill my oath, and I will honor the
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Stenographers Upset Over Handling of Biden's 'Garbage' Comment

Stenographers' office doesn't agree with how White House altered transcript

(Newser) - White House press officials altered the official transcript of a call in which President Biden appeared to take a swipe at supporters of former President Trump , drawing objections from the federal workers who document such remarks for posterity, according to two US government officials and an internal email obtained Thursday...

In Response to 'Garbage' Comment, Trump Rides in Garbage Truck

He claims Biden's remark 'blows deplorables out of the water'

(Newser) - Donald Trump made the most of President Biden's controversial "garbage" comment , going so far as to don an orange safety vest and ride in an actual garbage truck Wednesday during a campaign appearance in Green Bay, Wisconsin. "How do you like my garbage truck? This truck is...

After Biden's 'Garbage' Remark, a Debate About an Apostrophe

White House says president was not calling Trump supporters 'garbage'

(Newser) - Kamala Harris made the closing argument for her campaign on Tuesday night—and might be wishing President Biden hadn't done the same. Shortly before Harris spoke from the Ellipse outside the White House, Biden joined a virtual Harris campaign call with Voto Latino and made reference to comedian Tony...

Biden: Musk 'Turned Out to Be an Illegal Worker'

Washington Post reports billionaire had no right to be in US when he arrived

(Newser) - After the Washington Post reported that Elon Musk worked illegally in the US in the 1990s, President Biden pointed out the disconnect between the billionaire Trump ally's past and his rhetoric about immigration. "Well, that wealthiest man in the world turned out to be an illegal worker here,...

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