Hello! It's Rebecca Morin, senior national news reporter at USA TODAY. We have only 30 days left in the year 2024… can you believe it? |
Legal experts call President Biden's pardon of son Hunter 'unprecedented,' 'very unusual' |
President Joe Biden on Sunday pardoned his son Hunter Biden who was convicted of three federal gun felonies and federal tax charges earlier this year — a reversal from the president's previous vow that he would not issue a pardon. The pardon was for any federal crimes "he committed or may have committed" between Jan. 1, 2014, through the end of this year. Legal experts said the "broad" pardon is a rare example of executive clemency. Read more. |
President-elect Donald Trump responded to Biden's pardon on Sunday evening, linking it to those charged in the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection. Trump, who previously said he would pardon those who were convicted for the attack on the U.S. Capitol, called for a clean slate for those individuals. |
Biden arrives in Angola in first trip as president to Africa | President Joe Biden greets Angolan Foreign Minister Tete Antonio at Luanda International Airport in Luanda, Angola, on Dec. 2, 2024. Elizabeth Frantz/REUTERS |
Latino voters are the new 'free agents' of elections. Behind Trump's 2024 red wave. |
The Rio Grande Valley in the southernmost tip of Texas was a consistent Democratic stronghold. This year, Donald Trump won every county in the largely Latino region. Days after the election, I went down to the area to speak with voters as to why. From what I heard, the Democratic Party used to be for the workers. And some voters don't feel like it is anymore. Read more. | |
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