By Aaron Blake, The Washington Post (c) 2024 President Joe Biden isn’t the only one to pull a shocking and sudden reversal on pardoning his son Hunter Biden. So too, it seems, has the Democratic base. As the dust settles on a pardon that the president and his White House repeatedly assured would not happen, […]
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Democrats strongly opposed a Hunter Biden pardon. Now, they back it.
By Aaron Blake, The Washington Post (c) 2024 President Joe Biden isn’t the only one to pull a shocking and sudden reversal on pardoning his son Hunter Biden. So too, it seems, has the Democratic base. As the dust settles on a pardon that the president and his White House repeatedly assured would not happen, […]
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It’s not just Kash Patel. Many Trump picks have suggested retribution.
By Aaron Blake, The Washington Post (c) 2024 Rep. Matt Gaetz’s recent withdrawal as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general represented a significant early setback for Trump’s nascent effort to wreck shop in American government – and possibly seek his promised retribution against his political foes and the “enemy within.” But the Florida Republican […]
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It’s not just Kash Patel. Many Trump picks have suggested retribution.
By Aaron Blake, The Washington Post (c) 2024 Rep. Matt Gaetz’s recent withdrawal as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general represented a significant early setback for Trump’s nascent effort to wreck shop in American government – and possibly seek his promised retribution against his political foes and the “enemy within.” But the Florida Republican […]
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NATO chief urged Trump to see Ukraine aid as ‘a good deal’ for U.S.
By Michael Birnbaum, Ellen Francis, The Washington Post · (c) 2024 BRUSSELS – Seeking to frame robust support for Ukraine as “a good deal” that might appeal to President-elect Donald Trump, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Tuesday said any potential peace deal with Russia should not give U.S. adversaries reason to celebrate, as he outlined […]
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NATO chief urged Trump to see Ukraine aid as ‘a good deal’ for U.S.
By Michael Birnbaum, Ellen Francis, The Washington Post · (c) 2024 BRUSSELS – Seeking to frame robust support for Ukraine as “a good deal” that might appeal to President-elect Donald Trump, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Tuesday said any potential peace deal with Russia should not give U.S. adversaries reason to celebrate, as he outlined […]
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California to open special session preparing for anti-Trump lawsuits
By Reis Thebault · The Washington Post (c) 2024 SACRAMENTO – California lawmakers are returning to the capitol here on Monday to open an emergency special session aimed at establishing a multimillion dollar legal fund to combat the incoming Trump administration with an expected barrage of lawsuits. The special session, which Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) called […]
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California to open special session preparing for anti-Trump lawsuits
By Reis Thebault · The Washington Post (c) 2024 SACRAMENTO – California lawmakers are returning to the capitol here on Monday to open an emergency special session aimed at establishing a multimillion dollar legal fund to combat the incoming Trump administration with an expected barrage of lawsuits. The special session, which Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) called […]
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President Biden faces criticism over controversial pardon of his son Hunter
By Matt Viser · The Washington Post (c) 2024 President Joe Biden faced mounting criticism Monday for his decision to issue a sweeping pardon of his son, with a number of Democrats expressing concern that it would undercut faith in the justice system and provide ammunition to President-elect Donald Trump’s efforts to remake it. In the […]
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President Biden faces criticism over controversial pardon of his son Hunter
By Matt Viser · The Washington Post (c) 2024 President Joe Biden faced mounting criticism Monday for his decision to issue a sweeping pardon of his son, with a number of Democrats expressing concern that it would undercut faith in the justice system and provide ammunition to President-elect Donald Trump’s efforts to remake it. In the […]