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'Not entirely what happened': CNN's Jake Tapper shreds White House's pardon explanation

When President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter Biden on federal tax and gun charges — in contradiction to months of both he and his White House press team saying he would not interfere in the case — he offered up an explanation that he was forced to act because federal prosecutors tore up a fair plea deal to target him politically.

But CNN's Jake Tapper wasn't buy that explanation and tore it to shreds Monday afternoon.

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'Degrading finale': NY Times columnist lays into Biden 'hypocrisy' after son's pardon

A New York Times opinion writer denounced president Joe Biden's pardon of his son as the sort of "naked self-dealing" that has soured so many Americans on politics.

The president had insisted he would not pardon his younger son Hunter Biden if he was convicted on three felony charges related to his purchase of a gun while he was a drug addict. But that's exactly what he did Sunday with less than two months left in his term, and New York Times conservative columnist Bret Stephens said that actions shows there's no wonder Democrats lost the election.

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'Failed father': Trump allies have a meltdown after Joe Biden's latest move

President Joe Biden earned applause from some on Sunday when he pardoned his son, Hunter, but MAGA fans were outraged.

Donald Trump responded by using the pardon as a means to amplify his calls to free Jan. 6 rioters from their criminal prosecutions.

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'Such an abuse!': Trump responds to Biden's pardon move by turning the tables

Donald Trump on Sunday evening gave his first reaction to President Joe Biden's decision to pardon his son, Hunter.

Biden earned applause from political insiders and onlookers alike after he made the announcement, in which he said that “raw politics” had infected the case.

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'Glad he did': Biden said to have 'zero left to give' after major pardon announcement

President Joe Biden earned applause from political insiders and onlookers alike after he reportedly decided to pardon his son, Hunter.

The president previously said he would not pardon Hunter, but has changed his tune, according to new reporting. Biden said in a reported statement that he believes his son was improperly targeted.

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Joe Biden will pardon his son Hunter Biden: report

President will soon announce his decision to pardon his son, Hunter Biden, according to reports.

Biden is expected to announce his choice on Sunday night, according to NBC News, which cited a senior White House official.

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Trump camp mocks Biden behind closed doors for willingness to help transition: insiders

Donald Trump and his allies are mocking President Joe Biden behind closed doors after he greeted his successor in the White House with decorum, according to a report.

Trump camp insiders told Rolling Stone they’ve been ridiculing Biden after he welcomed the president-elect to talk about the transition of power.

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Three Americans detained in China coming home after deal with Biden: report

The White House is reporting that three Americans who were being held in China are coming home after a deal with President Joe Biden's administration.

Both MSNBC and the Washington Post said that there are unconfirmed reports that the release is part of a prisoner swap.

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Key Informant who lied in Biden impeachment indicted on 10 tax fraud charges

A key informant for House Republicans' impeachment case against President Joe Biden has been indicted again, reported NBC News — this time on 10 charges of tax fraud.

According to the report, federal prosecutors said that Alexander Smirnov received more than $2 million in income from "multiple sources in 2020, 2021, and 2022” and bought “a $1.4 million Las Vegas condominium, a Bentley, and hundreds of thousands of dollars of clothes, jewelry and accessories for himself and [a] Domestic Partner purchased at high-end retailers in Los Angeles and Las Vegas" — all while concealing this money from the IRS.

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'Game changer': Biden likely to trigger huge fight with last minute proposal

In the final weeks of President Joe Biden's administration, his Department of Health and Human Services is proposing a new rule for Medicare and Medicaid recipients that will likely touch off a tense confrontation with HHS secretary-designate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

The Washington Post reported Tuesday that HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra is now proposing that weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy be covered by Medicare and Medicaid. He said the rule is necessary to fight the ongoing obesity epidemic in the United States by making it easier for Americans to have access to proven medical solutions.

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'Lasting impact': How Biden is preventing Trump from undoing his legacy in final weeks

Even though President Joe Biden has pledged to peacefully handing the reins of power to President-elect Donald Trump on January 20th, he's still aiming to make sure his successor won't be able to easily undo his signature legislative accomplishments.

The Financial Times recently reported that both Biden and his Cabinet are working at breakneck pace to spend down tens of billions of dollars in projects that have already been approved by Congress before the Trump administration can claw it back or spend it elsewhere. Domestically, this includes $39 billion in incentives for semiconductor manufacturing plants throughout the U.S. as part of the CHIPS and Science Act, which is fueling approximately 115,000 manufacturing jobs in multiple states.

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'Odious plans': Expert says Biden can stop Trump from acting on key campaign threat

President-elect Donald Trump's threats of revenge against "enemies from within" could prove unachievable if President Joe Biden takes unprecedented and immediate action, a legal expert argued Wednesday.

Attorney Paul Rosenzweig, a longtime critic of the president-elect, argued for the Atlantic that Biden might be able to protect some of the people Trump is most likely to target by preemptively issuing pardons.

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'One of the biggest policy changes': A 'grave miscalculation' may have been fatal for Dems

Democrats and pundits have offered a multitude of explanations to try to explain Vice President Kamala Harris' loss to President-elect Donald Trump this week. But one political data expert is offering a different take on why so many voters rejected Harris.

In a Saturday essay for the Guardian, Ben Davis — who worked on the data side of Sen. Bernie Sanders' (I-Vermont) 2020 campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination — argued that all of the current explanations for Trump's rout are incomplete. He noted that while the prevailing consensus is that Trump had the better economic message and Democrats were too focused on identity politics, Harris' campaign was actually laser-focused on kitchen-table issues while identity was rarely discussed.

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