Tag Archives: Joe Biden

“As I said last week, I am the President, but I am also a Dad. Jill and I love our son, and we are so proud of the man he is today. “So many families who have had loved ones battle addiction understand the feeling of pride seeing someone you love come out the other side and be so strong …

NBC News reports: A jury in Delaware has found Hunter Biden guilty on three felony gun charges.  Hunter Biden was charged in federal court in Wilmington with three felony counts tied to possession of a gun while using narcotics. He had pleaded not guilty. Two of the counts carry maximum prison sentences of 10 years, while the third has a …

USA Today reports: Hunter Biden’s trial on federal gun charges is now in the hands of the jury of 12 Delaware residents who will decide whether the president’s son illegally bought and owned a revolver while he was an unlawful drug user or addict. Biden, 54, faces a maximum of 25 years in prison if convicted of all three felony …

The Hill reports: President Biden’s reelection campaign seized on former President Trump saying he doesn’t care about people but just needs their vote with a new video Monday. The former president held a rally Sunday in Las Vegas, where temperatures climbed to more than 100 degrees and he fumed over technical difficulties, threatening not to pay the crew. “I don’t …

Bloomberg News reports: Hunter Biden’s defense team rested their case Monday without his testimony, leaving only closing arguments before the jury will be instructed to deliberate whether he is guilty of violating federal firearm laws. The decision to rest caps a week of dramatic and often personally poignant testimony in which the family members and former lovers of President Joe …

Via press release from the White House: The White House announced today a Juneteenth Concert on Monday, June 10. The South Lawn concert will be a celebration of community, culture and music. In 2021, President Biden signed bipartisan legislation establishing Juneteenth as the nation’s newest Federal holiday, so that all Americans can feel the power of this day, learn from …

ABC News reports: President Joe Biden said he would not pardon his son Hunter amid an ongoing felony gun trial during a wide-ranging exclusive interview with ABC News anchor David Muir at the Normandy American Cemetery on the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Muir asked Biden on Thursday if he would accept the outcome of his son’s trial in Wilmington, Delaware, …

CBS News reports: President Biden and key U.S. allies were in Normandy Thursday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the U.S.-led allied forces’ D-Day invasion of Nazi-occupied France. The brazen air and sea invasion would mark the beginning of the end of World War II, leading to the defeat of Adolf Hitler’s Nazi German forces in Europe less than a …

Via press release from the ACLU: Yesterday, the Biden administration announced executive actions that will legally restrict people’s right to seek asylum. Among the measures announced, the administration will effectively shut off asylum for the overwhelming majority of people arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border. Biden’s executive action takes the same basic approach as the Trump administration’s “entry ban,” which the …

The Washington Post reports: President Biden arrives in France on Wednesday to join world leaders in commemorating the 80th anniversary of D-Day, an election-year visit where he plans to draw on the memory of allies united against tyranny to highlight the stakes of his campaign and draw a pointed comparison with Donald Trump. Biden will join more than two dozen …

The New York Times reports: President Biden issued an executive order on Tuesday that temporarily prevents migrants from seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border when crossings surge, seeking to ease pressure on the country’s immigration system and address a major concern among voters. The dramatic election-year move is the most restrictive border policy instituted by Mr. Biden, or any other …

The Washington Post reports: President Biden plans to issue an order Tuesday that would shut off access to the U.S. asylum system when illegal border crossings exceed a daily threshold, according to four administration officials and people with knowledge of the plans. Migrants would be returned to Mexico and ineligible for asylum consideration once the limit is surpassed, according to …

NBC News reports: President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign is launching an effort at the start of National Pride Month to try to shore up support from LGBTQ voters. The campaign plans to have a presence this month at more than 200 Pride events in 23 states, including all of the battleground states, and to launch a paid media blitz aimed …

NBC News reports: The federal gun case against Hunter Biden in Delaware began Monday morning, with jury selection the first step in the process. Joe Biden released a statement at the beginning of the trial. “I am the President, but I am also a Dad. Jill and I love our son, and we are so proud of the man he …

The Guardian reports: Hunter Biden goes on trial in Delaware on Monday on gun charges in a case that could prove an embarrassment to his father, Joe Biden, and hand a political weapon to Republicans desperate for a distracting issue in the wake of Donald Trump’s 34-count conviction last week. Prosecutors allege that Biden lied about his drug use on …

Reuters reports: An aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed on Sunday that Israel had accepted a framework deal for winding down the Gaza war now being advanced by U.S. President Joe Biden, though he described it as flawed and in need of much more work. In an interview with Britain’s Sunday Times, Ophir Falk, chief foreign policy advisor to …

Axios reports: After a day of holding its fire, the Biden campaign late Friday blasted Donald Trump as a “convicted felon” — an indication the president’s team has decided to seize upon Trump’s conviction to question his fitness for the White House. The broadside from Biden’s campaign — in a press release [see below] chiding Trump for his “unhinged” rant …

Via press release from the White House: During Pride Month, we celebrate the extraordinary courage and contributions of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex (LGBTQI+) community. We reflect on the progress we have made so far in pursuit of equality, justice, and inclusion. We recommit ourselves to do more to support LGBTQI+ rights at home and around the …

“The American principle that no one is above the law was reaffirmed. Donald Trump was given every opportunity to defend himself. It was a state case, not a federal case, and it was heard by a jury of 12 citizens, 12 Americans, 12 people like you. “Like millions of Americans who served on juries, this jury was chosen the same …

“In New York today, we saw that no one is above the law. Donald Trump has always mistakenly believed he would never face consequences for breaking the law for his own personal gain. But today’s verdict does not change the fact that the American people face a simple reality. “There is still only one way to keep Donald Trump out …