Hunter Biden’s conviction on federal gun charges “stunned” his immediate orbit and is a major, personal blow to his father, an ABC anchor said Tuesday. “The one-word response I got from a very close friend of Hunter Biden’s is stunned, absolutely stunned,” ABC’s Jonathan Karl said after the conviction, adding the first son’s inner circle had been confident of an …
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Hamas says it accepts UN cease-fire resolution, but Blinken an obstacle to negotiations
A senior Hamas official has said the terrorist group accepts a U.N. Security Council cease-fire resolution adopted on Monday that would bring a truce to fighting in Gaza. Sami Abu Zuhri confirmed the militant group’s decision to Reuters on Tuesday, saying Hamas is ready to negotiate over the details, adding that it was up to Washington to ensure that Israel …
Read More »Texas federal court strikes down Biden admin protections for LGBTQ students
A federal judge on Tuesday struck down federal protections for LGBTQ students, saying the Biden administration attempted to rewrite the federal law. U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor in Fort Worth, Texas, said officials tried to re-write federal law barring sex discrimination in schools, applying it to LGBTQ students, Reuters reported. The ruling came amid a lawsuit filed by Texas’ Republican …
Read More »A brief history of presidential family members who were a political liability
Scandal and crime have plagued the political landscape in the United States for generations, sometimes causing headaches for presidents whose own family members have proved themselves to be a political liability. From gun crimes, arrests for drunk driving, and investigations of alleged influence peddling, several past presidents have been bogged down by legal drama surrounding some of their closest family …
Read More »Biden fails to mention son's gun conviction in address on firearms safety
President Biden spoke Tuesday before a crowd of gun control advocates where he called for an assault weapons ban and other measures to limit access to firearms, but also failed to mention his son’s convictions hours earlier for lying about his past drug use while purchasing a gun. The president was speaking in Washington D.C. before the Everytown for Gun …
Read More »Biden's attorney general is fighting back as the GOP-led House contemplates contempt
Attorney General Merrick Garland is fighting back. The Republican-led House of Representatives intends to hold him in contempt of Congress this week – if it can muster the votes. Remember, it’s all about the math. A senior House leadership source told Fox the vote would be Wednesday. But when asked, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., wouldn’t quite commit to that. …
Read More »MSNBC legal expert says Hunter Biden verdicts proves that Joe Biden is the ‘embodiment of the rule of law'
MSNBC podcast co-host and legal analyst Andrew Weissmann argued that President Biden’s conduct regarding his son Hunter Biden’s guilty verdict on Tuesday proves the chief executive has the utmost respect for the rule of law. During an appearance on “MSNBC Reports” following the younger Biden’s conviction on federal charges regarding him buying and owning a firearm while addicted to drugs, …
Read More »Hunter Biden trial juror says he didn't buy defense's 7-Eleven story
One of the jurors in the Hunter Biden gun trial said the case was heart-wrenching, moments after the guilty verdict was handed down. The 68-year-old juror from Sussex County, Delaware described the case to Fox News but said he didn’t buy the defense’s narrative that Hunter may have gone to a 7-Eleven to buy coffee — and said he thought …
Read More »Warriors head coach Steve Kerr endorses Joe Biden for president: 'Simple choice'
Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr is endorsing President Biden for re-election, and he explained why he’s behind the candidate he supported in 2020. “It’s clear that President Biden is really interested in implementing gun safety measurements, commonsense gun violence prevention measures,” Kerr told MSNBC. “I’ve been doing a lot of work the last 10 years with a lot …
Read More »NBC News' Todd calls Hunter Biden verdict a 'big blow to Trump,' proves no weaponization of DOJ
NBC News chief political analyst Chuck Todd declared Tuesday that the conviction of Hunter Biden is a “big blow” to former President Trump. During a segment of “MSNBC Reports” following Biden’s conviction on federal charges related to illegally possessing a firearm, Todd said that the real political fallout from the verdict hurts Trump because it proves there isn’t a double …
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