
Backlash after President Biden pardons son, Hunter
There's fallout in Washington over President Biden's decision to pardon his son. Hunter Biden was facing sentencing in two criminal cases. Natalie Brand has the latest.
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There's fallout in Washington over President Biden's decision to pardon his son. Hunter Biden was facing sentencing in two criminal cases. Natalie Brand has the latest.
The pardon covers offenses Hunter Biden "has committed or may have committed or taken part in during the period from January 1, 2014 through December 1, 2024."
The president's son Hunter Biden admitted to failing to pay at least $1.4 million in federal taxes.
President Biden already said he will not pardon his son, Hunter, which he reiterated during a joint news conference in Italy on Thursday.
With the guilty verdict in the federal gun trial, Hunter Biden became the first child of a president to be convicted.
Both the prosecution and the defense gave their closing arguments in Hunter Biden's gun trial on Monday.
Over the weekend or on Monday, the defense will reveal whether Hunter Biden will take the stand.
Hallie Biden, the widow of Hunter Biden's brother Beau who was romantically involved with Hunter and discarded the gun at the center of the trial, has yet to testify.
Hunter Biden is the first child of a sitting U.S. president to face a criminal trial.
Hunter Biden's trial on three felony charges related to his purchase and possession of a gun while he was a drug user started Monday with jury selection.
All eight of Hunter Biden's motions to dismiss the nine federal tax charges he faces were denied by a judge in California.
Hunter Biden's attorneys argued Wednesday that the federal tax charges the president's son is facing in California are part of a prosecution fueled by politics.
Hunter Biden's testimony comes after the Republican-led impeachment probe suffered a blow when a key witness was charged with lying about the family's business dealings.
House Republicans have moved forward with the impeachment inquiry into President Biden, with the president's brother testifying behind closed doors on Wednesday. Meanwhile, GOP lawmakers are scrutinized over allegations involving a former FBI informant accused of lying about the president and his son.
Attorneys for Hunter Biden called the charges part of a "selective and vindictive prosecution" compromised by politics.
The special counsel investigating Hunter Biden charged a one-time FBI informant with lying to investigators about the business dealings of the first son and President Joe Biden.
Hunter Biden ally Kevin Morris was deposed by a GOP-led House panel investigating the business dealings of President Biden's son.
Hunter Biden will testify behind closed doors to the House Oversight and Judiciary committees in February, Republicans said.
Prosecutors allege that the president's son engaged in a "four-year scheme" to dodge at least $1.4 million in federal taxes.
The House Oversight and Judiciary Committees met to vote on resolutions recommending the full House hold Hunter Biden in criminal contempt of Congress.
Hunter Biden, President Biden's son, refused to comply with a congressional subpoena for a deposition in December.
Hunter Biden publicly defended his father Wednesday as House Republicans voted unanimously to launch a formal impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden.
Hunter Biden appeared outside the U.S. Capitol to deliver a brief statement and slammed GOP lawmakers for targeting him and his father.
Late Thursday, prosecutors formally charged President Joe Biden's son with evading federal taxes.
Hunter Biden's lawyer told the House Oversight Committee that his client is willing to testify at a public hearing.
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David "Chris" Maland's was laid to rest at Ft. Snelling.
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An extreme cold warning will be in effect from 9 p.m. Monday to 10 a.m. Tuesday. Temperatures will plummet to the double digits below zero and wind chills will be even worse.
With extreme cold continuing on Tuesday, hundreds of schools in Minnesota and Wisconsin have announced closures and delays.
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A central Minnesota deputy was unhurt when a man fired a shotgun at him during a standoff on Saturday, authorities said.
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President Trump said he is nominating Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan "Razin" Caine to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
More people are relying on food shelves than ever before — there were a record 9 million visits last year — as the high cost of living stretches family budgets thin.
This time of year, filing taxes can be tough. But a new program could actually save families money.
Caleb Vitello was installed by President Trump to lead U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in an acting capacity at the start of his second administration in January.
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture says it's trying to get clarity on the cuts.
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Many miles away from Washington, the fate of the country's Consumer Financial Protection Bureau took center stage in a Minnesota Senate committee on Thursday.
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A beloved local bookstore is facing an unimaginable loss after a water main break flooded their store.
The bird flu is leading to skyrocketing egg prices in Minnesota and across the country.
A 42-year-old Minneapolis man is accused of assaulting two men, one of whom died three days after the incident, according to charges filed in Hennepin County.
AI cameras are being deployed in Minnesota for the very first time, and the first spot they will watch is known as a dangerous stretch of road.
Two more people have been charged with murder in the death of a man from Minnesota who authorities say was tortured for more than a month before being killed in upstate New York.
A Maple Grove man is accused of inappropriate conduct with girls when he was an elementary school teacher, according to charges filed in Hennepin County.
A woman who pleaded guilty to bribing a juror during a Feeding our Future trial was arrested on Friday evening in Mendota Heights, Minnesota for allegedly driving three times over the legal limit, a move that resulted in a summons back to federal court.
According to the Cleveland Clinic, 25 million people in the U.S. have aerophobia, which often affects younger people from their late teens to mid-30s.
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