Dave Boyer

Hunter Biden to plead guilty in tax case, prosecutor says probe ‘ongoing’

President Biden's son Hunter was charged Tuesday with federal tax and firearms violations but will likely avoid jail time under a plea bargain that sparked criticism of a "sweetheart deal" and raised questions whether accusations of foreign influence peddling by him will escape Justice Department scrutiny.

June 20, 2023

Prosecutor says Hunter Biden probe ‘ongoing,’ but defense lawyer says plea deal closes case

The federal prosecutor leading the investigation of Hunter Biden said Tuesday the probe isn't over yet, but a lawyer for the president's son says his guilty plea on tax and weapons charges will close the case.

June 20, 2023

Hunter Biden charged with failing to pay federal income tax and illegally having a weapon

President Biden's son Hunter has been charged with failing to pay federal income tax and illegally possessing a weapon and has reached an agreement with the Justice Department to plead guilty to two misdemeanor tax charges, a deal that will likely avoid any jail time.

June 20, 2023

Biden has rough start to summer with twice-indicted Trump beating him in polls

President Biden's summer of discontent is off to a rocky start on the heels of his first campaign rally, with polls showing Democrats shunning him, voters feeling worse off, and twice-indicted former President Donald Trump polling ahead of him.

June 19, 2023

Walt Nauta, the ‘other man’ in Trump indictment, described as a loyal and quiet Navy vet

Walt Nauta served in the White House as a military valet and loyal personal aide to President Trump. He is now charged with six criminal counts and faces up to 90 years in prison as the only person other than Mr. Trump to be indicted on mishandling classified documents.

June 15, 2023

Fed pauses rate hikes but forecasts more increases as inflation remains too high

The Federal Reserve decided Wednesday to keep interest rates at their current level for now, but forecast at least two more rate hikes in the coming months to keep fighting inflation.

June 14, 2023

Kirby says he was as truthful as possible about Chinese spy station in Cuba

A top White House official accused of misleading the public on China's plans to build a spy station in Cuba said Monday that he was constrained by the sensitive nature of a media report on the potential national-security threat to the U.S.

June 12, 2023

Biden names former DNC chair Perez as senior White House adviser

President Biden tapped former Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez on Monday to serve as a senior White House adviser.

June 12, 2023

Unprecedented indictment creates opportunity for unprecedented self-pardon

The federal indictment of former President Donald Trump, who is the front-runner for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination, raises the unprecedented prospect of Mr. Trump trying to pardon himself if he's reelected.

June 10, 2023

Hutchinson calls on Trump to quit GOP presidential race over indictment

Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson became the first Republican presidential candidate to call on former President Donald Trump to quit the race Thursday over his federal indictment on charges of mishandling classified documents.

June 8, 2023

PGA-Saudi golf merger under review as 9/11 families challenge deal

The Justice Department and European antitrust enforcers will review the surprise merger between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf amid complaints by 9/11 families that the Saudis are "sportswashing" their links to terrorism.

June 7, 2023

CNN CEO Licht is leaving after a brief, stormy tenure at network

CNN's embattled CEO, Chris Licht, is leaving the cable network after 13 months on the job, the network confirmed Wednesday.

June 7, 2023

DeSantis suspends mayor in Florida from office after arrest on illegal-vote charges

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended North Miami Beach Mayor Anthony DeFillipo II on Monday after the mayor was arrested on felony charges related to voting irregularities.

June 5, 2023

Room for rent? New York mayor willing to pay homeowners to house migrants

New York City Mayor Eric Adams proposed Monday that New Yorkers accept illegal immigrants into their private homes and get paid for it.

June 5, 2023

N.H. Gov. Sununu won’t run for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu said Monday he won't seek the GOP's nomination for president in 2024, and urged other low-performing candidates to abandon the race by Christmas to increase the chances of defeating front-runner and former President Donald Trump.

June 5, 2023

Family of GOP donors, NRA official among victims on plane chased by U.S. jets before deadly crash

A major Republican donor and NRA executive said her daughter and her 2-year-old granddaughter were killed along with the girl's nanny and the pilot of a private Cessna plane that crashed in Virginia and caused responding military jets to create a sonic boom over the Washington region.

June 5, 2023

Debt limit deal doesn’t address big programs; bill gives blank check for spending

The bipartisan deal to raise the nation's borrowing limit, hailed by both parties, barely moves the needle on pandemic-era government spending nor fixes the causes of runaway growth in the federal budget.

June 3, 2023

Interruption of children’s choir singing national anthem at U.S. Capitol stokes furor

A children's choir singing the national anthem at the U.S. Capitol had its performance interrupted by Capitol police who said "demonstrations" are not allowed, according to the choir's director.

June 2, 2023

Major power outage hits Annapolis, equipment failure blamed

A power outage Thursday affected about 70,000 utility customers in Annapolis and Anne Arundel County in Maryland.

June 1, 2023

DOJ drops plans to forbid federal agents from considering nationality in criminal investigations

The Biden administration has backed off a proposal that would have barred federal law enforcement agents from considering a suspect's nationality or ethnicity in criminal investigations.

May 26, 2023