Joe Biden should pardon the 40 men on death row
If the outgoing US president decides not to act, the condemned men’s prospects are grim. Trump oversaw 13 federal executions during his final months in office
Hunter Biden
Hunter Biden. Son of US president Joe Biden
Biden pardoned son Hunter in part to fend off more attacks, says White House
Pardon comes in advance of Hunter Biden’s December 16th sentencing
With 49 days left in office, Joe Biden pardons ‘selectively, and unfairly’ prosecuted son Hunter
Thanksgiving pardon comes in advance of sentencing of president’s son for illegal possession of handgun and tax evasion
Sean Penn: ‘In Ukraine I really had a sensation of what I’ve been missing in the US. It’s really abnormal what we’re doing’
The Oscar-winning actor invites Maureen Dowd into his Hawaii home and chats about his friendship with Hunter Biden, his activism around the world, why he became disillusioned with Hollywood, and what happens when ‘the trauma gods’ visit
Hunter Biden, son of Joe Biden, convicted of lying about drug use to buy gun
Verdict makes defendant first child of a US president to be found guilty of a crime
Beau Biden: The abiding tragedy at the core of the US president
Joe Biden is still grieving the loss of his eldest son. Had he survived, the political landscape may have taken a different turn
Biden says he would not pardon son, Hunter, if found guilty in federal gun trial
US first lady attends court to show support for stepson who faces three charges after plea deal was thrown out last summer
Hunter Biden’s sister-in-law threw away gun amid fear of his drug addiction, trial hears
Son of US president Joe Biden faces up to 25 years in prison if convicted on all charges, including illegal possession of firearm
What Hunter Biden’s trial tells us about the US
Treating the rule of law as a partisan issue is the mark of a corroded political culture
Hunter Biden’s ex-wife describes his drug use at his criminal trial
US president’s son accused of failing to disclose use of illegal drugs when he bought a gun and of illegally possessing the weapon for 11 days
Hunter Biden did not ‘knowingly’ lie to buy gun, court told
Opening arguments heard in unprecedented criminal trial for son of a sitting president
Biden expresses love for son Hunter who faces difficult week in court
A previous plea deal, brokered last summer and believed to be settled, imploded in dramatic circumstances
Joe Biden says he has ‘boundless love’ for son Hunter amid gun case jury selection
Hunter Biden arrives at court for jury selection in federal gun case against him in Wilmington, Delaware, after the collapse of a deal with prosecutors
Former FBI informant charged with lying about Joe Biden and his son
Federal grand jury indicts Alexander Smirnov (43) on charges of making a `false statement’ and `creating a false and fictitious record’
Democrats see the hand of Trump behind impeachment move against Biden
Republicans vote to authorise impeachment investigation into president over alleged links to son’s business affairs
Hunter Biden claims attacks on him are aimed at destroying father’s presidency
Son of Joe Biden could face up to 17 years in prison on foot of tax charges brought by prosecutors
Hunter Biden faces second criminal case after being indicted on nine tax charges in California
New charges are centred on at least $1.4 million in taxes the US president’s son owed between 2016 and 2019
Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to three federal gun charges
President Joe Biden’s son faces charges he lied about drug use in 2018 on a form to buy a gun
Defunding FBI would be ‘catastrophic’, says US attorney general
Merrick Garland warns move would leave US ‘naked’ to everything from ‘influence of the Chinese Communist Party’ to ‘domestic violent extremists’
Joe Biden’s son Hunter and rival Donald Trump may both be before criminal courts in run-up to presidential election
Indictment of Hunter Biden on gun charges will be seized upon by Republicans to put pressure on US president
Joe Biden’s son Hunter hit with criminal gun charge in US special counsel investigation
Indictment ensures courtroom drama likely to play outsized role in next year’s presidential election
US prosecutors seek indictment of Hunter Biden before end of month
President’s son had agreed to plea deal which has since collapsed
Janan Ganesh: The rule of law is in more trouble than democracy
Liberals fret too much about dictatorship and not enough about chaos
Something inevitable, even ancient, about chaos enveloping Donald Trump and Hunter Biden
Supreme court justice Clarence Thomas joins disreputable Donald Trump on what appears to be a lengthening roll call of dishonour
Hunter Biden plea deal talks collapse as special counsel appointed
Move escalates case that has proven to be a political liability for US president
Hunter Biden’s troubles cast shadow over his father’s re-election bid
Joe Biden’s son is causing heartache for the US president and problems for his campaign
Joe Biden publicly acknowledges his seventh grandchild, Navy Joan Roberts, for the first time
US president had been accused of hypocrisy for espousing importance of family while failing to acknowledge four-year-old child of his son Hunter Biden
Biden accuser facing charges over arms trafficking and sanctions violations
New twist as whistleblower who Republicans sought to give evidence in investigation into corruption allegations against Hunter Biden is indicted by prosecutors in New York
Maureen Dowd: Joe Biden’s treatment of his seventh grandchild is callous and hypocritical
The president’s cold shoulder to his seventh grandchild reveals how dated and inauthentic his view of family is
Hunter Biden, the ‘big guy’ and whether allegations of corruption represent a scandal or a smear
US president’s son expected to plead guilty to misdemeanor tax charges while his overseas business dealings still problematic for Joe Biden
Republican investigations into Hunter Biden will continue despite deal on tax and gun issues
Republicans see business dealings as an avenue though which to attack President Joe Biden
Hunter Biden, US president’s son, agrees to plead guilty on federal tax charges
Charges arose from investigation by US attorney appointed by Donald Trump
Elon Musk can walk away from Twitter deal by paying $1bn break fee
Billionaire is able to back out by stumping up fraction of net worth
As Biden’s poll numbers fall, Republicans set to sharpen attacks ahead of elections
President facing criticism over inflation, son’s business dealings and immigration
Maureen Dowd: Zelenskiy and Trump – two performers, one hero
Trump tried to overturn US democracy, Zelenskiy tried to save Ukrainian democracy
Democrats should recognise possibility Trump might win in 2024
Ross Douthat: What has gone wrong for Biden is combination of bad luck and bad choices
Maureen Dowd: Sad and beautiful book by Hunter Biden
President’s son illuminates American family experience of extreme highs and lows
Barr says ‘no basis’ to seize voting machines in rebuke to Trump
Comments likely to infuriate president, who is desperately attempting to overturn election
Trump has plenty of reasons to be thankful to William Barr
Attorney general’s departure no surprise as attention turns to Joe Biden’s AG pick
Biden urges Congress to approve Covid relief package
Investigators in New York reported to have stepped up their inquiry into Trump tax affairs
Attacks on the US election system orchestrated by Trump escalates
America Letter: Texas files lawsuit with supreme court claiming unlawful elections
Hunter Biden facing federal investigation over his taxes
US president-elect’s son has long been target of Donald Trump and his allies
Biden prepares for presidency by making top appointments
Team reflects vow to build administration that ‘looks like America’, president-elect says
Fintan O’Toole: Joe Biden is the US’s mourner-in-chief
Haunted by intimate and public grief, he is the most Gothic figure in US politics
What will the New York Times’s Trumpwatcher-in-chief do now?
Reporter Maggie Haberman has lived in Donald Trump’s head for the past four years
America’s new first family: Joe, Jill and the Bidens
First lady expected to keep job as professor as president-elect leans on trusted inner circle
Maureen Dowd: Howling at the moon as America dumps Trump
President’s conspiracy schtick gets nowhere as Joe Biden’s Cinderfella story bewitches
Suzanne Lynch’s US Election Diary: Trump seeks to hold onto midwest states
Polls suggest president trails Democratic rival Joe Biden in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin
US election: Big welcome for Donald jnr as his campaign blitz lands in Ohio
Eldest son and namesake has leading role in Trump’s re-election campaign
US presidential debate: who won, was it any good, were there any surprises?
Six Irish Times journalists and commentators assess the Trump-Biden face-off in Nashville
Amy Coney Barrett nears US supreme court after committee approval
Democrats boycott vote and place posters on seats to protest potential healthcare changes
Trump and Biden to face off in final debate on Thursday night
President hits out at moderator ahead of debate in Nashville
Trump has bank account in China and pursued business there, say records
China one of only three nations where Trump maintains foreign bank account
Trump fury as Twitter and Facebook restrict controversial article about Joe Biden
Social media platforms move to limit spread of New York Post story amid questions over its veracity
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