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The Donald Trump-appointed US attorney leading the investigation into President Joe Biden's son Hunter has decades of experience as a federal prosecutor.

Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, will plead guilty to two tax misdemeanors and struck a deal with federal prosecutors to resolve a felony gun charge, the Justice Department said in court filings Tuesday.

The efforts of John Eastman, an ex-attorney for former President Donald Trump, to convince then-Vice President Mike Pence that he could interfere with Congress' certification of the 2020 election results will be the subject of several days of attorney ethics proceedings set to begin in a Los Angeles courtroom on Tuesday.

The FBI, mindful of not wanting to appear partisan, had for months held off on launching a formal investigation into former President Donald Trump's role in efforts to subvert the 2020 election, The Washington Post reported Monday, though the episode doesn't appear to have significantly hampered prosecutors' ability to look at Trump for federal crimes in the past two years.

Vice President Kamala Harris said Monday that the story of Juneteenth is "the story of our ongoing fight to realize America's promise -- not for some, but for all."

Former President Donald Trump offered a dizzying multitude of new justifications Monday for keeping classified material after leaving the White House and refusing to give them back to the National Archives and Records Administration.

Control of Congress has become so precariously balanced between the two parties that it may now be subject to the butterfly effect.

President Joe Biden on Monday touted his administration's record on climate change, which he called "the most aggressive climate action ever," while hitting Republicans in Congress for trying to block it.

A magistrate judge has signed off on special counsel Jack Smith's request that former President Donald Trump and his co-defendant Walt Nauta be prohibited from disclosing information the discovery handed over to the defense in the criminal case Trump and Nauta now face from the special counsel.

A growing number of states are considering or have passed measures this legislative term to ban "foreign adversaries" and foreign entities -- specifically China -- from buying farmland.

As the US Army moves to a new way to measure soldiers' body fat, officials acknowledged Wednesday that some soldiers who had previously passed under the old regulations may now fail under the new.

President Joe Biden will highlight climate commitments made by his administration and announce new federal funding for climate resilience projects as part of a three-day trip to the Bay Area in Northern California that begins Monday, according to a White House official.

Donald Trump's onetime Defense secretary said Sunday that the former president should not be trusted with the nation's secrets again should the allegations made in his federal indictment over his handling of classified documents prove true.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said Sunday that California Gov. Gavin Newsom should "absolutely" appoint Rep. Barbara Lee to the Senate should Sen. Dianne Feinstein's seat become vacant before the end of her term.

Joe Biden's approval ratings remain low. A majority of Democrats don't want him to run for another term. But Biden challenger Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is more than 40 points behind the president in national Democratic primary surveys and there is zero sign Biden's support is weakening.

Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie said Sunday it was a "useless idea" to force 2024 GOP contenders to sign a pledge to back the party's ultimate nominee in order to participate in primary debates.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken kicked off talks with senior Chinese officials in Beijing on Sunday at the start of a high-stakes visit meant to steer relations back on course after months of inflamed tensions between the world's two largest economies.

A Trump-appointed judge in Indiana has blocked parts of a state law banning gender-affirming care for transgender youth from going into effect next month.

Reading, Pennsylvania, may be most recognized for the Monopoly board game's Reading Railroad property. The railroad was one of the first in the US, but it went bankrupt in 1971. Now Reading is looking to regain its footing with a big investment in electric vehicle charging stations.

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley said Saturday that while it was difficult having her husband deploy to Africa with the South Carolina Army National Guard, the assignment represents a "moment of pride" for the state and the country.