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President Biden says he won’t offer commutation to his son Hunter after gun sentence
The president says he will not use his presidential powers to lessen the eventual sentence that his son Hunter will receive for his federal felony conviction on gun crimes.
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How to give good advice, Biden’s medical debt proposal, modern fatherhood
Are you good at giving advice? We're talking to R. Eric Thomas who will have to answer people's questions in his new national advice column.
Air Date: June 13, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 50:01Boy Scouts’ troubled history, Siri goes AI, Philly’s sewage problem
The century-old organization faces big problems and big changes - from financial struggles caused by a child-abuse scandal to more inclusive membership policies.
Air Date: June 12, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 50:49The Biden administration’s new federal staffing rules for nursing homes, celebrated by aging advocates and labor unions, will take effect in 2026.
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Listen 1:15In the rough: Felony convictions could cost Trump liquor licenses at 3 New Jersey golf courses
The state’s attorney general’s office is looking into whether Trump’s recent felony convictions make him ineligible to hold liquor licenses at his three N.J. golf courses.
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‘American carnage’: U.S. Capitol Police officers recount violence they suffered during Jan. 6 riots
The officers, in Pa. to stump for Joe Biden, talked about facing down the mob and why they are concerned about a repeat under another Donald Trump presidency.
7 days ago
The Veepstakes is on. Here are 10 Republicans Trump could pick to be his running mate
A lot hangs in the balance on who former President Trump chooses as his running mate. The VP nominee might shape the MAGA movement or could woo voters who lean moderate.
1 week ago
Trump’s conviction prompts election-year debate among Democrats: How much to focus on the verdict?
Key voices — some within Biden’s campaign headquarters — believe leading Democrats should lean into Trump’s felony conviction. But others favor a more cautious approach.
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Congressman Andy Kim wins Democratic U.S. Senate primary race
His victory comes after a bruising start to the primary, when a battle between him and New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy began to take shape.
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Listen 1:12Research finds some states are ignoring recommendations to improve opioid use disorder treatments
U.S. Food and Drug Administration–approved medications such as buprenorphine and methadone remain inaccessible for most people with opioid use disorder, Pew officials said.
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Roberts rejects Senate Democrats’ request to discuss Alito flag controversy and Supreme Court ethics
A day earlier, Alito rejected demands he recuse himself from cases involving Donald Trump and the Jan. 6 rioters because of flags flown at his N.J. and Virginia homes.
2 weeks ago
Donald Trump is convicted of a felony. Here’s how that affects the 2024 presidential race
The judge set sentencing for July 11, just four days before the scheduled start of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.
2 weeks ago
Here’s what you should know about Donald Trump’s conviction in his hush money trial
Leading strategists in both parties believe that Trump still remains well-positioned to defeat Biden, even as he now faces the prospect of a prison sentence.
2 weeks ago
Trump could still vote for himself after New York conviction if he’s not in prison on Election Day
Even if he is elected president again, Trump will not be able to pardon himself of state charges in New York.
2 weeks ago
Trump is found guilty on 34 felony counts. Read the counts here
Jurors unanimously agreed that Trump falsified business records to conceal a $130,000 payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels to influence the outcome of the 2016 election.
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