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Prosecution calls first witness in Hunter Biden’s criminal trial – CBS News Watch CBS News The criminal trial of Hunter Biden, son of President Biden, continued Tuesday as the prosecution called its first witness. Scott MacFarlane recaps the day’s events. View CBS News In Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news,
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Biden announces sweeping changes to asylum system – CBS News Watch CBS News President Biden on Tuesday unveiled a new executive order restricting asylum claims at the U.S. border. The move comes after congressional Republicans twice tanked a previously negotiated deal on border legislation, and as many voters say immigration is a top issue for
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The GOP-controlled Arizona Legislature on Tuesday approved a proposal to ask voters to weigh in on a ballot measure this fall to make it a state crime for noncitizens to enter the state through Mexico at any location outside of a port of entry. Hours earlier, President Biden unveiled plans to restrict the number of
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Michigan lawmakers discuss gas tax replacement Michigan lawmakers discuss gas tax replacement 02:36 Many Americans still aren’t sold on going electric for their next car purchase. High prices and a lack of easy-to-find charging stations are major sticking points, a new poll shows. About 4 in 10 U.S. adults say they would be at least
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Washington — The House passed a Republican-backed bill that would punish the International Criminal Court over the decision to seek the arrests of top Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The bill passed the House in a vote of 247 to 155. Forty-two Democrats joined 205 Republicans to vote in favor of it, further exposing
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The jury in Hunter Biden’s gun trial was seated Monday afternoon by Delaware U.S. District Judge Maryellen Norieka. The president’s son was indicted by a federal grand jury in September after a diversion agreement for a felony gun offense and a plea deal related to misdemeanor tax charges unraveled when Judge Noreika questioned whether the agreement would
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Washington — The Georgia Court of Appeals has tentatively set arguments for Oct. 4 in a bid by former President Donald Trump and his allies to remove Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and her office from the case involving an alleged effort to overturn the results of Georgia’s 2020 presidential election. The appeals court
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Hallie Biden, widow of the president’s late son, Beau, plays a key role in the backstory to Hunter Biden’s trial on federal gun charges that begins this week. And her potential testimony is expected to be critical in his trial. Jury selection in Hunter Biden’s trial began Monday in Delaware. The president’s surviving son is accused
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Washington — A corporation that breeds and sells animals to the scientific community for testing admitted to knowingly violating federal law when it failed to provide adequate care to thousands of beagles at its Cumberland, Virginia, breeding facility, the Justice Department announced Monday. File: Dog trainer Janice du Plessis pets Nami, a beagle rescued from
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El Paso, Texas — President Biden is expected to issue a long-anticipated executive order as early as Tuesday to partially shut down asylum processing along the U.S.-Mexico border, three people briefed on the planned announcement told CBS News. The sweeping move is expected to allow U.S. immigration officials to quickly deport migrants who enter the
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