In a surprise move, Hunter Biden pleaded guilty to federal tax charges on Thursday, Sept. 5. It was not part of any plea deal and sets up the possibility the president’s son could spend decades in prison.  The plea was a move to avoid a second criminal trial this year. He was after already found guilty in a federal…

The father of the 14-year-old suspect in the shooting at a Georgia high school has been arrested and charged in connection to the deadly incident. And in a surprise move, Hunter Biden has pleaded guilty in his federal tax case. What’s next for the president’s son. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. Father…

Hunter Biden’s criminal tax case took an unexpected turn on Thursday, Sept. 5. Biden’s lawyer, Abbe Lowell, told a federal judge, right before jury selection, his defendant wished to change his plea to an “Alford plea.” An Alford plea allows a defendant to maintain innocence but acknowledges that prosecutors have enough evidence to convict them.…

As jury selection begins, Hunter Biden is set to go on trial Thursday, Sept. 5, for federal tax charges in Los Angeles, California. The president’s son is accused of failing to pay more than a million dollars in taxes since 2016. He pleaded not guilty and contends he did end up paying all his taxes,…

In December 2023, U.S. House Republicans unanimously escalated their impeachment inquiries against President Joe Biden, seeking specifically to link the president to his son Hunter’s foreign business engagements. That effort died a slow death over the subsequent months, as no compelling evidence turned up and some Republicans began to walk away. With the next election…

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg expressed regret for yielding to “pressure” from the Biden administration to censor COVID-19-related content during the pandemic. In a letter to the House Judiciary Committee on Monday, Aug. 26, Zuckerberg revealed that senior officials in the White House had a list of demands for censoring online posts about COVID-19. He noted…

House Republicans released their initial report from the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. The nearly 300-page document, made public on Monday, Aug. 19, outlines allegations of abuse of power and obstruction of justice related to the financial dealings of his son, Hunter Biden, and other family members. The report concludes a nearly yearlong investigation…

Hunter Biden sought U.S. government assistance for the Ukrainian gas company Burisma while his father was vice president, according to a report from The New York Times. The Times article stated Hunter Biden wrote a letter to the U.S. ambassador to Italy in 2016, trying to get Burisma help for a lucrative geothermal energy project…

In 2023, IRS agent Gary Shapley alleged that Hunter Biden had received special treatment during an investigation into suspected tax crimes. Shapley claimed that dating back to the Trump administration, he was repeatedly blocked from taking routine investigative steps on Hunter’s case. More recently, in a court filing, Shapley and fellow IRS whistleblower Joseph Ziegler…

With a month to go until Hunter Biden’s federal tax trial, prosecutors are making new allegations the president’s son accepted payments from a Romanian businessman to influence U.S. policy. And new details are emerging about the terror plot that resulted in the cancellation of Taylor Swift’s concerts in Austria. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for…