Hunter Biden pleads guilty in tax case, avoiding trial after all

The presidentโ€™s son will be sentenced for tax evasion in December.

Crypto is the new Trump family business. Ethics watchdogs have concerns.

The former presidentโ€™s eldest sons are gearing up to launch a new cryptocurrency venture.

Zuckerberg says he regrets caving to White House pressure on content

Metaโ€™s CEO tells the House Judiciary Committee that he wishes he had been more outspoken against the Biden administration during the pandemic.

US prosecutors say Romanian businessman hired Hunter Biden as lobbyist

Prosecutors in the US criminal tax case against Hunter Biden accused him of accepting payments from a Romanian businessman who sought to “influence US government agencies” in connection with a criminal probe in Romania.

Itโ€™s Elon Muskโ€™s X and governments are having to live with it

Officials from London to Washington say Musk is accountable to no one.

Why Biden finally quit

The Saturday night decision that ended Bidenโ€™s reelection campaign.

Inside the crucial days leading up to Bidenโ€™s debate disaster

As recriminations fly and explanations shift, new debate prep details emerge.

Bidenโ€™s family privately criticizes top advisers and pushes for their ouster at Camp David meeting

They also urged the president to stay in the race.

Why Trump โ€˜hates Ukraineโ€™

The once and possibly future US president blames the country for his political woes.

Can Zelenskyy win over Trump?

If all else fails, Ukrainians hope their president can use his powers of persuasion to ensure continued U.S. support.

Ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens arrested again

Alexander Smirnov, who claims to have Russian intelligence links, taken into custody after meeting at lawyersโ€™ offices in Las VegasThe former FBI informant who is charged with lying about a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving Joe Bidenโ€™s famil…

US House votes to formalize impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden

Republican lawmakers are preparing to make a decision as soon as January about whether or not to draft articles of impeachment.

Hunter Biden charged with nine criminal counts for allegedly failing to pay taxes

The presidentโ€™s son may now face two criminal trials in 2024.

Friday briefing: Why a deadlock in the US senate could have dire consequences for Ukraine

In todayโ€™s newsletter: A Republican block on more aid for Kyiv could have an impact on its efforts to defend itself from Russian invasionโ€ข Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First EditionGood morning.Uncertainty chokes the resolve of western suppor…

Ukraine charges Rudy Giulianiโ€™s top local ally with Moscow-linked treason

Ukraine’s security service says MP was undermining Kyiv-Washington relations under Russian military intelligence orders.

Fresh revelations contradict Joe Bidenโ€™s sweeping denials on Hunter

The president hasnโ€™t been shown to have committed wrongdoing, but a POLITICO review of recent developments casts doubts on several statements.

โ€˜Itโ€™s crazyโ€™: Shutdown caps week from hell for US Congress

Back in the 1990s, as then-Speaker Gingrich put it, Republicans could at least โ€œafford to have five or six people be idiots.โ€

Republican chief gambles on Biden impeachment probe as shutdown looms

Itโ€™s not clear that seeking a more direct clash with the president will help the beleaguered speaker find the conservative votes he needs to fund the government.