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☆ House subpoenas James and Hunter Biden in GOP-led probe of the president's family
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Ryan Nobles | Summer Concepcion | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

House Republicans on Wednesday issued subpoenas to Hunter and James Biden — President Joe Biden's son and brother, respectively — as well as a Biden family associate, Rob Walker, in an escalation of Republicans' impeachment inquiry into the president. A representative and attorney for Hunter Biden and James Biden did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The subpoenas and interview requests come a day after the special counsel overseeing the probe into Hunter Biden testified before the House Judiciary Committee behind closed doors. The panel further alleges that the Biden family, their business associates and their companies received more than $24 million from foreign nations over approximately five years. "These records reveal how the Bidens sold Joe Biden around to the world to benefit the Biden family, including Joe Biden himself, to the detriment of U.S. interests," Comer said in the statement.

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☆ Back-to-school US spending set to hit record high in 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Kailyn Rhone | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The National Retail Federation, a retail trade group, predicts spending will surpass $135 billion, an increase of more than $24 billion from last year. “The larger the school, the more they are needed,” said Leslie Sparacello, a school superintendent in Austin, Texas, whose former school required clear backpacks. Clear backpacks available on Amazon.com's (AMZN.O) marketplace are priced starting at $9.97, according to its website. A spokesperson said Walmart has recorded an increase in demand for clear backpacks in the last two back-to-school seasons, specifically in Texas, Florida and Mississipi. The company has a separate section for clear backpacks under its backpack category starting at $4.89.

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☆ Bidens staying at Lake Tahoe home of climate activist Tom Steyer
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( Steve Holland | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden step out from Air Force One upon arrival in Reno, Nevada, U.S., August 18, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque Acquire Licensing RightsSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, California Aug 19 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden, his wife Jill, son Hunter and other family members have arrived at Lake Tahoe for a week of August vacation, and they are staying at a home rented from billionaire climate activist Tom Steyer. The Bidens arrived late on Friday in the Glenbrook community on the eastern shore of the lake, on the Nevada side. Biden's son, Hunter Biden, flew separately on a commercial flight with his wife Melissa Cohen and their son Beau and were already at the residence when the other Bidens arrived, the White House said. President Biden, asked about the case at a Camp David news conference on Friday, declined comment.

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☆ Hunter Biden's deal with prosecutors calls for 2 years of federal monitoring and drug testing
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Hunter Biden's deal with federal prosecutors calls for him to serve two years of probation. Hunter Biden has said he has been sober since May 2019, when he married his current wife, Melissa Cohen. The very provision related to Hunter Biden's case is currently facing legal challenges. Former President Donald Trump and other prominent Republicans have railed against the possibility that Hunter Biden may not face any jail time. House Republicans have also continued their own probes into Biden's foreign business.

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☆ Hunter Biden set to enter guilty plea at late July court hearing
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, arrives with wife Melissa Cohen Biden prior to President Biden awarding Presidential Medals of Freedom during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington, July 7, 2022. President Joe Biden's son Hunter is scheduled to appear next month in federal court, where he is expected to plead guilty to misdemeanor tax charges, according to a court filing Wednesday. The initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Wilmington, Delaware, is set for 10 a.m. Biden's attorney and federal prosecutors had both asked to consolidate both the tax and gun matters into one court appearance. In an MSNBC appearance Tuesday, Clark said he expects Hunter Biden to be released without conditions after the court proceeding.

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CNN —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 Tuesday in court filings. Trump criticized the Hunter Biden plea deal on Truth Social. Hunter Biden’s legal team sought a meeting with the Justice Department in April, which Weiss attended, and where Hunter Biden’s lawyers gave a presentation detailing why they believe Hunter Biden shouldn’t be charged. Part of their argument included that Hunter Biden paid back taxes owed, including penalties. Correction: This story has been updated to reflect that Hunter Biden is pleading guilty to two tax charges and struck a deal to resolve the gun charge.

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☆ Hunter Biden asks judge to stop his 4-year-old daughter, who he had with a stripper, from taking his surname, say reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-15 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Hunter Biden has requested a judge stop his 4-year-old daughter from taking his surname. Biden said the name would rob the child of a "peaceful existence," the New York Post reported. Biden, in September, asked to have child support payments reduced because his financial circumstances had undergone a "substantial, material change," according to Dailymail.com. Roberts filed a petition for paternity and child support, and a DNA test later proved he was the father. The child was conceived while Biden was in a relationship with Hallie Biden, his brother Beau's widow.

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