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President Joe Biden has issued pre-emptive pardons to officials whom his successor has labelled as political enemies.

Biden’s cancer diagnosis reminds us of his true achievements

The former US president’s cancer has increased speculation about when he first found out about the illness but cannot overshadow his true legacy.

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Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, during a House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, June 3, 2024. Republican lawmakers are expected to grill Fauci over alleged misconduct that occurred during his time leading the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) during his first public congressional testimony in two years. Photographer: Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg

Fearing Trump’s vengeance, Biden issues pre-emptive pardons for family members

In an unusual move, the departing US president has used his last day in office to protect his own family members from Donald Trump’s potential revenge.

  • Farrah Tomazin
Hunter and Joe Biden in 2023.

Joe Biden can be blamed for many things, but pardoning his son is not one of them

There’s no doubt Joe Biden has a case to answer after pardoning his son Hunter, but the hype around this story is out of all proportion.

  • Bill Wyman
Hunter and Joe Biden in 2023.

Biden pardons his son Hunter despite previous pledges

Hunter Biden has been spared a possible prison sentence for federal felony gun and tax convictions.

  • Zeke Miller and Alana Durkin Richer
Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden.

Joe Biden can be pardoned as a parent, but not as a politician

More is in play here than a father’s unrelenting grief over the welfare of his child. There is family history and emotion, and then there is politics.

  • Bruce Wolpe
Anthony Albanese and Joe Biden.

White House pushes for AUKUS to move to ‘pillar two’ weapons focus

The US National Security Adviser, Jake Sullivan, revealed in an interview that he wanted to see “two or three signature projects” before Joe Biden leaves office.

  • Peter Hartcher
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Kamala Harris’ trickiest debate nemesis won’t be Trump

Harris’ most complicated antagonist in the much-anticipated presidential debate will be one that she can’t criticise, question or contradict – Joe Biden.

  • Carlos Lozada
White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan at the White House last month.

US national security adviser reveals new plan for Australia to help curb Chinese dominance

In an exclusive interview inside the White House, Jake Sullivan revealed details of a new scheme he ranks as a top priority for the Biden administration.

  • Peter Hartcher
Peter Hartcher meets US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan at the White House. 

Australia’s critical supply chains rely on China. This man I met at the White House has a Plan B

The Biden White House wants to create a new supply chain of democratic powers, including the G7 nations plus South Korea and Australia. But it’s running out of time to make it happen.

  • Peter Hartcher
US Attorney General Merrick Garland.

US charges Russians, seizes websites in pushback on 2024 election interference

With two months until election day, the US Justice Department has also warned of “increasingly aggressive Iranian activity” - including a recent attempt to hack into Donald Trump’s presidential campaign.

  • Farrah Tomazin

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