Biden has already left the building: history will not be kind
Joe Biden’s presidency ending in failure is the climax of a career in which his defining objective was simply to be, not to do.
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Joe Biden gets lost in Trump’s shadow
The president-elect acts as if he’s already in charge. There’s never been a transition like this before.
Biden announces largest single-day act of clemency in modern history
Joe Biden has commuted the sentences of nearly 1,500 people who were released from prison and placed in home confinement during Covid-19 and pardoned 39 others convicted of non-violent crime.
As Assad flees, rebels find his collection of luxury cars
Islamist rebel forces who marched into Damascus and stormed Bashar al-Assad’s palace found a massive fleet of high-end cars, including Mercedes, Porches, Audis and Ferraris.
White House set to ‘protect’ Cheney, Fauci
Liz Cheney and Anthony Fauci are among prominent targets of Donald Trump being considered for pre-emptive pardons by senior advisers to President Joe Biden.
Sleepy Biden in Angola can’t escape questions about his son’s pardon
The US President’s long-anticipated trip to sub-Saharan Africa and roundtable with African leaders, during which he closed his eyes for an extended period, has been overshadowed by his decision to pardon his son.
Biden’s pardon is a repeat of Yes Minister
The first rule of politics is never believe anything until it is officially denied. This could be a line from Jim Hacker in Yes Minister, or perhaps from the Biden administration?
Pitiful end to Biden presidency
Countless times Joe Biden pledged he would not pardon his son Hunter. Yet that is what he has done in a disgraceful act of political cynicism that casts a shadow over his White House term.
Biden’s pardon opens door for Trump, hits back at Democrat foes
President Joe Biden has just given Donald Trump carte blanche to issue a pardon to whoever he considers deserves one, probably including many January 6, 2021 rioters.
Smart move to steal thunder from Biden
By raising the stakes in the Israel-Hamas conflict, Donald Trump is hoping to look stronger than Joe Biden and take the credit for any settlement secured prior to his January 20 inauguration.
History of presidential mercy rule traces back to British king
Washington, Jefferson, Reagan and Clinton — they all did it.
It turns out we didn’t have to wait until January 20 for the tyranny to start
In the right hands the power to pardon represents the quality of mercy, dropping as a gentle rain from heaven. In the wrong hands it becomes nothing less than executive despotism, showering favours like a medieval monarch on family, friends and retainers.
A father’s decision throws red meat into GOP lion pit
Joe Biden has emerged as a critic of the US justice system in pardoning his son Hunter in a move that will undermine the Democratic attacks on Donald Trump and fuel Republican outrage.
President Biden pardons son Hunter after vowing not to
Hunter Biden was convicted earlier this year on federal gun and tax charges. Biden’s pardon comes just weeks before his son was set to appear for sentencing hearings in Delaware and California, where he faced the potential of lengthy prison sentences.
Don’t screw it up, Biden tells Trump over tariffs
Mexico’s President denies agreeing to close the border in her conversation with Donald Trump as Joe Biden warns him that new tariffs on Mexican and Canadian goods will prove counter-productive.
White House presses Ukraine to draft 18yo soldiers
President Joe Biden’s administration is urging Ukraine to quickly increase the size of its military by drafting more troops.
Biden to launch Gaza ceasefire push, Hamas ‘ready for truce’
As a fragile truce begins between Israel and Hezbollah, Joe Biden will renew efforts for a ceasefire in Gaza as Hamas said it was ‘committed to co-operating’ with peace efforts.
Deal unlikely to salvage Biden’s legacy
Joe Biden has hailed the Lebanon ceasefire as a win, but his legacy is likely to remain overshadowed by Donald Trump’s impending return and the failure to achieve peace in Gaza.
Judge in Trump criminal case delays sentencing indefinitely
The US president-elect, who was to have been sentenced on November 26, fought to block that proceeding before he succeeds Joe Biden in January.
Massive overreach of ICC is a disgrace
By its intemperate attempt to arrest the Israeli Prime Minister, the ICC is doing great damage to the credibility of its institution and the laws of armed conflict.
Biden slams ‘outrageous’ ICC over arrest warrants
As Joe Biden attacked the ICC, the White House said it ‘fundamentally rejects’ the arrests warrants placed on Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant.
‘Let law run its course over Netanyahu arrest’: Husic
The Science Minister says the ICC ‘needs to be able to work in accordance with the law’ as Joe Biden unequivocally condemns the decision to issue arrest warrants for the Israeli PM and former defence minister.
Where’s Joe? Biden already out of the picture
The US President’s absence from Monday’s G20 photo op is symbolic of his last few months in office.
Biden touts climate legacy during Amazon visit
Joe Biden, the first sitting US President to visit the Brazilian rainforest, insists his record on fighting climate change will survive Donald Trump’s return to the White House.
Biden strengthens Ukraine’s hand
If he is to negotiate, Zelensky needs to be in a strong position.
Biden urges G20 leaders to hang tough on climate
Joe Biden and Keir Starmer will pressure leaders to not join Donald Trump in walking away from climate ambition, with Anthony Albanese to declare Australian clean energy and critical minerals will drive a ‘new generation of prosperity’.
US missile decision is simply too little too late
Joe Biden wants to strengthen Ukraine’s hand as much as possible before likely negotiations under Donald Trump. It’s just a shame he left it so late to make this move.
Trump names FCC commissioner Carr chairman of agency
Donald Trump has nominated Brendan Carr, an ally of Elon Musk, as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission.
New White House, new world order?
Biden’s years are over. The American electorate has given Donald Trump a thumping mandate to seek renewal on different lines.
We want ‘smooth transition’, Xi tells Biden
Two leaders’ final sit-down, at summit in Peru, is marked by uncertainty over Trump tariff threats.
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