- Associated Press
The prosecution is wrapping up in Hunter Biden's gun trial. There are 2 more witnesses expected
Federal prosecutors are wrapping up their gun case against Hunter Biden, with two more witnesses expected Friday in their effort to prove to jurors that the president's son lied on a mandatory gun purchase form when he said he wasn’t “an unlawful user of, or addicted to” drugs. Hunter Biden been charged with three felonies: lying to a federally licensed gun dealer, making a false claim on the application by saying he was not a drug user and illegally having the gun for 11 days.
- Associated Press
Joe Manchin isn't a candidate 5 months before the election. But he still has time to change his mind
Every election cycle, it seems, Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia tries to find the best fit for himself, dragging both sides of the political aisle — and an entire home-state electorate — along for a wobbly ride. After recently switching his party affiliation from Democrat to independent, the 76-year-old Manchin is content to leave the Senate in January “and be able to hold a more normal life, if you will.” The rutted path he's chosen, while not necessarily surprising, leaves voters who haven't lost interest altogether once again trying to figure out where Manchin is headed.
- MSNBC
'News dump from hell': Supreme Court appears eager to hide controversy in flood of major rulings
Conservatives on the Supreme Court have wasted no time using their majority power to advance their political and cultural goals, at least in terms of the cases they've agreed to hear. Now it appears that they've saved a significant number of rulings on major cases to all be released at the same time, likely with the hope that some of the controversy they generate will be lost in the rush of news. Mark Joseph Stern, senior writer for Slate Magazine, talks with Alex Wagner about what could be a "n
