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Syrian forces target pro-Assad fighters after deadly clashes
Syria's security forces launched an operation on Thursday against pro-Assad "militias" in the western province of Tartus a day after deadly clashes with gunmen affiliated with the former government.
Trump vows to pursue executions after Biden commutes most of federal death row
President-elect Donald Trump promised on Tuesday to "vigorously pursue" capital punishment after President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of most people on federal death row partly to stop Trump from pushing forward their executions.
“I will vigorously pursue the death penalty for rapists, murderers and predators,” Trump says
Donald Trump said he will seek the death penalty for rapists and murderers.
“I will instruct the Justice Department when I takes office on January 20 to vigorously pursue the death penalty to protect Americans from violent rapists, murderers and predators,” he said.
Biden's pardon for son angers rivals and allies
This photo shows U.S. President Joe Biden and son Hunter Biden stepping out of a bookstore while shopping in Nantucket, Massachusetts on Nov. 29, 2024.
Joe Biden's pardon of his son Hunter has antagonized both sides of the U.S. political divide, with Republicans crying hypocrisy and Democrats warning it undermines efforts to rein in Donald Trump.
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Hunter Biden: The son of the US president who used crack cocaine and gave a fortune to prostitutes
He used crack cocaine every 20 minutes, in total he has spent an astronomical $1 million on prostitutes and on expensive cars, according to content found by US authorities on the laptop of Haden Biden, the… disembodied son of the Democratic outgoing US president.
Biden pardons son Hunter in final weeks of US presidency
U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday issued an official pardon for his son Hunter, who was facing sentencing for two criminal cases, despite assurances that he would not intervene in his legal troubles.
Trump endorses Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis to replace Matt Gaetz
President-elect Donald Trump announced Monday that he has endorsed Florida's Greek-American Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis to replace Matt Gaetz in the US House of Representatives.
It's a move that could increase pressure on Gov. Ron DeSantis to choose allies for the president-elect and other vacant positions, HellasJournal reported.
Trump taps loyalist Pam Bondi for attorney general after Gaetz withdraws
(Files) U.S. President Donald Trump (L) watches as Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks during a meeting with state and local officials on school safety in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Feb. 22, 2018 in Washington, DC.
Matt Gates withdraws his candidacy for the Justice Department
Former congressman Matt Gates is withdrawing as a candidate for the Justice Department, he said Thursday.
US announces charges in alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Trump
U.S. prosecutors announced charges on Friday in an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate former president Donald Trump and a prominent dissident Iranian-American journalist.