Summary
That wraps up today’s US politics blog! Here’s what happened today:
The White House has announced that Joe Biden, Jill Biden, Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff will “participate in a political event with reproductive rights groups” this Friday, 23 June, nearly a year after the overturning of Roe V Wade.
The first Republic primary debate will take place on 23 August in Milwaukee, where the Republican National Convention will take place in 2024, reported Politico. Fox News will be hosting the first debate.
House speaker Kevin McCarthy says DoJ should turn over the records from its investigation into Hunter Biden to the Republican-controlled House oversight committee, which has its own investigation going into the president’s son.
McCarthy has called Hunter Biden’s plea agreement with DoJ a “sweetheart deal”, adding that the latest filings should ramp up investigations into Joe Biden given the latest charges.
Donald Trump responded via his social media platform to the news about Hunter Biden, with characteristically blunt populist-speak: “Wow! The corrupt Biden DOJ just cleared up hundreds of years of criminal liability by giving Hunter Biden a mere ‘traffic ticket.’ Our system is BROKEN!”
A White House spokesperson said in a statement: “The President and First Lady love their son and support him as he continues to rebuild his life. We will have no further comment.”
Hunter Biden will plead guilty to federal crimes as part of a plea agreement with the US Department of Justice (DoJ) to resolve tax and federal firearm crimes.
Judge Aileen Cannon, overseeing Donald Trump’s federal criminal case over his keeping classified documents at Mar-a-Lago after leaving office, has set a trial date of August 14 this year.
Here is our full report on Hunter Biden:
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The first Republic primary debate will take place on 23 August in Milwaukee, where the Republican National Convention will take place in 2024, reported Politico.
Fox News will be hosting the first debate, which will be moderated by Fox News anchors Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum.
It is still unclear which candidates will meet the strict threshold for participation in the Republican primary debate.
The Republican National Committee requires that candidates receive donations from at least 40,000 contributors. Those interested in participating in the debate must also poll above 1% in at least three national polls or two national polls and one state poll.
Additionally, debate participants must secure “at least 200 unique donors per state or territory in 20+ states and/or territories.”
Read the full article here.
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