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Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Announces Appointment of a Special Counsel
The origins of special counsels, their powers and what to expect in the Hunter Biden probe
By Meg Kinnard
Jake Tapper questions 'odd' special counsel appointment of David Weiss: 'Maybe the whistleblowers were right'
By Alexander Hall
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Hunter Biden’s growing legal woes throw new wrench into 2024 election
By Peter Nicholas & Sahil Kapur
Hunter Biden’s top lawyer asks to withdraw from case
By Kara Scannell
House GOP blasts appointment of Hunter Biden special counsel
By Sarah Fortinsky
Special counsel to investigate President Biden's son Hunter
By Brandon Drenon
Trump-appointee David Weiss named special counsel in Hunter Biden probe as DOJ calls for trial
By Amanda Macias
Justice Department names special counsel in Hunter Biden case
By Perry Stein, Devlin Barrett & David Nakamura
Biden world resigned to a campaign shadowed by Hunter drama
By Jonathan Lemire & Holly Otterbein
Why Republicans Are Complaining About the Hunter Biden Special Counsel That They Asked For
By John Cassidy
Special counsel appointed in Hunter Biden case as plea deal reaches 'impasse'
By Lucien Bruggeman, Alexander Mallin & Jack Date
David Weiss names special counsel in Hunter Biden investigation
By Carrie Johnson
Republicans decry special counsel announcement in Hunter Biden investigation – as it happened
By Maya Yang
Attorney general appoints a special counsel in Hunter Biden probe, deepening investigation
By Lindsay Whitehurst & Lisa Mascaro
Prosecutors in the Hunter Biden case deny defense push to keep gun charge agreement in place
By Lindsay Whitehurst
Hunter Biden’s lawyers argue deal to resolve felony gun charge is still ‘valid and binding’ despite collapse of plea talks
By Marshall Cohen, Jack Forrest & Jasmine Wright
House Republicans plan to keep investigating Hunter Biden and still want to hear from David Weiss
By Lauren Fox, Jeremy Herb & Zachary Cohen
The new twist in Hunter Biden’s case is a huge political headache for his father
By Stephen Collinson
US attorney leading Hunter Biden criminal probe is now a special counsel after plea talks break down and a trial looms
By Devan Cole, Marshall Cohen & Hannah Rabinowitz
Attorney General Garland appoints a special counsel in Hunter Biden probe
By Ryan J. Reilly & Dareh Gregorian
Distrustful Republicans rip Hunter Biden special counsel appointment
By Scott Wong & Kate Santaliz
Hunter Biden's lawyers say prosecutors reneged on plea agreement
By Tom Winter, Sarah Fitzpatrick & Summer Concepcion
Live updates: Attorney general appoints Hunter Biden special counsel
By Matt Meyer, Shania Shelton & Aditi Sangal
Attorney is dropping representation of Hunter Biden
By Andrew Zhang
Prosecutor overseeing Hunter Biden probe is named special counsel
By Betsy Woodruff Swan
Hunter Biden could face trial, newly named US special counsel says
By Andrew Goudsward
Feds say Hunter Biden gun charge diversion deal no longer valid, deny they reneged on plea agreement
By Dan Mangan
House Republicans are furious about Hunter Biden special counsel
By Chelsey O. Cox
Hunter Biden Says Prosecutors Reneged on Major Part of Plea Deal
By Glenn Thrush, Michael S. Schmidt & Luke Broadwater
Garland Appoints Weiss as Special Counsel in Hunter Biden Inquiry
By Glenn Thrush, Michael S. Schmidt & Luke Broadwater
Democrats Dismiss Worries Over Hunter Biden Investigation
By Reid Epstein & Jazmine Ulloa
Hunter Biden's Lawyer Steps Down From Case
By Glenn Thrush & Michael S. Schmidt
Why Republicans Soured on the Special Counsel Investigating Hunter Biden
By Maggie Haberman & Luke Broadwater
Case Against Hunter Biden Could Go to Trial
By Glenn Thrush, Charlie Savage & Adam Entous
Republicans who demanded special counsel to investigate Hunter Biden aren't satisfied
By Maegan Vazquez
‘Shoeless Joe’ Weiss and the fixing of the Hunter Biden game
By Jonathan Turley