A tension between parenthood and politics has defined the Biden presidency.

The state’s Democratic leaders had announced within days of the election that they would begin to meet early this month on plans to defend California’s liberal policies.

LG Energy Solution will now solely own a factory in Michigan that it had planned to operate through a joint venture with General Motors.

President-elect Donald J. Trump said in a social media post on Monday that the hostages must be released before his inauguration in January.

The Maryland representative is challenging the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, which he promised to make the “the headquarters of congressional opposition to authoritarianism.”

The pardon comes weeks before President Biden leaves office and transfers power to President-elect Donald J. Trump, who spent years attacking Hunter Biden over his legal and personal issues.

The director, Dinesh D’Souza, who is facing a lawsuit over the documentary, admitted that an analysis used to make claims about election fraud that were later debunked had been faulty.

President Biden issued the statement after signing a pardon for Hunter Biden Sunday night.

Mr. Biden’s plea deal did fall apart at the last minute last year. But it did so after the judge overseeing the case raised issues.

The president’s son had pleaded guilty to nine federal tax charges and was convicted of three felony counts for lying on a federal firearms application.

President Biden complained about selective prosecution and political pressure in a system he has spent his public life defending.

The Office of the Pardon Attorney mostly recommends full pardons for people who have already served their sentences. Hunter Biden has not been sentenced.

President-elect Donald J. Trump’s choice to run the F.B.I. has a record in and out of government that is likely to raise questions during his Senate confirmation hearings.

President-elect Donald J. Trump’s decision to install Kash Patel as F.B.I. director indicates that he remains undaunted by Washington resistance as he appoints ideological warriors, conspiracy theorists and even relatives.

Virginia and New Jersey feature contests for governor. Elections in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania could tip the power balance on the Supreme Court in those battleground states.

Lt. Shane Lamond, charged with obstruction and lying to agents, is expected to call Enrique Tarrio, the former Proud Boys leader who was convicted of sedition over the Jan. 6 riot, as a defense witness.

Lt. Shane Lamond, charged with obstruction and lying to agents, is expected to call Enrique Tarrio, the former Proud Boys leader who was convicted of sedition over the Jan. 6 riot, as a defense witness.

The agency long benefited from broad bipartisan support. But Republican criticism has intensified, and new choices for top health posts hope to upend the organization.

In Angola on likely his last overseas trip in office, the president will tour a slavery museum and spotlight a rail corridor that is part of his administration’s strategy in the region.

Sheriff Chad Chronister, who has spent decades in Hillsborough County, Fla., is likely to face an array of challenges should he be confirmed as the agency’s administrator.