14 hours ago Joe Biden announces granddaughter Naomi has given birth to her first child

Naomi Biden first announced she was pregnant on Election Day in November

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48 minutes ago California fires live updates: Los Angeles wildfires sweep through Hollywood Hills in apocalyptic scenes described as 'Armageddon'

MAILONLINE BLOG: Follow live coverage of the California fires as blazes continue to rage across Los Angeles.

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17 hours ago Biden, 82, struggles to remember details of Hunter's crimes as he defends decision to pardon him

President Joe Biden defends pardoning his son Hunter and rejects that it sets a dangerous precedent, but the 82-year-old appeared to mix up some details about his son's crimes.

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10 hours ago Los Angeles wildfires: Five people dead as 'apocalyptic' scenes devastate the region

The two largest fires, the Palisades and Eaton Fires, have burned over 25,000 acres combined as five people have been confirmed dead in Los Angeles, with the death toll expected to rise

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21 hours ago Biden insists he would have defeated Trump if he stayed in the 2024 race

Joe Biden still thinks he was a better pick to lead Democrats through the 2024 election than Vice President Kamala Harris.

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11 hours ago Songwriter Diane Warren says house of 30 years destroyed in Californian wildfire

US actress Mandy Moore said her children’s school had been destroyed in the blaze.

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22 hours ago Biden reveals the surprising compliment Trump gave him during their Oval Office meeting

President Joe Biden revealed the surprising compliment Donald Trump gave him when the two men met in the Oval Office shortly after the November election.

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14 hours ago California fires live: Los Angeles fighting largest blaze in its history amid water and firefighting shortages

Palisades fire grows to more than 15,000 acres as Eaton and Hurst fires also gain in size; Biden directs DoD to deploy extra firefighters to tackle flamesVisual explainer: why are the LA wildfires so bad?Californians: have you been affected by the wildfires?Karen Bass, the mayor of Los Angeles, described the impact of the fires and winds affecting the area as “devastating”.In a statement posted to X, Bass said she spoke to the president, Joe Biden, where they discussed an “urgent path forward towards recovery for the thousands of families impacted.” Continue reading...

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22 hours ago Biden may preemptively pardon Liz Cheney, Anthony Fauci, after Trump’s threats of revenge – US politics live

Biden confirms he may still opt to protect Trump’s enemies from prosecution, while Trump scrambles to halt sentencing in criminal business fraud caseGood morning, US politics blog readers. Joe Biden is in his final days in office, and still has a few pieces of unfinished business to deal with before he hands power to Donald Trump on 20 January. One of them is deciding whether to issue preemptive pardons to political enemies of the incoming president, such as former congresswoman Liz Cheney or Anthony Fauci, who spearheaded the fight against Covid-19 in Trump’s first term. In an interview with USA Today published today – a rare, final sit-down interview by a president who spent much of his term avoiding the press – Biden confirmed he may still opt to protect Trump’s enemies from prosecution, and signaled he would decide based on who the president-elect appoints to top roles in his administration.Meanwhile, Trump is scrambling to halt the sentencing in his criminal business fraud case...

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19 hours ago Man accused of stockpiling 150 homemade bombs must stay in jail until trial, judge rules

A federal judge in Virginia says a man accused of stockpiling 150 homemade bombs must stay in jail until trial because he poses a danger to the community

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24 hours ago LA wildfire forces 30,000 people from homes in apocalyptic scenes destroying celeb pads

Raging wildfires have torn through Los Angeles as two separate blazes spread in the US city, with residents fleeing their homes and roads clogged with abandoned cars

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