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Hunter Biden

Arcs in the news about Hunter Biden from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Person · 209 stories · 3,912 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 3, 2023

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House Republicans' impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden

24 of 26 stories this year · gone quiet

Republicans push ahead with Hunter Biden contempt charge after his surprise visit to Capitol Hill · 97 articles, Jan 5Hunter Biden faces contempt of Congress charges for defying subpoena · 9 articles, Jan 5Republicans pause effort to hold Hunter Biden in contempt, say they are talking with his attorneys · 35 articles, Jan 10House Republicans to issue new subpoenas for Hunter Biden in coming weeks · 22 articles, Jan 12Hunter Biden agrees to private deposition with Republicans after months of defiance · 63 articles, Jan 18FBI informant charged with lying about Joe and Hunter Biden’s ties to Ukrainian energy company · 66 articles, Feb 15James Biden set to testify as part of impeachment inquiry into brother Joe’s role in family business · 6 articles, Feb 21How is an ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens allegedly linked to Russian intelligence? · 27 articles, Feb 21Hunter Biden to appear for closed-door interview with Republicans conducting impeachment inquiry · 56 articles, Feb 27Takeaways from combative Hunter Biden deposition with Republican lawmakers · 19 articles, Feb 28House Republicans send new Justice Department subpoenas in impeachment inquiry, drawing pushback · 6 articles, Mar 1How clean is the dirt on Hunter Biden? A key Republican source is charged with lying to the FBI · 10 articles, Mar 2Hunter Biden rebuffs Republicans’ invitation to appear for a public hearing · 18 articles, Mar 13White House encourages House GOP to ‘move on’ from Biden impeachment effort · 7 articles, Mar 15Oversight Committee Democrats invite Lev Parnas as witness for Biden impeachment hearing · 5 articles, Mar 19Biden impeachment inquiry is at a crossroad. As Hunter Biden declines to appear, GOP eyes next move · 19 articles, Mar 20Republican lawmakers sue DOJ tax attorneys for refusing to provide testimony in Biden impeachment inquiry · 5 articles, Mar 22GOP wants Biden to testify at April impeachment hearing as White House slams probe · 23 articles, Mar 28White House declines invite for Biden to testify in House Oversight impeachment inquiry · 11 articles, Apr 16House Republicans release Biden impeachment report; next steps uncertain · 38 articles, Aug 19Republican impeachment report accuses Biden of abuse of power and obstruction of justice · 25 articles, Aug 19Former FBI informant accused of lying about Bidens indicted on tax charges · 7 articles, Nov 26Ex-FBI informant accused of lying about Biden family pleads guilty to federal charges · 17 articles, Dec 12Former FBI informant will plead guilty to lying about phony bribery scheme involving the Bidens · 34 articles, Dec 16
Hunter Biden's gun and tax cases and his father's pardon

50 of 53 stories this year · gone quiet

Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to federal tax charges after an earlier deal imploded · 93 articles, Jan 11Cocaine residue found on Hunter Biden’s gun pouch in 2018 case, prosecutors say · 20 articles, Jan 17Hunter Biden's lawyers press for dismissal of gun charges by arguing they are politically motivated · 10 articles, Jan 31Hunter Biden's lawyers say prosecutors confused a picture of sawdust with cocaine · 6 articles, Feb 20Hunter Biden gun case gets tentative trial date of June 3 · 30 articles, Mar 13Hunter Biden asks judge to dismiss tax charges, saying they · 26 articles, Mar 27Judge refuses to toss out tax case against Hunter Biden · 46 articles, Apr 2Judge rejects Hunter Biden's bid to dismiss federal gun case · 41 articles, Apr 13Court rejects Hunter Biden’s appeal, trial set for June · 22 articles, May 9Judge rejects Hunter Biden’s bid to delay his June trial on gun charges · 17 articles, May 14Hunter Biden's attorneys due in court Friday before gun trial · 33 articles, May 17Hunter Biden’s tax trial set for September as judge agrees to delay, with gun trial still in June · 45 articles, May 17Hunter Biden laptop to be introduced as evidence at gun trial, special counsel Weiss says in filing · 9 articles, May 22Hunter Biden's federal firearms case is opening after the jury is chosen · 179 articles, Jun 1Hunter Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrive for jury selection in his federal gun case · 5 articles, Jun 3The prosecution is wrapping up in Hunter Biden's gun trial. There are 2 more witnesses expected · 113 articles, Jun 3Prosecutors play audio of Hunter Biden reading his memoir to set scene at his federal gun trial · 16 articles, Jun 3Hunter Biden's own words will convict him: legal expert · 34 articles, Jun 3Hunter Biden’s ex-wife and former girlfriend testify at trial about finding his drug paraphernalia · 50 articles, Jun 5Appointed by Trump, Hunter Biden trial judge spent most of her career in civil law · 7 articles, Jun 8Jurors will resume deliberations in federal gun case against Hunter Biden · 71 articles, Jun 9Hunter Biden verdict sparks MAGA celebration · 5 articles, Jun 9What's next for Hunter Biden after his conviction on federal gun charges · 90 articles, Jun 10Here's what President Biden has previously said about his son's criminal case · 280 articles, Jun 10President Biden issues statement after Hunter Biden conviction · 5 articles, Jun 11Republicans stick to attacking criminal justice system, echoing Trump, after Hunter Biden conviction · 9 articles, Jun 12President Biden says he won’t offer commutation to his son Hunter after gun sentence · 49 articles, Jun 12Hunter Biden files motion for new trial in federal gun case · 5 articles, Jun 17Hunter Biden requests new trial after conviction in gun case · 24 articles, Jun 24Hunter Biden’s DC law license suspended after gun conviction in latest blow to first son · 23 articles, Jun 25Hunter Biden drops bid for new trial in federal gun case · 17 articles, Jul 9Hunter Biden seeks dismissal of tax, gun cases, citing decision to toss Trump’s classified docs case · 32 articles, Jul 18Judge rebukes Hunter Biden’s lawyers for ‘false statements’ in their bid to toss tax indictment · 9 articles, Jul 25Hunter Biden set to be sentenced on gun charges in November · 48 articles, Aug 2Romanian oligarch hired Hunter Biden to influence US policy, special counsel says · 38 articles, Aug 7Hunter Biden reportedly sought U.S. government help for Ukrainian gas company Burisma · 40 articles, Aug 14Judge knocks down Hunter Biden's bid to use Trump ruling to get his federal tax case dismissed · 35 articles, Aug 20Hunter Biden's attorney accuses prosecutors of trying to smear him with salacious details at tax trial · 8 articles, Aug 21Hunter Biden’s tax trial carries less political weight but heavy emotional toll for the president · 7 articles, Sep 4Jury selection will begin in Hunter Biden's tax trial months after his gun conviction · 28 articles, Sep 4Before Hunter Biden's guilty plea, he wanted to enter an Alford plea. What is it? · 15 articles, Sep 5A look at the winding legal saga of Hunter Biden that ended in an unexpected guilty plea · 176 articles, Sep 5Hunter Biden's sentencing on federal firearms charges delayed until December · 11 articles, Sep 19Trump doesn’t rule out pardon for Hunter Biden · 7 articles, Oct 24Will Joe Biden pardon his brother next? What we know · 7 articles, Dec 2Biden pledged multiple times he wouldn't pardon his son Hunter -- then he did · 391 articles, Dec 2Karine Jean-Pierre claims ‘war politics’ reason for Hunter Biden pardon — and insists DOJ not weaponized as Trump claims · 6 articles, Dec 2Jon Stewart calls out Joe Biden’s ‘hypocrisy’ of Hunter pardon — while mocking ‘dance’ Dems have to do to defend it · 6 articles, Dec 3Judge in Hunter Biden’s tax case blasts Joe Biden for ‘rewriting history’ with son’s pardon · 6 articles, Dec 4Biden library reportedly under threat by Democrats enraged by Hunter pardon · 5 articles, Dec 5
The 2024 presidential debates, from Biden vs. Trump to Harris vs. Trump · Mar 6 – Oct 3, 2024Biden's end-of-term clemency, from commuted death sentences to the autopen fight · Jun 26, 2024 – Oct 28, 2025Biden's withdrawal from the 2024 race and Kamala Harris's nomination · Jun 27, 2024 – Aug 23, 2026Anthony Fauci's pardon from Biden and the Senate inquiry into COVID's origins · Dec 3, 2024 – Sep 23, 2026

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Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else31 stories in 2024 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Hunter Biden that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Dec 11Only about 2 in 10 Americans approve of Biden's pardon of his son Hunter, an AP-NORC poll finds22 articles · 19 independent sources
    1 left, 4 center, 6 right
  2. Dec 8Dana Carvey and David Spade reunite for ‘Church Lady' ‘SNL' cold open11 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 0 right
  3. Dec 4Clyburn says he’d support Biden pardoning Trump1 articles · 1 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 1 right
  4. Dec 3– 4Citing Hunter Biden pardon, Trump asks judge to dismiss his criminal hush money case37 articles · 28 independent sources
    4 left, 7 center, 3 right
  5. Dec 2– 7Should Biden pardon Trump?168 articles · 54 independent sources
    12 left, 19 center, 17 right
  6. Dec 2– 4Whoopi Goldberg & Charlamagne Tha God Clash On ‘The View’ Over Hunter Biden Pardon: “You’re Ridiculous”8 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 0 center, 4 right
  7. Dec 2– 3Manchin says Biden should pardon Trump5 articles · 4 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 2 right
  8. Nov 8Biden still does not plan to pardon his son Hunter, White House says7 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 4 center, 3 right
  9. Oct 1– 2Delaware judge rejects computer repairman's defamation claims over reports on Hunter Biden laptop12 articles · 8 independent sources
    0 left, 4 center, 1 right
  10. Jul 22Hunter Biden drops lawsuit against Fox News over ‘mock trial’ miniseries21 articles · 21 independent sources
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Stories that name Hunter Biden

  1. Dec 11John Fetterman joins Truth Social, calls for Trump pardon5 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 3 right
  2. Aug 27Zuckerberg says the White House pressured Facebook over some COVID-19 content during the pandemic60 articles · 42 independent sources
    6 left, 9 center, 8 right
  3. Jul 2Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Illinois assault weapons ban18 articles · 16 independent sources
    3 left, 6 center, 3 right
  4. Jun 3– 4Mexico elects first female president: Who is Claudia Sheinbaum164 articles · 74 independent sources
    15 left, 34 center, 8 right
  5. Feb 23– 27CBS FINALLY Returns Files to Catherine Herridge After Seizure, Possible Legal Action11 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 5 right
  6. Feb 21– 26Ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens to remain jailed while he awaits trial, judge rules35 articles · 26 independent sources
    6 left, 7 center, 2 right
  7. Feb 6– 7Mayorkas vote: House fails to impeach Homeland Security Secretary, thwarted by Republican defections130 articles · 75 independent sources
    12 left, 18 center, 19 right
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