The Headlines • 4 December 2024

White House Defends Pardon, and Israel and Hezbollah Trade Fire

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Plus, mail trucks get a “goofy” upgrade.

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On Today’s Episode:

Pardoning Hunter Complicates the Legacy That Biden Envisioned, by Peter Baker

Broad Pardon for Hunter Biden Troubles Experts, by Kenneth P. Vogel

Inside the Supreme Court Ethics Debate: Who Judges the Justices?, by Jodi Kantor and Abbie VanSickle

Why Israel and Hezbollah Are Still Firing Amid a Cease-Fire, by Ephrat Livni

Yes, It ‘Looks Like a Duck,’ but Carriers Like the New Mail Truck, by Michael Levenson