NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (June 4)

Published on June 4, 2024

President Joe Biden signed an executive order Tuesday to temporarily pause asylum requests at the southern border once daily encounters exceed 2,500. The shutdown begins immediately as the threshold has already been reached. Prosecutors and defense lawyers delivered their opening statements in Hunter Biden’s federal gun trial. The prosecution’s first witness, an FBI agent, testified about Mr. Biden’s drug use. Attorney General Merrick Garland testified before the House Judiciary Committee on the work of the Justice Department. He refused to turn over audio tapes of President Biden’s interview with special counsel Robert Hur. Mr. Garland also slammed allegations that the Justice Department is being weaponized against former President Donald Trump....

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