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Kevin Lamarque/ReutersHunter Biden's legal defense team on Wednesday asked a judge to dismiss the federal tax case against him, arguing that the president's son has been subjected to a politically motivated prosecution.
At a hearing in Los Angeles, U.S. District Judge Mark C. Scarsi pressed Biden's attorneys to show evidence to support their claims. He said he would likely rule on the motions to dismiss by April 17.
Biden was not in attendance at the hearing where his legal team—led by Abbe Lowell—argued that GOP lawmakers and former president Donald Trump had an improper influence on the case, leading to the unraveling of a plea deal last summer, according to the Los Angeles Times.
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Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/GettyMarilyn Lands has just won the special election for Alabama House District 10—a district where she, a Democrat who speaks openly about having an abortion, was a startling break from the status quo—by a whopping 25 percentage points. She could be basking in the glow of her victory or out celebrating with the family and friends who attended her watch party last night. But Lands is already looking toward the future.
"It gives me a lot of hope for this state in 2026," she said Wednesday in an interview from her home in Huntsville. "I hope that this will be the start of us winning some more seats in 2026 and really beginning to break that [Republican] super majority."
Lands, 65, is a mother and licensed mental health counselor who, infuriated with Alabama's decision to outlaw abortion and briefly ban IVF, decided to run a campaign in the deep South focused heavily on reproductive rights.
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