What’s on the front page of The New York Times?
The New York Times says forces opposed to President Bashar al-Assad have captured the Aleppo airport and are attacking the western city of Hama, according to local officials and a Britain-based war monitor.
- Fighting Rages in Syria as Rebels Advance.
Forces opposed to President Bashar al-Assad have captured the Aleppo airport and are attacking the western city of Hama, according to local officials and a Britain-based war monitor.
- A Second Trump Term Poses a Crucial Test of the Senate’s Independence.
President-elect Donald J. Trump is threatening to challenge the institution’s historic role, and the Constitution, with his prospective nominees and threats to push the boundaries of executive authority.
- Some Allies Back Trump’s Pick Of F.B.I. Chief Bent on Revenge.
Several lawmakers expressed support on Sunday for the president-elect’s plan to install a loyalist who has vowed to use the position to exact revenge on adversaries.
‘Biden pardons Hunter’ & ‘Rebels capture Aleppo’ – Paper Talk USA
The US front pages report on a variety of domestic news with President Joe Biden issuing a ‘full and unconditional’ pardon for his son Hunter Biden leading much of the American press.
The news has been met with widespread backlash across the right and left as Biden had previously promised he would not pardon his son or commute his sentence. Hunter Biden was set to face sentencing this month on federal felony gun and tax convictions
President Biden said his U-turn was due to how unfairly Hunter had been treated, he said although he believed in the justice system, “politics has infected this process and it led to a miscarriage of justice”.
A few major papers cover the Syrian rebel forces seizing control of Aleppo – the country’s second-largest city.
