Prosecutors will ask a judge on Wednesday for six years in prison for a former FBI informant whose bogus story about President Joe Biden and his son Hunter accepting bribes became central to Republicans' impeachment effort.

Alexander Smirnov may not be a household name, but his prison sentence represents a stunning fiasco for some prominent Republicans in Congress.

No evidence emerged that the allegations against the Bidens were true, but the story was taken up by some Republicans, who made the unverified claims part of their effort to impeach President

A federal judge gave the former informant the highest possible sentence under his plea agreement with prosecutors in special counsel David Weiss's office.

The FBI has faced a handful of scandals under the Biden administration, including a New Year's Day terror attack that left more than a dozen people dead and others injured.

President Joe Biden is casting doubt on his fitness to serve another four years in a new interview days before he leaves office after one term.

Republicans blamed "mistakes" during President Joe Biden's tenure, the botched withdrawal from Afghanistan, and illegal immigration for the New Orleans attack.

President Biden told a grieving New Orleans "you are not alone" as the nation stands with the city following the deadly New Year's Day attack.

Prosecutors are seeking a six-year prison term after Alexander Smirnov pleaded guilty to tax evasion and lying to the FBI. The allegations, proven false, claimed the Bidens each received $5 million from executives at Ukrainian energy company Burisma in exchange for political favors.

January 20 will see the conclusion of the most extraordinary episode in the history of the American presidency. For the last four years, the supposed president, Joe Biden, has been the man who

Both FBI and President Biden have responded to the terrorist attack in New Orleans on Bourbon Street. Here's what they've said.