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Questions for This Week

•The Hill counts 11 times that President Biden said publicly he would not pardon his son, Hunter, before announcing Sunday that he would pardon his son, Hunter. What are your thoughts about Biden’s about-face? (In his first administration, President Trump pardoned his daughter's father-in-law, Charles Kushner, who now is the president-elect's choice for US ambassador to France.)

•After coordinating a 60-day ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, which Israel has been fighting in southern Lebanon, what are the chances the Biden administration can reach a similar agreement between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, before President-elect Trump’s January 20 inauguration?

•Your thoughts on President-elect Trump’s naming uber-MAGAist Kash Patel to replace Christopher Wray as FBI director?