Lebanon's parliament convened on Thursday to elect a new head of state, aiming to fill a post which has been vacant since 2022, with political sources expecting army commander General Joseph Aoun to be elected.

Lebanon's Army chief General Joseph Aoun, speaks during a news conference to launch a Livelihood Support Program for the Lebanese army and Internal Security Forces (ISF) hosted by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with the U.

Lebanon’s parliament is set to vote to elect a president to fill a more than an two-year-long presidential vacuum

Hunter Biden, the baby’s grandfather, his wife, Melissa, and their son, Beau, were also present, according to reporters traveling with the president. They noted that wildfires were visible from the route of the motorcade and that smoke hung low over the hospital as the Bidens congratulated the new parents.

President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden welcomed their first great-grandchild, a boy, after his granddaughter Naomi Biden gave birth. Biden is the first modern president to have a great-grandchild born while in office.

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito said he spoke with President-elect Donald Trump by phone this week in support of a former law clerk who is seeking a job in the incoming administration – but the justice said he did not discuss Trump’s pending effort to delay his sentencing.

President-elect Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to block a New York judge from sentencing him Friday over his felony conviction in a hush money case. The justices "should order an immediate stay of criminal proceedings against President Trump in the New York trial court,

Trump said Friday's sentencing should be paused while he argues to the Supreme Court his conviction should be overturned due to presidential immunity.