Joe Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter, which covers every federal crime that he’s committed in the past decade, is taking the news cycle by storm — and for good reason. “It is absolutely unprecedented,” Sean Davis, CEO of the Federalist, tells Jill Savage and Matthew Peterson of “Blaze News Tonight.” “We believe this is the most expansive, the most broad and wide-ranging pardon ever issued in American history.” Even Gerald Ford’s 1974 pardon of Richard Nixon for the Watergate scandal was only for five years of crimes, while Hunter’s spanned a whopping eleven years. “You can go back even further, if you want to look at pardons given to Confederate generals after the Civil War, people who literally waged war against the United States, theirs were not as expansive as this,” Davis explains, adding that “to see his son get the biggest, most widest-ranging pardon in American history, it’s shocking to me.” While it’s shocking — and blatantly corrupt — Hunter’s pardon isn’t all negative. “If they were worried about J6 protesters maybe being pardoned before this happened, they don’t need to worry about that any more, because that’s 100% going to happen. By doing a pardon of this nature for the president’s son, it basically makes it impossible for Democrats to complain or argue about any pardons going forward,” Davis says. However, Democrats like Gerry Connolly seem to be catching on and are already insisting that there should not be sweeping pardons like Hunter’s in the future. “It’s interesting that this is coming from the Democratic side, because they know at some point,” Savage says, “Republicans are going to be back in office.” Want more from 'Blaze News Tonight'?To enjoy more provocative opinions, expert analysis, and breaking stories you won’t see anywhere else, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

Asus has just hinted at a new ROG OLED gaming monitor in the works, which looks like it's going to be a 27-inch model with a 4K resolution. Based on the company’s previous model numbers, it looks as though the new Asus ROG Swift OLED PG27UCDM will also have a 240Hz refresh rate, making it ideal for gamers wanting a high-resolution screen that won’t take over their desk. OLED monitors now occupy several of the categories on our best gaming monitor guide, thanks to their high contrast, quick responsiveness, and great HDR reproduction. Most OLED monitors are based on 32-inch panels and larger, though, and the 27-inch models usually have a 2,560 x 1,440 refresh rate. If this new Asus monitor has the expected specs, then it could carve out a niche for itself. Continue reading Asus ROG just teased a new 27-inch 4K OLED gaming monitor, with a cat MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Asus ROG Swift PG27UQ review, Asus ROG Raikiri review, Best gaming motherboard

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It's always more than welcome to see a new studio debut with projects that draw on their team's own cultural background for inspiration. This is certainly the case with Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream, the first game from the Battlefield, Mirror's Edge, Little Nightmares, and Unravel veterans at Swedish studio River End Games. A combination of Dishonored and Shadows Tactics-style stealth and storytelling set in a faux-Nordic city, Eriksholm first caught our attention when it was unveiled earlier this year, but it's become even more compelling now that we've been given a closer look at how it plays thanks to a new gameplay trailer. Continue reading Dishonored and Shadow Tactics collide in new stealth game Eriksholm MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best single-player games, Best story games, Best stealth games

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Beginning in February, health insurer Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield was planning to set a time limit for anesthesia coverage during surgeries and procedures. Now, following days of widespread outrage at the health insurance industry generally, Anthem is walking that policy back, the insurer announced on Thursday. In mid-November, the American Society of Anesthesiologists issued a press release about the policy, which was set to take effect in February in states like Connecticut, New York, and Missouri. “If an anesthesiologist submits a bill where the actual time of care is longer than Anthem’s limit, Anthem will deny payment for the anesthesiologist’s care,” they group writes. “With this new policy, Anthem will not pay anesthesiologists for delivering safe and effective anesthesia care to patients who may need extra attention because their surgery is difficult, unusual or because a complication arises.” The letter appears to have garnered little public attention until this week when several posts on social media about the policy change began circulating. The posts gained traction after the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, Brian Thompson, was shot and killed in New York on Wednesday in what police say was a targeted attack. Outrageous. I’m going to make sure New Yorkers are protected. https://t.co/Mqtjeu0ZD7— Governor Kathy Hochul (@GovKathyHochul) December 5, 2024 A spokesperson for Anthem’s parent company, Elevance Health, told The New York Times that “misinformation” about the plan contributed to Anthem’s reversal. “We realized, based on all the feedback we’ve been receiving the last 24 hours, that our communication about the policy was unclear, which is why we’re pulling back,” Janey Kiryluik, staff vice president for corporate communications, is quoted as saying. Thompson’s shooting shocked the public, but it also ignited discussions about the havoc wreaked by the US healthcare system and insurers like UnitedHealthcare. United specifically has been the subject of investigations by outlets like Stat, which found the company uses algorithms to cut off payments and deny rehabilitation care for patients. The rate at which insurers deny patient claims is a closely guarded secret, but ProPublica last year followed one chronically ill patient’s fight to get coverage from United. In some online forums, there was little sympathy for the company and Thompson’s death: Americans carry at least $220 billion in medical debt, which upends lives as insurance companies profit. The shooter’s motives are not yet clear, but shell casings discovered at the scene were found to have the words “delay” and “deny” written on them. Following the murder, healthcare companies like CVS Health began taking down webpages about corporate leadership.