A former FBI official who allegedly shut down part of the investigation into Hunter Biden was "running point" in the bureau’s dealings with a key witness in the probe, according to sources directly familiar with the matter.

The world faces turmoil from war and terrorism; the US is fractured by civil war, Europe suffers a virus pandemic, and the UK endures Norsefire’s oppressive fascist regime.

Mr. Podesta, a Democratic stalwart, will oversee $370 billion in clean energy investments. Gina McCarthy, the president’s domestic climate adviser, is stepping down.