Hunter Biden Indicted on Gun Charges

Hunter Biden was indicted Thursday on gun charges related to his purchase of a firearm in 2018, as special counsel David Weiss moved forward with a prosecution set to play out as his father, President Biden, campaigns for re-election.

While expected, the indictment deepens the younger Biden’s legal jeopardy and sets the stage for a politically fraught prosecution that Republicans are likely to seize on in attacking the president on the campaign trail.

It adds another high-profile prosecution to a 2024 election season that is unfolding against the backdrop of...