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Ladies and Gentlemen...Hur The Story A special counsel report has put a [new spotlight]( on President Bidenâs mental fitness. Tell me more. Yesterday, the Justice Department released its report into the year-long [classified documents probe]( involving Biden. [Special counsel Robert Hur]( said the president âwillfully retained and disclosed classified materialsâ after serving as VP. The docs included material about military and foreign policy in Afghanistan and notebooks âimplicating sensitive intelligence sources and methods.â But it was the reportâs description of Bidenâs memory that's [raised new questions]( about the presidentâs age and competency. What did it say? In explaining that âno criminal charges are warrantedâ against Biden, Hur said it would be hard to convict the 81-year-old president since a jury could find him as an â[elderly man with a poor memory](.â The report also described Bidenâs memory as âhazyâ with âsignificant limitations.â It also said that Biden couldnât remember key life milestones, including when his son Beau died. Thatâs how he described the President of the United States? Yup. Hours after the reportâs release, Biden [defended]( himself and said, âMy memory is fine.â On Hurâs claim that Biden couldnât remember Beauâs death, the president said, âHow in the hell dare he raise that?â Biden described himself as âthe most qualified person in this countryâ to be president. Later in his remarks, Biden confused the presidents of Egypt and Mexico when talking about the Israel-Hamas war â [setting off new criticism](. What are other people saying? Former President Trump â who is facing [37 charges]( stemming from his own mishandling of classified docs â said Hur's findings demonstrated a âtwo-tiered system of justice and selective prosecution.â Meanwhile, other Republicans are pushing for Bidenâs Cabinet to invoke the [25th Amendment]( â which allows the VP and Cabinet to boot the president from office if he's deemed unfit. Democrats described Hur's report as politically motivated. theSkimm President Bidenâs age has been an [ongoing sticking point]( this election season, with one poll finding [62% of voters]( have major concerns about Bidenâs mental and physical health. Itâs a concern Democrats have also [expressed](. Now, some say this report could be used to build a case against Bidenâs reelection just as the primary season gets underway. Related Stories: - [Read the Report Takeaways Here]( - [In More Politics: SCOTUS Is Skeptical of Colorado's Ruling Against Trump]( - [Speaking of Trump...He Won the Nevada Caucuses. But There Was No Major Competition]( [Facebook]([Twitter]([Email](mailto:?body=President Biden wonât face charges for his handling of classified documents #theSkimm%0A3Ftype%3Demailurl%26r%3DSKIMM%26utm_source%3Demail%26utm_medium%3Ddsshare%23custom) And Also...This Who sat down for a one-on-one... [Russian President Vladimir Putin](. Yesterday, ousted Fox anchor Tucker Carlson released his interview with the Russian president. He's the first Western journalist to interview Putin since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. The two-hour interview â filmed in Moscow â kicked off with Putin spending nearly 30 minutes sharing a revisionist history of Russia and Ukraine. On the war between the two countries, Putin reportedly said it would be âover within a few weeksâ if the US stopped helping Ukraine. The Russian President said the US should focus on its own issues instead and asked, âWouldnât it be better to negotiate with Russia?â Putin also indicated a deal could be reached to release US reporter [Evan Gershkovich](, who has been detained in Russia since last year on espionage charges. The Wall Street Journal and the White House have denied the charges. --------------------------------------------------------------- Where abortion is now in the spotlight⦠[Texas](. This week, a 39-year-old man was sentenced to 180 days in jail for drugging his then-wifeâs drinks in order to try to get her to miscarry. Texas [bars all abortions]( except in cases where there is a âmedical emergency.â Still, the man managed â on seven separate occasions â to drug his wifeâs drinks, allegedly with a Mexican brand of abortion pills. Doctors who facilitate abortions in Texas face the threat of life in prison, fines, and the loss of their license. In this case, however, the man will face only 180 days in jail and 10 yearsâ probation after pleading guilty to injuring a child and assaulting a pregnant person. The woman, who ended up giving birth 10 weeks early, said her daughter suffered developmental delays and had to reportedly spend 117 days in the hospital in her first few months of life. --------------------------------------------------------------- What's got scientists fired up⦠[Clean energy](. Yesterday, scientists in the UK said they set a nuclear fusion record using the same process that powers the sun and other stars. They maintained 69 megajoules of fusion energy for five seconds â reportedly enough to power four to five hot baths â using 0.2 milligrams of fuel. For decades, experts have worked on making nuclear fusion a reality on Earth in hopes of creating a massive energy source that needs little fuel and emits no planet-warming carbon. While nuclear fusion energy would be revolutionary in tackling climate change, experts say by the time the tech is commercialized, it will be too late. --------------------------------------------------------------- Whatâs actually an Aries⦠[Googleâs AI chatbot](. Yesterday, it renamed its Bard chatbot Gemini, after the new AI that powers it. Google unveiled the chatbot in March 2023 as a contender to OpenAI's ChatGPT. Now, the tech giantâs hoping its chatbot will be its next claim to fame. --------------------------------------------------------------- What fumbled the delivery⦠[An Uber Eats Super Bowl commercial](. --------------------------------------------------------------- What Paris Olympics medal winners will walk away with⦠[Pieces of the Eiffel Tower](. --------------------------------------------------------------- Whatâs the new nepo baby... [Pretty parent privilege](. [Facebook]([Twitter]([Email](mailto:?body=Tucker Carlson sat down with Russia's Vladimir Putin. 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