What to know about Hunter Biden’s plea deal

Plus, the hunt for the Titanic submersible. Hunter Biden enters a plea deal over tax evasion and firearm charges; Rescuers race to recover a missing Titanic-bound submersible. Tonight's Sentences was written by Jariel Arvin.   TOP NEWS Hunter Biden pleads guilty to tax charges Handout/DNCC via Getty Images - Tuesday, Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts of failing to pay taxes in a deal with federal prosecutors. [[Vox / Andrew Prokop](] - Hunter also admitted to a felony charge of unlawfully possessing a gun while being a drug user, but prosecutors will drop the charge if he completes a two-year probation. [[Politico](] - Experts say Hunter, 53, is likely to avoid jail time, but a judge has the final say. [[ABC News](] - The plea deal ends the five-year federal investigation into Hunter Biden’s finances, led by Trump-appointed US attorney for Delaware David Weiss. [[Associated Press / Lindsay Whitehurst](] - Republican lawmakers, who have long attacked Hunter for alleged corruption overseas and accused the White House of weaponizing the Justice Department, reacted angrily to the charges. [[BBC / Bernd Debusmann Jr](] - Hunter Biden is likely the first son of a sitting president to face criminal charges; it’s unclear what impact the deal will have on President Biden’s bid for a second term in 2024. [[Reuters](] 📍 If you read just one story Vox's Li Zhou explains former President Donald Trump's recent defense of his handling of classified documents on Fox News. [[Vox / Li Zhou](]  [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( The search for the vanished Titanic submersible - Tuesday, rescue crews continued searching for a research submersible that vanished while carrying five people to explore the Titanic’s wreckage. [[NBC News](] - The 22-foot-long vessel went missing in the North Atlantic Ocean Sunday after losing contact with a research ship. [[New York Times](] - Officials estimate the vessel had about 40 hours of breathable air remaining at 1 pm ET Tuesday. The US and Canada are scanning an area 900 miles off the coast of Massachusetts that’s larger than Connecticut. [[Guardian](] - The passengers include a Pakistani billionaire and his son, a British businessman, a French diver, and the CEO of OceanGate Expeditions, which charges $250,000 for the journey. [[CNN / Nouran Salahieh and Eric Levenson](] - An employee who raised concerns in 2018 about the safety of the vessel traveling to deep depths was fired, according to legal documents obtained by the New Republic. [ [New Republic / Daniel Strauss](]   Support our work Reader gifts help keep Vox and newsletters like Sentences free for all. Support our work with a gift today. [Give](   MISCELLANEOUS Romania has indicted misogynist influencer Andrew Tate on rape and human trafficking charges. [[Vox / Rebecca Jennings](] - A team of archeologists has reconstructed the face of a 16-year-old Anglo-Saxon girl buried 1,300 years ago. [[BBC / Katy Prickett](] - Tuesday, French police investigating alleged financial corruption raided the headquarters of the 2024 Paris Olympics. [[CNN / Joseph Ataman and Aurore Laborie](] - The judge handling Donald Trump’s classified documents case has scheduled a two-week trial for August — but the start could face delays. [[NBC / Michael Mitsanas and Daniel Barnes](] VERBATIM "Hunter will not be charged with any of the unfounded and outlandish issues Republicans and right-wing media have used to smear him with for years." [[Democratic operative David Brock on Hunter Biden's plea deal / BBC](]   LISTEN TO THIS Childproofing Pornhub States want to restrict kids’ access to harmful content online via age verification systems. New York Times reporter Natasha Singer explains how a wave of new legislation could dramatically reshape the internet. [Listen now ▶](   Read more from Vox [The hottest new perk in tech is freedom]( [Why every generation thinks people were nicer in the past]( [HBO’s The Idol should have been a comedy. Instead it’s tedious nipple-core.]( [What you should know about buying a used EV]( [In Lorrie Moore’s new book, a man and his dead ex-girlfriend go on a road trip](  [Learn more about RevenueStripe...](   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [YouTube]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Manage your [email preferences]( or [unsubscribe](param=sentences). If you value Vox’s unique explanatory journalism, support our work with a one-time or recurring [contribution](. View our [Privacy Notice]( and our [Terms of Service](. Vox Media, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, Floor 12, Washington, DC 20036. Copyright © 2023. All rights reserved.