Hunter Biden’s trial nears end

NEED TO KNOW

Hunter Biden unlikely to testify at trial

Hunter Biden’s defense team is expected to rest its case in his gun trial today without calling him to the stand to testify on his own behalf.

The defense: Biden’s team has argued that he wasn’t using drugs during the time he bought the gun, and sees him testifying as a risky move. [New York Times]

What’s next: The U.S. will send roughly $225 million in military aid to Ukraine after Biden allowed certain U.S. weapons to be used in parts of Russian territory, reversing a policy meant to avoid escalation.

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🏀 Celtics’ Game 2 win

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WHAT’S HAPPENING TODAY

⚾ In the MLB, the Orioles face the Rays at 6:50 p.m. ET on the MLB app. [AP]

🏒 In the Stanley Cup Final, the Oilers play the Panthers in Game 2 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC. The Panthers lead the series 1-0. [Miami Herald]



TODAY IN HISTORY

In 1944, 15-year-old Joe Nuxhall became the youngest person to ever play Major League Baseball when he pitched in one game for the Cincinnati Reds. He didn’t return to the league until almost a decade later in 1952.