Your Morning: What’s next for Hunter Biden?

Awaiting sentencing: Hunter Biden is facing up to 25 years in prison and fines up to $750,000 after being found guilty of three felonies. First-time offenders typically don’t get anywhere near the maximum sentence in these cases, and it is unclear whether the judge will give him any time behind bars. The judge has said sentencing will likely be handed down within 120 days. A detailed look at what’s next > 

The charges: Hunter Biden was found guilty of lying to a federally licensed gun dealer, making a false claim on the gun application by saying he was not a drug user and illegally owning the gun for 11 days in 2018. Full breakdown of the charges > 

Family response: In a statement issued Tuesday, President Joe Biden reiterated he will accept the outcome and will respect the judicial process as his son’s legal team considers an appeal to the ruling. “Jill and I will always be there for Hunter and the rest of our family with our love and support. Nothing will ever change that,” the president added. Read more > 

Cease-fire deal: Hamas said it gave mediators its reply to the U.S.-backed cease-fire proposal, seeking some changes to the deal. White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said U.S. officials are “evaluating” the response. The U.S. previously said Israel accepted the cease-fire proposal. This comes as Wednesday marks the 250th day of the Hamas-Israel conflict. The latest > 

What’s going on: Eight people from Tajikistan with suspected ties to the Islamic State group have recently been arrested in the U.S., the Department of Homeland Security confirmed to NewsNation. The arrests happened in New York, Los Angeles and Philadelphia. Those arrested are being held on immigration violations and reportedly entered the U.S. through the southern border. The nature of their suspected ties to the IS is not immediately clear, but they were being tracked by the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force. FBI Director Christopher Wray has previously said the U.S. is facing accelerating threats from homegrown violent extremists and foreign terrorist organizations. The latest > 

Migrant policy: Advocacy groups expressed concerns President Joe Biden’s new asylum policy will inadvertently trigger an increase in unaccompanied minors targeted by sex traffickers. Sources tell NewsNation that Monday alone, U.S. Customs and Border Protection encountered more than 300 unaccompanied juveniles across the southern border. A Texas Department of Safety official told NewsNation’s Ali Bradley two of the juveniles traveling were 5 and 7 years old from Honduras, and each boy had a note card attached with a Wisconsin address. Full report >

Secret recordings: Progressive filmmaker Lauren Windsor said “extreme measures” drove her to pretend to be a religious conservative and secretly record her conversations with Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito and his wife Martha-Ann. The recordings reveal that Martha-Ann Alito wants to get back at people who criticized her and her husband for flying politically affiliated flags at their homes. “You come after me, I’m gonna give it back to you,” Martha-Ann Alito said in the recording of a private conversation at the Supreme Court Historical Society’s June 3 annual dinner. “There will be a way; it doesn’t have to be now, but there will be a way.” Hear from the filmmaker > 

Scott Peterson case: Scott Peterson‘s casual demeanor after learning his pregnant wife’s body had been found revealed his guilt in her 2002 murder, according to the former detective who worked the case. Jon Buehler, a retired detective who investigated Laci Peterson’s disappearance, told NewsNation’s “Dan Abrams Live” that what convinced him of Scott Peterson’s involvement was how he reacted after being told DNA confirmed his wife and unborn son were dead. “Just several minutes later, making his order at In-N-Out Burger for something to eat. The fact that he could just so cavalierly ask for a Double-Double with cheese and a small fry and a vanilla shake after he’d just been given this horrendous news convinced me that he was involved in it because who does that?” Buehler said. Defense attorney Lara Yeretsian maintained Peterson’s demeanor doesn’t prove guilt, saying people react differently to trauma and arguing there was no forensic evidence linking him to the crime. Watch the interview > 

Church gets the boot: While delegates at the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting prepare to vote on a formal ban on churches with women pastors, they voted Tuesday to expel a historic Virginia congregation that affirms women can serve in any pastoral role. Ninety-two percent of the convention’s voting representatives approved the ousting of the First Baptist Church of Alexandria, which has been involved in the denomination since its 19th century founding. Read more >