India, April 2 -- In a significant development on Monday, a federal judge in California rejected Hunter Biden's efforts to dismiss his tax charges, allowing the criminal case against the president's son to proceed. The order has paved the way for a trial in June.

President Joe Biden's son is confronting three felony charges and six misdemeanor charges related to tax evasion, filing a false return, and failure to pay taxes from 2016 to 2019. He has pleaded not guilty to all nine charges. His legal team contended last month that the case was politically motivated and compromised by two IRS agents who subsequently became whistleblowers.

Despite filing eight separate motions to dismiss the charges, each citing different legal arguments, all...