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Biden commutes death sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row to life sentences
Next month, Biden, a practicing Catholic, will meet with Pope Francis, who recently called for prayers for U.S. death row inmates in hopes their sentences would be commuted.
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Biden and the first lady bring holiday cheer to patients and families at a children's hospital
President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, brought some holiday cheer to patients and families at a children’s hospital in Washington.
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Biden to visit Pope Francis at Vatican in final international trip of his presidency
President Joe Biden will travel to Italy next month to meet with Pope Francis and top Italian officials for what is expected to be the final international trip of his presidency.
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Biden says he supports a congressional stock trading ban
In an interview, Biden weighed in on the issue, which has come under increasing scrutiny on Capitol Hill.
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Former FBI informant pleads guilty to lying about phony Biden bribery scheme
A former FBI informant has pleaded guilty to lying about a phony bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter, that became central to a Republican impeachment inquiry in Congress.
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Biden is on track to appoint more federal judges of color than any other president
As President Joe Biden makes a final push to confirm judicial nominees before his term in office ends, he is on track to have appointed more federal judges of color than any president before him. On Monday, the Senate confirmed Biden’s judicial nominee for the Northern District of Georgia, Tiffany Johnson, making her the 40th Black woman he has...
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Biden grants clemency to almost 1,500 offenders
The White House said that Thursday was the highest number of commutations and clemencies granted in a single day.
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Biden to commute sentences of 1,500 ‘non-violent' offenders, in the biggest single-day act of clemency to date
“America was built on the promise of possibility and second chances,” the president said in a statement Thursday.
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WATCH: Biden's full remarks on end of Assad regime in Syria
President Joe Biden spoke about the fall of the government of President Bashar Al-Assad in Syria.
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Biden and Trump spoke by phone last week
President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump spoke on the phone over the Thanksgiving holiday last week, according to two people familiar with the call.
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Biden weighs pre-emptive pardons for potential targets of Trump's retribution
During the 2024 campaign, Donald Trump made threatening comments about people he said had slighted or wronged him.
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Record ridership for Amtrak as Americans embrace trains as easier, greener
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill is pumping nearly $70 billion dollars into improving and expanding passenger rail across the U.S. National climate reporter Chase Cain shows us that traveling by train can also be good for the planet.
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Biden lights National Christmas Tree for final time
Amid musical performances and a visit from Santa, President Joe Biden illuminated the National Christmas Tree outside the White House Thursday evening for the last time in his presidency.
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How California Democrats are responding to Biden's decision to pardon his son
While a number of elected officials from Southern California dodged NBC Los Angeles’ questions, some California Democrats began to express their opinions on the controversial decision.
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What Gavin Newsom, Adam Schiff say about Hunter Biden pardon
While a number of elected officials from Southern California dodged NBC Los Angeles’ questions, some California Democrats began to express their opinions. Conan Nolan reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024.
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Biden on US slave trade: ‘History cannot and should not be erased'
President Joe Biden became the first U.S. President to visit Angola, a central point in the slave trade, speaking about the “cruel, brutal, dehumanizing” practice that was America’s “original sin.”
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Hunter Biden gun case dismissed after President Joe Biden's sweeping pardon
A federal judge formally dismissed the gun case against Hunter Biden on Tuesday after President Joe Biden issued a sweeping pardon for his son.
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It's the final holiday stretch at the Biden White House. The theme is ‘A Season of Peace and Light'
The first lady welcomed National Guard families to the White House on Monday to be among the first members of the public to see the decorations.
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Joe Biden pardons son Hunter Biden, citing ‘miscarriage of justice'
On Sunday night, President Biden issued a “full and unconditional pardon” for Hunter Biden’s federal gun and tax evasion charges.
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President Biden issues for pardon for his son Hunter Biden
President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter Sunday night, a reversal for the president, who had previously said he would not pardon his son if convicted.