Biden commutes sentences of nearly all federal death row inmates
Activists have called for Biden to commute the sentence of many or all federal death row inmates for some time. More than 130 civil and human rights groups penned a letter to the president in early December calling on him to commute the sentences of "all individuals on federal death row."
Joe Biden Not Commuting Dylann Roof's Death Sentence Sparks Backlash
The president commuted the death sentences of almost all of the men on federal death row, but left out three of the most well-known, including Roof.
Joe Biden’s Long, Winding Road on the Death Penalty
Joe Biden’s position on the death penalty has gone from Abolition to Wait to Sometimes to Go for It to Abolition, Actually, Except for a Few. The death penalty is not the hot-button political issue it was during the 1980s and ’90s,
Joe Biden gives life in prison to 37 of 40 federal death row inmates before Donald Trump can resume executions
Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and Robert Bowers, who killed 11 congregants at Pittsburgh’s Tree of life Synagogue, were among those whose death penalties were not commuted.
President Biden commutes sentences of 37 on death row. What it means.
President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of 37 people on death row, which means those individuals will have their sentences changed from execution to life without parole, the White House said in a press release on Monday.
In commuting death sentences, Biden is a strong counter to Trump
Recent polling shows support for the death penalty at a five-decade low, and half of the population thinks the death penalty is applied unfairly.
Trump pledges to bring back federal executions after Biden commutes death sentences for 37 inmates
President-elect Trump promised to resume federal executions upon taking office for a second term after a moratorium on the practice.
Readers disagree with Biden’s decision to commute 37 death row sentences. Here’s why.
If [Biden] disapproved of the applicable federal law, he should have tried to change it democratically – not swept it aside,” one respondent said. The post Readers disagree with Biden’s decision to commute 37 death row sentences.
Joe Biden Takes Us On A Very Cool Drone Tour Of White House To Say Merry Christmas
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Regrets? Biden May Have a Few.
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Biden’s 10 most notable gaffes of 2024
After documenting the president's best blunders of 2022 and 2023, the Washington Examiner commemorates Joe Biden's top gaffes of the year one last time.
President Joe Biden signs a bill officially making the bald eagle the national bird of the US
The bald eagle, a symbol of the power and strength of the United States for more than 240 years, earned an overdue honor on ...
Victims' Families Rebuke Joe Biden's Pardons: 'Undermining Justice System'
"While this is truly distressing news on a personal level for my family, it also feels like a complete dismissal and ...
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What will President Joe Biden's legacy be? Here's what we know now.
Three political reporters share what Joe Biden's presidential legacy will be - including his biggest lasting downfall.
President Joe Biden signs into law first federal anti-LGBTQ+ bill in decades
The National Defense Authorization Act has a provision barring the military's insurance from covering gender-affirming care ...
President Joe Biden signs off on 2% pay raise for most civilian federal employees
President Joe Biden signed an executive order that will give most federal employees a 2% increase starting January 2025.
Joe Biden Called Pentagon Four Times Over New Jersey Mystery Drones: Report
According to the Journal's report, Biden's first called Defense Secretary Lloyd Austinabout the drones on December 12.