Can Donald Trump undo Joe Biden's death penalty commutations?
With just weeks left in office, US President Joe Biden has commuted the sentences of 37 of 40 federal death row inmates - potentially thwarting President-elect Donald Trump's plans to expand federal executions during his upcoming administration.
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."
What does it mean to commute an execution? Here's what to know after Biden's death row move
President Joe Biden announced he would commute the sentences of 37 individuals on federal death row. Here's what that means.
Joe Biden commutes sentences of 37 federal death row inmates to life in prison
The US president's move comes just weeks before Donald Trump, an outspoken proponent of expanding capital punishment, takes office.
President Joe Biden commutes sentences of 37 people on federal death row
President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the sentences of 37 individuals on federal death row, stating he wanted to ensure a fair and effective justice system.
Relief, defiance, anger: Families and advocates react to Biden's death row commutations
Victims’ families and others affected by crimes that resulted in federal death row convictions are sharing a range of emotions, from relief to anger, after President Joe Biden commuted dozens of the s
President Biden’s act of clemency: 37 death row inmates avoid execution
President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row, converting their punishments to life imprisonment mere weeks before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.
Biden commutes sentences of 37 of 40 federal death row inmates to life in prison without possibility of parole
President Biden is granting clemency to 37 of the 40 federal inmates facing death sentences​. Their sentences will be ...
Panel’s deadlock on U.S. Steel sale leaves final decision to Biden
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States said letting Nippon Steel buy the company could lead to a reduction ...
Another Biden parting outrage
The White House announced that Biden commuted the sentences of 37 of the 40 prisoners, all murderers and some multiple ...
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 Launches Major Trade Investigation Into China
The investigation will last up to 12 months and could pave the way for further tariffs under the incoming Trump ...
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'I was very concerned.' U.S. Rep. Adam Smith reflects on Biden's 2024 presidential campaign
Inskeep's conversation with Congressmember Smith comes on the heels of a Wall Street Journal report, detailing the ...
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President Biden might pardon others before leaving office. How does that work?
As President Biden's term ends, here are the variety of ways people seek pardons to wipe away criminal charges or convictions ...
Fate of US Steel's deal with Japan's Nippon is now up to Biden, sources say
The fate of Nippon Steel’s acquisition of US Steel is now in the hands of Biden, who is expected to block it after arguing for months that the company should remain American-owned to protect domestic ...
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Joe Biden’s Parting Shot To Natural Gas
While the Biden administration’s views on energy policy are arguably of rapidly diminishing importance, the study on U.S.