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Biden commutes sentences for 37 of 40 federal death row inmates

U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the death sentences of 37 of 40 federal inmates, taking action ahead of the return of Donald Trump who oversaw a sweeping number of lethal injections during his first term. The move leaves only a handful of high-profile killers who acted out of hate or terrorism facing the federal death penalty -- for …

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Biden gives life in prison to 37 of 40 federal death row inmates

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Washington: President Joe Biden announced on Monday that he 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, an outspoken proponent of expanding capital punishment, takes office. While running for president in 2020, Biden's campaign website said he would work to pass legislation …

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Biden commutes sentences for 37 of 40 federal death row inmates

New Indian Express

US President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the death sentences of 37 of 40 federal inmates, taking action ahead of the return of Donald Trump who oversaw a sweeping number of lethal injections during his first term. With less than a month left in office, Biden had faced growing calls from death penalty opponents to commute the sentences of those …

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'You are so influenced': Fox News host confronts GOP senator for bowing down to Elon Musk

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Sen. Markwayne Mullin attacked Hunter Biden when asked about billionaire Elon Musk's outsized role in influencing President-elect Donald Trump and the Republican Party. "We're going to bring in Elon Musk and allow him to help us see what we aren't being able to see," Mullin told host Shannon Bream, referring to the unofficial Department of Government Efficiency. "The Shanghai plant …

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Trump is already walking back on his promises

Raw Story

— Republicans in Congress kick the can down the road to March. But those corrupt Republicans who love the morbidly rich and hate average Americans haven’t given up hope; here’s the operant sentence from the article in today’s Washington Post about the vote: “ proposed a handshake deal with fiscal hawks in his own party to try next year to …

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Isolated Chicago communities secure money for a coveted transit project before Trump takes office

Associated Press

CHICAGO — Adella Bass dropped her in-person college classes because it was just too hard to get there from the far South Side of Chicago, where the city’s famous elevated train doesn’t run. The Biden administration notified Congress last week that it would commit $1.9 billion toward a nearly $5.7 billion project to add four new L stations on the …

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Biden signs bill that averts a government shutdown and brings a close to days of Washington upheaval

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed a bill into law Saturday that averts a government shutdown, bringing a final close to days of upheaval after Congress approved a temporary funding plan just past the deadline and refused President-elect Donald Trump’s core debt demands in the package. That’s good news for the American people.” House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., had insisted …

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Here’s a look at the $100 billion in disaster relief in the government spending bill

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Congress is allocating more than $100 billion in emergency aid designed to address extensive damage caused by disasters after this week’s scramble to find consensus on a government spending bill. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s disaster relief fund is essentially the country’s checkbook for emergencies. …

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CNN anchor cuts off GOP strategist griping that Dems pre-writing 'dystopian fan fiction'

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A CNN anchor politely interjected as a Republican strategist bemoaned that Democrats are pre-writing "dystopian fan fiction" about President-elect Donald Trump's incoming pick to lead the FBI. Patel's statements became the topic of conversation Friday night on CNN's "The Source," with anchor Kaitlan Collins pointing to an interview in The Bulwark with Bannon, where Bannon said Patel is serious about …

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Incoming Trump White House official blasts Biden’s 'dirty tricks'

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A Biden administration move that would complicate Donald Trump's agenda on issues involving transgender athletes and student debt cancellation is drawing fresh scrutiny from incoming White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. President Joe Biden is pulling back on efforts he’s undertaken to provide protections for transgender student-athletes and to erase student loan debt for more than 38 million Americans, The …

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'Rubber-stamped absolute zealots': GOP senator melts down as Biden breaks Trump record

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President Joe Biden surpassed President-elect Donald Trump's judicial nominee record on Friday, leading to a chorus of cheers from Democrats in Congress — and a forceful boo from at least one firebrand Republican. He's set to depart office after appointing one Supreme Court justice, 45 appeals court judges, 187 district court judges and a pair of International Trade Court judges, …

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Dozens of death row inmates may see sentences commuted by Joe Biden: report

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Dozens of convicted murderers set to be executed by the federal government could see their sentences commuted by President Joe Biden, according to a report. The report comes after Pope Francis earlier this month asked for prayers for federal inmates set to face capital punishment. “Today, I feel compelled to ask all of you to pray for the inmates on …

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Biden signs funding bill into law, averting US government shutdown

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The US president hails the passage of the budget legislation after days of uncertainty and negotiations that went down to the wire. United States President Joe Biden has signed into law a bipartisan funding bill that averts a government shutdown, days after Congress was thrown into turmoil after President-elect Donald Trump rejected an initial deal. “That’s good news for the …

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White House scrapping pending regulations on transgender athletes, student debt in bid to slow Trump

LA Times

President Biden’s administration is looking at which rules to finish and which to pull back before the end of his term. President Biden is abandoning his efforts to provide some protections for transgender student athletes and cancel student loans for more than 38 million Americans, the first steps in an administration-wide plan to jettison pending regulations to prevent President-elect Donald …

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Trump and the return of the National ‘Emergy’

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In October 2018, a “migrant caravan” bound for the United States set out on foot from Honduras. Then-president Donald Trump, never one to pass up an opportunity for overzealous xenophobic spectacle, took to Twitter to broadcast a “National Emergy”, warning that “criminals and unknown Middle Easterners are mixed in” with the caravan. In preparation for the pedestrian assault on the …

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‘No concern for Palestinian suffering’: Ex-official slams US’s Gaza policy

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Former State Department official Mike Casey says the US government is pursuing Israel’s interests over its own. “And I’ve not seen that in any other country that I’ve served in.” After four years in his post, Casey resigned in July over what he described as the US government’s unwavering support for Israel despite its devastating military campaign in the Gaza …

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Senate approves 235th judge of Biden’s term, beating Trump’s tally

LA Times

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and members of the Senate Judiciary Committee mark the confirmation of 235 federal judges nominated by President Biden. President Biden secured the 235th judicial confirmation of his presidency this month, an accomplishment that exceeds his predecessor’s total by one after Democrats put extra emphasis on the federal courts following Donald Trump’s far-reaching first term, …

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Biden signs bill that averts government shutdown after days of upheaval

LA Times

The Capitol is pictured in Washington on Friday. President Biden signed a bill into law Saturday that averts a government shutdown, bringing a final close to days of upheaval after Congress approved a temporary funding plan just past the deadline and refused President-elect Donald Trump’s core debt demands in the package. That’s good news for the American people.” House Speaker …

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Joe Biden signs bills to avert shutdown, ending days of political turmoil in Washington

India Today

President Joe Biden on Saturday signed legislation that averts a government shutdown heading into Christmas, bringing a final close to days of upheaval in Washington after Congress passed a bipartisan budget plan just past the deadline and rejected Donald Trump’s core demand in the negotiations. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., had insisted lawmakers would “meet our obligations” and not allow …

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'You can't govern': CNN anchor confronts GOP lawmaker ahead of vote on spending bill

Raw Story

Attempts by Rep. Mike Lawler to shift blame on the looming government shutdown on President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats provoked a testy exchange from a CNN host who immediately called out the lawmaker – and his Republican colleagues. He's the sitting president of the United States, nobody has heard a word from Joe Biden or the White House, and …

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Biden and the first lady bring holiday cheer to patients and families at a children’s hospital

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, brought some Christmastime cheer to patients and their families at a children’s hospital on Friday but a toddler in a light blue jumper entertained, too. The president and first lady visited privately with patients and their families for photos at Children’s National Hospital before Jill Biden read “‘Twas the Night Before …

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Tennessee’s GOP governor is pardoning 43 more people. He stresses it’s not like what Biden did

Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Lee on Friday announced he is pardoning 43 people who have served out their sentences, stressing that his actions are “very different” than President Joe Biden’s recent wave of commutations. But this time around, Lee specifically noted that he chose not to shorten any sentences — known as commutations — in his yearly …

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EPA head Regan, who championed environmental justice, to leave office Dec. 31

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Michael Regan, who championed environmental justice as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, will leave the agency Dec. 31, three weeks before the end of President Joe Biden’s term. Regan led EPA “with compassion and skill” and “advanced historic environmental justice policies to better protect the health and well-being of every American,” Carper said. Regan, who worked at …

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US proposes voluntary guidelines for self-driving vehicles in waning days of Biden administration

Associated Press

DETROIT — In the waning days of President Joe Biden’s administration, the government’s highway safety agency is proposing voluntary safety guidelines for self-driving vehicles. Tesla CEO Elon Musk, whom Trump has named to co-lead a “Department of Government Efficiency” to cut costs and regulations, has floated the idea of him helping to develop safety standards for self-driving vehicles — even …

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Biden commutes sentences for 37 of 40 federal death row inmates

Biden gives life in prison to 37 of 40 federal death row inmates

Biden commutes sentences for 37 of 40 federal death row inmates

'You are so influenced': Fox News host confronts GOP senator for bowing down to Elon Musk

Trump is already walking back on his promises

Isolated Chicago communities secure money for a coveted transit project before Trump takes office

Biden signs bill that averts a government shutdown and brings a close to days of Washington upheaval

Here’s a look at the $100 billion in disaster relief in the government spending bill

CNN anchor cuts off GOP strategist griping that Dems pre-writing 'dystopian fan fiction'

Incoming Trump White House official blasts Biden’s 'dirty tricks'

'Rubber-stamped absolute zealots': GOP senator melts down as Biden breaks Trump record

Dozens of death row inmates may see sentences commuted by Joe Biden: report

Biden signs funding bill into law, averting US government shutdown

White House scrapping pending regulations on transgender athletes, student debt in bid to slow Trump

Trump and the return of the National ‘Emergy’

‘No concern for Palestinian suffering’: Ex-official slams US’s Gaza policy

Senate approves 235th judge of Biden’s term, beating Trump’s tally

Biden signs bill that averts government shutdown after days of upheaval

Joe Biden signs bills to avert shutdown, ending days of political turmoil in Washington

'You can't govern': CNN anchor confronts GOP lawmaker ahead of vote on spending bill

Biden and the first lady bring holiday cheer to patients and families at a children’s hospital

Tennessee’s GOP governor is pardoning 43 more people. He stresses it’s not like what Biden did

EPA head Regan, who championed environmental justice, to leave office Dec. 31

US proposes voluntary guidelines for self-driving vehicles in waning days of Biden administration