President Biden promised to take “more steps” following the largest single-day act of clemency in modern history. Dr. Mehmet Oz has invested in companies that do business with the agency he would run if he becomes the country’s top health insurance regulator. Taylor Swift and Beyoncé came out on top at the Billboard Music Awards….
More than three dozen federal inmates initially processed in Michigan were among the nearly 1,500 who had their sentences commuted Thursday by President Joe Biden, including several charged with involvement in drug rings and health care fraud schemes and, in one case, a Ponzi scheme that prosecutors said cost thousands of investors millions. Early Thursday,…
The recent buzz around preemptive presidential pardons — especially considering President Joe Biden’s expansive pardon of his son Hunter — should alarm anyone who values justice and accountability. This month, Biden pardoned Hunter Biden, who faced sentencing after pleading guilty to federal tax and gun charges. The president also granted his son clemency for any…
The claim: Image shows headline saying Biden ‘exemplifies the gospel’ by pardoning son A Dec. 3 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) includes an image that appears to be a screenshot of an article by The Gospel Coalition, a Christian news and commentary website. “By Pardoning His Son Joe Biden Exemplifies The Gospel,” reads the…
On Monday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: Rebels have taken over Syria. What’s next? USA TODAY Congress, Campaigns and Democracy Reporter Sudiksha Kochi takes a look at the possibility of bipartisanship, as some Democrats signal support for certain Trump picks and initiatives. Donald Trump says he’ll begin pardoning Jan. 6 rioters on the ‘first day’ of his second term….
There’s an age-old concept – in crisis, opportunity – that should be deployed as President Joe Biden winds down his administration by signing off on pardons, commutations and other acts of clemency. By now, you must have heard the cacophony of controversy after Biden pardoned his son Hunter Biden on Sunday, giving him a get-out-of-jail-free…
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., argued on Thursday that President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden and President-elect Donald Trump both deserve pardons after facing what he called “politically motivated” legal trials. “I think that it’s undeniable that the case against Hunter Biden was really politically motivated, but I also think it’s true that the trial in New York for…
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is facing a backlash from fellow Democrats for his “full and unconditional” pardon of Hunter Biden after repeatedly promising he would not use his presidential authority to shield his son from federal charges. “He didn’t need to tell the American public, ‘I will not do this,’ and he did. And…
WASHINGTON − President Joe Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter Biden, who was convicted of federal gun charges and tax evasion, rocked the political world with Republican lawmakers and President-elect Donald Trump criticizing him for the move. Biden’s pardon came after months of presidential and White House denials that Hunter Biden’s convictions would be wiped…
In a stunning reversal, President Joe Biden announced Sunday that he pardoned his son Hunter Biden, who was convicted of three federal gun felonies and federal tax charges earlier this year. “Today, I signed a pardon for my son Hunter,” the president said in a statement. “From the day I took office, I said I would not interfere with the Justice…