President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of nearly 1,500 people and pardoning 39 others in “the largest single-day act of clemency in modern history,” the White House announced Thursday. The amnesty will be extended to roughly 1,500 people who were placed on home confinement during the COVID pandemic and 39 others who were convicted of…
WASHINGTON ― The White House on Tuesday condemned violence targeting “corporate greed” following the arrest of Luigi Mangione, the suspect accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last week in New York City. “We condemn violence in the strongest term,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said at a press briefing. “Violence to combat any sort of…
WASHINGTON – President elect-Donald Trump said Thursday that he plans to nominate former Georgia GOP Sen. David Perdue to serve as the next U.S. ambassador to China. A business executive who helmed Reebok and Dollar General as CEO, Perdue served as the junior senator from Georgia in early 2015 but lost his bid for a second…
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…
The price of Bitcoin surpassed $100,000 for the first time Thursday amid expectations that Donald Trump will create a friendly regulatory environment for cryptocurrencies when he heads to the White House next year. The milestone was reached amid Trump’s announcement that he would be nominating Paul Atkins as chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, who is…
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…
Three Americans wrongfully detained in China for many years were released in a prisoner swap between Washington and Beijing, the White House said in a statement on Wednesday. The three Americans were named as Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung. The Chinese nationals were not named. The development was first reported by Politico. China claimed the…
Continuing a tradition that goes back years, President Joe Biden will partake in his last turkey pardon during his administration. Every year, the president “pardons” one or two turkeys before the Thanksgiving holiday. This may be one of the more eccentric jobs the president takes on during their tenure, but the yearly “pardoning” has become a…
Meet Peach and Blossom, two lucky birds expected to get a mealtime reprieve Monday from President Joe Biden during the White House’s annual Thanksgiving turkey pardon. The Minnesota-born turkeys weigh 40 and 41 pounds. They were hatched on July 18 in Northfield, Minnesota, and raised on a farm by John Zimmerman, chairman of the National Turkey…