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Biden pardons his siblings and their spouses on his way out of the White House

Joe Biden has pardoned his siblings and their spouses on his way out of the White House. Biden said Monday his family had been “subjected to unrelenting attacks and threats, motivated solely by a desire to hurt me.”

 

Biden commutes sentence for Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, convicted in killing of FBI agents

President Joe Biden has commuted the sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who was convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents and is serving life in prison.

 

From TikTok to Jan. 6, this is what President Trump did on his first day back in office

President Donald Trump has signed a flurry of executive actions on Day 1. He has repealed dozens of former President Joe Biden’s actions, begun his immigration crackdown, withdrawn the U.S. from the Paris climate accords and sought to keep TikTok open in the U.S., among other actions.

 

Biden pardons Fauci, Milley and the Jan. 6 panel. It’s a guard against potential ‘revenge’ by Trump

The heads of the Jan. 6 committee say they’re grateful for the decision by President Joe Biden to pardon them “not for breaking the law but for upholding it.”

 

Biden pardons the late Black nationalist Marcus Garvey as well as 4 others and commutes 2 sentences

President Joe Biden has posthumously pardoned Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, who influenced Malcolm X and other Black civil rights leaders and was convicted of mail fraud in the 1920s.

 

Merrick Garland exits with his record under scrutiny and the Justice Department bracing for upheaval

Attorney General Merrick Garland came in with a mission to calm the waters at the Justice Department and restore its reputation for independence after four turbulent years during Donald Trump’s presidency.

 

Five things to know about Biden’s farewell address that also served as a warning to the country

President Joe Biden offered up a few surprises in his farewell address. Instead of simply summing up his term in office, he warned Wednesday about the increasing influence of the ultrawealthy, criticized disinformation on social media and called for continuing the fight against climate change.

 

Biden warns in farewell address that an ‘oligarchy’ of ultrarich in US threatens future of democracy

President Joe Biden has used his farewell address to the nation to warn of an “oligarchy” of the ultra-wealthy taking root in the country and of a “tech-industrial complex” that is infringing on Americans’ rights and the future of democracy.

 

Here’s how to watch Biden’s farewell address from the Oval Office

President Joe Biden is set to deliver a farewell address to the nation from the Oval Office. The speech is at 8 p.m. Eastern time Wednesday.

 

Mark Zuckerberg will cohost reception with Republican billionaires for Trump inauguration

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg cohosting a reception with billionaire Republican donors next week for Donald Trump’s inauguration.

 

Biden moves to lift state sponsor of terrorism designation for Cuba, part of deal to free prisoners

President Joe Biden has notified Congress of his intent to lift the U.S. designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism, the White House announced, as part of a deal facilitated by the Catholic Church to free political prisoners on the island.

 

Biden is packing up to leave the White House. But what about any classified documents?

The last time Joe Biden packed up and left office, he took with him tens of thousands of papers from his decades in public service.

 

Special counsel Jack Smith defends decision to bring criminal charges against Trump

Special counsel Jack Smith says in a report his team “stood up for the rule of law” as it investigated President-elect Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

 

Biden says he’s leaving Trump with a ‘strong hand to play’ in world conflicts

As President Joe Biden prepares to leave office next week, he’s insistent that his one-term presidency has made strides in restoring American credibility on the world stage and has proved that the U.S. remains an indispensable partner around the globe.

 

Biden is still considering pardons for people who have been criticized or threatened by Trump

President Joe Biden says he is still considering whether to give pardons to people who have been criticized or threatened by President-elect Donald Trump.

 

Biden to deliver prime-time farewell to nation on Wednesday from Oval Office

President Joe Biden will deliver a farewell address to the nation Wednesday from the Oval Office, five days before President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in.

 

As wildfires rage in Los Angeles, Trump doesn’t offer much sympathy. He’s casting blame.

As the cataclysmic wildfires rage across Los Angeles, President-elect Donald Trump isn’t offering much sympathy.

 

Biden is a great-grandfather

President Joe Biden has a new title: great-grandfather. Granddaughter Naomi Biden Neal gave birth to a baby boy named William Brannon Neal IV with her husband, Peter Neal, on Wednesday in Los Angeles.

 

Trump’s inauguration coincides with an unprecedented string of high-stakes security events in DC

President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration is coinciding with an unprecedented string of high-stakes security events in the nation’s capital.

 

Dangerously high winds force Biden to cancel event announcing two new national monuments

Dangerously high winds have forced President Joe Biden to cancel a trip to the Eastern Coachella Valley to announce the creation of two new national monuments.

 

Biden will honor tribal requests by designating 2 new national monuments in California

President Joe Biden is signing a proclamation to establish two new national monuments in California in part to honor two tribes.

 

Biden tells New Orleans mourners they are not alone as he honors victims of attack

President Joe Biden has told mourners in New Orleans that they are not alone as he paid tributes to victims of last week’s attack.

 

Soldier who blew up Tesla at Trump hotel left note saying blast was to be a ‘wake up call’ for US

A highly decorated Army soldier who fatally shot himself just before an explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck at the Trump hotel in Las Vegas left a note saying it was a stunt to serve as “wake up call” for the country’s ills.

 

Trump to rally in DC ahead of inauguration

Donald Trump is expected to hold a big Washington rally the day before he’s sworn in as the nation’s 47th president.

 

Soldier shot self in head before Cybertruck exploded outside Trump’s Las Vegas hotel, officials say

Authorities say the highly decorated soldier inside a Tesla Cybertruck packed with fireworks that exploded outside Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas shot himself in the head just before detonation.

 

Biden awards the 2nd highest civilian award to leaders of the Jan. 6 committee and 18 others

President Joe Biden has awarded the second-highest civilian medal to Liz Cheney and Bennie Thompson, leaders of the congressional investigation into the Capitol riot.

 

The fate of the first-ever White House Gender Policy Council is uncertain in Trump’s administration

During the transition period between President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump, there has been at least some coordination on West Wing affairs.

 

Trump says it was ‘stupid’ for Biden to let Ukraine use US weapons to strike deeper into Russia

President-elect Donald Trump says he might reverse President Joe Biden’s decision to permit Ukrainian forces to use American long-range weapons to strike deeper into Russian territory.

 

Trump weighs in on NY mayor, vaccines and drones in freewheeling press conference at Mar-a-Lago

Trump told reporters that he would consider pardoning embattled New York Mayor Eric Adams during a freewheeling press conference Monday at his Mar-a-Lago.

 

Japan’s SoftBank plans to invest $100 billion in US projects over the next four years.

President-elect Donald Trump joined SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son to announce plans by the Japanese company to invest $100 billion in U.S. projects over the next four years.

 

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