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Biden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people in biggest single-day act of clemency

December 12, 2024, 8:15am Latest News

President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of roughly 1,500 people who were released from prison and placed on home confinement during the coronavirus pandemic and is pardoning 39 Americans… Read story

Blinken faces criticism over Afghan withdrawal

December 11, 2024, 1:59pm Politics

Under fire from congressional Republicans about one of the darkest moments of Joe Biden’s presidency, Secretary of State Antony Blinken defended the administration’s handling of the disastrous U.S. withdrawal from… Read story

Ex-FBI informant accused of lying about Bidens agrees to plead guilty to federal charges

December 12, 2024, 8:15am Politics

A former FBI informant accused of falsely claiming that President Joe Biden and his son Hunter accepted bribes has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges, according to court papers filed Thursday. Read story

People hold signs during a San Diego County board of supervisors meeting Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in San Diego.

Democratic senators urge Biden to act on temporary protections for migrants

People hold signs during a San Diego County board of supervisors meeting Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in San Diego.

December 11, 2024, 1:05pm Latest News

Democratic senators are urging President Joe Biden to extend temporary protections for migrants in the U.S. before he leaves office, warning that millions of people could be forced to return to unsafe countries once President-elect Donald Trump retakes the White House. Read story

FILE - FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 5, 2023.

FBI Director Wray says he intends to resign at end of Biden’s term in January

FILE - FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 5, 2023.

December 11, 2024, 12:46pm Latest News

FBI Director Christopher Wray said Wednesday he plans to resign at the end of President Joe Biden’s term in January, an announcement that came a week and a half after President-elect Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate loyalist Kash Patel for the job. Read story

President Joe Biden, with his fingers crossed, speaks to reporters after being asked a question about a Gaza ceasefire, at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024.

Biden approves national security memo on China, Iran, North Korea and Russia ahead of Trump’s return

President Joe Biden, with his fingers crossed, speaks to reporters after being asked a question about a Gaza ceasefire, at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024.

December 11, 2024, 8:48am Politics

President Joe Biden has approved a new national security memorandum ahead of Donald Trump’s return to the White House that could serve as a road map for the incoming administration as it looks to counter growing cooperation among China, Iran, North Korea and Russia, the White House said Wednesday. Read story

Hunter Biden steps into a vehicle as he leaves federal court, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, in Los Angeles, after pleading guilty to federal tax charges.

Only about 2 in 10 Americans approve of Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter, an AP-NORC poll finds

Hunter Biden steps into a vehicle as he leaves federal court, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, in Los Angeles, after pleading guilty to federal tax charges.

December 11, 2024, 8:46am Politics

Only about 2 in 10 Americans approve of President Joe Biden’s decision to pardon his son Hunter after earlier promising he would do no such thing, according to a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Read story

FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin addressees the nation from the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Nov. 21, 2024, about the use of a new hypersonic missile in Ukraine.

US warns Russia may be ready to use new lethal missile against Ukraine again in ‘coming days’

FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin addressees the nation from the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Nov. 21, 2024, about the use of a new hypersonic missile in Ukraine.

December 11, 2024, 8:09am Nation & World

A U.S. intelligence assessment has concluded that Russia may use its lethal new intermediate-range ballistic missile against Ukraine again in “coming days,” a U.S. official said Wednesday. Read story

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he is helped off the stage at a campaign event in Butler, Pa., on Saturday, July 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J.

Report on attempts to kill Trump urges Secret Service to limit protection of foreign leaders

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he is helped off the stage at a campaign event in Butler, Pa., on Saturday, July 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J.

December 10, 2024, 3:56pm Nation & World

A congressional task force investigating the attempts to kill Donald Trump during his presidential campaign is recommending changes to the Secret Service, including protecting fewer foreign leaders during the height of election season and considering moving the agency out of the Homeland Security Department. Read story

Migrants walk along the Huixtla highway in the state of Chiapas, Mexico, Oct. 22, 2024, hoping to reach the country's northern border and ultimately the United States. (AP Photo/Edgar H.

Trump promises to end birthright citizenship: What is it and could he do it?

Migrants walk along the Huixtla highway in the state of Chiapas, Mexico, Oct. 22, 2024, hoping to reach the country's northern border and ultimately the United States. (AP Photo/Edgar H.

December 10, 2024, 3:00pm Politics

President-elect Donald Trump has promised to end birthright citizenship as soon as he gets into office to make good on campaign promises aiming to restrict immigration and redefining what it means to be American. Read story