Biden considers commuting the sentences of federal death row inmates: report
President Biden is reportedly considering commuting the sentences of most, if not all, of the 40 men on the federal government’s death row.
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Biden surpasses Trump with 235th federal judge confirmed
Washington — The Senate on Friday confirmed two more of President Biden’s nominees to the federal judiciary on Friday, giving him a total of 235 since he took office, surpassing the number of judges approved for lifetime appointment during President-elect Donald Trump’s first term. The confirmation of Benjamin Cheeks to the federal district court in Southern
Biden’s top hostage envoy travels to Syria to ask for help in finding Austin Tice
Roger Carstens, the Biden administration’s top official for freeing Americans held overseas, traveled to Damascus, Syria, on Friday for a high-risk mission: making the first known face-to-face contact with the caretaker government and asking for help finding missing American journalist Austin Tice. Tice was kidnapped in Syria 12 years ago during the civil war and
House passes funding bill to avoid government shutdown
House passes funding bill to avoid government shutdown – CBS News Watch CBS News The House has voted to approve a stopgap plan to fund the government until mid-March, with a bipartisan coalition embracing an agreement a few hours before a midnight deadline to avert a shutdown. Nikole Killion has the latest developments. View CBS
Here’s what’s different in the new spending legislation approved by the House
House lawmakers voted 366-34 to approve the bill.
Biden Admin Lets UC Off the Hook, Settles Civil Rights Complaints Alleging Discrimination Against Jews
At UCLA, Jewish students were denied equal access to campus facilities, prompting a scathing ruling from Judge Mark Scarsi State police detains a protester while clearing a anti-Israel encampment at UCLA (Mario Tama/Getty Images) President Joe Biden’s Department of Education reached an agreement with the University of California system to settle civil rights complaints that
Elon Musk Says He Plans to Fund Moderate Democratic Primary Challengers
The tech mogul has pledged to fund moderate Democrats in primary races to oust incumbents he considers to be too extreme. Elon Musk said he intends to fund moderate challengers in Democratic primary races, with his pledge coming in response to criticism from a Democrat lawmaker that the tech mogul is using his massive reach