Biden spares federal death row inmates: Murderers targeted sailor, young girls, law enforcement
The 37 federal death row inmates commuted by President Biden on Monday targeted victims across all facets of American society.
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Fetterman Says FBI Nominee Kash Patel Pledged Not to Pursue Political Opponents
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) has been meeting with President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees and says he is open to voting for them. Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) said that Kash Patel, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the FBI, pledged during an off-record meeting that he wouldn’t pursue prosecutions against the incoming president’s political opponents. “He absolutely
Ex-D.C. police officer convicted of lying about leaks to Proud Boys leader
A retired Washington, D.C., police officer was convicted Monday of lying to authorities about leaking confidential information to the leader of the far-right Proud Boys. U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson convicted former Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Shane Lamond, who used to supervise the intelligence branch of the police department’s Homeland Security Bureau, of obstructing justice
Biden’s last-minute emissions goal could be quickly reversed when Trump takes office
President Biden increased the emissions reduction goal for the United States under the Paris climate agreement, which Trump has signaled he intends to withdraw from.
House report accuses Matt Gaetz of paying women for sex, using illegal drugs, accepting improper gifts
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., allegedly paid multiple women for sex and illicit drugs, according to a House Ethics Committee report.
Biden admin lifts $10M bounty on the head of leader of Islamist group now in charge in Syria
The Biden administration's $10M bounty on Ahmed al-Sharaa, leader of the group that overthrew Syria's Bashar al-Assad, has now been lifted.
House Ethics Committee Releases Its Report Into Matt Gaetz
Gaetz had sued the ethics committee and its chair on Monday in a last-minute bid to preemptively block the release of the report. The House Ethics Committee unveiled its report into the past conduct of former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) on Dec. 23 after he filed a lawsuit in federal court to block its release.