Washington — President Biden announced Friday that he was commuting the sentences of almost 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses, using his final days in office on a flurry of clemency actions meant to nullify prison terms he deemed too harsh. The recent round of clemency gives Mr. Biden the presidential record for most
Washington — Monday’s inauguration ceremony for President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance will take place inside the Capitol due to dangerously low temperatures, Trump announced on social media on Friday. “There is an Arctic blast sweeping the Country,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “I don’t want to see people hurt, or injured, in
Washington — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Friday named Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to fill the Senate seat that Vice President-elect JD Vance is vacating. “There were many people who I considered very qualified to serve in the United States Senate to represent the state of Ohio,” DeWine said in a news conference. “But I
Although some major political figures will notably be absent from President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday, some of the world’s most prominent business leaders are scheduled to attend his swearing-in. Top technology company CEOs, whose companies have collectively donated millions to Trump’s Presidential Inaugural Committee, are expected to have a conspicuous presence at the ceremony.
Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a challenge to a new law requiring TikTok to either sever ties with its China-based parent company or be banned in the United States, finding it did not violate the First Amendment rights of the platform or its users. The high court’s unsigned decision clears the way
Washington — Monday’s inauguration ceremony for President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance will be moved indoors due to dangerously freezing temperatures, Trump announced on social media on Friday. “There is an Arctic blast sweeping the Country,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “I don’t want to see people hurt, or injured, in any way.
The presidential transition has released portraits of President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance ahead of their inauguration on Jan. 20. Trump and Vance are each wearing blue suits and blue ties, standing in front of an American flag. Vance’s photo captures him from the torso up, his arms crossed with a small smile.