President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of nearly 1,500 people who were released from prison and placed on home confinement during the coronavirus pandemic and is pardoning 39 Americans convicted of nonviolent crimes. It’s the largest single-day act of clemency in modern history. The commutations announced Thursday are for people who have served out
Trump’s Cabinet picks court Senate votes President-elect Trump’s Cabinet selections court Senate votes 02:26 Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has donated $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural fund, a spokesperson for the social media giant confirmed to CBS News Wednesday night. The news was first reported by the Wall Street Journal.
President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he has tapped Kari Lake as director of the government-funded Voice of America, the nation’s largest international broadcaster. The move comes after the 55-year-old Lake lost her Arizona Senate bid to Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego in November. “She will be appointed by, and work closely with, our next head
FBI Director Christopher Wray to resign at end of Biden’s term – CBS News Watch CBS News FBI Director Christopher Wray announced Wednesday he will resign at the end of President Biden’s term. It comes after President-elect Donald Trump indicated last month that he intends to remove Wray and replace him with Kash Patel. Ed
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrive during the first White House conference on women’s health research in the East Room of the White House on Dec. 11, 2024. Andrew Harnik / Getty Images President Biden and first lady Jill Biden hosted the first-ever White House Conference on Women’s Health Research on Wednesday,
President-elect Donald Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend his inauguration next month, multiple sources told CBS News, and inauguration officials are making plans for additional foreign dignitaries to attend the swearing-in ceremony. Trump invited Xi in early November, shortly after the election, sources said, but it was not clear whether he has
A California man who pleaded guilty last year to conspiring to obstruct the Jan. 6, 2021, joint session of Congress to certify President Biden’s 2020 victory has asked the court for permission to travel to Washington, D.C., to attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20. Russell Taylor, who was part of a group affiliated