With just moments left before he leaves office, President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who was convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents. Peltier was denied parole as recently as July and wasn’t eligible for parole again until 2026. He was serving life in prison for the
President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order to end diversity, equity and inclusion programs within the federal government. The order would axe funding for so-called DEI initiatives across all agencies in order to “end DEI inside the federal government,” according to incoming Trump administration officials. “We will forge a society that is
Washington — President Biden announced Monday before leaving office that he would be preemptively pardoning several people who could be targeted with President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House, including members of his family, Dr. Anthony Fauci, General Mark A. Milley and members of the House Jan. 6 committee and their staff. Just 20
The pardons cover Biden’s siblings and their spouses. Outgoing President Joe Biden’s final act as president was to preemptively pardon several members of his family. The sweeping pardon covers the president’s brother, James B. Biden; sister-in-law, Sara Jones Biden; sister, Valerie Biden Owens; brother-in-law, John T. Owens; and brother, Francis W. Biden. “The issuance of
President-elect Donald Trump is expected to issue a broad memo on trade policy. President-elect Donald Trump will not impose new tariffs on day one of his new term in office. Instead, he will sign a memorandum directing federal agencies to investigate unfair trade practices by foreign countries and recommend associated trade policies. The memo singles
The president-elect will immediately rescind Biden-era policies surrounding sex, gender, and race. Ending federal diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies and declaring that there are only two sexes will be among President-elect Donald Trump’s first actions after he is sworn in as president on Jan. 20, according to incoming White House officials. The Trump administration
The president-elect will immediately rescind Biden-era policies surrounding sex, gender, and race. Ending federal diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies and declaring that there are only two sexes were among President-elect Donald Trump’s first actions after he was sworn in as president on Jan. 20, according to incoming White House officials. The Trump administration will