Trump's 2024 reelection could define Biden's legacy. Welcome to 538's politics chat. The transcript below has been lightly edited. nrakich (Nathaniel Rakich, senior editor and elections analyst): 'Tis the season for your favorite media outlets to publish "year in review" articles — the year's best movies,
Along with Savage, Biden commuted sentences for people from other states who were convicted of killing police and military officers, people involved in deadly bank robberies or drug deals, and people convicted of killings guards or prisoners in federal facilities. Savage was the only Philadelphian on federal death row.
President Biden has commuted the sentences of 37 death row inmates, converting their punishments to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The White House said that Biden believes the death penalty at the federal level "must stop," except for ...
President Joe Biden released a simple holiday video card over the weekend that conservatives still found objectionable. The 20-second clip featured decorated Christmas trees in the White House, a toy truck filled with presents and paper doves hanging overhead.
President Biden's announcement comes weeks after he granted a pardon to son Hunter over federal gun and tax charges.
Lindy Li discussed a Wall Street Journal report that said the president's team had insulated him during his time at the White House.
Two of the federal inmates on death row whose lives have been spared by President Joe Biden are from the state of Georgia.
As climate change warms the Arctic region, superpowers are laying claim to potential oil and mineral resources.Trump floated the same idea in 2019, which the Danish prime minister at the time called "an absurd discussion.
The 37 now face sentences of life without parole. The moratorium excludes people convicted of terrorism and hate-motivated mass murder.Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning.
President Joe Biden announced Monday that he is commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row, converting their punishments to life imprisonment mere weeks before President-elect Donald Trump, an outspoken proponent of expanding capital punishment, takes office.