For one last month, Biden retains the responsibilities and powers of the nation’s highest office. If he believes his words, he must take urgent action to strengthen our democracy, even as he works to ensure a peaceful transfer of power.
Biden failed that test. In a statement announcing his clemency decision, the president said, “I am more convinced than ever that we must stop the use of the death penalty at the federal level. In good conscience,
In his first campaign ad this year, President Joe Biden asked a question over images of Martin Luther King Jr. and January 6 rioters: “What will we do to maintain
The son of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. has called on President Joe Biden to make one major move before he leaves the White House in January. In an essay for the New York Times ...
In his first campaign ad of 2024, President Joe Biden asked the question over images of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Jan. 6 rioters: “What will we do to maintain our democracy? History’s watching.” For one last month, Biden retains the ...
Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row, converting their punishments to life imprisonment mere weeks before Donald Trump takes office.
Dr. Julius Garvey continues to advocate for a posthumous pardon for his father, Marcus Garvey, from President Joe Biden.
The petition asks the president to give a posthumous Medal of Freedom to Attorney Louis L. Redding and Judge Collins J. Seitz.
US President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the death sentences of 37 of the 40 federal inmates on death row, ahead of the return of Donald Trump who oversaw a sweeping number of executions during his first term.
Joe Biden believes the death penalty "must stop" at the federal level, except for those guilty of terrorism and mass murder motivated by hate, the White House said.
The move spares the lives of people convicted in killings, including the slayings of police and military officers, people on federal land and those involved in deadly bank robberies or drug deals.