Thank you, Mr. President." Martin Luther King, III said:"By commuting these sentences, President Biden has done what no President before him was willing to do: take meaningful and lasting action not just to acknowledge the death penalty's racist roots but ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced on Monday that he is commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row, converting their punishments to life imprisonment just weeks before President-elect Donald Trump, an outspoken proponent of expanding capital punishment, takes office.

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.

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 ...

Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. 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 our democracy?

United States President Joe Biden has commuted the sentences of 37 out of 40 inmates on federal death row, converting their punishments to life imprisonment, just weeks before Donald Trump, an outspoken proponent of expanding capital punishment,

In his first campaign ad of 2024, President Joe Biden asked the question over images of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and January 6 rioters: “What will we do to...

As Joe Biden’s presidency winds down ... That answer, as always, is up to us. As Martin Luther King Jr. empathically stated, “Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability but comes through continuous struggle.”

President Joe Biden announced early Monday ... and are now applauding the decision, including Martin Luther King III. “This is a historic day,” King said. “By commuting these sentences, President Biden has done what no president before him was ...

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.