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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.

As President Biden's term ends, here are the variety of ways people seek pardons to wipe away criminal charges or convictions.

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,

The sentences of 37 of the 40 federal inmates on death row will be reclassified to life without the possibility of parole, the White House said.

No doubt Bondi as the next attorney general would carry out Trump’s calls for the Justice Department to investigate the 2020 election, to prosecute Biden and to get House Jan. 6 committee members behind bars. “Is she going to continue … pushing out ...

When it comes to the economy, the Republican president-elect probably won't express any gratitude toward the Democratic incumbent, but he probably should.

The outgoing president uses his pardon power to convert their punishments to life imprisonment mere weeks before President-elect Trump, a proponent

MSNBC host Rev. Al Sharpton argued that President Biden had a series of major accomplishments, especially for the Black community, that must be defended.

Support for Israel was once widespread across the American political spectrum. Biden’s presidency has widened a deepening rift among Democrats.

The controversial waiver, which has been repeatedly extended by Secretary of State Antony Blinken despite strong opposition from congressional Republicans, allows the Iranian regime access to

President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of nearly every man on federal death row, but Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was not included on the list.