Dec 12 Biden commutes about 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people convicted of non-violent crimes in historic single-day act of clemency By Colleen Long, Associated Press The White House says it's the largest single-day act of clemency in modern history. Continue reading
Dec 11 Watch 5:40 Several Trump nominees visit Capitol Hill to build support for their confirmations By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura, Ali Schmitz Christopher Wray's resignation comes as President-elect Trump’s pick for the position, Kash Patel, met with senators to gain support for his nomination. He was just one of several Trump nominees on Capitol Hill Wednesday. Lisa Desjardins reports. Continue watching
Dec 11 Watch 10:59 Can the nation unite after the divisive election? Political analysts share insights By Judy Woodruff, Sarah Clune Hartman, Frank Carlson For the past two years, Judy Woodruff has been exploring the deep divisions we see playing out every day in the country. As we wrap up the year, she recently sat down with a panel of noted thinkers to talk… Continue watching
Dec 11 7 key dates before Trump returns to office By Kyle Midura Several procedural steps remain before the next Congress and president can get to work. Continue reading
Dec 11 FBI Director Wray says he will resign at end of Biden's term in January By Eric Tucker, Associated Press FBI Director Christopher Wray says he plans to resign at the end of President Joe Biden’s term in January. Continue reading
Dec 11 WATCH: House approves $895B defense bill that raises military pay, bans coverage of trans care for children of service members By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The bill passed the House by a vote of 281-140 and will next move to the Senate, where lawmakers had sought a bigger boost in defense spending than the current measure allows. Continue reading
Dec 11 Attorneys see surge of LGBTQ+ parents seeking to adopt their children before new Trump term By Chabeli Carrazana, The 19th Project 2025, the 920-page document that lays out priorities for a second Trump term, envisions a federal government that uplifts families made up of a married mother and father, while undermining LGBTQ+ parents. Continue reading
Dec 11 WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing as U.S. warns Russia may use new missile against Ukraine By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The U. S. official said Russia has only a handful of the missiles and that they carry a smaller warhead than other missiles that Russia has regularly launched at Ukraine. Continue reading
Dec 11 WATCH: Bidens deliver remarks at White House women's health research conference By Associated Press President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he is “so proud” that a women's health research initiative he launched last year at his wife's urging already has invested nearly $1 billion because having healthy women improves not only their well-being but… Continue reading
Dec 11 WATCH: House Foreign Affairs Committee holds hearing on Afghanistan withdrawal with Blinken By Farnoush Amiri, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Under fire from congressional Republicans about one of the darkest moments of Joe Biden’s presidency, Secretary of State Antony Blinken defended the administration’s handling of the disastrous U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, saying Democrats struggled to make the best of a… Continue reading