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Senate confirms Biden's 235th judge, beating Trump's record
The Democratic-led Senate confirmed the 235th federal judge nominated by President Joe Biden, marking a milestone for the outgoing occupant of the White House by giving him one more than former President Donald Trump secured.
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New round of student loan debt forgiveness will benefit 54,900 public service workers
President Biden announced this morning that his administration has cancelled the student debt for about 55,000 borrowers.
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Biden forgives $4.28 billion in student debt for 54,900 borrowers
The Biden administration announced on Friday that it would forgive another $4.28 billion in student loan debt for 54,900 borrowers who work in public service.
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Biden to visit Pope Francis at Vatican in final international trip of his presidency
President Joe Biden will travel to Italy next month to meet with Pope Francis and top Italian officials for what is expected to be the final international trip of his presidency.
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Biden establishes a national monument for Frances Perkins, the 1st female Cabinet secretary
Biden signed a proclamation establishing a national monument honoring Frances Perkins, the first woman appointed to serve in a presidential Cabinet
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Sen. Bernie Sanders says Biden should ‘very seriously' consider pre-emptive pardons
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., on Sunday described President-elect Donald Trump’s threat to jail members of the House Jan. 6 Committee as “an outrageous statement” and said President Joe Biden should consider pre-emptive pardons for committee members.
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A nonprofit leader, a social worker: Here are the stories of the people on Biden's clemency list
Roughly 1,540 people had their sentences commuted or were pardoned by President Joe Biden on Thursday in what was the largest single-day act of clemency in modern history.
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Biden is on track to appoint more federal judges of color than any other president
As President Joe Biden makes a final push to confirm judicial nominees before his term in office ends, he is on track to have appointed more federal judges of color than any president before him. On Monday, the Senate confirmed Biden’s judicial nominee for the Northern District of Georgia, Tiffany Johnson, making her the 40th Black woman he has...
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Rita Crundwell commutation draws angry reactions from Dixon officials
The decision by President Joe Biden to commute the sentence of former Dixon comptroller Rita Crundwell sparked intense reaction Thursday.
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Former Dixon comptroller who embezzled more than $50 million has sentence commuted
Former Dixon comptroller Rita Crundwell, who stole more than $50 million from the community, had the remainder of her sentence commuted Thursday.
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Biden grants clemency to almost 1,500 offenders
The White House said that Thursday was the highest number of commutations and clemencies granted in a single day.
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Biden administration has no current plans to authorize a bird flu vaccine for humans
Officials are monitoring the outbreak, but say that a vaccine is not yet warranted because the virus isn’t spreading among people or causing severe illness.
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Biden says U.S. will support Syria and its neighbors after Assad dynasty collapses
The U.S. plans to support Syria and its neighbors after rebels toppled Assad’s dictatorship.
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Biden adds to the nation's list of national monuments during his term. There's an appetite for more
It was 1906 when U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt designated the first national monument — Devils Tower in Wyoming.
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Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. makes case for pardon as Biden nears exit
Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., who pleaded guilty to misusing campaign funds while he was in Congress, is seeking a pardon from President Joe Biden, citing the president’s decision to pardon his son Hunter Biden. Jackson Jr. was sentenced to 30 months in prison for spending $750,000 in campaign funds on personal expenses in 2013, while his then-wife Sandi Jackson…
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Jesse Jackson Jr. requests pardon from President Biden
Former Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. has formally requested a pardon from President Joe Biden following his pardon of his son, Hunter Biden. NBC Chicago’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.
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Biden-era retirement rule may be in jeopardy after Trump takes office
During his first term, President-elect Donald Trump declined to defend a similar Obama-era Labor Department fiduciary rule in court.
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Biden administration under pressure to forgive student loans before Trump takes office
With just a little more than a month and half left in office, President Joe Biden is under pressure to forgive more student debt.
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It's the final holiday stretch at the Biden White House. The theme is ‘A Season of Peace and Light'
The first lady welcomed National Guard families to the White House on Monday to be among the first members of the public to see the decorations.
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Joe Biden pardons son Hunter Biden, citing ‘miscarriage of justice'
On Sunday night, President Biden issued a “full and unconditional pardon” for Hunter Biden’s federal gun and tax evasion charges.