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Trump Releases Biden's 'Very Nice' Letter
Trump Releases Biden's Letter
Jan 22, 2025 6:55 PM CST

Trump Releases Biden's Letter

The nation and world 'look to this house for steadiness,' outgoing president wrote

(Newser) - At the suggestion of a reporter after his return to the Oval Office on Monday, President Trump looked in the top drawer of the Resolute desk to see if outgoing President Biden had left anything for him. He had, in keeping with a relatively recent presidential tradition, USA Today reports:...

Taliban Frees 2 Americans in Prisoner Swap

They were exchanged for a Taliban fighter in the final hours of the Biden administration

(Newser) - Two Americans held in Afghanistan were released in the final hours of President Biden's tenure in exchange for a Taliban member serving two life sentences in the US. Family members confirmed Ryan Corbett, 42, who was detained in August 2022, was "back home after what has been the...

Biden, Now a Private Citizen, Leaves DC

He's on his way to California for a vacation

(Newser) - Hours after he welcomed President Trump "home" to the White House, Joe Biden, now a private citizen, left Washington, DC, by helicopter. Since Biden is a former president, he and his wife, Jill, boarded a chopper technically known as "Nighthawk 46" despite it still having the presidential seal....

With Minutes Left in Office, Biden Pardons 5 Relatives

He also commuted Leonard Peltier's sentence

(Newser) - Hunter Biden isn't the only member of his family with a presidential pardon. In his last minutes in office, Joe Biden pardoned his three younger siblings and two of their spouses. He issued blanket pardons for his brother James and James' wife, Sara; his sister Valerie and her husband,...

Biden to Trump: 'Welcome Home'
Biden to Trump:
'Welcome Home'
Jan 20, 2025 9:29 AM CST

Biden to Trump: 'Welcome Home'

President-elect and his wife visit the Bidens at the White House

(Newser) - All was cordial on Monday morning as the Trumps paid a visit to the Bidens at the White House, part of an Inauguration Day tradition. "Welcome home," President Biden said to President-elect Trump as the latter emerged from his SUV, reports the Hill . The president and first lady...

Biden Pardons Fauci, Milley, Jan. 6 Committee

Last-minute pardons come in an apparent effort to guard against potential 'revenge' by Trump

(Newser) - President Biden has pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley, and members of the House committee that investigated the 2021 attack on the Capitol, using the extraordinary powers of his office in his final hours in the White House to guard against potential "revenge" by the incoming Trump...

As He Leaves, Biden Thanks South Carolina

President urges Americans to 'keep the faith'

(Newser) - President Biden spent his final full day in office in South Carolina, urging Americans to "keep the faith in a better day to come" and reflecting on the influence of both the civil rights movement and the state itself in his political trajectory. He delivered a final farewell in...

Black Nationalist Marcus Garvey Is Among Biden's Pardons
Biden Pardons Marcus Garvey
Jan 19, 2025 2:05 PM CST

Biden Pardons Marcus Garvey

Virginia speaker is cleared of a mistake 'that changed the course of my life'

(Newser) - President Biden on Sunday posthumously pardoned Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, who influenced Malcolm X and other civil rights leaders and was convicted of mail fraud in the 1920s. Others receiving pardons included a top Virginia lawmaker and advocates for immigrant rights, criminal justice changes, and gun violence prevention, the AP...

Biden: ERA Should Be Considered Ratified

He says he believes 'the 28th Amendment is the law of the land'

(Newser) - With a little more than 72 hours remaining in his presidency on Friday, President Biden made a big move on the Equal Rights Amendment. "It is long past time to recognize the will of the American people," he said in a statement . "In keeping with my oath...

Biden Sets a Record for Pardons, Commutations

In latest move, president commutes sentences of almost 2.5K nonviolent drug offenders

(Newser) - President Biden announced Friday that he was commuting the sentences of almost 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses, using his final days in office on a flurry of clemency actions meant to nullify prison terms he deemed too harsh. The recent round of clemency gives Biden the presidential...

Eisenhower Coined a Phrase, and Biden Just Retooled it

Ike warned of a 'military industrial complex,' and Biden sees a 'tech industrial complex'

(Newser) - When he delivered his farewell address to Americans on Wednesday night, President Biden warned that too much power was being concentrated in the hands of a small group of uber-rich people. And just as President Eisenhower famously warned of a "military industrial complex" and the "potential for the...

Warning of Dangers to US, Biden Says He Still Believes

President delivers farewell address, expressing concerns about concentrations of power

(Newser) - President Biden bid farewell to the nation on Wednesday evening, taking pride in US achievements while warning of threats to "the idea of America"—including attacks on democratic institutions, misinformation spread by social media, and the rise of an oligarchy that concentrates money and power in the hands...

2 Presidents Claim Credit for Gaza Deal

'Is that a joke?' Biden says to reporter who asked him if Trump deserves credit

(Newser) - Is it the last major foreign policy achievement of the Biden administration or the first big win of the second Trump administration? President Biden and President-elect Trump both claimed credit Wednesday after mediators announced that Israel and Hamas had agreed to a ceasefire in Gaza . In a speech at the...

On World Stage, Biden Says, Trump Inherits a Stronger US

President touts foreign policy achievements in farewell address to State Department

(Newser) - President Biden said Monday that his stewardship of American foreign policy has left the US safer and economically more secure, arguing that President-elect Trump will inherit a nation viewed as stronger and more reliable than it was four years ago. Biden trumpeted his administration's work on expanding NATO, rallying...

Special Counsel Denounces Explanation for Biden's Pardon

David Weiss defends prosecutions of president's son

(Newser) - The special counsel who led the investigations of Hunter Biden defended his work in a final report released Monday and argued that the president, when announcing the pardon of his son, maligned "the public servants at the Department of Justice based solely on false accusations." President Biden announced...

Biden Honors Pope With Highest Award Possible

It's the only Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction he's presented

(Newser) - President Biden on Saturday honored Pope Francis with the Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction, the highest civilian award given by the president, saying the pontiff was "a light of faith, hope, and love that shines brightly across the world." Biden had been scheduled to present the medal...

Biden Plans Farewell to Nation
Biden Plans
Farewell to Nation
Jan 10, 2025 4:35 PM CST

Biden Plans Farewell to Nation

President also will make a foreign policy speech to State Department

(Newser) - President Biden will deliver a farewell address to the nation on Wednesday, days before his term as the 46th president ends. The speech will be Biden's fifth from the Oval Office, CBS News reports; the most recent one was his explanation for dropping out of the presidential race last...

Biden Sums Up Carter in 3 Words
Biden Sums Up
Carter in 3 Words
Jan 9, 2025 12:15 PM CST

Biden Sums Up Carter in 3 Words

'Character, character, character'

(Newser) - President Biden delivered the eulogy for his predecessor Jimmy Carter on Thursday, one in which he praised Carter as a friend, mentor, and president. Highlights from the Hill , the AP , CNN , and the New York Times :
  • Biden laid out "what I believe is Jimmy Carter's enduring attribute: character,
...

Carter Funeral Brings a Rarity: 5 Living Presidents

All are present in DC

(Newser) - Jimmy Carter's state funeral is underway in DC on Thursday, and the ceremony has resulted in a rarity: the assemblage of five living presidents. President Biden will be delivering the eulogy, and in attendance are George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump. The New York Times ...

Trump Blames Wildfires on Democrats' Policies

Newsom's office calls president-elect's claims 'pure fiction'

(Newser) - Destructive wildfires would not be tearing through the Los Angeles area if it weren't for the policies of Democrats, President-elect Trump said in posts Wednesday. He blamed state regulations that protect endangered species for limiting the amount of water sent to Southern California from the northern part of the...

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