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.
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Jesuit Father Gregory Boyle and Nancy Pelosi to be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
The two high-profile Catholics are among a diverse group of 19 individuals to be honored by President Biden for making “exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or security of the United States.”
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Joe Biden serves in a food kitchen before heading to Nantucket for family’s Thanksgiving tradition
President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, helped a Washington food kitchen prepare Thanksgiving meals for the needy before they left town to resume their family tradition of spending the holiday on tiny Nantucket Island.
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Trump tells anti-abortion activists to stay united for 2020 election
In a series of tweets about abortion, Trump did not state whether he was for or against the new Alabama law
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President Obama honors fallen officers, decries racially motivated attack
“Dallas, I’m here to say we must reject such despair. I’m here to insist that we are not as divided as we seem,” President Obama said.
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Prayer breakfast: President Obama says faith is great cure for fear
“Fear does funny things. Fear can lead us to lash out against those who are different. Or lead us to try to get some sinister other under control,” Obama said at the annual National Prayer Breakfast.