Day: January 16, 2025

Attorney General Merrick Garland gave a tearful goodbye while warning of the risks of “grave injustice” for those who abuse the Justice Department’s power. Much of Garland’s parting remarks were a defense of the agency he’s led the last four years while making veiled nods to the anxieties of those with a stake in the…

President Biden is commuting the sentences of nearly 2,500 federal prisoners convicted of nonviolent drug offenses. The order will benefit people who received harsher punishments than they would have under modern sentencing laws and practices — including those given lengthy sentences based on distinctions between crack and powder cocaine. Biden has now issued more individual pardons and commutations than any other U.S. president.

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Crews have made progress against the California fires, with seemingly each new day bringing a further boost in containment. But what do those figures mean?

The New York mayor, who is under federal indictment, has spoken warmly about President-elect Donald J. Trump in recent weeks and has said he is open to receiving a pardon from him.

The photos were revealed on Trump’s website in a post titled “Official Portraits Released — And They Go Hard ????” and show Trump with his signature near-scowl and Vance with arms crossed, smiling.