In his final hours as president, Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons for House committee members who investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol and the police officers who testified before that committee.
Before Donald and Melania Trump sent their predecessors off in a farewell ceremony, the Bidens gave a warm goodbye to Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff
Donald Trump will take the oath of office saying he returns to the presidency “confident and optimistic” it's the start of “a thrilling new era of national success.”
Illegal crossings at the southern border were lower in December 2024 than in December 2020, Border Patrol data showed.
Outgoing President Joe Biden issued a slate of pardons Monday for people who may have been targets of President-elect Donald Trump's Justice Department.
Trump took aim at the two former lawmakers hours after former President Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons to Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and members of the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol.
President Joe Biden is leaving office Monday as the most pro-LGBTQ+ president in history, surpassing even former President Barack Obama, the man he served as vice president. American society in general has progressed in its acceptance of LGBTQ+ people,
President Joe Biden preemptively pardoned several people he said could be unfairly prosecuted during the Trump administration.
Biden made it clear that his decision to preemptively pardon these individuals was no indication of any guilt on their part
President Joe Biden bid goodbye to Americans in a farewell address in which he also warned of serious dangers that threaten democracy.