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WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 11: U.S. President Joe Biden pumps his fist as he departs the first White House conference on women's health research in the East Room of the White House on December 11, 2024 in Washington, DC. Business and philanthropic leaders, academic researchers, women's health advocates, investors, and federal agency representatives come together to continue making progress on improving women's health. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Biden Pardons 39, Commutes 1,500 Sentences As His Term Comes To An End: ‘Largest Single-Day Act Of Clemency’

By pardoning 39 Americans convicted of crimes and commuting the sentences of nearly 1,500 others, President Joe Biden has now executed the largest act of presidential clemency in modern U.S. history in a single day.

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 21: White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre speaks during a news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on November 21, 2024 in Washington, DC. Jean-Pierre took question on U.S. President Joe Biden's upcoming trip to Angola, escalation of the conflict in Ukraine, the presidential transition, and other topics. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Karine Jean-Pierre Called Out By Reporters After Hunter Biden Pardon: ‘War Politics Infected The Process’

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre responded to questions surrounding President Joe Biden’s son Hunter’s presidential pardon on Monday, which the president and Jean-Pierre previously claimed would not happen on numerous occasions.

Erik Menendez (L) and his brother Lyle (R) listen during a pre-trial hearing, on December 29, 1992 in Los Angeles after the two pleaded innocent in the August 1989 shotgun deaths of their wealthy parents, Jose and Mary Louise Menendez of Beverly Hills, Calif. It took 40 months for the Superior Court arraignment after prosecutors and defense attorneys battled over the admissibility of taped confessions the brothers allegedly made to their psychotherapist. AFP PHOTO VINCE BUCCI (Photo by VINCE BUCCI / AFP) (Photo by VINCE BUCCI/AFP via Getty Images)

Gov. Newsom Delays Clemency Decision On Menendez Brothers

California Governor Gavin Newsom has delayed his decision over whether to grant clemency for the Menendez brothers.

MIAMI - FEBRUARY 02: A judges gavel rests on top of a desk in the courtroom of the newly opened Black Police Precinct and Courthouse Museum February 3, 2009 in Miami, Florida. The museum is located in the only known structure in the nation that was designed, devoted to and operated as a separate station house and municipal court for African-Americans. In September 1944, the first black patrolmen were sworn in as emergency policemen to enforce the law in what was then called the "Central Negro District." The precinct building opened in May 1950 to provide a station house for the black policemen and a courtroom for black judges in which to adjudicate black defendants. The building operated from 1950 until its closing in 1963. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Texas Supreme Court Blocks Execution Of Man In Shaken Baby Syndrome Case

The Supreme Court declined to block Texas from executing Robert Roberson, a man who insists his conviction for murdering his 2-year-old daughter was not a “shaken baby syndrome.” However, a Texas state court ruling, which was handed down moments before, paused the scheduled execution that was set to take place.

Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis speaks before introducing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis during a rally for Florida Republicans at the Cheyenne Saloon on November 7, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. DeSantis faces former Democratic Gov. Charlie Crist in tomorrow's general election. (Photo by Octavio Jones/Getty Images)

Florida CFO Calls for Clemency After Trump Conviction

After former President Donald Trump’s historic conviction, the CFO for the state of Florida is calling for clemency. Clemency is the lessening of a punishment or forgiveness altogether. It’s typically granted by a government official, such as a governor or the president.