Activists slam Biden for pardoning turkeys, not those on federal death row

Advocates against death penalty note president has spared no one from death row but it’s not too late to ‘cement legacy’. Advocates against the death penalty took aim with blistering irony at Joe ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Don't just pardon turkeys — use Thanksgiving to spare lives on death row

This Thanksgiving, governors should use their sovereign power to put down the executioner’s axe.

Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago

Biden pardons turkeys ahead of Thanksgiving

Watch live coverage as President Biden pardons the turkeys Peach and Blossom for the annual Thanksgiving tradition at the White House.

Biden participates in his final White House turkey pardon

President Biden pardoned two turkeys, Peach and Blossom that hail from Minnesota, where they will return.

President Biden Should End This Turkey Pardoning Nonsense

President Biden should cancel the Thanksgiving tradition of pardoning a turkey.

Top stories - The New York Times - 2 days ago

Watch: Biden pardons turkeys ahead of Thanksgiving

President Biden pardoned two turkeys during a time-honored ceremony at the White House ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. Biden pardoned Peach and Blossom on the South Lawn Monday morning, ...

Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago

Biden to pardon turkeys in annual Thanksgiving tradition

President Biden is dishing out the White House's annual Thanksgiving turkey pardons Monday. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe has all the details on the pardons.

Biden pardons the last turkeys of his presidency

As part of an annual tradition, President Biden pardoned two turkeys ahead of Thanksgiving. The turkeys, named Peach and Blossom, will live out the rest of their lives as agricultural ambassadors ...

Biden pardons Thanksgiving turkeys at the White House

As part of an annual tradition, President Biden pardoned two turkeys, Peach and Blossom, at the White House ahead of Thanksgiving. Biden also struck a serious tone telling Americans to, “use this ...

Biden pardons two turkeys ahead of Thanksgiving

President Biden pardoned two turkeys from Minnesota as part of a White House tradition ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. CBS News' Ed O'Keefe has more on Mr. Biden's last moves as president.

Exclusive visit with the last turkeys to get a Biden pardon

President Biden pardoned some poultry Monday morning, continuing a White House tradition dating back to the late 1980s. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe got to go ...

Biden pardons the last turkeys of his presidency

President Joe Biden might be a lame-duck president, but he spent Monday sparing the lives of two birds.

Politics - NBC News - 2 days ago

Calls mount for Biden to spare federal death row inmates before Trump retakes office

Advocates implore Biden to ‘commute the row’ of prisoners sentenced to death before Trump restarts executions. Calls are mounting for Joe Biden to use his presidential clemency powers before he ...

World - The Guardian - November 14

Biden pardons turkeys Peach and Blossom for his last White House Thanksgiving

President Biden pardoned the turkeys Peach and Blossom for the traditional presidential pardon ahead of Thanksgiving, which marks the start of Biden’s last holiday season at the White House. “This ...

Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago

Lame duck Biden pardons Thanksgiving turkeys as the world burns

President’s holiday event for the birds as Trump plans to hammer America’s democratic institutions come January. This is the way Biden world ends. Not with a bang but a gobble.. Joe Biden , 82, ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Biden pardons 'Peach' and 'Blossom' in White House Thanksgiving turkey tradition

Peach and Blossom are the two lucky turkeys from Minnesota who are escaping a fowl fate as part of a White House tradition.

Late Night Makes Its Last Jokes About Biden Pardoning Turkeys

Although Thanksgiving was still three days away, “the turkeys looked at Biden and said, ‘We better get this done,’” Jimmy Fallon said.

Top stories - The New York Times - Yesterday

Watch: Biden pardons 2 Minnesota turkeys in annual White House Thanksgiving tradition

President Biden pardoned two turkeys from Northfield, Minnesota, Monday at the White House in an annual Thanksgiving tradition. See the full ceremony with context from CBS News senior White House ...

ACLU petition calls on Biden to 'commute all federal death sentences' before Trump takes office

An American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) petition is calling on President Biden “to commute all federal death sentences” before President-elect Trump takes office. “President Biden, as your ...

Politics - The Hill - November 14

No pardon planned for Hunter Biden, White House says

The White House said Thursday there are still no plans for President Biden to pardon his son, Hunter, before leaving office, in the wake of President-elect Trump’s victory. "Our answer stands, ...

Politics - The Hill - November 7

GOP senator: Trump shouldn’t pardon Hunter Biden

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) says President-elect Trump should not pardon Hunter Biden, President Biden’s son, of felony charges related to his purchase of a revolver in 2018 nor the tax charges he ...

Politics - The Hill - November 8

Trump should give Biden permission to pardon Hunter

President Biden should pardon his son Hunter Biden, who has been convicted of tax and gun law violations, in order to avoid appearing mean and to give the incoming administration a boost.

Politics - The Hill - 3 hours ago

Dozens of medics tried in Turkey over baby deaths

Ten newborns died in an alleged scam in which babies were allegedly moved between hospitals for profit.

Haley slams Biden’s ‘garbage’ comment: ‘This isn’t a schoolyard’

Former GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley criticized President Biden after he appeared to call supporters of former President Trump “garbage.” “To turn around and call Trump supporters garbage, ...

Politics - The Hill - October 30

Imprisoned Belarus activist Maria Kolesnikova is considering asking for a pardon, her father says

The father of imprisoned Belarusian opposition activist Maria Kolesnikova says she's considering asking authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko for a pardon after more than four years behind bars

World - ABC News - November 13

Ana Navarro says Biden should pardon his son

Ana Navarro left President Biden a message on Monday’s edition of ABC’s “The View,” recommending the sitting president pardon his son, Hunter Biden. “And this is what I’m going to tell Joe — Joe, ...

Politics - The Hill - November 11

How Biden can make pardons a stamp on his legacy

With the shocking presidential election results in the rear-view mirror, President Biden must consider how best to cement his legacy during his remaining two months in office.

Politics - The Hill - November 13

Deaths of 10 newborns shake millions' trust in Turkey's health care system

Turkish prosecutors accuse 47 doctors, nurses and other medical workers of killing 10 newborns since last year through neglect or malpractice that aimed to defraud the country’s medical system

World - ABC News - November 1

Deaths of 10 newborns shake millions' trust in Turkey's health care system

Turkish prosecutors accuse 47 doctors, nurses and other medical workers of killing 10 newborns since last year through neglect or malpractice that aimed to defraud the country’s medical system

Health - ABC News - November 1

President Biden has no plans of pardoning son Hunter Biden, White House says

President Joe Biden does not plan to pardon his son, Hunter Biden, who was convicted on federal gun charges, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said.

Harris slams House speaker for suggesting GOP would cut federal semiconductor aid

Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump are zeroing in on Sunbelt states as they embark on one last weekend quest to sway undecided voters in battleground states that will determine the ...

Biden must Trump-proof US democracy, activists say: ‘There is a sense of urgency’

President can secure civil liberties, accelerate spending on climate and healthcare, and spare death row prisoners. The skies above the White House were cold and grey. Joe Biden greeted the ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

Judge says death row inmate Melissa Lucio is "actually innocent"

Melissa Lucio has been on death row in Texas since she was convicted in the death of her 2-year-old daughter in 2008.

Judge calls for Texas death row woman’s murder conviction to be overturned

Arturo Nelson finds Melissa Lucio, convicted of killing two-year-old daughter, is ‘actually innocent of capital murder’. Efforts to free Melissa Lucio , a Texas woman whose execution was delayed ...

World - The Guardian - November 15

Biden still does not plan to pardon his son Hunter, White House says

President Biden said earlier this year he would not pardon his son or commute a potential prison sentence.

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