Live Updates: Ethics Committee releases Gaetz report; Biden commutes death row prisoners

President Biden spurred criticism and praise on Monday with his decision to commute all but three prisoners currently on federal death row.

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) called the move "politically convenient," since Biden left three of the most infamous criminals off the list: Robert D. Bowers, the Tree of Life Synagogue shooter; Dylann Roof, who opened fire on a church in Charleston, S.C.; and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving Boston Marathon bomber.

As lawmakers headed home for the holidays after a last-minute spending deal on Friday, the Ethics Committee on Monday morning released its highly anticipated report into former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.).

The panel found "substantial evidence" of violations related to "prostitution, statutory rape, illicit drug use, impermissible gifts, special favors or privileges, and obstruction of Congress."

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Why Biden didn't commute 3 federal death row sentences

President Biden commuted the sentences for 37 of the 40 federal inmates on death row. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe breaks down why the president opted not to ...
CBS News - 53m
The Three Death Row Prisoners Biden Chose Not to Spare

President Biden commuted the sentences of 37 men on federal death row but declined to save the lives of three men convicted of “hate-motivated mass murder” or “terrorism.”
The New York Times - 1h
House Democrat criticizes Biden's death row commutations

Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Ill.) criticized President Biden’s decision on Monday to commute the sentences of 37 people on federal death row, saying courts must have “autonomy.” “I have real concerns ...
The Hill - 2h
12:30 Report — Gaetz ethics report released

Plus: Biden’s Christmas gift to death row prisoners {beacon} View Online 12:30 REPORT Happy Christmas week! 🎅❄️🎄Washington, D.C., has totally cleared out since lawmakers passed a government ...
The Hill - 2h
Who are the 3 federal death row inmates whose sentences Biden didn't commute?

President Biden left in place the capital punishment sentences of just three federal inmates: Robert Bowers, Dzhokar Tsarnaev and Dylann Roof.
CBS News - 4h
Read the full Matt Gaetz ethics report

The House Ethics Committee has released its long-awaited report on allegations of misconduct by former Rep. Matt Gaetz. Read the full report here.
CBS News - 4h
Read the Ethics Committee report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz

Read the full document as the House Ethics Committee releases a long-awaited report on its investigation into former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla.
NBC News - 4h
These 3 federal death row inmates were not on Biden's commutation list

President Biden gave commutations of sentences to 37 people on federal death row Monday. Those who received the Monday commutations of their sentences saw them go from execution to life with no ...
The Hill - 4h
Biden drops death sentences for 37 out of 40 prisoners

The president condemns the murderers but says the death penalty at federal level "must stop".
BBC News - 7h