Biden pardons family members in final minutes of presidency

Biden in Final Hours Pardons Relatives and Others to Thwart Trump Reprisals

President Biden used his executive clemency power to protect people targeted by Donald J. Trump, including five members of his family as well as Liz Cheney, Anthony S. Fauci and Mark A. Milley.

The New York Times - 55m

Biden pardons his family in final minutes in office

President Joe Biden previously had pardoned his son Hunter Biden, who had been convicted in a criminal gun case and pleaded guilty in a tax case.

CNBC - 1h

Analyzing Biden's final moments in office, impact as president

Former President Joe Biden has departed Washington, D.C., after President Trump's inauguration on Capitol Hill. Biden has served more than 50 years in politics. The CBS News team breaks down ...

CBS News - 2h

Biden pardons family members minutes before Trump sworn in

Minutes before his term is set to end, Biden announced that he was pardoning several members of his family, including his brother James Biden, sister-in-law Sara Biden, sister Valerie Biden Owens, ...

NBC News - 3h

Biden preemptively pardons Anthony Fauci, Mark Milley and Jan. 6 committee members

With just hours left of his presidency, Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons to Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and members of the House Jan. 6 committee.

ABC News - 4h

Top Republican blasts Raskin for Biden pardon

Politico - 5h

Biden Pardons 5 Members of His Family in Final Minutes in Office

Mr. Biden emphasized that he did not believe his family did anything wrong, but he feared political attacks by Donald J. Trump.

The New York Times - 3h

Biden issues pre-emptive pardons for members of his family in one of his final acts as president

Just minutes before leaving office, President Joe Biden announced a set of sweeping pre-emptive pardons to members of his family, including his two brothers and his sister, after some on the right ...

NBC News - 3h

Liz Cheney responds to last-minute pardon from Joe Biden

Former Rep. Liz Cheney and Rep. Bennie Thompson, who were both on the House committee investigating the attack on Jan. 6, release a statement following pardons from Joe Biden in the last hours of ...

NBC News - 4h

Trump responds to Biden’s last-minute pardons: ‘Disgraceful’

Donald Trump responds to the pardons Joe Biden issued in the last hours of his presidency in a text message to NBC’s Kristen Welker. “It is disgraceful. Many are guilty of major crimes,” he wrote.

NBC News - 5h

Biden, Harris meet with preemptive pardons announced for Fauci, Milley and Jan. 6 committee members

President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris met at the White House Monday morning before President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony. Their meeting came after the White House ...

CBS News - 6h

McCarthy on Biden pardons: 'It raises doubt on what they did'

Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) criticized President Biden's decision to pardon Anthony Fauci, Gen. Mark Milley, former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wy.) and other members of the House panel that ...

The Hill - 6h

Biden posthumously pardons Black nationalist Marcus Garvey

President Joe Biden has posthumously pardoned Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, who influenced Malcolm X and other Black civil rights leaders and was convicted of mail fraud in the 1920s

ABC News - 21h

Biden pardons Marcus Garvey, Don Scott and 3 others in final full day action

Virginia House Speaker Don Scott told CBS News through tears that he is "so very grateful."

CBS News - 1d

Biden posthumously pardons Black nationalist Marcus Garvey

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Sunday posthumously pardoned Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, who influenced Malcolm X and other civil rights leaders and was convicted of mail fraud in the 1920s.

NBC News - 1d

What might President Biden's legacy be?

Presidential historian Douglas Brinkley looks at the considerable, often heroic achievements of Joe Biden, and at the mistakes that may color historians' view of his presidency, as the man Biden ...

CBS News - 1d

Douglas Brinkley on President Biden's legacy

Presidential historian Douglas Brinkley looks at the considerable, often heroic achievements of the administration of Joe Biden, and at the mistakes that may color historians' view of his ...

CBS News - 1d

Biden seeks last minute appeal of court ruling on fluoride in water

A federal court had ordered the Biden administration to take action over fluoride's potential health risks at higher levels.

CBS News - 2d

Biden pardons nearly 2,500 nonviolent drug offenders

"With this action, I have now issued more individual pardons and commutations than any president in U.S. history," President Joe Biden wrote in his announcement Friday.

ABC News - 3d

President Biden warns of 'oligarchy' in final address to the nation

President Joe Biden warns that an "oligarchy is taking shape in America" in his prime-time farewell address to the nation. The speech aimed to shape his legacy after 50 years in politics, offering ...

NBC News - 4d

Hunter Biden special counsel dings President Joe Biden over pardon

The Department of Justice is expected to release a final report Monday from the special counsel who charged Hunter Biden with gun and tax crimes before President Joe Biden pardoned his last ...

NBC News - 6d

South Korea air crash recorders missing final four minutes

The last four minutes of data before the disaster which killed 179 people are missing, transport authorities say.

BBC News - Jan. 11

President Biden eulogizes former President Jimmy Carter

President Biden spoke of Jimmy Carter's character and friendship as he eulogized the former president Thursday at the National Cathedral. See the president's full remarks.

CBS News - Jan. 9

Families flee Palisades Fire with prized possessions and minutes to spare

With wildfires that exploded quickly and rapidly approached their homes, some California residents had only a few minutes to choose what possesions to save.

NBC News - Jan. 8

President Biden Becomes a Great-Grandfather

Mr. Biden said his eldest granddaughter, Naomi, gave birth to a baby boy in California.

The New York Times - Jan. 8

NBA coaches Steve Kerr, JJ Redick say family members evacuated due to Pacific Palisades wildfire

NBA coaches JJ Redick and Steve Kerr said their family members were evacuated due to the Pacific Palisades wildfire, one of four spreading in California since Tuesday. "I just want to acknowledge ...

The Hill - Jan. 8

‘How long can I stay?’ Families tell of last-minute escape from California wildfire

By the time Jon Oei’'s family drove toward the ocean, it was dark and the power was out: ‘There were no lights, and everything was on fire’. Live coverage: Pacific Palisades fire doubles in ...

The Guardian - Jan. 8

President Biden Meets With Families of New Orleans Attack Victims

President Biden and the first lady joined a city already exhausted by disaster to remember the victims of a Jan. 1 terror attack on Bourbon Street.

The New York Times - Jan. 7

Biden meets with families of victims of New Orleans attack

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden met with families, survivors and local law enforcement affected by the New Year's Day attack in New Orleans that killed 14 people and wounded dozens of ...

NBC News - Jan. 7

Woman arrested after poisoned Christmas cake kills 3 family members

Three women died and three other relatives fell ill after eating the cake during a family get-together on December 23, officials said.

CBS News - Jan. 6

Menendez brothers family members meet with new LA County DA

More than 20 members of Erik and Lyle Menendez's extended family met with the Los Angeles District Attorney on Friday and made their case for a reduced sentence for the brothers who are currently ...

NBC News - Jan. 4

Biden finalizes contentious hydrogen guidance

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Biden loosens rules for hydrogen credits The Biden administration on Friday finalized fairly strict climate rules for the nascent ...

The Hill - Jan. 3

Two more family members sentenced in Ohio crime of ‘boundless depravity’

Eight members of a family were killed in a 2016 shooting and another two members received lengthy sentences. Two more family members convicted in the killings of eight members of an Ohio family ...

The Guardian - Jan. 3

Tiger Bech's family on his final moments after New Orleans attack

Jack Bech described the moments his family said goodbye to his brother, Tiger Bech, who was one of the victims of the New Orleans terrorist attack. CBS News' Kati Weis reports.

CBS News - Jan. 3

Biden's final actions as president leave some trans people feeling unsupported

With Donald Trump days away from taking office after piling on transgender people throughout his campaign, some worry Joe Biden did not do enough to shield them from what’s likely to come.

NBC News - Jan. 3

Biden's final actions as president leave some transgender people feeling unsupported

Some transgender people worry President Joe Biden did not do enough to shield them from the torrent of Trump policies to come

ABC News - Jan. 3

Wayne Osmond, member of the singing Osmond family, dies aged 73

Utah-born singer dies at hospital after ‘massive stroke’, making him first of hugely successful US pop group to die. Wayne Osmond, the smooth baritone of pop group the Osmond Brothers and later the ...

The Guardian - Jan. 2

Biden awards Presidential Citizens Medal to members of House Jan. 6 committee

Watch live coverage as President Biden delivers remarks and awards the Presidential Citizens Medal to several individuals, including former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney and Rep. Bennie Thompson for their ...

NBC News - Jan. 2

Biden pardons family members in final minutes of presidency

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