2024 Presidential Election - Kamala Harris & Donald Trump

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Biden Is Pardoning Nearly 1,500 Americans, a Record for a U.S. President

Many of those being granted clemency had been placed in home confinement during the coronavirus pandemic.

December 12, 2024

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New Federal Rule Limits Overdraft Fees at Large Banks

It is unclear whether the rule, which could help save Americans billions in fees each year, will remain in place after President-elect Donald J. Trump returns to office.

December 12, 2024

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Biden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people in biggest single-day act of clemency

The second largest single-day act of clemency happened in 2017 by then-President Barack Obama.

December 12, 2024

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The Resurrection of Trump’s Support for Pete Hegseth

The president-elect became convinced that letting Pete Hegseth fail would set off a feeding frenzy among senators. What followed was a MAGA swarm that helped salvage his bid, at least for now.

December 12, 2024

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Former top Biden aide slams Hunter pardon: ‘Attack on our judicial system’

Anita Dunn, a longtime Biden ally who served as his senior adviser for communications, indicated that she supported the decision to pardon the 54-year-old first son but not for the reasons the president used to justify it.

December 12, 2024

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Trump Chooses Kari Lake to Lead Voice of America

Ms. Lake, a former TV news anchor turned right-wing firebrand who has called journalists “monsters,” would be in charge of a federally funded news outlet with a huge global audience.

December 12, 2024

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Trump taps Kari Lake to serve as director of Voice of America

As head of Voice of America (VOA), Lake will lead a taxpayer-funded international media outlet – with a $267 million budget – that has faced accusations of censorship and “woke-ism” under Biden.

December 11, 2024

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Trump Considers Kennedy’s Daughter-in-Law for C.I.A. Deputy Director

Amaryllis Fox Kennedy, a former C.I.A. officer who is married to the son of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., raised alarms for publishing a book about her work at the agency without going through a review process.

December 11, 2024

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This Ohio-Hating Michigan Democrat Has Thoughts on Why Her Party Lost

Kristen McDonald Rivet won a tough House race in a heavily white, working-class area even as many Democrats in such places lost. In an interview, she warned against a “tone-deaf” economic message.

December 11, 2024

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