With last-minute pardon, Biden delivers immigration activist Ravi Ragbir from deportation (RNS) — A chorus of nationally known faith leaders and other clergy in the New York area had supported the New Sanctuary Coalition director’s plea to be spared deportation. The post With last-minute pardon, Biden delivers immigration activist Ravi Ragbir from deportation appeared first on RNS.

Pardoned Biden Family Members Were Targets of Republicans The relatives who were granted clemency in the final minutes of Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s presidency had not been charged with wrongdoing, but some had drawn scrutiny.

Biden Ends Presidency With Fears of Trump’s Retribution “We’re not leaving the fight,” he told supporters and members of his staff as he prepared to leave Washington.

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.

Biden in Final Hours Pardons Cheney, Fauci and Milley to Thwart Reprisals Acting on the day he leaves office, President Biden used his executive clemency power to protect people targeted by his incoming successor, Donald J. Trump, who has vowed “retribution.”

Biden Pardons Five More People, Including Civil Rights Leader Marcus Garvey Civil rights leaders and lawmakers have long said that Mr. Garvey’s 1923 conviction for mail fraud was unjust, arguing that he was targeted for his work.

The Federal Work Force Grew Briskly Under Biden. It’s Still Historically Low. Government agencies that shrank in President-elect Trump’s first term have mostly bounced back, and some have become even larger.

Biden Made a Global Push to Constrain China. What Will Trump Do? Jake Sullivan, the national security adviser, said in an interview that “we’ve just stuck with our theory, which is managed competition.” Trump and Xi Jinping might have other plans.

Biden to Spend a Last Day as President in Charleston President Biden will spend his final full day in office in Charleston, S.C., where five years ago he revived his flailing campaign.

Why Biden doesn’t give an official statement in writing that ban is postponed until Monday or a certain date? The law to ban TikTok is already passed in writing. That means if any isp or App Store continue service TikTok staring Sunday, there will be billion dollar fine everyday. All of these service providers cannot go with Biden verbal statement that is vague which is up to interpretation and no exact expire time. Example Biden said government won’t …

Virginia Governor Criticizes Biden for Commuting Sentences of 2 Men The men had been acquitted by a jury of the murder of a police officer, but the judge had concluded that they had been involved and sentenced them to life in prison.

The Biden White House says TikTok’s threat to go dark is a ‘stunt’ Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty ImagesWhite House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre called TikTok’s threat to “go dark” tomorrow a “stunt,” and said there is no reason that TikTok or any other companies should take any actions under the ban before the Trump administration is sworn in Monday morning, several news outlets are reporting. “…

TikTok says it will go dark on Sunday unless Biden intervenes TikTok said its services will go dark Sunday unless the Biden administration gives a definitive statement providing assurances for the app’s service providers.

TikTok says it will go offline on Sunday if Biden doesn’t intervene Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty ImagesTikTok says it plans to go offline on Sunday, January 19th if the Biden administration doesn’t intervene. The company confirms earlier reporting that it will be “forced to go dark” on the 19th unless the outgoing administration provides a “definitive statement” assuring its “most critical service pro…

Under Biden, faith-based office bookended by COVID-19, war in Gaza (RNS) — ‘We were able to deepen and widen our work and accelerate our work with faith and community leaders to serve people in need,’ said outgoing staffer Melissa Rogers. The post Under Biden, faith-based office bookended by COVID-19, war in Gaza appeared first on RNS.

The Bidens’ Style Legacy: American Designers and Biden Blue Joe, Jill and the look of the last four years — what will we remember?

A Legacy in Biden Blue Joe, Jill and the look of the last four years — what will we remember?

Biden Says Equal Rights Amendment Has Passed, but Does Not Force Legal Fight President Biden’s remarks appeared to be largely a symbolic gesture of support for a decades-long campaign to enshrine gender equality into the Constitution.

‘I’m Urging You Not to Run’: How Schumer Pushed Biden to Drop Out The New York senator, who swallowed concerns for months and then dragged his feet on sharing them with President Biden, ultimately told him he risked going down as one of the “darkest figures.”

Biden to Commute Drug Offender Sentences The action, aimed at inmates who received harsher sentences based on old disparities in drug laws, will be the broadest commutation of individual sentences ever issued by a U.S. president.