The timing of the clemency actions, should Biden decide to grant them, is likely to be during his final hours in office and ...

In the wake of his decision to grant clemency to his son for federal gun and tax charges, Jeffries and others have put pressure on Biden to issue more pardons. His comments Friday come as Republicans ...

President Biden says he's commuting the sentences of almost 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses. That gives ...

President Biden’s surprise pardon ... Jeffries cited no specific names. Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), a longtime advocate for criminal justice reform, has also renewed her calls for more ...

As President Joe Biden weighs whether to issue preemptive pardons to people President ... for nonviolent offenses," Jeffries said in a statement. "This moment calls for liberty and justice for ...

"With this action, I have now issued more individual pardons and commutations than any president in U.S. history," President ...

However, that claim is false — Biden has not pardoned more people than any other U.S. president. The language of the presidential pardon is key to understanding why this is the case.

Alternatively, Biden could resign, making Kamala Harris the first female president — and she could issue the pardons and amnesties. That would be a bold move in response to Trump.