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Congress members urge Biden to exonerate Black civil rights leader Marcus Garvey

Congress members urged President Joe Biden to exonerate civil rights leader Marcus Garvey.
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Jamaican born African American nationalist Marcus Garvey, circa, 1920.
December 24, 2024 at 11:36 PM

Biden signs a bill officially making the bald eagle the national bird of the US

President Joe Biden has made it official: The bald eagle is now the national bird of the United States
December 24, 2024 at 11:36 PM
December 24, 2024 at 9:45 PM

Biden vetoes bill to expand US judiciary

President Biden vetoed a measure that would have added dozens of new federal district judge positions over more than a decade. ABC News' Olivia Rubin has the latest.
December 24, 2024 at 9:45 PM
VIDEO: Biden vetoes bill to expand US judiciary
December 23, 2024 at 1:37 AM

Biden signs short-term government funding bill

ABC News’ MaryAlice Parks joins ABC News Live to discuss how a government shutdown was narrowly avoided.
December 23, 2024 at 1:37 AM
Biden signs short-term government funding bill
December 21, 2024 at 6:22 PM

President Biden signs bipartisan funding bill, averting government shutdown

President Joe Biden signed into law the short-term funding bill on Saturday, according to a release from the White House.
December 21, 2024 at 6:22 PM
VIDEO: President Biden signs bipartisan funding bill, averting government shutdown
December 21, 2024 at 6:19 PM

Biden forgives $4.28 billion in student debt

The Biden administration is forgiving loans for nearly 55,000 borrowers who work in public service.
December 21, 2024 at 6:19 PM
VIDEO: Biden forgives $4.28 billion in student debt
December 21, 2024 at 4:17 PM

Biden cancels student loan debt for thousands of borrowers

President Joe Biden's administration announced on Friday another $4.28 billion dollars in student loan relief for nearly 55,000 public service workers.
December 21, 2024 at 4:17 PM
President Joe Biden speaks during a Hanukkah reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024.
December 21, 2024 at 1:34 AM

White House press secretary on Biden's lack of comment on government shutdown

President Biden has yet to comment on the government funding fight on Capitol Hill, and his press secretary today made clear it's on purpose. 
December 21, 2024 at 1:34 AM
President Biden has yet to comment on the government funding fight on Capitol Hill, and his press secretary today made clear it's on purpose. 
December 20, 2024 at 5:22 PM

Senate set to approve 235th judge of Biden's term, beating Trump's tally

President Joe Biden is expected to soon secure the 235th judicial confirmation of his presidency
December 20, 2024 at 5:22 PM
President Joe Biden arrives to speak at the Department of Labor in Washington, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
December 18, 2024 at 12:52 AM

Biden backs calls to ban congressional stock trading

President Joe Biden lent his voice to the growing bipartisan calls on the Hill to end stock trading for congressional members.
December 18, 2024 at 12:52 AM
President Joe Biden speaks during a Hanukkah reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Dec. 16, 2024.
December 17, 2024 at 5:22 AM

Biden speaks of Oct. 7 and commitment to getting hostages home at Hanukkah reception

During his last Hanukkah reception as president, Biden spoke of the Oct. 7 attack on Isreal and his commitment to get hostages home.
December 17, 2024 at 5:22 AM
President Joe Biden speaks during a Hanukkah reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Dec. 16, 2024.
December 16, 2024 at 3:21 PM

Biden and Harris make appeal to Democrats at holiday reception

Biden, who has just over a month left in office, talked about his legacy and the lasting effect he wanted to leave on America. 
December 16, 2024 at 3:21 PM
US Vice President Kamala Harris, from left, President Joe Biden, and First Lady Jill Biden during the Democratic National Committee's holiday reception in Washington, DC, US, on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. Biden's $400 billion green bank has just weeks to close billions of dollars in deals to finance green technology before handing the keys to the Trump administration. Photographer: Will Oliver/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images
December 16, 2024 at 12:49 PM

Biden talks about his legacy at holiday reception

Biden, who has just over a month left in office, talked about his legacy and the lasting effect he wanted to leave on America.
December 16, 2024 at 12:49 PM
Biden, who has just over a month left in office, talked about his legacy and the lasting effect he wanted to leave on America.
December 16, 2024 at 10:05 AM

Biden to establish Frances Perkins National Monument in Maine

President Joe Biden will sign a proclamation to establish the Frances Perkins National Monument in Newcastle, Maine.
December 16, 2024 at 10:05 AM
 President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrive for the first White House conference on women's health research in the East Room of the White House on December 11, 2024 in Washington, D.C.
December 14, 2024 at 4:14 AM

A nonprofit leader, a social worker: The stories of people on Biden's clemency list

Among the roughly 1,500 people whose sentences were commuted or who were pardoned by President Joe Biden are a nonprofit leader who supports at-risk youth, a social worker who fosters animals and a postdoctoral researcher One woman who received a pardo...
December 14, 2024 at 4:14 AM
Kelsie Lynn Becklin, 38, of New Brighton, Minn., who learned on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, that she was pardoned by President Joe Biden, is shown in a student lounge in the Molecular and Cellular Biology Building at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis on Friday. Dec. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Steve Karnowski)
December 14, 2024 at 1:03 AM

Gov. Phil Murphy directly asks Biden for assistance in addressing drones

Increasing frustration and concern grows as more Northeastern states report swarms of menacing aircraft in the skies being seen. 
December 14, 2024 at 1:03 AM
Gov. Phil Murphy directly ask Biden for assistance in addressing drones
December 13, 2024 at 1:02 AM

Biden commutes sentences for nearly 1,500, pardons 39 convicted of non-violent crimes

The White House hinted that this isn't the last of Biden's pardons during his final months in office.
December 13, 2024 at 1:02 AM
President Joe Biden speaks at the White House Conference on Women's Health Research from the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024.
December 13, 2024 at 12:57 AM

Democratic lawmaker reacts to Biden’s pardons

President Joe Biden announced on Thursday that he is pardoning 39 individuals convicted of non-violent crimes and commuting the sentences of nearly 1,500 people on home confinement.
December 13, 2024 at 12:57 AM
Democratic lawmaker reacts to Biden’s pardons
December 12, 2024 at 9:03 PM

Biden commutes sentences for 1,500, pardons 39

The White House hinted that this isn't the last of Biden's pardons during his final months in office.
December 12, 2024 at 9:03 PM
The White House hinted that this isn't the last of Biden's pardons during his final months in office.
December 12, 2024 at 4:27 PM

Former FBI informant charged with lying about Biden family reaches plea deal

Ex-FBI informant Alexander Smirnov, who was charged with lying about President Joe Biden and his son's business dealings, has reached a plea deal with prosecutors.
December 12, 2024 at 4:27 PM
President Joe Biden greets his son Hunter Biden at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago, Aug. 19, 2024.
December 11, 2024 at 11:58 PM

The Trump and Biden teams insist they're working hand in glove on foreign crises

President-elect Donald Trump doesn’t think much of Joe Biden’s foreign policy record
December 11, 2024 at 11:58 PM
A giant picture of Syrian President Bashar Assad lies on the ground as a Syrian opposition fighter stands nearby, inside the Presidential Palace in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)
December 11, 2024 at 9:12 PM

Bill Clinton indicates he hopes Biden doesn't issue preemptive pardons

"I hope he won't do that," the former president said on ABC's "The View."
December 11, 2024 at 9:12 PM
Former President Bill Clinton on ABC's "The View,: Dec. 11, 2024.
December 11, 2024 at 4:22 PM

Biden calls Trump tariff approach 'a major mistake'

The president delivered remarks drawing a sharp contrast between his four years in office and President-elect Donald Trump’s past and future terms.
December 11, 2024 at 4:22 PM
President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy at the Brookings Institution in Washington, Dec. 10, 2024.
December 10, 2024 at 11:13 PM

White House condemns using violence to tackle 'corporate greed'

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre addressed the UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting and sent condolences to the victim's family.
December 10, 2024 at 11:13 PM
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre addressed the UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting and sent condolences to the victim's family.
December 10, 2024 at 8:12 PM

Biden gives remarks on his economic legacy

President Joe Biden touted a much stronger economy than he inherited in January 2020 in the midst of a pandemic and how he avoided plunging the country into a recession.
December 10, 2024 at 8:12 PM
VIDEO: Biden gives remarks on his economic legacy
December 10, 2024 at 4:54 AM

Trump says rivals should be in jail. Experts say Biden can pardon them beforehand.

Experts President Biden has the constitutional right to issue preemptive pardons to people President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to seek retribution against.
December 10, 2024 at 4:54 AM
President Joe Biden greets his son Hunter Biden at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Aug. 19, 2024.
December 9, 2024 at 1:12 AM

Biden says he believes kidnapped American is still alive in Syria

ABC News' Molly Nagle and Patrick Reevell discuss the latest developments from Syria.
December 9, 2024 at 1:12 AM
VIDEO: Biden says he believes kidnapped American is still alive in Syria
December 8, 2024 at 1:50 AM

President Biden's potential pardons before office exit

ABC legal contributor and author of "Pardon Power: How the Pardon System Works—and Why" Kim Wehle takes a look at more potential pardons by Pres. Biden, and potential picks by President-elect Trump.
December 8, 2024 at 1:50 AM
President Biden's potential pardons before office exit
December 5, 2024 at 9:07 PM

Why Democrats now support the Hunter Biden pardon

538's polling column about President Joe Biden's pardon of his son, Sarah McBride's favorability and the future of America.
December 5, 2024 at 9:07 PM
Welcome to Pollapalooza, 538's roundup of the latest polls.
December 5, 2024 at 8:52 PM

Biden weighs preemptive pardons for Milley, Cheney, Fauci: Source

The consideration comes after Biden issued a full pardon for his son Hunter -- a move that prompted backlash from Republicans and many Democrats.
December 5, 2024 at 8:52 PM
President Joe Biden walks along the colonnade towards the Rose Garden to deliver remarks on the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, at the White House, Nov. 26, 2024, in Washington.
December 5, 2024 at 5:24 PM

Biden weighs preemptive pardons for some: Source

The consideration comes after Biden issued a full pardon for his son Hunter -- a move that prompted backlash from Republicans and many Democrats.
December 5, 2024 at 5:24 PM
VIDEO: Biden weighs preemptive pardons for some: Source
December 3, 2024 at 11:42 PM

Biden, during Angola visit, speaks on 'shared history' of slavery

President Joe Biden on Tuesday, during his diplomatic trip to Angola, acknowledged America's "original sin" of slavery and the slave trade that once connected the U.S. and the African nation.
December 3, 2024 at 11:42 PM
VIDEO: Biden, during Angola visit, speaks on 'shared history' of slavery
December 3, 2024 at 9:23 PM

Sen. Michael Bennet talks President Biden’s pardon of his son

Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet reacts to President Joe Biden’s surprise pardoning of his son Hunter, which sent shockwaves through Washington.
December 3, 2024 at 9:23 PM
VIDEO: Sen. Michael Bennet talks President Biden’s pardon of his son
December 3, 2024 at 7:26 PM

Biden, during Angola visit, speaks of 'shared history' of slavery

"It's our duty to face our history. The good, the bad and the ugly," Biden said as he spoke at the National Museum of Slavery in Angola.
December 3, 2024 at 7:26 PM
President Joe Biden speaks during his visit to the National Slavery Museum in Morro da Cruz, near Luanda, Dec. 3, 2024.
December 3, 2024 at 7:08 AM

President Biden triggers backlash by pardoning his son Hunter

President Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, who was scheduled to face sentencing in the coming weeks for federal gun and tax crimes. Democrats and Republicans blasted the move.
December 3, 2024 at 7:08 AM
VIDEO: President Biden triggers backlash by pardoning his son Hunter
December 3, 2024 at 1:29 AM

Biden pardons his son, Hunter, who faced sentencing in 2 criminal cases

President Joe Biden's pardoning of Hunter Biden, who was convicted on tax evasion and federal gun charges, has sparked a political backlash. Our Big Story panel weighs in on the latest headlines.
December 3, 2024 at 1:29 AM
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December 2, 2024 at 10:00 PM

Biden's pardon of son, Hunter, roils Democrats' post-election reckoning: ANALYSIS

President Joe Biden's decision to pardon his son, Hunter, is throwing a bomb in his party's post-election soul searching.
December 2, 2024 at 10:00 PM
President Joe Biden stands with his son Hunter Biden, who earlier in the day was found guilty on all three counts in his criminal gun charges trial, after President Biden arrived at the Delaware Air National Guard Base in New Castle, Delaware, June 11, 2024.
December 2, 2024 at 9:28 PM

Following Hunter Biden pardon, prosecutors push back against criticism of charges

A day after President Biden pardoned his son Hunter Biden, prosecutors rebutted the president's allegation that their charges were motivated by politics.
December 2, 2024 at 9:28 PM
Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, arrives for a closed-door deposition with the House Oversight and Judiciary committees onN Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 28, 2024.
December 2, 2024 at 7:16 PM

How President Biden came to the decision to pardon his son Hunter

The Biden family discussed the pardon for Hunter Biden during the Thanksgiving holiday in Nantucket, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to ABC News.
December 2, 2024 at 7:16 PM
President Joe Biden and son Hunter Biden walk in downtown Nantucket Mass., Nov. 29, 2024.
December 2, 2024 at 5:18 PM

President Joe Biden issues pardon for son Hunter Biden

The announcement came through on Sunday evening that he had pardoned Hunter Biden.
December 2, 2024 at 5:18 PM
Hunter Biden departs federal court after a plea hearing on two misdemeanor charges of willfully failing to pay income taxes in Wilmington, Del., July 26, 2023.
December 2, 2024 at 5:02 PM

Biden’s Angola visit aims to deepen partnerships

President Joe Biden will become the first sitting president to visit Angola this week as he aims to deepen the relationship between the two countries and highlight recent investments.
December 2, 2024 at 5:02 PM
VIDEO: Biden’s Angola visit aims to deepen partnerships
December 2, 2024 at 4:38 PM

Biden’s Angola visit to focus on US investments, partnerships in Africa

Biden’s visit, scheduled for Dec. 2 through Dec. 4, will begin with a bilateral meeting with Angolan President João Lourenço in the capital of Luanda
December 2, 2024 at 4:38 PM
Angolan President Joao Lourenco and President Biden during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on Nov. 30, 2023.
December 2, 2024 at 4:34 PM

What a pardon for Hunter Biden means

ABC News contributor Kim Wehle discusses the announcement by President Joe Biden to pardon his son Hunter Biden.
December 2, 2024 at 4:34 PM
VIDEO: What a pardon for Hunter Biden means
December 2, 2024 at 4:16 PM

Trump reacts to President Biden pardoning son Hunter before White House exit

President-elect Donald Trump reacted to President Biden pardoning his son, Hunter Biden, in a post on Truth Social on Sunday.
December 2, 2024 at 4:16 PM
President Joe Biden shakes hands with President-elect Donald Trump during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Nov. 13, 2024.
December 2, 2024 at 3:36 PM

Biden issues pardon for son Hunter Biden

With just weeks left in office, President Joe Biden has pardoned his son on federal gun charges and his guilty plea for federal tax evasion, after repeatedly saying he would not do so.
December 2, 2024 at 3:36 PM
VIDEO: Biden issues pardon for son Hunter Biden
December 2, 2024 at 2:41 AM

Washington DC reacts to President Biden pardoning son Hunter in shock decision

Reactions varied in the aftermath of an announcement on Sunday evening that President Joe Biden had pardoned his son, Hunter Biden.
December 2, 2024 at 2:41 AM
President Joe Biden, accompanied by Hunter Biden walks out of a bookstore in downtown Nantucket, Massachusetts, Nov. 29, 2024.
December 2, 2024 at 1:47 AM

President Joe Biden issues pardon for son Hunter Biden

President Joe Biden has pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, following Hunter's conviction on federal gun charges.
December 2, 2024 at 1:47 AM
VIDEO: President Joe Biden issues pardon for son Hunter Biden
December 1, 2024 at 11:54 PM

Biden administration will ‘put Ukraine in the best possible position’: Jake Sullivan

ABC News’ Jonathan Karl interviews White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan on “This Week.”
December 1, 2024 at 11:54 PM
VIDEO: 1-on-1 with Jake Sullivan
December 1, 2024 at 11:48 PM

Biden commemorates World AIDS Day

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the White House South Lawn to commemorate World AIDS Day with survivors, their families and advocates.
December 1, 2024 at 11:48 PM
VIDEO: Biden commemorates World AIDS Day
December 1, 2024 at 10:39 PM

Emotional Bidens commemorate World AIDS Day at the White House

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden held an emotional commemoration for World AIDS Day at the White House on Sunday.
December 1, 2024 at 10:39 PM
President Joe Biden delivers remarks at a World AIDS Day event on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, D.C., Dec. 1, 2024.