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Biden commutes sentences of 37 inmates on death row
The order, made four weeks before he hands over power to Donald Trump, does not apply to cases of terrorism or hate-motivated mass murder.
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Congress approves funding bill, ignoring Trump demand over shutdown
Donald Trump urged the US government shutdown to “start now”, but a bipartisan a deal was approved by Republicans and Democrats alike at the last minute.
- by Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri and Matt Brown
Biden’s largest single-day act of clemency; Trump crowned Time’s person of the year
While it is customary for presidents to grant mercy at the end of their term, never before have so many pardons or commutations been issued on a single day.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Tony Wright’s Column
Christmas
The roast turkey on grandmother’s table: A Christmas tale for the ages
Christmas turkeys have a long and tough history. They deserve all the pardoning they can get.
- by Tony Wright
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Globalisation
When Trump says the world’s ‘a little crazy right now’, you know it’s bad
We should rethink the designation of 2024 as the year of democracy and think of it as the year when everything, everywhere, all at once seemed to go off the rails.
- by Nick Bryant
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US Votes 2024
War criminals, creepo dad: The Trump pardons that defy belief
The “prerogative of mercy” was once a matter of life and death, as one of my ancestors discovered. In the time of Donald Trump, it is toxic and corrupted.
- by Tony Wright
She met Hunter Biden one night at a club. Then she fell in love
A chance meeting in December 2017 plunged Zoe Kestan, a downtown “it” girl and social media star, headlong into an unpredictable affair.
- by Joseph Bernstein
Democrats dismayed, angry at Joe Biden over sweeping pardon of son Hunter
“A president’s family and allies shouldn’t get special treatment,” said Michigan Democratic senator Gary Peters.
- by Farrah Tomazin
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Trade wars
China is on a collision course with Trump. It just fired a warning shot
China has not wasted any time responding to the latest US attempt to restrain its development of a crucial industry. It was an unusual move and perhaps a sign of things to come.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
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Joe Biden can be blamed for many things, but pardoning his son is not one of them
There’s no doubt Joe Biden has a case to answer after pardoning his son Hunter, but the hype around this story is out of all proportion.
- by Bill Wyman
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