The outgoing president’s abandonment of pledges to govern as a unifying, pragmatic moderate dismantled the public’s trust, to the point where a shameless political grifter of no fixed ideology seemed the better bet.

President Joe Biden will commute the sentences of nearly 2,500 non-violent drug offenders whose sentences were longer than they’d receive under current standards, the White House said in a statement on Friday.

On his way out of office, Joe Biden issued a “preemptive” clemency for his siblings and their spouses; for a raft of public officials, including former medical adviser Anthony Fauci and former ...

Former President Joe Biden granted blanket pardons to five family members in the last hour of his presidency, the final acts of clemency that also included sweeping pardons for members of Congress who investigated Trump’s role in the assault on the Capitol four years ago.

"We are moving forward regardless of what this administration is or is not doing, because we have to," a manager of the group America Is All In told Newsweek.

President Joe Biden declared the 1972 Equal Rights Amendment as “the law of the land” on Friday, using one of the final days of his presidency to burnish his record on women’s rights.

One of President Joe Biden’s signature promises was to ease the student-loan burden on millions of Americans. He’ll leave office with the debt pile slightly bigger than when he arrived.

President Donald Trump has lifted a moratorium on new US licenses to export liquefied natural gas, making good on a campaign pledge to rescind the measure enacted by his predecessor.

The European Union will raise concerns with the US over a decision to restrict the export of artificial intelligence chips from the likes of Nvidia Corp. to some of its member states, according to people familiar with the matter.

Of course, Republicans are correct that doing more to help the poor costs more money. On the other hand, studies show SNAP has widespread benefits for low-income households — notably, less food insecurity and better long-term health outcomes — as well as community-level benefits like less theft.

The White House received more than 7,400 requests for credentials one day after saying it would open press briefings to content creators, influencers and podcasters.

The Trump administration will review a rule adopted under President Joe Biden that would require carmakers to install automatic emergency braking systems on new vehicles that the industry has criticized as impractical.