President Joe Biden is leaning heavily into his clemency powers in the waning days of his term, using a tool only available ...

President Biden vetoed an effort to add 66 federal judgeships, saying "hurried action" by the House left important questions unanswered.

Someone or a group decided to commute 37 out of 40 death sentences in the federal penal system, but we really don’t know who.

President-elect Trump is seizing the reins of power early and, according to lawmakers in both parties, already acting as ...

President Joe Biden on Monday announced that he is commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row, ...

President Joe Biden has commuted the death sentences of 37 federal inmates, sparking strong reactions from various groups.

In the final months of his first term, President-elect Donald Trump oversaw the execution of 13 death row inmates.

A powerful government panel on Monday failed to reach consensus on the possible national security risks of a nearly $15 ...

Only three inmates were left to face the death penalty, including convicted Boston marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and ...

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) has informed the White House of its inability to reach a ...

The sentences of 37 of the 40 federal inmates on death row will be reclassified to life without the possibility of parole, the White House said.