President Biden said Thursday he is commuting the sentences of 1,500 people, the most ever in a single day. He is also pardoning 39 people convicted of nonviolent crimes.
On Dec. 2, 1859, the Commonwealth of Virginia executed John Brown. Brown had been convicted of multiple murders, treason against Virginia, and inciting a slave revolt in relation to his raid on an armory in Harpers Ferry. John Brown was an abolitionist who hated the injustice of slavery. He asserted human equality as a Christian […]
Most Americans saw through the hypocrisy of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s manslaughter case against Marine veteran Daniel Penny from the get-go. If not for the protests of far-left radicals, it’s unlikely that charges would have been filed against Penny at all. The facts of the case were straightforward: In May 2023, Jordan Neely, 30, […]
Eight years ago, my son David died by suicide at 16. His death followed a yearlong battle with social media and online gaming addiction as well as months of intense and threatening cyberbullying that left him feeling helpless and hopeless. Even though we made sure he had mental health support, it was not enough. His […]
President-elect Trump has been named Time Magazine’s 2024 “Person of the Year.” The legacy news magazine announced the decision Thursday morning. Trump, 78, has plans to be in New York City early Thursday morning to ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange. In a feature announcing the magazine’s honoree, Time noted that...
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) weighed in on questions swirling around China's potential use of drones against the U.S., claiming the chance was "nontrivial." Krishnamoorthi, the top Democrat on the House select panel examining the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), joined NewsNation's "The Hill" Wednesday, looking into the uptick in recent drone sightings. Asked by host Blake...
Among Donald Trump’s many disconcerting campaign promises is a pledge to fire tens of thousands of federal employees and replace them with loyalists. Some people have dismissed some of his other threats as empty rhetoric that won’t materialize. But this one is real.
Chris Sununu, the Governor of New Hampshire, has urged Elon Musk to look to the states for inspiration in streamlining government, citing the success of states with balanced budgets and limited government as a blueprint for achieving what some say is impossible.
President Biden on Thursday announced pardons for 39 people and commuted the sentences of nearly 1,500 others, setting a new daily record for clemency with a focus on those who were under home confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic. The sweeping act of clemency came as Biden has been under pressure to pardon individuals after he...