Joe Biden Frees More than 70 People Convicted of Drug Crimes
President Joe Biden on Tuesday granted clemency to 78 people using his executive authority to deliver three pardons and 75 commutations.

President Joe Biden on Tuesday granted clemency to 78 people using his executive authority to deliver three pardons and 75 commutations.
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) says the nation’s war on crime must begin with recalling, removing, and replacing “every last” District Attorney with ties to left-wing billionaire George Soros.
Despite President-elect Joe Biden’s intention to create a clean break from the Trump era, several of the current administration’s major accomplishments are likely to remain intact for the foreseeable future.
Civil rights leader and Christian activist Rev. William Owens endorsed Donald Trump for president Tuesday, in his personal capacity as a private citizen.
CNN’s Van Jones praised President Trump’s work with the black community during a panel discussion on the network Friday.
President Trump touted the work he has done for black Americans during his debate with Joe Biden Thursday evening.
Alice Johnson, who was sentenced to life in prison for a first-time nonviolent drug offense and was pardoned by President Donald Trump in 2018, said at the Republican National Committee’s 2020 convention that “by the grace of God and the compassion of President Donald John Trump, I stand before you tonight.”
Civil rights leader Clarence Henderson spoke at the Republican National Convention Wednesday, saying, “If you do vote for Biden, you don’t know history.”
Former President Barack Obama misleadingly claimed on Wednesday while addressing that Democratic National Convention that his successor as commander-in-chief, Donald Trump, has exhibited no interest in finding “common ground” with Democrats since entering the White House.
Barack Obama claimed in his DNC speech that President Trump had “no interest in common ground.” But Trump literally won an award for bipartisanship from a nonpartisan black organization.
Two very big wins for African Americans during the Trump administration are the passage of the First Step Act and the bipartisan bill to permanently fund HBCUs (historically black colleges and universities).
A convicted felon who became one of the faces of the “First Step Act” law after his release from prison last year has since been re-arrested for allegedly trafficking meth in North Carolina.
President Trump’s re-election campaign took an early Super Bowl break to highlight his work to successfully pass criminal justice reform.
The state of New York will soon allow accused criminals to inspect their own crime scenes and will quickly provide them with a complete list of named witnesses testifying against them as part of a series of new jailbreak laws.
Turning Point USA contributor Rob Smith told SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Daily host Alex Marlow in a Monday interview that he believes the black voter turnout for President Donald Trump in 2020 will be significantly higher than it was in 2016. This
President Donald Trump just hit 34% approval among Black voters in two recent polls. Why? Results.
The state of New York is set to free at least 20,000 accused criminals from prison beginning January 1, 2020 and provide many with taxpayer-funded housing and job training services thanks to criminal justice reform laws.
New York City, New York will soon shower 900 freed inmates with gifts such as Mets tickets, movie passes, and gift cards for simply showing up to their court dates.
New York’s latest criminal justice reform plan will release suspects accused of second-degree manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, child sex crimes, and making threats of terrorism without ever having to post bail.
Close to 500 convicts in prison across the state of Oklahoma were released in the largest single-day jailbreak in United States history.
A notorious leader of the “Almighty Latin Kings” gang, now accused of murder, instantly returned to a life of drugs and violence after being released from federal prison by the “First Step Act.”
“We rolled back the unjust provisions of the 1994 Clinton crime law, which disproportionately harmed the African American community, you know that,” President Trump said.
A notorious leader of the “Almighty Latin Kings” gang has been arrested for murdering a man less than a year after being freed from federal prison by the “First Step Act.”
The president is receiving the “Bipartisan Justice Award” from the 20/20 Bipartisan Justice Center for his First Step Act.
Democrat presidential hopeful Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) recently sat down with NPR and discussed his struggle connecting with black voters in America, a struggle he denied.
A notorious leader of the “Almighty Latin Kings” gang is now on the run after allegedly stabbing a man to death in Rhode Island, just nine months after being released from federal prison thanks to the “First Step Act.”
President Donald Trump reactivated a feud with singer John Legend and his wife Chrissy Teigen on Sunday night, as the president watched an NBC special on criminal justice reform.
There is a question that is almost existential in nature which is brought to mind by Bernie Sanders’ recent proposal for criminal justice reform. The question is: If somebody invents something that has already been invented, but they didn’t know it, did they actually invent it?
Washington, D.C.’s council is reviewing a plan to free early from prison hundreds of violent convicted criminals, including murderers and rapists, so long as they committed the crimes when they were young.
The Republican and Democrat-supported criminal justice reform legislation, known as the “First Step Act,” has already allowed hundreds of violent convicted criminals to be released from federal prison, federal records reveal.
President Donald Trump teamed up with reality star Kim Kardashian on Thursday to promote employment for former prison inmates.
Trump 2020 campaign Senior Adviser Kimberly Guilfoyle joined Turning Point USA’s Young Women’s Leadership Summit in Dallas, Texas on Friday where she discussed the current state American politics and the future success of America under the Trump administration.
This past Monday an event took place at the White House that many Americans might think would be an April Fool’s joke if it had been initiated by any typical Republican politician.
“Grey’s Anatomy” actor Isaiah Washington praised President Donald Trump for his support for criminal justice reform and the First Step Act but also slammed Barack Obama for his inaction on behalf of black Americans.
“The law rolls back provisions of the 1994 Clinton crime law that was so devastating to some many and that disproportionately impacted the African American community,” Trump said in a celebration speech at the White House. “Nobody believes how much, and now they understand it.”
The White House event is scheduled for Monday evening at 5:30 pm EST.
President Donald Trump will host and deliver remarks at a Prison Reform Summit and First Step Act celebration on Monday at the White House.
Activist and CNN host Van Jones credited reality TV star Kim Kardashian on Friday for helping move the president on the issue of criminal justice reform.
“If it wasn’t for them, I wouldn’t be standing up here today,” she said, noting that she was incarcerated for sixteen years before she was freed.
President Donald Trump will welcome over a dozen Americans to join him at the State of the Union address on Tuesday to highlight his priorities for the country. The President and first lady’s guest list features family members of an