Biden Calls Meta’s Ending of Fact-Checking Program ‘Shameful’

Responding to a question from a reporter, the president said he believed Americans “want to tell the truth.”

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Two Former Death Row Prisoners Ask Judge to Block Biden’s Commutations

The men said that, by reducing their sentences to life in prison, President Biden’s act of clemency could hurt their appeals.

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Trump Again Hints at Jan. 6 Pardons, Including for Attacks on Police

At a news conference, the president-elect sought to blame the F.B.I. for the riot at the Capitol, echoing a conspiracy theory that is widespread on the right.

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An Interview With Vladimir Kara-Murza, a Critic Putin Freed and Exiled

Vladimir Kara-Murza, a vehement critic of President Vladimir V. Putin, didn’t want to be part of a prisoner exchange. But he says more exchanges are needed.

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Is a Putin Ally in Belarus Making a Cautious Overture to the West?

President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko of Belarus keeps arresting political opponents, but analysts wonder if a string of unusual pardons is a bid to get sanctions eased.

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Biden Commutes 37 Death Sentences Ahead of Trump’s Plan to Resume Federal Executions

Those affected by the president’s action on Monday are still subject to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Three men will remain on federal death row.

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Missouri Governor Commutes Sentence of Detective Convicted in On-Duty Killing

Eric J. DeValkenaere was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Cameron Lamb. Calls for clemency angered many in Kansas City, Mo.

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U.S. Prisons Flout Law by Keeping Inmates Past Release Date, A.C.L.U. Says

Tens of thousands of prisoners deemed to be at low risk of committing crimes again have languished in lockup for as long as a year after they reached their release date under the First Step Act.

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Eric Adams’s Week Gets Off to a Rough Start

Eric Adams loses his closest aide and is denied access to public matching funds. But Donald Trump said he would consider pardoning him.

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The Mayor’s Week Gets Off to a Rough Start

Eric Adams loses his closest aide and is denied access to public matching funds. But Donald Trump said he would consider pardoning him.

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