Day: January 19, 2025
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White House. Statement from President Joe Biden on Clemency Actions
America is a country built on the promise of second chances. As President, I have used my clemency power to make that promise a reality by issuing more individual pardons and commutations than any other President in U.S. history. Today, I am exercising my clemency power to pardon 5 individuals and commute the sentences of…
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White House. Remarks by President Biden During Service at Royal Missionary Baptist Church. Video
Royal Missionary Baptist ChurchNorth Charleston, South Carolina THE PRESIDENT: Hello, hello, hello. (Applause.) Please. Please, sit. Before I — before I begin, let me tell you what I told Jim about 20 minutes ago. I used to start off, as a young kid getting involved in the civil rights — my state, Delaware, to its…
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White House. Executive Order on Helping Left-Behind Communities Make a Comeback
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Policy. Well-designed programs that support local and Tribal leaders in left-behind communities can lead to stronger economic outcomes, strengthen regional assets, and reduce regional inequality. It is the…
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White House. Joe Biden Executive Order on the Partial Revocation of Executive Order 13961
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Revocation. Sections 1, 3, 4, 5, and 7 of Executive Order 13961 of December…
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White House. Remarks by President Biden on Reaching a Ceasefire and Hostage Deal
Cross Hall 2:02 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon. And it’s a very good afternoon, because at long last, I can announce a ceasefire and a hostage deal has been reached between Israel and Hamas. For more than 15 months of conflict that began with Hezbollah’s [Hamas’s] brutal massacre on October the 7th; more than 15 months…