Excerpts From The Times’s Interview With Biden on Clemency Decisions

The former president said he “made every single one of those” decisions and that Republicans were questioning them because “they’ve done so badly” and wanted to shift the focus.

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Clyburn Endorses Cuomo, Helping Him Broaden His Appeal to Black Voters

Representative James E. Clyburn of South Carolina is endorsing former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo in the New York City mayor’s race as the June 24 primary nears.

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‘I Didn’t Get It Done’: A Reflective Tim Walz Wants to Make Good

Last year’s Democratic vice-presidential nominee has thrown himself into a robust atonement-and-explanation tour, though aides insist there is no grand strategy.

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Wes Moore and Tim Walz Get South Carolina Talking About the 2028 Election

As the two governors made buzzy appearances in South Carolina, Democrats in the influential state were already looking to the next election and wondering: Who can win?

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‘Absolutely Ridiculous’: Democrats Seethe at Schumer for Backing G.O.P. Spending Bill

Senator Chuck Schumer, the minority leader, continued to face criticism from members of his own party after he reversed course and allowed the stopgap spending bill to come to a vote.

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Biden to Spend a Last Day as President in Charleston

President Biden will spend his final full day in office in Charleston, S.C., where five years ago he revived his flailing campaign.

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Activists Call on Biden to Clear Death Row Before Trump Takes Office

In a series of open letters, human rights activists, former corrections officials and families of crime victims noted that President Biden had campaigned on opposing capital punishment.

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