“The requests of two prisoners who have taken the unusual step of asking a federal judge to nullify their death row commutations granted by President Joe Biden should be denied because the act of leniency doesn’t violate the Constitution, the Justice Department argued Monday in a court filing,” NBC News reports.
Latest on Political Wire
- 6:19 amTrump Says Iran Could ‘Take Out’ Los Angeles, San Diego
- 6:17 amSusan Collins Stakes Future On Quiet Trump Pushback
- 6:14 amDeep-Red Kansas Is Suddenly a Senate Battleground
- 6:10 amQuote of the Day
- 6:06 amThe Most-Watched Election in U.S. History
Political Wire is reader-supported. Join for ad-free reading, member posts and new features →
Taegan Goddard
Taegan Goddard is the founder of Political Wire -- which for more than two decades has been one of the nation's most influential political news sites.
More about Taegan Goddard →