Biden granted more acts of clemency than any prior president
Former President Joe Biden granted 4,245 acts of clemency during his four-year tenure in the White House, more than any previous president on record.
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Former President Joe Biden granted 4,245 acts of clemency during his four-year tenure in the White House, more than any previous president on record.
More than 90% of Joe Biden’s total acts of clemency have come in his final weeks in the White House.
Of the 51 president-vice president pairs, a majority (59%) have been closer than 10 years in age.
As Biden’s term draws to a close, here’s a look at the federal judges the 46th president appointed during his four years in the White House.
About four-in-ten Republicans and Republican-leaning independents (41%) say Reagan has done the best job as president over the past 40 years, compared with 37% who say Trump.
The share of adults who say their side is losing more often than winning is up 15 percentage points since early 2020.
Four states that Republican Donald Trump carried in this month’s presidential election also elected Democratic senators.
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted international travel in 2020 and 2021, but diplomatic travel picked up significantly in 2022.
Overall, 29 of the 49 people who have served as vice president since the country’s founding have gone on to formally seek a party’s presidential nomination.
On balance, Biden gets positive reviews on the survey, although there are notable differences across countries. A median of 54% say they trust Biden to do the right thing in international affairs and 39% say they do not. As with views of the U.S., Poland and Hungary stand out for their stark disagreement about the […]
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