Stock futures tick lower as S&P 500 closes out second year in a row with 20% gain: Live updates – CNBC
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Brendan McDiarmid | Reuters Stock futures fell slightly ahead of the final session of 2024 as Wall Street had another strong year. S&P500 It was the second year in a row that rates rose more than 20% annually, helped by lower interest rates, economic […]
Musk calls some MAGA supporters ‘contemptible fools’ as visa row intensifies
Tech billionaire Elon Musk called some of President-elect Trump's supporters “sneaky idiots” as a right-wing online debate over high-skilled worker visas rages on. Trump's global civil war erupted this week when Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) partner Vivek Ramaswami found themselves on opposite sides of the MAGA base's anti-immigrant forces in the […]
Indonesia receives official request from France to transfer death row prisoner Serge Atlaoui | Indonesia
Indonesia has received a formal request from France to transfer a French death row inmate who has been imprisoned on drug charges since 2005, a senior Indonesian minister announced on Saturday. “We have received an official letter on December 19, 2024 requesting the extradition of Mr. Serge Atraoui. This letter was sent on behalf of […]
Trump tells 37 people on death row with commuted sentences to ‘go to hell’ | Donald Trump
President Donald Trump told the 37 people on death row whose sentences were commuted by Joe Biden to “go to hell” in a social media post on Christmas Day. The president-elect – who has long been a vocal advocate of the death penalty – lashed out After wishing his political opponents a Merry Christmas in […]
Former federal prosecutor in Brandon Council death row case speaks on Biden commuting killer’s sentence
The former federal prosecutor who sent the man to death row in the case called out a “remorseless killer” following President Biden's decision Monday to commute the sentences of nearly all federal inmates facing the death penalty. He said it was difficult to see him being exempted from punishment. Brandon Council of North Carolina was […]
Former federal prosecutor in death row case speaks on Biden commuting sentence
The former federal prosecutor who sent the man to death row in the case said in response to President Biden's decision Monday to commute the sentences of nearly all federal inmates facing the death penalty, “a ruthless murderer. '' is difficult to see exempted from punishment, he said. Brandon Council of North Carolina was sentenced […]
Republicans hammer Biden for federal death row reprieves ahead of leaving office
Republicans accused President Joe Biden of being “soft on crime” after the White House announced its decision to commute the sentences of nearly all of President Joe Biden's federal death row inmates. Sen. Tom Cotton said, “Joe Biden is a disturbed, corrupt, psychotic failure. The White House is in a state of memory as Biden […]
Congressional Black Caucus applauds Biden’s death row clemency
The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) praised President Biden for commuting the federal death sentences of 37 prisoners, while some Democrats condemned the president's actions. CBC reports that outgoing caucus chair Rep. Stephen Horsford (D-Nevada) and incoming caucus chair Rep. Yvette Clark have announced that they will continue to pursue the death penalty at the federal […]
Kellyanne Conway Presses GOP Sen. On How Much ‘Damage And Pain’ Biden Can Cause After Clemency For Death Row Inmates
Fox guest host Kellyanne Conway on Monday talked about how much “damage and suffering” it could cause to Americans after President Joe Biden granted clemency to more than 30 death row inmates. asked Senator Bill Hagerty. The White House released a statement Monday saying Biden had decided to commute the sentences of 37 death row […]
Biden commutes sentence of serial killer who raped and murdered 2 little girls along with 36 other death row killers
President Joe Biden has granted clemency to some horrific felons, but appears to have saved the worst offenders for last. white house announced On Monday, the 82-year-old Democrat announced commuting the sentences of 37 federal death row inmates. Inmates would be able to continue living in prison at taxpayers' expense, rather than die for horrific […]