Joe Biden used his final TV interview on Thursday to warn against the erosion of the fundamental guardrails protecting an increasingly “fragile” American democracy.

President Biden is sounding the alarm on the growing influence of ultra-wealthy billionaires on American life, a notion Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Treasury Department Scott Bessent refused to acknowledge during his confirmation hearing this week.

The men had been acquitted by a jury of the murder of a police officer, but the judge had concluded that they had been involved and sentenced them to life in prison.

Joe Biden has commuted the sentences of almost 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses, setting a presidential record.

President Joe Biden will commute the sentences of nearly 2,500 non-violent drug offenders whose sentences were longer than they’d receive under current standards, the White House said in a statement on Friday.

So as we anticipate what could be the immensely consequential presidency of Donald Trump, we should close the books on this particular question. There’s never any way to prove counterfactuals, but we do have some pretty solid data rebutting Biden’s apparent belief that his self-defenestration saved Trump from defeat.

Now, much of the snow in the nation’s capital has congealed into a dispiriting gray muck — a fitting symbol of the vibe veteran photographer Stephen Voss captured in the city during the final lap of Joe Biden’s presidency.

President Joe Biden delivered one more classic slip of the tongue during his remarks before the United States Conference of Mayors on Friday. Biden, to whom the conference gave a Lifetime Public Service award prior to his remarks,

President Joe Biden bid farewell to America in his final speech. Biden capped off his 50-year record of public service. The Hill’s Alex Gangitano joins Capitol Review to discuss his reaction to his final speech and how he will be remembered.