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President Biden speaks Monday in the East Room of The White House. 23

President Biden speaks Monday in the East Room of The White House. 23

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Biden commutes federal death sentences, spares 37 lives

President Biden on Monday announced that he is commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row, converting their punishments to life imprisonment just weeks before President-elect Donald Trump, an outspoken proponent of expanding capital punishment, takes office.