Didja see though??
The Biden administration is claiming they've created "TEN THOUSAND MILLION JOBS!!"
Really. You just cannot make this shit up.


Karine Jean-Pierre mocked for claiming US added ‘ten thousand million jobs’: ‘Staggering amateurism’ (msn.com)

Karine Jean-Pierre mocked for claiming US added ‘ten thousand million jobs’: ‘Staggering amateurism’
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As Fox Business reported Thursday, the U.S. economy added 315,000 new jobs in August, making it is the "lowest monthly gain since April 2021."

Regardless, Jean-Pierre called this "good news" and took the opportunity to tout the total job growth under Biden since his inauguration. "As you know, the good news is, in August the economy created 315,000 jobs, which is important. We have created nearly ten thousand million jobs since President Biden took office, which is the fastest job growth in history."

 

Poll: 62 Percent Say Joe Biden Consulted, Perhaps Profited from Family Business Deals


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Sixty-two percent of registered voters believe President Joe Biden likely consulted and perhaps profited from Biden family business deals, a Tuesday Rasmussen poll found.

Only one-third of respondents said they do not believe Joe Biden was likely consulted about his family’s business dealings with CCP-linked companies.

The poll surveyed 1,000 likely voters August 31-September 1, 2022 with a three point margin of error.

April polling revealed 58 percent of voters believed Joe Biden played a role in his family’s business. Sixty percent said Hunter Biden has sold “influence and access” to the president.

The polling comes after overwhelming evidence suggests that Joe Biden has been involved in his family’s business deals since 2012, when he was vice president. Joe Biden and his staff have claimed seven times Joe Biden has had no part in the family scheme, but 17 instances show otherwise.

“I’ve never spoken to my son about his overseas business dealings. Here’s what I know — I know Trump deserves to be investigated,” Joe Biden claimed in 2020.

“It’s a smear campaign,” he said another time in October of 2020. “My son has no made money from China,” he reiterated a few days afterward.

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But texts from Hunter’s laptop indicate Joe Biden received 50 percent of Hunter’s “salary” for a 30-year period. The reported texts do not reveal when the 30 years began or ended and whether Joe Biden is still a part of the payment scheme as president.

“I hope you all can do what I did and pay for everything for this entire family for 30 years,” Hunter texted his daughter. “It’s really hard. But don’t worry, unlike Pop [Joe], I won’t make you give me half your salary.”

According to former Utah U.S. attorney Brett Tolman, the Biden family’s payment mechanism of collecting 50 percent of family salaries for 30 years could be legal “predicates” for racketeering charges.

Trump-appointed United States prosecutor David Weiss is deliberating whether Hunter and associates “violated money laundering, campaign finance, tax and foreign lobbying laws, as well as whether Hunter Biden broke federal firearm and other regulations,” CNN reported. A grand jury has been convened in the probe, whereby a witness who testified before the jury was reportedly asked to identify the “big guy.”

The “big guy” refers to Joe Biden potentially receiving a 10 percent cut of a deal with a now defunct CCP-linked company, according to former business associate of Hunter, Tony Bobulinski, who personally met with Joe and Hunter Biden in 2017 for an hour to discuss “the Bidens’ family business plans with the Chinese.”

Bobulinski later came forward as a whistleblower and reportedly handed over intelligence about Biden family business dealings to former FBI “point man” Timothy Thibault, the New York Post reported. Yet Thibault, who left the bureau in August, reportedly never followed up on Bobulinski’s information. Bobulinski has also never reportedly testified before the Delaware grand jury probing Hunter.

Hunter Biden is the subject of a brand new narrative film My Son Hunter, marking Breitbart News’s expansion into film distribution. It is available for PRE-ORDER NOW at MySonHunter.com. The film becomes available for streaming and downloading September 7. The trailer has been viewed more than 3.5 million times across social media.

 

Bet they never get to 30 31 32 33 investigations and 7 years with Hunter and Joe Biden.

 

Here’s how Biden has shifted the war on terror
by Jordan Williams and Ellen Mitchell - 09/11/22 7:00 AM ET

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More than 20 years after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, President Biden has shifted the way America fights the war on terror by launching fewer drone strikes, embracing an over-the-horizon approach to killing terrorists in Afghanistan and leveraging alliances.

Following last year’s pullout of U.S. forces from Afghanistan — ending a war that the 9/11 attacks tipped off — Biden has placed more emphasis on working with and through allies to target both new and long-standing foreign terrorist groups.


Meanwhile, Biden is also prioritizing keeping a light footprint abroad, including by using drones and special forces. This marks a major shift from the large numbers of American service members sent overseas to fight the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, as well as to far-flung locations including Syria and Somalia.

But as the Biden administration pushes forward with its counterterrorism strategy, it will have to balance its efforts to combat foreign terrorists with addressing the threat of domestic extremism, experts say.


“I think this is the challenge that the Biden administration is juggling — I’d say generally [it] is doing well,” said Bruce Hoffman, a senior fellow for counterterrorism and homeland security at the Council on Foreign Relations.

“Certainly, I think [he’s] taking this range of threats quite seriously. But part of it I think is not being lulled into a sense of complacency that very resilient and determined long-standing adversaries like al Qaeda have disappeared, even ISIS have disappeared and no longer pose a threat,” he continued.

In keeping its footprint small in the Middle East, the U.S. maintains about 900 troops in Syria to counter ISIS in the country and has re-deployed troops to Somalia to counter al Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab — a reversal of former President Trump’s decision to withdraw the 700 troops that were there.

The administration sought to prove that it could still fight terrorists from afar while maintaining that small footprint in early August, when it conducted an over-the-horizon drone strike — which didn’t involve troops directly on the ground — that killed al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri. But whether the over-the-horizon approach works is still up for debate.


“Al-Zawahiri was tracked to Kabul, but he was hiding in plain sight. I’m not sure that it’s proof of the over-the-horizon strategy working. That’s disrupting major terrorist plots and taking out the mid-level commanders, and the operations personnel,” Hoffman said.

Some terrorism experts see Biden shifting toward a broader, longer-term strategy to approaching counterterrorism that isn’t very reliant on boots on the ground, but rather one that focuses on zeroing in on how terrorist groups grow.

Audrey Kurth Cronin, a professor in the School of International Service at American University, said a big part of this is the Department of Defense’s recent efforts to mitigate civilian harm resulting from U.S. military activities. The Pentagon unveiled the Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response Action Plan on Aug. 25, which directs sweeping changes in military planning, training, doctrine and policy for future conflicts.


Not only would a plan like this protect local civilians — who are always impacted by terrorism — but it helps when dealing with terrorist groups that rely on mobilizing grassroots support.

“The only way that you can end groups that rely on mobilization — groups like al Qaeda and also ISIS — is to reduce the number of people that are likely to either actively or passively support them,” she said. “One way to do that … is to absolutely minimize the impact on civilians and to be very transparent with how you do that.”

Others see the move as a direct reaction to the political fallout of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, which included surging troops to the countries by the thousands with no clear ending in sight.


“My strong sense is that the lesson in every subsequent administration has been to try and keep military action off the front pages as absolutely as much as possible,” said Ret. Army Col. Gregory Daddis, a professor of U.S. military history at the San Diego State University who served in Iraq.

Meanwhile, in the U.S., the administration has looked to combat domestic terrorism, which the FBI defines as violent, criminal acts committed by people or groups to further ideological goals stemming from domestic influences.

The White House released a strategy in June 2021 to combat domestic terrorism, centered around federal agencies enhancing and improving how they share domestic terrorism-related information, preventing domestic terrorists from mobilizing Americans, disrupting their activities before they yield violence and addressing the long-term issues that contribute to domestic terrorism.

Cronin warned that domestic terrorism is difficult to address because efforts to do so can easily bleed into current domestic polarization by giving the appearance of making largely political choices.


“It’s a situation in the United States where our domestic laws are much more difficult to align with, compared to the laws that we use in order to fight international terrorism,” she said. “That’s for a good reason — we’re protecting domestic rights, we have a Constitution, [it’s] very tricky to define exactly what terrorism means domestically without becoming very political.”

Moving forward, experts say that Biden will have to be able to allocate resources wisely as he deals with multiple counterterrorism challenges — particularly as acute threats caused by Russia, China and the pandemic emerge.

“I think the American public and republics of many countries throughout the world, not just in the West, are tired of the War on Terror the same way they’re tired of the global pandemic, and they want to put both of them in the rearview mirror. I think the main challenge for the Biden administration is to be able to develop a flexible and adaptive security strategy that enables us to focus on the array of really unprecedented threats that a presidential administration faces now,” Hoffman said.

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/3636890-heres-how-biden-has-shifted-the-war-on-terror/

 

Ummmmmm....I guess this is a male version of Harley Quinn???
I didn't know that this was a thing!!

 

UK says Biden is an exception to Queen funeral advice for world leaders to travel in buses with limited security (yahoo.com)

So the UK government asked that foreign leaders coming to the queen's funeral use commercial air and expect to ride in buses provided for that purpose when attending the Queen's services.

Uh oh.

Turns out, Joe (or maybe the secret service) said no to that; the President will arrive on Air Force One, (and per standard procedure a second 747) he'll bring his own armored car, and he'll be riding that to the Queens services. Or, (we assume), he wouldn't be attending at all.

So the UK backed off a bit, and said they only meant their instructions to be guidelines.

No word on whether or not the President will be offering rides to other dignitaries planning to attend the Queens funeral. You know, like maybe Trudeau could hop down to Washington or maybe Biden could zip up to Ottowa. Wonder if Mexican president Obrador is planning to attend, and if so, might he catch a ride?

 

And once again President Biden comes through. And I admit to being surprised President Biden and his administration could pull it off, The disputes between railroad workers and the rail companies have been brewing for years. And the railroad companies are known for never wanting to give an inch.

And talk about dodging a bullet. If the railroads go on strike today the price of everything goes up tomorrow.

Watch Live: Biden announces "tentative agreement" to avert national rail strike
By Tucker Reals, Aimee Picchi

Updated on: September 15, 2022 / 10:32 AM / CBS News

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President Biden announced early Thursday morning that days of negotiations at the U.S. Department of Labor to avert a national rail strike, with potentially major implications for the economy, had yielded a deal.

In a statement, Mr. Biden said the "tentative agreement" between the railroads and rail workers' unions was "an important win for our economy and the American people" and "a win for tens of thousands of rail workers who worked tirelessly through the pandemic to ensure that America's families and communities got deliveries of what have kept us going during these difficult years."

Mr. Biden said U.S. rail workers would "get better pay, improved working conditions, and peace of mind around their health care costs: all hard-earned," thanks to the agreement, which he said was "also a victory for railway companies who will be able to retain and recruit more workers for an industry that will continue to be part of the backbone of the American economy for decades to come."


The president was set to meet with negotiators in the Oval Office on Wednesday morning before delivering remarks on the agreement at 11 a.m., the White House said.


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Moments ago, following more than 20 consecutive hours of negotiations at @USDOL, the rail companies and union negotiators came to a tentative agreement that balances the needs of workers, businesses, and our nation’s economy. (1/2)
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The deal will now go to the unions for a vote to finalize the agreement. The presidents of the unions representing rail workers said the breakthrough provides for "the highest general wage increases over the life of the agreement in over 45 years."



"For the first time, our unions were able to obtain negotiated contract language exempting time off for certain medical events from carrier attendance policies," the union chiefs said.

A source familiar with the labor talks told CBS News senior White House correspondent Ed O'Keefe says that the negotiating parties had agreed to a "post-ratification cooling off period" of several weeks, to make sure that there isn't an immediate rail shutdown if a vote doesn't succeed for any reason.

Labor Secretary Marty Walsh oversaw a marathon negotiation session Wednesday at the Labor Department that led to the agreement, and CBS News learned that Mr. Biden made what one source described as a "crucial call" into the negotiations around 9 p.m. local time on Wednesday evening.

Walsh said in a tweet that "following more than 20 consecutive hours of negotiations" at the Labor Department, "the rail companies and union negotiators came to a tentative agreement that balances the needs of workers, businesses, and our nation's economy."


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The announcement came hours after Amtrak said it was canceling all long-distance trips from Thursday amid the threat of a strike, which could have disrupted not only passenger and freight services, but the U.S. economy. Rail companies had warned the strike could result in lost productivity of $2 billion a day.


In light of the agreement announced on Thursday morning, Amtrak said it was "working to quickly restore" the cancelled trains "and reaching out to impacted customers to accommodate on first available departures."

The root of the problem was a labor dispute between railroad companies and their unionized workforces. If the two sides hadn't come to an agreement, the strike was set to have begun just after midnight on Friday.

A Labor Department spokesperson told CBS News on Wednesday evening that dinner was ordered and the talks in Washington among federal officials, railroad executives and railroad worker union leaders were ongoing. Mr. Biden's statement about the agreement came at about 5 a.m. on Thursday.


Without the deal, the strike would have begun Friday at the end a 30-day "cooling-off" period mandated under terms of the Railway Labor Act, which governs contract talks in the railroad and airline industries.

It was the Association of American Railroads that had warned halting freight trains could cost the U.S. economy more than $2 billion per day. If a shutdown were to last more than a few days, the impact would likely be felt by millions of consumers, as it would disrupt shipping of virtually all retail products, coal, other fuels and manufacturing components.

Commuters would also be out of luck, as many passenger trains run on the freight tracks that would be idled in a strike, experts say.

In the past, most recently in 1986, Congress has acted to end railroad strikes. If no agreement had been reached this week, both houses could have passed — and the president would have signed — a joint resolution effectively forcing the rail workers to keep working under terms laid out by an emergency board established by the White House earlier this year. The U.S. Chamber of Congress had urged Congress to stand by and be ready to intervene before Thursday morning's agreement was announced.


In a statement lauding Mr. Biden and the labor secretary for their roles in the negotiations, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi confirmed that Congress had "stood ready to take action... to ensure the uninterrupted operation of essential transportation services."

"Led by the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, the House prepared and had reviewed legislation, so that we would be ready to act, pursuant to Section 10 of the Railway Labor Act," said Pelosi. "Thankfully this action may not be necessary."

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/freight-rail-strike-biden-announces-agreement-to-avert-railway-strike/

 

SHOCK POLL: Biden Approval Surges 9 Points in AP Survey Ahead of Midterms Amid Abortion, Trump Bombshells
By Tommy ChristopherSep 15th, 2022, 10:50 am
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President Joe Biden‘s approval rating has surged nine points in an Associated Press poll amid months of bombshell developments that have shifted the political terrain going into the midterms.

The latest AP/NORC poll shows that Biden has jumped nine points since the last poll was taken — in July. AP White House correspondent Josh Boak reported on the poll by noting it’s not all good news for the president:


Support for Biden recovered from a low of 36% in July to 45%, driven in large part by a rebound in support from Democrats just two months before the November midterm elections. During a few bleak summer months when gasoline prices peaked and lawmakers appeared deadlocked, the Democrats faced the possibility of blowout losses against Republicans.

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The president’s approval rating remains underwater, with 53% of U.S. adults disapproving of him, and the economy continues to be a weakness for Biden. Just 38% approve of his economic leadership as the country faces stubbornly high inflation and Republicans try to make household finances the axis of the upcoming vote.

Political conditions have improved significantly for Democrats over the summer, perhaps most shockingly due to the Supreme Court decision effectively overturn Roe v. Wade in a 5-4 decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, in late June.

Since then, gas prices — a major driver of inflation — have fallen sharply, the January 6 committee has put on a series of blockbuster hearings, Attorney General Merrick Garland’s investigation into January 6 has heated up, and Biden and the Democrats have notched a series of legislative wins.


And since early August, the news has been dominated by the FBI search of Trump’s Mar-a-lago resort home and its aftermath, as bombshell after bombshell has emerged on an almost daily basis at times.

But while Biden’s stock has risen and Democrats have seized the lead in the generic congressional ballot, they’re facing an uphill climb against historic midterm losses for the party in power.

https://www.mediaite.com/news/shock...d-of-midterms-amid-abortion-trump-bombshells/

 

This is something I can really appreciate.

Millions of Americans will save on Medicare fees next year
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Tue, September 27, 2022 at 12:30 PM·3 min read




WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time in a decade, Americans will pay less next year on monthly premiums for Medicare’s Part B plan, which covers routine doctors’ visits and other outpatient care.

The rare 3% decrease in monthly premiums is likely to be coupled with a historically high cost-of-living increase in Social Security benefits — perhaps 9% or 10% — putting hundreds of dollars directly into the pockets of millions of people.

“That’s something we may never see again in the rest of our lives,” said Mary Johnson, the Social Security and Medicare policy analyst for The Senior Citizens League. “That can really be used to pay off credit cards, to restock pantries that have gotten low because people can’t afford to buy as much today as they did a year ago and do some long-postponed repairs to homes and cars.”

The 2023 decrease in monthly Medicare premiums comes after millions of beneficiaries endured a tough year of high inflation and a dramatic increase to premiums this year. Most people on Medicare will pay $164.90 a month for Part B coverage starting next year, a savings of $5.20.

The decrease helps to offset last year’s $21.60 spike, which was driven in large part by a new Alzheimer’s drug, Aduhelm, administered intravenously in doctors’ offices and introduced to the market last year with a $56,000 price tag. Medicare set strict limitations on the drug’s use earlier this year and the drugmaker has since cut the medication’s cost in half.

Medicare paid less for that drug than it expected this year, helping shore up reserves that allowed the agency to set the Part B premiums lower for 2023, the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare said in a statement Tuesday. Spending on other Medicare services and items was lower than expected, too. The annual deductible for the Part B program will also decrease $7 to $226.

President Joe Biden lauded the lower Medicare premiums during a Rose Garden speech Tuesday.

As the midterm elections near and Biden’s administration struggles to contain the painful side effects of inflation, the White House has increasingly trumpeted its work around curtailing health care costs.

“(To) millions of seniors and people with disabilities on Medicare, that means more money in their pockets while still getting the care they need,” Biden said.

Biden pointed to more cost savings on the way for some Medicare recipients starting next year thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act, which will require Medicare to cover the cost of recommended vaccines for older Americans and will cap monthly insulin copayments at $35 per month. Other provisions in the legislation, including a rule that allows Medicare to negotiate directly with drug companies on the price of some medications, will take a few years to kick in.

The bill received no support from congressional Republicans, a talking point the White House has frequently pushed in speeches and across its social media accounts in recent weeks.

Republicans have a different slant on the subject.

“Desperation is setting in at the White House,” the Republican National Committee said in response to Biden’s speech Tuesday. "Voters have a clear choice in the midterms as they know Biden and the Democrats sent costs for groceries soaring, created a recession and increased taxes.”

The lower Medicare premiums were announced as 66 million Americans await the announcement of next year's Social Security cost-of-living increase for 2023. Analysts estimate that it could be historic, roughly between 9% and 10%. The exact amount will be announced next month.


https://finance.yahoo.com/news/millions-americans-save-medicare-fees-183012571.html

 

Yeah, and biden is claiming credit for the $5 reduction in medicare premiums and a reduction in gas cost to $3.00 a gallon!
(Really, he said that).

But not the $21 premium increase last year or the near doubling in gas cost.
Its how he (rather his handlers) roll.

 

Hi Joe! Let's Go Brandon.


Colorado is waving to you.

 

WATCH: Jill Biden Shoves Joe off the Stage as Reporters Shout Questions
By Nick Arama | 11:30 PM on September 30, 2022


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We’ve reported about how Joe Biden seems to be frequently lost, to not know where he’s going after he makes remarks; that frequently his wife has had to lead him off the stage. On Thursday, we saw him delivering remarks about Hurricane Ian from the FEMA headquarters. But at the end of the remarks (his wife wasn’t there), he suddenly turned off to his right and wandered off as the FEMA Director called after him and DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas looked worried and surprised. The handlers had to chase after him and pull him out of the staff area.

Now, not only is he getting lost, but it’s becoming more and more apparent and it looks like they know they can’t keep it in check anymore.

During an event at the White House on Friday for Rosh Hoshanah, Biden lied about President Donald Trump saying there were “good people on both sides,” suggesting that he was saying the neo-Nazis were good. It’s truly vile of him to continue that lie after three years, particularly during such a holiday. As we noted, he also made remarks about going to shul more than some Jews did. I also found it intriguing that they are putting a mark on the floor for him to know where to stand. You can see him looking for it on the ground at the beginning of this video.



Jill delivered remarks. Then Doug Emhoff (who is a better speaker than Jill, Joe, or Kamala) spoke.

But after Joe Biden finished his remarks, he seemed confused and delayed leaving the stage. Jill looked testy when he asked her something, and she said, “No.” Then reporters began shouting questions and Biden seemed to point at something. That’s when Jill looked worried — perhaps not wanting him to answer any questions– and started pushing him off the stage. You could also see both Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff looking like they didn’t know what to do with Joe. Emhoff pointed off stage for Joe to know which way to go.

https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/sta...he-stage-as-reporters-shout-questions-n635697

We’ve seen how much he seems to be deteriorating. But you know it’s getting worse when the handlers like Jill seem to be fraying at the edges now as well. She doesn’t look at all happy in her position. Even Kamala and her husband looked uneasy here. Everyone knows there’s an issue. Imagine how wearying it must be to wonder, “What will Joe do next?” and how they might have to head it off. But they’re the ones who put us all in this position of having someone in this condition in office. I don’t feel sorry for them, I feel sorry for us now having to deal with the consequences of having him in this position and hurting Americans so much. Unfortunately, it’s only going to get worse.

 

Two-thirds of Americans disapprove of Biden's handling of inflation, abortion not top election issue
A new Monmouth University poll found that while over 80 percent of Americans say inflation is a top midterm issue, just 30 percent approve of President Biden’s handling of it, which could spell trouble for Democrats this November.

Americans rated abortion, which Democrats have made the center-piece of their midterm campaign messaging, as the seventh most important issue, behind inflation, crime, elections and voting, jobs, immigration and infrastructure.

“A major problem for Democrats is their base messaging doesn’t hold as much appeal for independents as the GOP issue agenda does. Even though truly persuadable independents are a rather small group these days, this small difference can have a major impact given the expectation that congressional control will hinge on a handful of very close contests,” said Patrick Murray of Monmouth University’s Polling Institute.

The poll also found that by a three-point margin, Americans would prefer Republicans control congress over Democrats, 47 percent to 44 percent.

The Monmouth University survey was conducted among American adults between September 21st and September 25th, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.

 

Wow, that was quite some hyperbolic shove.

She touched him once! Now I know why they included an entire video of the speech at 22 minutes when this act they are whining about lasted all of 4 second at the very end!

What a fucking joke!

 

Kinda like "Trump lunged for the steering wheel" eh?

 

Biden pardons thousands for 'simple possession' of marijuana

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is pardoning thousands of Americans convicted of “simple possession” of marijuana under federal law, as his administration takes a dramatic step toward decriminalizing the drug and addressing charging practices that disproportionately impact people of color.

Biden's move also covers thousands convicted of the crime in the District of Columbia. He is also calling on governors to issue similar pardons for those convicted of state marijuana offenses, which reflect the vast majority of marijuana possession cases.

Biden, in a statement, said the move reflects his position that “no one should be in jail just for using or possessing marijuana.”

“Too many lives have been upended because of our failed approach to marijuana," he added. "It’s time that we right these wrongs."


According to the White House, no one is currently in federal prison solely for “simple possession” of the drug, but the pardon could help thousands overcome obstacles to renting a home or finding a job.

“There are thousands of people who have prior Federal convictions for marijuana possession, who may be denied employment, housing, or educational opportunities as a result,” he said. “My action will help relieve the collateral consequences arising from these convictions.”

Biden is also directing the secretary of Health and Human Services and the U.S. attorney general to review how marijuana is scheduled under federal law. Rescheduling the drug would reduce or potentially eliminate criminal penalties for possession.

But Biden said he believes that as the federal government and many states ease marijuana laws, they should maintain limitations on trafficking, marketing and underage sales.

The move by Biden puts the federal government on par with other big cities like New York that have been moving toward decriminalizing low-level marijuana arrests for years. But there’s a big divide in the nation as some police departments still believe the drug leads to more serious crime and ignoring low-level offenses emboldens criminals.

The move also fulfills one of the top priorities of the Democratic nominee in one of their party's most critical Senate races, as Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman has repeatedly pressed Biden to take the step.


https://www.yahoo.com/news/biden-pardons-thousands-simple-possession-190624879.html