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President Biden has commuted the sentences of nearly 1,500 people who've been on home

confinement since the COVID pandemic.

He also pardoned 39 others convicted of nonviolent crimes.

As NPR's Tamara Keith explains, the White House says this is the largest single-day grant of clemency in modern history.

In a statement, President Biden said that it was a great privilege of the presidency to be able to extend mercy to people who have demonstrated remorse and rehabilitation.

The 1,500 people granted clemency had been serving long prison sentences

and have been on home confinement since COVID. The president said they have successfully

reintegrated into their families and communities and have shown they deserve a second chance.

Biden plans to issue more pardons and commutations in the weeks ahead.

He is still getting criticized for his decision earlier this month to pardon his son Hunter.

Tamara Keith, NPR News.

The killing of United Health Care CEO Brian Thompson is prompting companies to take another look at security for top executives.

In some cases, major health company execs, so they want to take down look at security for top executives. In some cases, major health company execs

said they want to take down photos of top officials from their websites and move more meetings online.

An internal New York Police Department memo says online threats have risen following last week's

killing. The suspect is a 26-year-old who authorities say spelled out an anti-corporate motive for the attack.

President-elect Trump's nominees for FBI director and defense secretary have been making the rounds on Capitol Hill.

Pete Hegseth met this afternoon with Senator John Federman, the first Democrat in Congress to sit down with the military veteran and former Fox News host.

NPR's Lou Garrett spoke to one Republican senator remains undecided.

Senator Susan Collins of Maine tells NPR she is reserving her judgment on Patel and

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