Jess Bravin
@jessbravin.bsky.social
Senior special writer, The Wall Street Journal. Author, "The Terror Courts: Rough Justice at Guantanamo Bay"; "Squeaky: The Life & Times of Lynette Alice Fromme." Founder: Raymond Chandler Square, L.A. City Historic-Cultural Monument No. 597.
Flashback 2: Biden follows A.G. Garland's advice to leave three men convicted of hate crimes or terrorism on death row, and commute 37 others whose cases resemble most murderers who get life or a term of years: Dec. 23, 2024: www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Biden Commutes Sentences of 37 Death Row Inmates
The move prevents President-elect Donald Trump from executing most men on federal death row.
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October 13, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Flashback 2: Biden follows A.G. Garland's advice to leave three men convicted of hate crimes or terrorism on death row, and commute 37 others whose cases resemble most murderers who get life or a term of years: Dec. 23, 2024: www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Flashback: Biden, who campaigned on abolishing capital punishment, weighs whether to commute all 40 inmates on the federal death row, Dec. 2024: www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
Exclusive | Biden Weighs Commuting Sentences of Death Row Inmates
Such a move would frustrate President-elect Donald Trump’s ability to resume the rapid pace of executions that marked his first term.
www.wsj.com
October 13, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Flashback: Biden, who campaigned on abolishing capital punishment, weighs whether to commute all 40 inmates on the federal death row, Dec. 2024: www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
The Free State's leading newspaper, where H.L. Mencken once held forth:
September 27, 2025 at 2:34 AM
The Free State's leading newspaper, where H.L. Mencken once held forth:
The U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission @america250.bsky.social has been in disarray for years, as @wsj.com has reported down the line. For instance: www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Planners Battle Over Marking U.S. 250th Anniversary
The federal effort to commemorate 2026, mired in dissension, faces allegations of impropriety.
www.wsj.com
September 24, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission @america250.bsky.social has been in disarray for years, as @wsj.com has reported down the line. For instance: www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
In 2007, I attended the DC premiere for perhaps Redford's worst movie, "Lions for Lambs." But I did get this shot!
September 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
In 2007, I attended the DC premiere for perhaps Redford's worst movie, "Lions for Lambs." But I did get this shot!
In 2007, I attended the DC premier for perhaps Redford's worst movie, "Lions for Lambs." But I did get this shot!
September 17, 2025 at 4:13 PM
In 2007, I attended the DC premier for perhaps Redford's worst movie, "Lions for Lambs." But I did get this shot!
