President Donald Trump participates in the signing ceremony for the First Step Act and the Juvenile Justice Reform Act in the Oval Office of the White House December 21, 2018 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee | Getty Images News | Getty Images February brings the most significant series ...
To make his point, Smith relayed a story about working on the First Step Act, the criminal justice legislation signed into law last year, and recalled a moment when someone in the room made a point that the president's signature on the bill could help him garner votes ...
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Now, Matthew is the very first person to be released from prison under the First Step Act. Matthew, on behalf of all Americans: welcome home. As we have seen, when we are united, we can make astonishing strides for our country. Now, Republicans and Democrats must joi...
During the hour-long address, Trump called several people who had been released from prison under the First Step Act to the stage to offer testimonials. Tanesha Bannister, a South Carolina native who was freed in May, told the president she would be serving five more years in prison if not...
The first step is addressing Trump's base. Not white nationalists on the fringes or partisan Republicans scared of losing the Supreme Court, but a forgotten working-class. After all, the greatest indicators of support for Trump are whites with no high school diploma, and those who report "Am...
More than 3,000 federal inmates were released Friday as part of the First Step Act. Former Arizona Republican senator and CBS News contributor Jeff Flake co-sponsored the bill, and he joins CBSN to talk about the legislation. He also shares his reaction
he said the process was about “whether we’re prepared to accept in the presence of the United States a situation where the President, for their own personal or political benefit can condition military aid, diplomatic meetings or any other performance of an official act in order to get help...
The First Step Act is one of the most popular legislative items Trump has signed into law in his first term. A poll released last December found that 60 percent of Americans approved of the bill, which Trump signed into law on Dec. 21. Gabby Orr White House Reporter We are also ...
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