<a href="http://washingtonexaminer.com/tag/white-house/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">White House</a> press secretary <a href="http://washingtonexaminer.com/tag/karine-jean-pierre/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">Karine Jean-Pierre</a> is holding a press conference.

 <p>President Joe Biden has been largely out of the spotlight since dropping out of the presidential race in July, a theme that has <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/presidential/3257773/political-perspectives-biden-hegseth-revived-gabbard-struggles/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="continued">continued</a> as President-elect Donald Trump eats up the headlines during the transition.</p> <p><a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title=""><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER</strong></a></p> <p>On Thursday morning, he <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/3258452/biden-commutes-nearly-1500-sentences-record-use-pardon-power/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="commuted">commuted</a> 1,500 sentences of people who served their sentence in home confinement during the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/coronavirus" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">COVID-19</a>&nbsp;pandemic, in addition to more than three dozen&nbsp;<a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/pardons/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">pardons</a>.</p>

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre will speak with reporters after Joe Biden set a record for sentence commutations in a single day.{ai:summary}<p>White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre addressed the media as President Joe Biden remains largely absent from public view since his withdrawal from the presidential race in July. Meanwhile, President-elect Donald Trump continues to dominate the news cycle.</p><p>On Thursday, Biden commuted 1,500 sentences for individuals who served time in home confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic, along with granting over three dozen pardons. #politics</p>

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