Two political analysts talk with MPR News host Tom Crann about President Joe Biden’s legacy and the impact his record will have on Minnesotans.

American Indian activist Leonard Peltier speaks during a 1999 interview at the U.S. Penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kan. President Joe Biden commuted to home confinement Peltier's life sentence after he spent most of his life in prison for the killing of two FBI agents in South Dakota in 1975.

The Associated Press reports that just before leaving office, President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who was convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents in South Dakota.

For democracy to survive, Americans must be willing to confront the emerging oligarchy the president identified.

The outgoing administration has released Leonard Peltier from prison. Numerous activists and tribal officials have requested the release of Peltier, whom they believe to be innocent of killing two FBI agents in 1975.

Candidates seeking to lead the Democratic National Committee were pressed about President Joe Biden at a forum in Detroit.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump, who overcame impeachments, criminal indictments and a pair of assassination attempts to win another term in the White House, will be sworn in Monday as the 47th U.S. president taking charge as Republicans claim unified control of Washington and set out to reshape the country’s institutions.

Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley joined other candidates for Democratic National Committee leadership posts Thursday who largely embraced President Joe Biden’s warnings of an oligarchy taking shape in America.

Thursday, Jan. 9 is a National Day of Mourning in Minnesota and nationwide. The day was proclaimed by President Joe Biden for former President Jimmy Carter, who died at the age of 100 on Dec. 29. Carter's funeral is being held at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., on Thursday.

Donald Trump was sworn in Monday as the 47th U.S. president, taking charge as Republicans claim unified control of Washington and set out to reshape the country’s institutions. Trump’s swearing-in ceremony was moved into the Capitol Rotunda due to intense cold.

Donald Trump, who overcame impeachments, criminal indictments and a pair of assassination attempts to win another term in the White House, will be sworn in Monday as the 47th U.S. president taking charge as Republicans claim unified control of Washington and set out to reshape the country’s institutions.