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Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American politician who served as the 47th vice president of the United States from 2009 to 2017 and represented Delaware in the U.S. Senate from 1973 to 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, Biden is the presumptive Democratic nominee for president in the 2020 election. He unsuccessfully sought the Democratic presidential nomination in 1988 and in 2008.
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Durbin, Pressley, Leahy, Booker to Trump administration: Suspend federal executions during transition period

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A group of congressional Democrats is urging the Trump administration to halt federal executions until the incoming administration of President-elect Joe Biden can "evaluate and determine" the future of the death penalty.

In a letter dated Friday to Attorney General William Barr, the lawmakers accused the Trump administration of "recklessly" restarting federal executions in July after a 17-year absence.  "In less than three months, the Administration executed seven people -- more than the total number executed over the past six decades," reads the letter signed by Sens.

Cory Booker of New Jersey, Dick Durbin of Illinois, Patrick Leahy of Vermont and Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley. The letter also noted that minorities are.

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