Biden Reduces Death Row Sentences for 37 Inmates; Luigi Mangione To Be Arraigned on State Charges

President Biden reduced the sentences of 37 out of 40 inmates who are currently on federal death row, converting their punishments to life imprisonment. It spares the lives of inmates convicted of killing police and military officers and those involved in deadly bank robberies or drug deals. The three people who were not on Biden's commutation list are the surviving Boston Marathon bomber, the convicted murderer in the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting, and the gunman at Mother Emanual Church in Charleston. Biden said he is convinced more than ever that the use of the death penalty at the federal level must be stopped.

UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting suspect, Luigi Mangione, is expected to be arraigned on state charges in New York on Monday. He faces 11 state charges including first-degree murder as an act of terrorism. The hearing marks Mangione's first opportunity to formally address the accusations brought by the manhattan district attorney's office. He also faces a federal murder charge, which carries the maximum potential sentence of death or life in prison.

In the Middle East, the U.S. Central Command reported conducting precision airstrikes in Yemen, targeting those linked to the Houthi terrorist group. A U.S. fighter jet was also shot down in the Red Sea, with the U.S. saying it had mistakenly shot down one of its own fighter aircraft. NTD also spoke with Avi Melamed, a former Israeli Intelligence Official, to talk about the latest in the power struggle going on in Syria.