WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 12: White House National Security Communications Adviser John Kirby speaks during a news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on December 12, 2024 in Washington, DC. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and Kirby discussed U.S. President Joe Biden's decision to commute the sentences of almost 1,500 offenders and pardon 39 people convicted of nonviolent crimes, mysterious drone sightings in New Jersey and other areas along the East Coast, the status of Travis Timmerman and Austin Tice, and other topics. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)