Just because we're getting closer to the end of the year, doesn't mean things are slowing down in Washington. President Joe Biden announced Thursday that he would commute the sentences of about 1,500 people and pardon 39 Americans convicted of non-violent crimes. FBI director Christopher Wray is going to resign. And President-elect Donald Trump has invited Chinese president Xi Xinping. Blake Burman, moderator of The Hill on News Nation, joined the Mid-Morning Mike Check on Thursday to explain it all.