Republicans struggle to answer for Trump’s pardon of January 6 defendants just hours into his presidency
Republican senators struggled to defend Donald Trump’s decision to commute and pardon hundreds of January 6 protesters including those who were charged and convicted of crimes against police officers,
Key GOP Senators Rebuke Trump Over His Jan. 6 Pardons
Prominent GOP senators on Tuesday condemned President Trump’s sweeping clemency for violent Jan. 6 convicts who destroyed the Capitol and attacked police officers. “I do not support pardons given to people who engaged in violence on January 6,
Federal judge says Trump’s pardons can’t erase ‘immutable’ truth of Jan. 6
The judge is the first to speak out after Trump’s sweeping clemency and dismissals of more than 1,500 Jan. 6 cases.
Republican Senators Are Mostly Quiet on Trump's Sweeping Pardons of Jan. 6 Rioters
Many Republicans on Capitol Hill do not agree with President Donald Trump’s decision to pardon and commute sentences for more than 1,500 people charged with crimes related to the Jan. 6 attack on the
These eight local Jan. 6 rioters were pardoned by President Trump
That figure would represent almost all of the nearly 1,600 people who were charged in the riot by the fourth anniversary Jan. 6, according to the Justice Department. About 1,270 had been convicted and 1,
Trump defends his pardons for Jan. 6 attack on Capitol
President Donald Trump is defending one of his most divisive actions since returning to the White House — pardoning nearly everyone convicted in the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol. Trump in a news conference Tuesday was dismissive of the effort to prosecute nearly 1,
The GOP’s stunning response to Trump pardoning those who assaulted police
Trump has worn his party down, and few events crystallize it like the GOP’s muted -- and in some cases positive -- response.
Republicans who voted to impeach Trump over Jan. 6 plan to attend inauguration
It’s not yet clear where lawmakers will be on the day of Trump’s inauguration after it was announced that the ceremony would ...
Murkowski, Cassidy criticize Jan. 6 pardons for people who assaulted police
Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) on Tuesday criticized President Trump’s decision to pardon or ...
Key Republican source who lied to the FBI about the Bidens receives prison sentence
Alexander Smirnov may not be a household name, but his prison sentence represents a stunning fiasco for some prominent Republicans in Congress.
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House Oversight Committee chair says Biden pardoning family members validates his probe's findings
House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., said that former President Biden’s decision to issue preemptive pardons ...
Republicans look to probe some who got last-day Biden pardons
Congressional Republicans are looking to press on in scrutinizing some of those who got pardons from former President Biden ...
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What does Minnesota law, state constitution say about legislative quorums?
Sec. 22. Majority vote of all members to pass a law. The style of all laws of this state shall be: “Be it enacted by the ...
Live updates: President Trump's latest executive orders hit DEI and more
The move is one of many executive actions focused on the federal workforce enacted since Trump took office Monday afternoon.
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Senate GOP incumbents brace for MAGA primary challengers
who voted to convict Trump in his 2021 impeachment, has already drawn a MAGA challenger. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), who was ...