Republican senators are mostly quiet on Trump’s sweeping pardons of Jan. 6 rioters
Moving beyond the attack on the Capitol has become a central approach for congressional Republicans who have enthusiastically re-embraced Trump after his 2020 defeat and his attempts to overturn
Trump’s blanket Jan. 6 pardons stun Republicans on Capitol Hill
President Trump’s sweeping pardons of more than 1,500 people charged with crimes related to the Capitol riot of Jan. 6, 2021, including individuals who assaulted police officers, stunned Republican lawmakers who witnessed firsthand the chaos on Capitol Hill four years ago.
Trump ‘certainly’ open to meeting with some Jan. 6 rioters granted clemency
A White House meeting may be in the cards for some of the nearly 1,600 people charged in the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol who received clemency from President Donald Trump. Trump told reporters Thursday that he would “certainly be open” to meeting with some of the people who stormed the Capitol to overturn Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 election.
Trump's sweeping pardon of Jan. 6 defendants includes two men from Springfield area
A Springfield man found guilty of breaching the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was among the 1,500 or so people President Donald Trump pardoned Monday.
Ex-‘MAGA Granny’ is turning down Trump’s pardon of her Jan. 6 conviction
She was at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. She pleaded guilty. Now, she doesn’t want President Donald Trump’s pardon because she wants to own what she did.
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.
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Kevin Cramer’s son sentenced to 28 years over chase, fatal car crash
The son of North Dakota Sen. Kevin Cramer (R) was sentenced Monday to 28 years in prison over a police chase and death of a local sheriff’s deputy. Ian Cramer, 43, was charged with manslaughter ...
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Cramer reflects on change in Washington mood
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump is surrounded by a very different Washington than he was eight years ago. Many Republicans thought his political career was over after the Jan. 6 insurrection at the ...
GOP China hawks mum as Trump throws TikTok a lifeline
Asked directly by POLITICO about Trump’s executive order to grant TikTok a reprieve in defiance of the law passed by Congress, Senate Majority Leader John Thune — who supported the ban and once pushed ...
So much for ‘looking forward’: GOP launches new Jan. 6 investigation
Around this time two years ago, as the Republican majority in the House got to work, among the earliest priorities for the party was a new, GOP-friendly investigation into the Jan. 6 attack. The ...
Congressional Republicans Giving Trump Time to Make a TikTok Deal
President Donald Trump left no doubt regarding his about-face on banning TikTok when he invited the social media app’s CEO to ...
First female Coast Guard commandant ousted
Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Linda Fagan, the first female uniformed leader of an Armed Forces branch in U.S. history, was ousted by the Trump administration with no explanation late Monday.
Republicans kick off race to confirm Trump nominees
Senate Republicans are kicking off their race to quickly confirm President Trump’s Cabinet nominees, and they’re starting ...
Trump selections for top jobs advance, despite initial controversy
Three days ahead of Trump’s return to the White House, many of his most prominent Cabinet choices have sailed relatively ...