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McConnell on screaming matches with Trump: 'We had a candid relationship'
Former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) said he had “candid” conversations with President Trump when asked about reports that he and Trump got into “screaming matches” during the ...The Hill - 7h -
McConnell: Trump pardons a 'mistake,' Jan. 6 'an insurrection'
Former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said it was a “mistake” for President Trump to pardon individuals convicted of crimes connected to the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. ...The Hill - 8h -
McConnell: Trump tariffs 'will drive the cost of everything up'
Former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is warning that President Trump’s 25-percent tariffs on Canada and Mexico “will drive the cost of everything up” and wondering, “Why would ...The Hill - 9h -
Behind Mitch McConnell's Supreme Court engineering
McConnell's biographer: The former Senate leader's 2016 move to block Merrick Garland's nomination was a "total concoction to give the gloss of authority."CBS News - 22h -
Mitch McConnell expects to back "most of" what the Trump administration does
Sen. Mitch McConnell answers questions about the Supreme Court, the Jan. 6 pardons, his relationship with President Trump, and more during a wide-ranging conversation with Lesley Stahl.CBS News - 23h -
Sen. McConnell on plans amid President Trump's onslaught of executive orders
Sen. Mitch McConnell, who's had a contentious relationship with President Trump, says that he plans to speak out for what he believes in, but will likely support most of the administration's goals.CBS News - 23h -
Sen. Mitch McConnell says he expects to support most of Trump's second term agenda
Leslie Stahl sits down with Sen. Mitch McConnell for an interview airing in full on "60 Minutes" to discuss his support for President Trump's policies and more.CBS News - 2d -
Vance defends Trump's Jan. 6 pardons
Vice President JD Vance's interview with "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" is his first since he assumed the vice presidency.CBS News - Jan. 26 -
McConnell sends a message
With a vote against Pete Hegseth, the former GOP leader makes clear he will be an unreliable ally of Donald Trump.Politico - Jan. 24 -
McConnell opposes Hegseth on final confirmation vote
Former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.), who stepped down from the leadership at the end of last year, cast a surprise vote Friday night against Pete Hegseth, President Trump’s ...The Hill - Jan. 25 -
Trump continues to defend Jan. 6 pardons, suggests Biden should have pardoned himself
President Donald Trump continued to defend his controversial pardons of the Jan. 6 rioters with false claims that they were wrongly prosecuted.ABC News - Jan. 24 -
Federal judges slam Trump's Jan. 6 pardons
Following President Trump's sweeping clemency for Jan. 6 defendants, federal judges who presided over cases are letting their discontent be heard. CBS News digital politics reporter Melissa Quinn ...CBS News - Jan. 23 -
Trump says it's "funny" Biden didn't pardon himself
In his first Oval Office interview since returning to the White House, President Trump said it was a "funny thing" that former President Joe Biden declined to pardon himself after granting clemency ...CBS News - Jan. 23 -
Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons divide House Republicans
President Trump’s decision to pardon hundreds of protesters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 — including many accused of assaulting police officers — is dividing House Republicans, with some ...The Hill - Jan. 23 -
McConnell: 'Alarming' some Trump Pentagon hires survived vetting process
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said it was “alarming” that some of President Trump’s new hires in the Pentagon survived the vetting process. McConnell is urging the Trump administration to “steer ...The Hill - Jan. 23 -
Axelrod: Late Biden pardons 'gave Trump a gift'
Democratic strategist David Axelrod said Tuesday former President Biden gave “a gift” to President Trump by pardoning his family minutes before the latter’s inauguration. Calling the move ...The Hill - Jan. 23 -
Disgraceful pardons from Biden and Trump
Surely there are Republicans in Congress who think Trump’s decision to pardon so many criminals was not in his best interest, or the best interest of their party.The Hill - Jan. 23 -
Trump suggests it was a mistake Biden didn't pardon himself
President Trump on Wednesday repeatedly suggested it was a mistake that former President Biden did not preemptively pardon himself before leaving office. Trump, in a sit-down interview with Fox ...The Hill - Jan. 23 -
Speaker Johnson on Trump's Jan. 6 pardons
House Speaker Mike Johnson commented on President Trump's Jan. 6 pardons as those affected begin to leave federal prisons. CBS News' Taurean Small reports.CBS News - Jan. 22 -
Trump pardons founder of Silk Road drugs website
US president says Ross Ulbricht was victim of ‘weaponisation of government’Financial Times - Jan. 22 -
Trump pardons Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht
President Trump grants full pardon to Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, early bitcoin advocate.CNBC - Jan. 22 -
Trump pardons Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht
Libertarian activists, who generally oppose criminal drug policies, argued the government overreached in building its case against Ross Ulbricht and the dark web marketplace Silk Road.CBS News - Jan. 22 -
Sanders says ‘don’t equate’ Trump, Biden pardons
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said Americans should not be equating the pardons issued by President Trump and former President Biden. Sanders joined CNN’s “The Source” on Tuesday evening, where he ...The Hill - Jan. 22 -
Trump pardons nearly 1,600 Jan. 6 defendants
On his first day in office, President Trump pardoned and commuted the sentences of nearly 1,600 people convicted of offenses related to the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol. Among them are ...CBS News - Jan. 21 -
Trump defends Jan. 6 pardons of violent criminals
Trump said his pardons and commutations for Jan. 6 defendants were justified, and argued that people who commit violent crime in other cities don't get charged.NBC News - Jan. 22 -
Trump pardons Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht
President Trump said Tuesday he had signed a full pardon for Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the scandalous online marketplace Silk Road, fulfilling a campaign promise Trump had made to Libertarian ...The Hill - Jan. 22 -
Trump defends pardoning of violent Jan. 6 offenders
President Trump on Tuesday defended signing mass pardons for rioters charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack, including those who were violent offenders, a move that has drawn ...The Hill - Jan. 21 -
Trump Just Pardoned Himself
Because presidents exercise such unfettered discretion in granting clemency, these actions provide useful insights into their true character.The New York Times - Jan. 21 -
McConnell criticizes Trump Jan. 6 pardons
Former Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) criticized President Trump for pardoning roughly 1,500 people who were arrested during the Jan, 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol, including some ...The Hill - Jan. 21 -
Raskin knocks Trump pardons for Jan. 6 rioters after receiving Biden pardon
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), a former member of the Jan. 6 committee, sought to distinguish between the pardon he received from former President Biden compared to those President Trump gave to those ...The Hill - Jan. 21 -
President Trump issues pardons for Jan. 6 defendants
Following his inauguration, President Trump issued blanket pardons or commutations for those who attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The executive action included those convicted of violent ...CBS News - Jan. 21 -
Trump's Jan. 6 pardons include violent offenders
The scale of President Trump's Day 1 pardons for Jan. 6 defendants surprised many since they included those convicted of assaulting police officers and seditious conspiracy. CBS News congressional ...CBS News - Jan. 21 -
Trump pardons about 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants
President Trump pledged on the campaign trail to absolve those who were charged for their conduct on Jan. 6, 2021.CBS News - Jan. 21 -
Trump pardons Jan. 6 defendants: Will there be political backlash?
Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker joins TODAY to talk about some of President Donald Trump’s first actions as president singing a flurry of executive orders and pardons — and the comparisons ...NBC News - Jan. 21 -
Trump pardons thousands of Jan. 6 defendants
President Trump pardoned about 1,500 defendants convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot on Monday night, hours after returning to the Oval Office. CBS News' Major Garrett, Fin Gómez, Lindsey ...CBS News - Jan. 20 -
Trump signs pardons for Jan. 6 rioters
President Donald Trump signed approximately 1,500 pardons for criminal defendants charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot attack.NBC News - Jan. 21 -
Trump responds to Biden’s last-minute pardons: ‘Disgraceful’
Donald Trump responds to the pardons Joe Biden issued in the last hours of his presidency in a text message to NBC’s Kristen Welker. “It is disgraceful. Many are guilty of major crimes,” he wrote.NBC News - Jan. 20 -
Trump promises pardons for Jan. 6 Capitol rioters
President-elect Donald Trump has promised pardons for those who stormed the Capitol four years ago to try to disrupt the certification of President Biden's election win. CBS News political ...CBS News - Jan. 6 -
Lawmakers brace for Trump's promised Jan. 6 pardons. Some are urging restraint
The fourth anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has a new focus as lawmakers brace for the prospect that Donald Trump may soon pardon many of the more than 1,500 people charged with ...ABC News - Jan. 5