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Trump’s pardon power looms over judges in Jan. 6 rioter cases
President-elect Trump’s pardoning power once he assumes office is looming over cases involving Jan. 6 rioters, prompting some delays over his promise to grant clemency to supporters who stormed the ...Politics - The Hill - November 15 -
Trump to regain pardon power: Here's who could be looking for help
President-elect Trump will gain back vast powers when he retakes the nation's highest office, including the ability to grant pardons. During his first four years as president, Trump granted 144 ...Politics - The Hill - 8 hours ago -
Biden pardons turkeys ahead of Thanksgiving
Watch live coverage as President Biden pardons the turkeys Peach and Blossom for the annual Thanksgiving tradition at the White House.Top stories - NBC News - 4 days ago -
Why are we still pardoning turkeys?
Turkeys are living, breathing animals, and they don’t deserve the suffering wrought by animal agribusiness.Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
Algeria pardons and releases journalist who became a key voice during 2019 pro-democracy protests
Algeria has pardoned a journalist who emerged as a key voice during the country’s 2019 pro-democracy protests and was later imprisoned for taking foreign funding for his media outlets and ...World - ABC News - November 1 -
No pardon planned for Hunter Biden, White House says
The White House said Thursday there are still no plans for President Biden to pardon his son, Hunter, before leaving office, in the wake of President-elect Trump’s victory. "Our answer stands, ...Politics - The Hill - November 7 -
GOP senator: Trump shouldn’t pardon Hunter Biden
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) says President-elect Trump should not pardon Hunter Biden, President Biden’s son, of felony charges related to his purchase of a revolver in 2018 nor the tax charges he ...Politics - The Hill - November 8 -
Biden participates in his final White House turkey pardon
President Biden pardoned two turkeys, Peach and Blossom that hail from Minnesota, where they will return.Top stories - CBS News - 4 days ago -
President Biden Should End This Turkey Pardoning Nonsense
President Biden should cancel the Thanksgiving tradition of pardoning a turkey.Top stories - The New York Times - 4 days ago -
Watch: Biden pardons turkeys ahead of Thanksgiving
President Biden pardoned two turkeys during a time-honored ceremony at the White House ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. Biden pardoned Peach and Blossom on the South Lawn Monday morning, ...Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago -
Biden to pardon turkeys in annual Thanksgiving tradition
President Biden is dishing out the White House's annual Thanksgiving turkey pardons Monday. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe has all the details on the pardons.Top stories - CBS News - 4 days ago -
Get to know Peach and Blossom as they prepare for their presidential pardon
Ed O'Keefe introduces us to Peach and Blossom, the turkeys who will be spared from the Thanksgiving dinner table at President Biden's annual pardon ceremony.Top stories - CBS News - 4 days ago -
Biden pardons the last turkeys of his presidency
As part of an annual tradition, President Biden pardoned two turkeys ahead of Thanksgiving. The turkeys, named Peach and Blossom, will live out the rest of their lives as agricultural ambassadors ...Top stories - NBC News - 4 days ago -
Biden pardons Thanksgiving turkeys at the White House
As part of an annual tradition, President Biden pardoned two turkeys, Peach and Blossom, at the White House ahead of Thanksgiving. Biden also struck a serious tone telling Americans to, “use this ...Top stories - NBC News - 4 days ago -
Biden pardons two turkeys ahead of Thanksgiving
President Biden pardoned two turkeys from Minnesota as part of a White House tradition ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. CBS News' Ed O'Keefe has more on Mr. Biden's last moves as president.Top stories - CBS News - 4 days ago -
Exclusive visit with the last turkeys to get a Biden pardon
President Biden pardoned some poultry Monday morning, continuing a White House tradition dating back to the late 1980s. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe got to go ...Top stories - CBS News - 4 days ago -
Biden pardons the last turkeys of his presidency
President Joe Biden might be a lame-duck president, but he spent Monday sparing the lives of two birds.Politics - NBC News - 4 days ago -
Trump should give Biden permission to pardon Hunter
President Biden should pardon his son Hunter Biden, who has been convicted of tax and gun law violations, in order to avoid appearing mean and to give the incoming administration a boost.Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
Jan. 6 Defendants Are Already Angling for Pardons From Trump
The president-elect said during the campaign that he would grant clemency to some of those who took part in the assault by his supporters on the Capitol nearly four years ago.Top stories - The New York Times - November 7 -
Jan. 6 defendants eye pardons after Trump election win
President-elect Trump vowed on the campaign trail to pardon rioters accused of storming the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, as Congress certified the 2020 election win of his Democratic opponent. “The ...Politics - The Hill - November 7 -
Convicted Jan 6. rioter seeks pardon based on Trump's victory
Moments before a convicted Jan. 6 rioter was sentenced Thursday, he sought a full pardon. He claimed President-elect Donald Trump’s victory vindicated his actions.Top stories - ABC News - November 7 -
Ana Navarro says Biden should pardon his son
Ana Navarro left President Biden a message on Monday’s edition of ABC’s “The View,” recommending the sitting president pardon his son, Hunter Biden. “And this is what I’m going to tell Joe — Joe, ...Politics - The Hill - November 11 -
Ty Cobb: Trump pardoning Jan. 6 rioters would be 'tragic'
Ty Cobb, who served as White House attorney during President-elect Trump's first term, said that it would be a "tragic event" if Trump pardoned Jan. 6 rioters. "I don't think anybody in our history ...Politics - The Hill - November 13 -
How Biden can make pardons a stamp on his legacy
With the shocking presidential election results in the rear-view mirror, President Biden must consider how best to cement his legacy during his remaining two months in office.Politics - The Hill - November 13 -
Proud Boys leader convicted of sedition intends to ask Trump for pardon
A leader of the Proud Boys convicted of seditious conspiracy for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack intends to seek a pardon from President-elect Trump. Joe Biggs, a Florida Proud Boy and ...Politics - The Hill - November 14 -
Experts sound alarm as Trump mulls pardons for January 6 attackers
Attorneys and lawmakers who oppose pardons for Capito rioters would not be able to stop him, legal analysts warn. lf Donald Trump follows through on his promise to pardon people who participated in ...World - The Guardian - November 17 -
Don't just pardon turkeys — use Thanksgiving to spare lives on death row
This Thanksgiving, governors should use their sovereign power to put down the executioner’s axe.Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago -
Biden pardons turkeys Peach and Blossom for his last White House Thanksgiving
President Biden pardoned the turkeys Peach and Blossom for the traditional presidential pardon ahead of Thanksgiving, which marks the start of Biden’s last holiday season at the White House. “This ...Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago -
Lame duck Biden pardons Thanksgiving turkeys as the world burns
President’s holiday event for the birds as Trump plans to hammer America’s democratic institutions come January. This is the way Biden world ends. Not with a bang but a gobble.. Joe Biden , 82, ...World - The Guardian - 4 days ago -
Biden pardons 'Peach' and 'Blossom' in White House Thanksgiving turkey tradition
Peach and Blossom are the two lucky turkeys from Minnesota who are escaping a fowl fate as part of a White House tradition.Top stories - ABC News - 4 days ago -
Activists slam Biden for pardoning turkeys, not those on federal death row
Advocates against death penalty note president has spared no one from death row but it’s not too late to ‘cement legacy’. Advocates against the death penalty took aim with blistering irony at Joe ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
Late Night Makes Its Last Jokes About Biden Pardoning Turkeys
Although Thanksgiving was still three days away, “the turkeys looked at Biden and said, ‘We better get this done,’” Jimmy Fallon said.Top stories - The New York Times - 3 days ago -
Majority of voters believe Trump will pardon Jan. 6 rioters: Poll
A majority of voters in the U.S. say they believe President-elect Trump will issue pardons to those who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, when he returns to the White House, according to a new ...Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
The White House's history with Thanksgiving, and how the turkey pardon came to be
The history of White House Thanksgiving traditions date back more than 160 years to President Abraham Lincoln, who established the national holiday.Top stories - CBS News - Yesterday -
Stagecraft and the power of political photographs
With the invention of photography came a new way to view, mythologize and remember the nation's presidents. CBS News chief election & campaign correspondent Robert Costa talks with Washington Post ...Top stories - CBS News - November 3