Tag: Pardons

PALM BEACH COUNTY — President Donald Trump voiced openness toward preemptively pardoning junior officials within his administration to shield them from potential Democratic-led Congressional probes following the 2026 midterm elections. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump says he’s ‘allowed’ to preemptively pardon junior administration staffers

Christian Datoc · October 24, 2026 6:55 pm

Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow, speaks during a news conference with Abdul el Sayed, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026, in Detroit.

Washington Secrets

Polling’s dirty little secret

Rob Crilly · October 21, 2026 12:38 pm

Henry Cuellar and Tano Tijerina

Republican super PAC pulls out of top battleground in Texas

Lauren Green · October 14, 2026 3:45 pm

President Donald Trump pardoned two truckers Tuesday night during a campaign rally backing Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and other down ballot Republicans in Alaska. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Trump pardons two truckers at Alaska rally: ‘Clean as a newborn baby’s a**’

Christian Datoc · October 13, 2026 9:38 pm

Democratic Caucus Vice Chair Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., speaks during a news conference.

Ted Lieu isn’t lying — he’s telling you half the story

Paul Folsom · September 9, 2026 9:00 am

Kevin Reddington, defense attorney for Lindsay Clancy, walks through reporters and television cameras while arriving at Plymouth County Superior Court.

Lindsay Clancy’s attorney makes plea for pardon from Trump

Emily Hallas · September 8, 2026 12:11 pm

Hunter Biden leaves federal court in Los Angeles.

Hunter Biden admits pardon was ‘not good’ for the American people or his father’s legacy

Molly Parks · August 8, 2026 9:51 am

Dr. Anthony Fauci appears before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee at the Capitol.

Louisiana joins Alabama and Florida in investigating Fauci after contentious Senate hearing

David Zimmermann · August 2, 2026 1:07 pm

Dr. Anthony Fauci appears before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee at the Capitol, Wednesday, July 29, 2026.

Beltway Confidential

Fauci’s fall: ‘The science’ pleads the Fifth

Peter Cordi · July 30, 2026 11:24 am

President Donald Trump

Trump says he respects presidential pardon power in wake of Fauci hearing

Naomi Lim · July 29, 2026 4:45 pm

A document that was included in the U.S. Department of Justice release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, photographed Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, shows a photo of Ghislaine Maxwell in 2019.

Senate approves resolution opposing Ghislaine Maxwell pardon amid Epstein investigation

Emily Hallas · July 29, 2026 4:25 pm

Anthony Fauci

Fauci’s Fifth Amendment answers may test Biden pardon as GOP eyes contempt

Kaelan Deese · July 29, 2026 3:56 pm