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.
On Capitol Hill, Only a Handful of Republicans Object to Jan. 6 Pardons
Even Republicans who once said violent rioters should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law declined to criticize the presidential clemency for violent offenders, saying it was time to move on.
Trump defends January 6 pardons in his first Oval Office interview of second term
President Donald Trump defended the pardons he issued to January 6 participants in his first interview since returning to the presidency. "They were very minor incidents, and it was time," Trump told Fox News host Sean Hannity in an interview held at the Oval Office.
Sen. Andy Kim says Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons dishonor Capitol Police officer who died, as backlash mounts
Sen. Andy Kim walked into his Senate office in the basement of the U.S. Capitol complex Tuesday with tears in his eyes. The freshman New Jersey Democrat had just gotten off the phone with the brother of Officer Brian Sicknick,
Democrats react to President Donald Trump’s January 6 pardons
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Jan. 6 rioters convicted for role in Capitol attack speak out against Trump's pardons
Following Trump's executive action, two people who pleaded guilty for their actions at the Capitol that day have spoken out against their pardons.
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Sen. Kevin Cramer’s adult son sentenced to 28 years in prison
Ian Cramer, the 43-year-old son of Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota), was sentenced Monday to 28 years in prison for leading police on a high-speed car chase in North Dakota that ended when he ...
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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 ...
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 ...
GOP China hawks mum as Trump throws TikTok a lifeline
The Capitol Hill Republicans who pushed aggressively to ban TikTok have gone almost totally silent on President Donald ...
Morning Report — Trump dispatches troops, ICE in migration crackdown
President Trump on Wednesday ordered active-duty troops to the southern border to bolster federal, state and local law ...
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 ...
Republicans Could Ban China From Buying US Land
Republican senators have introduced a bill that would ban Chinese citizens from purchasing any land in the United States. Arkansas' Tom Cotton, Alabama's Katie Britt, and North Dakota's Kevin Cramer ...
Three takeaways from DHS nominee Kristi Noem’s confirmation hearing
President-elect Donald Trump‘s nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security, cruised through a confirmation hearing Friday on Capitol Hill, just three days before the inauguration ...