Opinion | Under Trump, a Wink and a Nod at Anti-Abortion Violence
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Opinion | Under Trump, a Wink and a Nod at Anti-Abortion Violence

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Three days after getting out of federal prison for his role in forcibly shutting down a reproductive health clinic in Washington, D.C., Herb Geraghty, one of 23 anti-abortion activists pardoned by President Trump last week, was eager to return to protesting. “I’m planning…

Far-Right Leaders Granted Clemency by Trump for Jan. 6 Speak Out
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Far-Right Leaders Granted Clemency by Trump for Jan. 6 Speak Out

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Fresh from being freed by President Trump’s sweeping grants of clemency, two of the nation’s most notorious far-right leaders — Enrique Tarrio of the Proud Boys and Stewart Rhodes of the Oath Keepers militia — spoke out this week. While the men avoided…

From Day 1, Trump Shows He’ll Test Limits of What He Can Get Away With
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From Day 1, Trump Shows He’ll Test Limits of What He Can Get Away With

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines His vice president, JD Vance, said he “obviously” wouldn’t do it. His nominee for attorney general, Pam Bondi, agreed there was no way: “The president does not like people that abuse police officers,” she told senators last week. The Republican speaker of the…

2 Americans Held in Afghanistan Are Freed in Prisoner Swap
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2 Americans Held in Afghanistan Are Freed in Prisoner Swap

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In one of its final acts, the Biden administration secured the release of two Americans held in Afghanistan in a prisoner swap for a Taliban member imprisoned in the United States on narcotics charges. The Taliban government freed Ryan Corbett and William Wallace…

In Dueling Pardons, an Intensified Fight Over the Meaning of Jan. 6
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In Dueling Pardons, an Intensified Fight Over the Meaning of Jan. 6

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The dueling pardons issued Monday by the outgoing and incoming presidents were the latest and perhaps clearest reminders of how Donald J. Trump’s efforts to rewrite the history of the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol have gradually worn down the consensus…

Biden Pardons 5 Members of His Family in Final Minutes in Office
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Biden Pardons 5 Members of His Family in Final Minutes in Office

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Biden pardoned five members of his family in his last minutes in office, saying in a statement that he did so not because they did anything wrong but because he feared political attacks from incoming President Donald J. Trump. “My family has…

Biden in Final Hours Pardons Cheney, Fauci and Milley to Thwart Reprisals
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Biden in Final Hours Pardons Cheney, Fauci and Milley to Thwart Reprisals

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Biden moved just hours before leaving office on Monday to guard some of President-elect Donald J. Trump’s most high-profile adversaries against a promised campaign of “retribution” by issuing pre-emptive pardons to head off politically driven prosecutions. Among those receiving the pardons were…

Eric Adams, With Pardon Talk Swirling, Meets With Trump Near Mar-a-Lago
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Eric Adams, With Pardon Talk Swirling, Meets With Trump Near Mar-a-Lago

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Mayor Eric Adams of New York City met with President-elect Donald J. Trump near his Mar-a-Lago compound on Friday afternoon in an unusual display of political, and perhaps personal, outreach. The men had lunch in the main dining room at the Trump International…

Biden to Commute Drug Offender Sentences
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Biden to Commute Drug Offender Sentences

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Biden announced on Friday that he would commute the sentences of nearly 2,500 inmates serving long prison terms for nonviolent drug offenses, the broadest commutation of individual sentences ever issued by a U.S. president. The commutations are for offenders who received harsher…

Eric Adams Heads to Mar-a-Lago to Meet With Trump
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Eric Adams Heads to Mar-a-Lago to Meet With Trump

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Mayor Eric Adams of New York City, his re-election chances in doubt and a federal indictment looming over him, flew to Florida on Thursday to meet with President-elect Donald J. Trump at Mar-a-Lago just four days before the inauguration. The mayor, a Democrat,…