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…

Hegseth Ex-Sister-in-Law Tells Senators He Was ‘Abusive’ to Second Wife
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Hegseth Ex-Sister-in-Law Tells Senators He Was ‘Abusive’ to Second Wife

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines An ex-sister-in-law of Pete Hegseth’s submitted a sworn statement to senators on Tuesday that accused Mr. Hegseth, President Trump’s nominee for secretary of defense, of being so “abusive” toward his second wife that she once hid in a closet from him and had…

Trump’s Targets Fear ‘Retribution’ He Promised in Second Presidency
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Trump’s Targets Fear ‘Retribution’ He Promised in Second Presidency

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines As Donald J. Trump returns to office, the critics, prosecutors and perceived enemies who sought to hold him accountable and banish him from American political life are now facing, with considerable trepidation, a president who is assuming power having vowed to exact vengeance….

Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao Is Indicted on Federal Corruption Charges
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Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao Is Indicted on Federal Corruption Charges

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Sheng Thao, who was ousted as the mayor of Oakland, Calif., just two months ago amid persistent frustrations with crime, has been indicted on federal corruption charges, prosecutors announced on Friday. Ms. Thao is among four people being charged. The federal indictment also…

Democrats Say F.B.I. Did Not Interview Critical Witnesses About Pete Hegseth
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Democrats Say F.B.I. Did Not Interview Critical Witnesses About Pete Hegseth

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Senate Democrats on Monday said that an F.B.I. background check on Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon, omitted key details on major allegations against him, in part because it did not include interviews with critical witnesses. One missed…

Special Counsel Report on Hunter Biden Denounces President’s Criticism of Case
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Special Counsel Report on Hunter Biden Denounces President’s Criticism of Case

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines David C. Weiss, the special counsel who spent years investigating Hunter Biden, criticized President Biden for making “baseless accusations” about his inquiry that threatened “the integrity of the justice system as a whole” in a final report made public on Monday. “The president’s…

Trump Again Hints at Jan. 6 Pardons, Including for Attacks on Police
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Trump Again Hints at Jan. 6 Pardons, Including for Attacks on Police

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President-elect Donald J. Trump on Tuesday once again left open the possibility of offering pardons to some of his supporters who are serving prison time for assaulting police officers during the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Mr. Trump, who campaigned…

Driver in Ramming Attack Made Trips to New Orleans and Abroad
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Driver in Ramming Attack Made Trips to New Orleans and Abroad

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The driver in the deadly Jan. 1 ramming attack in New Orleans visited the city twice in the months before he armed himself with guns and explosives and plowed a rented truck into a crowd on Bourbon Street, investigators said on Sunday. In…