Presidential pardons are broad and powerful. Their history, from the Civil War on, illuminates abuse concerns and how reforms ...

There’s no question that Trump and Biden have acted within their authority in issuing pardons for federal offenses. Presidents can extend a pardon, or complete legal forgiveness of a crime, or a ...

Thanksgiving typically slows the news as Americans gather with family and friends. But the holiday also has a habit of amplifying Washington, D.C.'s political drama and surprises. Americans are no ...

Waddle was missing from the ceremony, but the pardon covered both. Two very lucky birds won the White House lottery this year -- a presidential pardon and a lifetime free from the Thanksgiving dinner ...

President Donald Trump is making full use of his pardon power. This year, Trump has issued roughly 1,800 pardons, or nearly six times the number he issued during the four years of his first term.

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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Stewart Ulrich, Sam Houston State University (THE CONVERSATION) President Donald Trump ...