The Republican called for the release of the ‘J-6 protesters’, a reference to Trump supporters who stormed Congress in 2021

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Author: James Crisp

James Crisp

Granting his son an unconditional presidential pardon for the last decade has done incalculable damage to Biden’s own legacy, to the office of the presidency – and the country itself, writes Sean O’Grady

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Author: Sean O’Grady

The outgoing president’s abuse of the constitution opens the door to more abuse by the next one. The rules were never meant to condone crime, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Author: Simon Jenkins

President-elect Donald Trump and several Republican lawmakers slammed US President Joe Biden for pardoning his son Hunter Biden from federal and criminal charges. While Trump called it an ‘abuse’ of the American justice system, GOP politicians referred to Biden as ‘most corrupt’ president

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Author: FP Staff

Trump has also nominated Tiffany’s father-in-law Massad Boulos as senior adviser on Arab and Middle Eastern affairs and Charles Kushner as ambassador to France

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Author: Oliver O’Connell

Massad Boulos, whose son is married to president-elect’s youngest daughter, given key advisory role

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Author: Susie Coen

Decision marks reversal for US president, who had said he would not use executive authority to pardon son’s charges

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Author: Edward Helmore

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Author: Antoinette Radford, Matt Meyer

Sen. Tommy Tuberville has called for Congress to mandate penalties for players who break NIL contracts.

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Author: The Associated Press

A CNN host cracked up Sunday as a Republican congressman claimed his colleagues would compromise in the House to deal with a razor-thin majority. Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) was claiming the notoriously factious caucus would pull together to make sure it pushes through legislation. “There’s no I in team,” he told Kasie Hunt on State of the Union. Want …

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Author: Adam Nichols

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Sunday that he couldn’t be concerned with what happens after President-elect Trump takes office in January when pressed about the nominat…

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Author: Alex Gangitano

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey was reportedly a frontrunner for the top job, with Patel being considered as a contender for deputy director

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Author: Mike Bedigan

MSNBC opinion writer Hayes Brown said Sunday that President-elect Trump’s pick for the head of the FBI, Kash Patel, “would be like if you crossed Alex Jones with J. Edgar Hoover.” “Kash Patel…

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Author: Tara Suter

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Author: Kasie Hunt

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Author: Kasie Hunt

Limitations of US law shield most journalists, but long-term use of the Espionage Act to prosecute leakers provides Trump an alleyway to attack critics. Reporter John Bowden provides analysis about what Patel’s nomination could mean for the First Amendement

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Author: John Bowden