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

‘Deep state’ critic who has threatened to shut down agency’s headquarters could face tough confirmation battle

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Author: Ed Pilkington

​Despite having the lowest first preference vote of Ireland’s three main parties in Friday’s general election, Sinn Fein have claimed a mandate to form the next government – but opponents argue there is “no possibility whatsoever” of such an outcome.

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Author: David Thompson

House leader Mitch McConnell is one of a handful of figures who could stand up to the president-elect

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Author: Lauren Fedor

The President-elect has also engaged in preemptive international action, dining with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday at Mar-a-Lago

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Author: Oliver O’Connell

The choice of Kash Patel — who vowed to turn the agency’s headquarters into a ‘museum of the deep state’ — is likely to face stiff opposition in the US Senate

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Author: Harriet Alexander, Senior Features Reporter (US), The Times and The Sunday Times