Oct 06 Watch 7:34 News Wrap: Dozens of children and adults killed by attacker in Thailand In our news wrap Thursday, an attacker armed with guns and a knife stormed into a daycare center in Thailand and massacred dozens of children and adults, a federal judge halted key provisions of New York's sweeping gun law and… Continue watching
Oct 06 Watch 7:04 Biden pardons thousands convicted on federal marijuana charges By Laura Barrón-López President Biden pardoned thousands of Americans convicted on federal charges of simple possession of marijuana and encouraged governors to do the same. The president also directed his administration to review how marijuana is classified as a drug under federal law. Continue watching
Jan 05 WATCH: Louisiana posthumously pardons Homer A. Plessy, namesake for ‘separate but equal’ case By Janet McConnaughey, Associated Press The state Board of Pardons in November recommended the pardon for Plessy, who boarded the rail car as a member of a small civil rights group hoping to overturn a state law segregating trains. Continue reading
Dec 23 Texas board withdraws pardon recommendation for George Floyd By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press A Texas board has withdrawn a unanimous pardon recommendation for George Floyd over a 2004 drug arrest in Houston. The Texas Board of Pardon and Paroles says it had identified "procedural errors" in how pardons were issued this year. Continue reading
Jan 20 Watch 4:50 In Trump’s final hours in office, a flurry of pardons and commutations Former President Donald Trump's final hours in office included one final sweep of pardons and commutations -- involving 144 people in all, many who are notable Trump political allies. Stephanie Sy spoke with Dan Kobil, a Capital University law professor,… Continue watching
Jan 20 Trump pardons ex-strategist Steve Bannon, dozens of others in final clemency flurry By Jonathan Lemire, Eric Tucker, Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump pardoned former chief strategist Steve Bannon as part of a flurry of clemency action in the final hours of his White House term that benefited more than 140 people, including rap performers, ex-members of Congress and other… Continue reading
Dec 23 Watch 8:45 Controversy swirls as Trump issues new wave of pardons and commutations President Trump late Tuesday announced a flood of pardons and commutations for three former Republican members of Congress and two others who pleaded guilty in the Russian probe. Trump's latest round of executive clemency was a nearly 50 percent increase… Continue watching
Dec 23 How the Blackwater pardons could have a lasting impact: ‘The Americans got away with it’ By Ali Rogin Analysts, experts and attorneys who have filed suit in the past against the Blackwater contractors said they feared these pardons would do lasting damage to the perception of U.S. integrity in the Middle East. Continue reading
Nov 25 Trump pardons Michael Flynn, former national security adviser, in tweet By Eric Tucker, Associated Press It is part of a broader effort to undo the results of an investigation that for years has shadowed President Donald Trump's administration and yielded criminal charges against a half dozen associates. Continue reading
Feb 18 Here’s who just received clemency from Trump By Courtney Vinopal Of the 11 individuals, many are notable figures, and some have ties to the president or his associates. Continue reading