During the dismal days that followed Watergate and the resignation of President Richard Nixon, there was a dark-humored joke ...

The latest flood of pardons — from both Presidents Biden and Trump — can only deepen the cynicism so many have about ...

One thing we saw lots of this week as power switched from one political party to the other was presidential pardons.

Biden issued preemptive pardons, while Trump pardoned Jan. 6 rioters. Over the past several weeks, two U.S. presidents use ...

I struggled for a way to memorialize the dawning in Washington of Hell’s Encore. Finally, I gave up and fell back on what I ...

President Joe Biden on Monday issued preemptive pardons for members of his own family, using extraordinary executive prerogative as a shield against revenge by his incoming successor.

President Joe Biden has pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and members of the House committee that ...

President Joe Biden's decision comes after Donald Trump warned of an enemies list filled with those who've crossed him ...

Biden's decision comes after Trump warned of an enemies list filled with those who've crossed him politically.

Presidents have pardon power -- that's in the Constitution, columnist Ron Faucheux notes. But there are some steps to take ...

A pardon, according to the Department of Justice, expresses “the President’s forgiveness.” Pardons typically come after a defendant has accepted “responsibility for the crime and ...

He said he thinks a preemptive pardon from President Joe Biden, protecting him from Trump's potential retaliation, is unnecessary because the Jan. 6 committee "didn't do anything wrong." ...