Imprisoned former Ald. Edward Burke has become the latest Chicago Democrat to seek clemency from someone who, at first blush, would seem like an unlikely suitor: Republican President Donald Trump.

President Donald Trump has begun his second administration with a series of controversial moves and decisions.

It is tiresome, but not surprising, that the polarized commentary in the days since the blizzard of pardons and clemencies ...

A Missouri woman, pardoned earlier this month by President Donald Trump for her role in the January 6, 2021, attacks on the ...

Robby Soave delivers radar on former Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) being sentenced to serve 11 years in prison for accepting bribes from the Egyptian government.

Ill., questioned Kash Patel about his support of President Trump's pardon of Jan. 6 rioters convicted of assaulting law enforcement officers, including those who have since committed other crimes.

A man convicted of plotting against the FBI argues his case should be dismissed based on a pardon related to January 6 events.

Bob Menendez convicted and sentenced for bribery crimes, but has significant grounds for appeal including Supreme Court official acts ruling.

The mayoral race has been thrown into uncertainty by news that the Trump administration was considering dropping the charges ...

Sometimes, it’s hard to keep track what’s happening in the news, so for everyone’s sake, The Root is recapping some of the most interesting and flat out insane moments since the New Year kicked in and ...

Later, speaking from the Senate floor, Durbin expressed “grave concerns” about Patel’s fitness to lead the F.B.I., calling him a “staunch political loyalist who has repeatedly peddled false conspiracy ...