On pardons and January 6, Republicans torn between moving forward and looking back
Moderate members want the party to look ahead and focus on its agenda. But conservatives – and Donald Trump – aren’t done with litigating January 6 and investigating Joe Biden.
As a Republican, I have one question for GOP lawmakers backing Trump's Jan. 6 pardons
On Monday, just hours after taking the presidential oath of office, Donald Trump issued roughly 1,500 pardons and commuted the sentences of 14 of his supporters convicted of crimes related to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
'I just can't agree': Trump's Jan. 6 pardons face pushback from some Republican senators
Some Republicans on Capitol Hill were particularly critical of the pardons for those convicted of assaulting police officers, while others declined to defend Trump's move.
Democrats react to President Donald Trump’s January 6 pardons
House and Senate Democrats react to President Donald Trump’s pardoning of January 6 rioters Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.
N.J. Republican running for governor takes aim at Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons
A Republican candidate for New Jersey governor on Wednesday criticized President Donald Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons and encouraged others in the race to do the same. Shortly after taking office on Monday,
Trump's last-minute decision to go big on Jan. 6 pardons took many allies by surprise
In pardoning more than 1,500 supporters charged in the Jan. 6 attack, Trump went further than he had suggested just a month earlier.
Maddow Blog | On Jan. 6 pardons, Republicans struggle to defend the indefensible
Pressed on Donald Trump's Jan. 6 pardons, many Republicans said they want to move on. But as Faulkner wrote, “The past is never dead. It’s not even past.”
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How Republicans Learned to Excuse Political Violence
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Trump meets with more Republicans as they hash out legislative roadmap
President Donald Trump met Wednesday with a small contingent of the most politically endangered House Republicans as the ...
Republican Sen. Jim Justice looks forward to overtaking China’s energy production in second Trump term: ‘Power of the world’
Energy is everything — it fixes inflation, it absolutely secures us from a defense standpoint,” Justice told The Post. “The only way that that civilization has ever ...
Conflicting accounts on congressional Republicans' approach to Trump's agenda
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Freedom Caucus Chair Blasts Fellow Republican For Leaking Vote Stance Spreadsheet
State Rep. J.D. Williams says he made a mistake leaking a Moms For Liberty and Honor Wyoming voting stance spreadsheet to Democrats and ...
Watching the Republican Party become a post-scandal party
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Trump returns to a changed Washington, this time with a full embrace from Republicans
When President-elect Donald Trump takes the oath of office inside a tightly packed Capitol Rotunda, he will be surrounded by ...
Republican disagreement: GOP leaders split on how to pursue Trump's agenda
White House meeting Donald Trump and GOP leaders aimed to bring Republicans together on spending goals. But some disagreed on ...
Trump and his party apparently aren’t done targeting Joe Biden
For all the Republican talk about "looking forward," the new president and some of his allies appear preoccupied with the retired Democratic president.