Republican senators are mostly quiet on Trump’s sweeping pardons of Jan. 6 rioters
Moving beyond the attack on the Capitol has become a central approach for congressional Republicans who have enthusiastically re-embraced Trump after his 2020 defeat and his attempts to overturn
Trump’s blanket Jan. 6 pardons stun Republicans on Capitol Hill
President Trump’s sweeping pardons of more than 1,500 people charged with crimes related to the Capitol riot of Jan. 6, 2021, including individuals who assaulted police officers, stunned Republican lawmakers who witnessed firsthand the chaos on Capitol Hill four years ago.
Trump ‘certainly’ open to meeting with some Jan. 6 rioters granted clemency
A White House meeting may be in the cards for some of the nearly 1,600 people charged in the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol who received clemency from President Donald Trump. Trump told reporters Thursday that he would “certainly be open” to meeting with some of the people who stormed the Capitol to overturn Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 election.
Trump's sweeping pardon of Jan. 6 defendants includes two men from Springfield area
A Springfield man found guilty of breaching the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was among the 1,500 or so people President Donald Trump pardoned Monday.
Ex-‘MAGA Granny’ is turning down Trump’s pardon of her Jan. 6 conviction
She was at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. She pleaded guilty. Now, she doesn’t want President Donald Trump’s pardon because she wants to own what she did.
Federal judge says Trump’s pardons can’t erase ‘immutable’ truth of Jan. 6
The judge is the first to speak out after Trump’s sweeping clemency and dismissals of more than 1,500 Jan. 6 cases.
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Cramer reflects on change in Washington mood
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump is surrounded by a very different Washington than he was eight years ago. Many Republicans thought his political career was over after the Jan. 6 insurrection at the ...
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Kevin Cramer’s son sentenced to 28 years over chase, fatal car crash
The son of North Dakota Sen. Kevin Cramer (R) was sentenced Monday to 28 years in prison over a police chase and death of a local sheriff’s deputy. Ian Cramer, 43, was charged with manslaughter ...
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Sen. Kevin Cramer’s adult son given stiff jail sentence over high-speed chase leading to crash that killed sheriff’s deputy
North Dakota Sen. Kevin Cramer’s adult son was sentenced Monday to 28 years behind bars over a high-speed car chase last year that led to a fatal accident and death of a sheriff’s deputy.
So much for ‘looking forward’: GOP launches new Jan. 6 investigation
Around this time two years ago, as the Republican majority in the House got to work, among the earliest priorities for the party was a new, GOP-friendly investigation into the Jan. 6 attack. The ...
Congress moving more slowly than Trump on Republican agenda
The Senate is expected to confirm Marco Rubio as secretary of state within hours of Trump’s swearing-in, but the rest of the ...
South Dakota governor Kristi Noem faces questions during confirmation hearing for DHS secretary
AM Kristi Noem, South Dakota's firebrand Republican governor, faced questioning Friday at her confirmation hearing to be secretary of homeland security. Noem, the daughter of a farmer and a former ...
Senators Hoeven and Cramer announce recommendation for U.S. Attorney
North Dakota Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer have announced their recommendation for the position of United States ...
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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 on Monday inside a tightly packed Capitol Rotunda ... Party,” said Republican Sen. Kevin Cramer of North Dakota.