There are all sorts of checks and balances baked into the Constitution. But one power sits above the law, untouched by ...

People convicted of murder, various crimes in the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot, drug trafficking, fraud, violating protections ...

President Donald Trump's pardon of P.G. Sittenfeld seemed to come out of the blue, but it bears a resemblance to other recent ...

Reality stars, rappers and disgraced politicians have received some of the high-profile pardons doled out by the president ...

Decades ago, a convicted murderer whose death-penalty sentence was overturned on appeal was returned to County for re-sentencing. As part of that process, the defendant was asked to submit letters ...

President Donald Trump said he would weigh a potential pardon for Sean “Diddy” Combs, whose federal sex crimes trial is ...

Once an agent investigating Mexican drug cartels, new Chicago FBI head Douglas DePodesta is focused on fentanyl ...

Decades ago, a convicted murderer whose death-penalty sentence was overturned on appeal was returned to Champaign County for re-sentencing.

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The latest pardons by President Donald Trump are another example of him flexing his power to bestow clemency on political ...