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Trump defends his decision to pardon January 6 rioters

8:15pm January 21, 2025

Trump said those prosecuted for the attack on the U.S. Capitol had served long enough, and he sought to shift criticism to a set of preemptive pardons issued by former President Joe Biden.

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Trump in news conference says 'all hell will break out' if Gaza hostages not released

1:39pm January 07, 2025

The president-elect made a similar pledge on social media in early December. His latest comments came during a wide-ranging news conference from Mar-a-Lago.

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Federal judge dismisses defamation lawsuit against Fox News

3:51pm November 27, 2024

A judge threw out a suit against Fox News by a former Trump supporter who said he got death threats when the network aired false conspiracy theories about his involvement in the Jan. 6 insurrection.

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Judge grants dismissal of Jan. 6 case against Trump

1:24pm November 25, 2024

The move came after federal prosecutors filed a motion to dismiss both the Jan. 6 and Mar-a-Lago documents cases against Donald Trump.

Poop on Pelosi's desk, a neo-Nazi tiki torch: Mysterious statues are popping up in D.C.

12:03pm October 29, 2024

Two politically pointed statues have mysteriously appeared in the nation’s capital in the leadup to the election: a pile of poop on the former House speaker's desk and a hand holding a tiki torch.

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The Jan. 6 riot included Marines. The military is wrestling with the consequences

6:00am October 26, 2024

A Marine and his buddies joined the mob that entered the Capitol on Jan. 6. They were not the only Marines there. NPR asked the Corps' top officer a question: Do the Marines have an extremism problem?

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A federal judge last week ordered Peter Navarro to report to a Florida prison on March 19.

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Ex-Trump adviser Peter Navarro to go to prison after Supreme Court rejects his appeal

6:04pm March 18, 2024

by NPR Washington Desk

Last week, a federal appeals court ordered Navarro to surrender to a federal prison in Florida on March 19 to serve his four-month sentence.

Prosecutors are seeking a partial gag order against former President Donald Trump.

Politics & Government

Judge imposes partial gag order against Trump in election-interference case

3:18pm October 16, 2023

by Carrie Johnson

The limited gag order bars the former president from making statements targeting prosecutors and court personnel as well as inflammatory statements about likely witnesses.

Proud Boys members including Zachary Rehl, left, Ethan Nordean, center, and Joseph Biggs, walk toward the U.S. Capitol in Washington, in support of President Donald Trump on Jan. 6, 2021.

Proud Boys leaders sentenced to a combined 32 years for Jan. 6 riot

4:35pm August 31, 2023

by Jaclyn Diaz

Joseph Biggs and Zachary Rehl were convicted alongside former Proud Boys national chairman Enrique Tarrio and other fellow members of the group.

Lawyers say they expect former President Donald Trump to wade into commentary, and personal attacks, on people involved in bringing him to justice across four separate criminal indictments in four different jurisdictions.

Politics & Government

Trump tests the tolerance of judges and even his own lawyers

12:40pm August 18, 2023

by Carrie Johnson

Former President Donald Trump's rhetoric could be setting him up for an ugly clash with judges overseeing the criminal cases against him.