Trump says he will pardon former Honduran president for drug trafficking sentence

President Trump said Friday that he will be pardoning former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who in 2024 was convicted in New York for drug trafficking and weapons charges and sentenced to 45 years in prison. The president explained his decision on social media by posting that “according to many people that I greatly respect,”

National Guard Shooting Suspect May Have Been Radicalized in US: Noem

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testifies during her confirmation hearing in Washington on Jan. 17, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said on Nov. 30 that the man accused of shooting two National Guardsmen in Washington last week may have been radicalized after entering the United States. The suspect—Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a