Nine people in total were pardoned by President Donald Trump, while two were granted commutations. President Donald Trump on May 28 signed a flurry of presidential pardons and commutations, including for some well-known former politicians. The White House confirmed to The Epoch Times that Trump planned to pardon nine individuals convicted of federal crimes, while
The tech CEO’s tenure in the federal government is coming to an end. Elon Musk, who was tapped by President Donald Trump to lead his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) earlier this year, will soon leave the federal government, the tech CEO said on May 28. In a post on his social media platform X,
‘I’ll take a look at that,‘ the president says, adding that the trial seemed to be ’somewhat of a railroad job.’ President Donald Trump on May 29 said he’ll look into whether presidential pardons are appropriate for the men convicted in a 2020 kidnapping plot targeting Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, in responding to a question
Nancy Marks was also ordered to pay more than $178,000 in restitution. The former campaign treasurer for George Santos was sentenced on May 28 to three years of probation for taking part in a fraud conspiracy tied to the former New York congressman’s campaign finances. Nancy Marks pleaded guilty in October 2023 to charges of
The Mexican national with a criminal history was taken into custody after ICE intercepted a handwritten confession. An illegal immigrant who allegedly threatened to kill President Donald Trump before self-deporting to Mexico has been arrested, according to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who denounced rhetoric from left-leaning media and politicians for fueling such incidents. Noem
‘The Constitution assigns Congress the exclusive powers to “lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises,”’ the court ruling states. A federal court said on May 28 that President Donald Trump exceeded his authority when he declared a national emergency to impose sweeping baseline tariffs on nearly all U.S. trading partners earlier this year. In
The visa revocations will include students with connections to the Chinese Communist Party and those studying in critical fields, Rubio said. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on May 28 that the United States would begin revoking visas of Chinese students, including those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). “The U.S. will begin