Enrique Tarrio, Former Proud Boys Leader, Freed From Prison After Trump Pardons Jan. 6 Defendants

President Donald Trump has pardoned Jan. 6 defendants and commuted the sentences of others, with family members of some saying they’ve been set free. The first of the jailed Jan. 6 detainees have been released from prison, according to family member posts on social media, after President Donald Trump took swift action on pardons of

Trump Withdraws US From WHO on First Day in Office

The Trump administration cited the WHO’s mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic and other global health crises as reasons for the withdrawal. Newly-inaugurated President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Monday withdrawing the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO) and halting future U.S. funding to the United Nations organization. The order cited the

Senate Intelligence Committee Approves Ratcliffe for CIA Director, Urges Swift Senate Vote

The select committee voted 14-3 in a closed hearing on Jan. 20 to recommend that the Senate take a full vote to confirm Ratcliffe. The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence has voted to move forward with John Ratcliffe’s nomination to be the next director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The select committee voted 14–3

Trump Pardons 1,500 Jan. 6 Defendants, Commutes 14 Sentences

He followed through on pledges to take a case-by-case look at Jan. 6 protesters, who had gathered in Washington to protest the 2020 election certification. WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump has followed through on his vows to move swiftly in pardoning almost all of those charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, demonstrations at the U.S.

Senate Committee Advances Trump DHS Nominee Kristi Noem, OMB Nominee Russ Vought

President Donald Trump’s Department of Homeland Security and Office of Management and Budget nominees will now go to a full Senate confirmation vote. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted on Jan. 20 to advance two of President Donald Trump’s cabinet-level nominees, Kristi Noem for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary and Russ

Senate Passes Laken Riley Act, First Bill Approved by New Congress

The bill passed with support of two-thirds of the Senate, and amendments expanding the list of crimes it covers. The Senate has passed, 64–35, legislation that requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to detain illegal immigrants arrested for theft, burglary, or shoplifting. The legislation also allows states to sue the federal government if it