The principle of “checks and balances” is rooted in the Constitution’s design of a national government with three distinct, ...

Nixon committed felony obstruction of justice (the principal impeachment charge) but was not prosecuted and convicted because of a President Gerald Ford pardon. A jury found Trump guilty of felony ...

Richard Nixon implemented 10 percent tariffs for several ... scale’ as what we’ve seen recently.” President Trump pardoned nearly all of the 1,600 people charged in connection with the ...

On his first day back in office, Trump issued a pardon for nearly 1,600 people in US Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. Over 140 people with Florida connections were charged in the riots and ...

Former Nevada politician Michele Fiore was pardoned by President Donald Trump for federal fraud convictions, raising questions about potential state charges. Fiore was convicted of defrauding ...