59 h. ago Supreme court allows Texas to use new congressional map favoring Republicans in 2026 elections – US politics live

Ruling will impact elections as soon as the March primariesUS supreme court approves redrawn Texas congressional mapsAmong the beneficiaries of Donald Trump’s pardons and commutations, there is a group that legal experts and political scientists see as some of the clearest evidence of how such actions undermine the rule of law: those who were released from prison and again arrested for different alleged crimes.During his first term, Trump issued 237 acts of clemency – including to someone who was a predatory lender and drug smuggler and to another who ran a Ponzi scheme. Since taking office again, Trump has issued more than 1,600, most for people involved in the January 6 attack on Congress. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Donald Trump cancels all Joe Biden pardons as 'null and void' in another shot at former president

The 47th president of the United States has taken to his own social media platform to tell the he has nixed 'any and all Documents' signed by Biden with autopen.

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4 d. ago Trump claims to void all documents signed by Biden, citing autopen use

Presidents of both major parties have used the device and experts called into question legality of Trump’s move Donald Trump said on Tuesday he is terminating all documents, including pardons, that he said his predecessor Joe Biden signed using an autopen – an unprecedented attempt to rollback a previous president’s actions using what legal thinkers view as a flimsy pretext.The autopen is a device used to replicate a person’s signature with precision, typically for high-volume or ceremonial documents. It has been employed by presidents of both major parties to sign letters and proclamations. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Trump terminates all documents, including pardons, signed by Joe Biden

US president claims predecessor’s use of autopen, used by presidents of both major parties, invalidates his actions Donald Trump said on Tuesday he is terminating all documents, including pardons, that he said his predecessor Joe Biden signed using an autopen.The autopen is a device used to replicate a person’s signature with precision, typically for high-volume or ceremonial documents. It has been employed by presidents of both major parties to sign letters and proclamations. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Netanyahu submits pardon request to Israeli president Herzog

Donald Trump has also written a letter urging Herzog to consider pardoning Benjamin Netanyahu

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7 d. ago MIKEY SMITH: 7 unhinged Donald Trump moments as he openly meddles in another country's election

Donald Trump spent the weekend after Thanksgiving meddling in elections and pardoning a drug trafficker - two of the things he claims to hate most in the world

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1 week ago Karoline Leavitt’s son steals limelight at White House turkey pardoning

Karoline Leavitt brought her son Nicholas to meet Waddle, one of the National Thanksgiving turkeys, prior to the pardoning ceremony with Donald Trump on Tuesday, 25 November.

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1 week ago Karoline Leavitt’s son meets turkey before it is pardoned by Trump

Karoline Leavitt brought her son Nicholas to meet Waddle, one of the National Thanksgiving turkeys, prior to the pardoning ceremony with Donald Trump on Tuesday, 25 November.

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1 week ago Donald Trump finally pardons someone who isn't a crony, fraudster or January 6th rioter

The lucky recipients of this year's Thanksgiving turkey pardons are called Waddle and Gobble - although for reasons that have not been explained, Waddle did not attend the ceremony in person

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1 week ago Trump gives Thanksgiving turkeys scathing nicknames and calls Pritzker a 'fat slob' in fiery White House holiday speech

Donald Trump has pardoned two Thanksgiving turkeys, Gobble and Waddle, in the 160-year tradition of presidents.

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1 week ago Marseille v Newcastle, Manchester City v Bayer Leverkusen, and more: Champions League – live

⚽ Updates from the 8pm GMT kick-offs around Europe⚽ Live scoreboard | Table | And sign up to Football DailyEddie Howe makes three changes to the team that beat Manchester City. Dan Burn, Anthony Gordon and Joe Willock replace Lewis Hall, Joelinton and Nick Woltemade. Burn and Gordon are returning after suspension and injury respectively.Mason Greenwood, the leading scorer in Ligue 1 with 10, starts for Marseille. Andre Gomes is on the bench. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Binance founder Changpeng Zhao accused of facilitating payments to Hamas

Crypto tycoon pardoned by Donald Trump faces US court complaint from families of victims of October 7 attack

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3 w. ago Donald Trump refuses to rule out pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell even after Epstein bombshells

The US President said: "I haven't even thought about it. I haven't thought about for months. Maybe I haven't thought about it at all"

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3 w. ago Donald Trump pardons UK billionaire and former Tottenham owner Joe Lewis

Lewis was fined $5m and given three years probation by New York judge over ‘brazen’ insider trading schemeJoe Lewis, the British billionaire and former owner of Tottenham Hotspur FC, has been pardoned by Donald Trump over a 2024 conviction for his part in a “brazen” insider trading scheme.Lewis, 88, was fined $5m (£3.8m) and given three years probation by a New York judge last year but was spared jail time after pleading guilty to involvement in a plan that prosecutors said was designed to enrich his friends, lovers and employees. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Former Tottenham Hotspur owner Joe Lewis officially pardoned by Donald Trump

At the time of his plea, Lewis was free on $300 million bail

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3 w. ago Former Tottenham Hotspur owner Joe Lewis pardoned by Donald Trump

The British billionaire was fined five million US dollars (£3.8 million) after he pleaded guilty last year to insider trading.

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3 w. ago British billionaire Joe Lewis is pardoned by Trump for insider trading and conspiracy crimes

British billionaire Joe Lewis, whose family trust owns the Tottenham Hotspur soccer club, has been pardoned by President Donald Trump

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3 w. ago Former Tottenham owner Joe Lewis, 88, pardoned by Donald Trump

The east London-born billionaire, 88, was spared jail when he admitted to one count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud and two counts of securities fraud in January 2024.

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3 w. ago Former Tottenham owner Joe Lewis to be pardoned by Donald Trump

Lewis was fined $5 million (£3.8 million) last year after he pleaded guilty to insider trading

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3 w. ago Donald Trump to pardon UK billionaire and former Tottenham owner Joe Lewis

Lewis was fined $5m and given three years probation by New York judge over ‘brazen’ insider trading schemeJoe Lewis, the British billionaire and former owner of Tottenham Hotspur FC, is to be pardoned by Donald Trump over a 2024 conviction for his part in a “brazen” insider trading scheme.Lewis, 88, was fined $5m (£3.8m) and given three years probation by a New York judge last year but was spared jail time after pleading guilty to involvement in a plan that prosecutors said was designed to enrich his friends, lovers and employees. Continue reading...

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