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President Trump issued pardons Monday night for participants in the 2021 Capitol riot — staying true to his promise to grant clemency to people involved in halting the counting of Electoral College ...

“Tomorrow everyone in this very large arena will be very happy with my decision on the J6 hostages,” Trump said ... Another Trump supporter, Rosanne Boyland, 34, died after collapsing in ...

During the recent Jaecoo J7 PHEV fuel efficiency drive, we spotted the Jaecoo J6 at the Omoda & Jaecoo showroom in Singapore. The funky boxy electric SUV was open for booking in the island nation ...

He brought up police using non-lethal deterrents like pepper spray and rubber bullets indiscriminately, and the deaths of Ashli Babbit and Rosanne Boyland (Babbit was shot and killed trying to enter ...

It is midnight at Boylan High School. But, as black as it looks, dawn might not be that far off for the Titans' once-proud boys basketball program. That light isn't here yet. On Wednesday night ...

In a notable turnaround, Coca-Cola honored Donald Trump with a custom Diet Coke bottle, underscoring his famous soft drink preference. This move contrasts sharply with the company's condemnation of ...

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Vice President-elect JD Vance said that President-elect Donald Trump will issue pardons for peaceful protesters on Jan. 6, 2021 — but not violent rioters. Vance said that there were scores of ...

“Mr. Vice President @JDVance, there is only one solution: BRING ALL OUR J6 POWs HOME!! NO MAN LEFT BEHIND – DAY ONE FULL PARDONS & CLEARING OF THE PRISONS!!” “The president saying he’ll ...