By Sarah Ellison · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Inauguration Day began and ended with unusual pardons from two presidents that legal and democracy scholars say reflected a lack of faith in the justice system, just as Donald Trump entered office. When outgoing President Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons earlyMonday to an array of people who he […]
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Biden started the day with pardons. Trump finished with many more.
By Sarah Ellison · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Inauguration Day began and ended with unusual pardons from two presidents that legal and democracy scholars say reflected a lack of faith in the justice system, just as Donald Trump entered office. When outgoing President Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons earlyMonday to an array of people who he […]
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The agonizing search for 22 people who remain missing after L.A. fires
By Sarah Kaplan · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Timothy George Hanley, 88, needs regular dialysis treatments. Patricia Diann McKenna, 77, has a disfigured leg that makes it difficult for her to move. Theresa Warrior, 84, last contacted her family in October. Kevin Devine, 54, was seen packing up his car, presumably to evacuate, as the Eaton […]
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The agonizing search for 22 people who remain missing after L.A. fires
By Sarah Kaplan · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Timothy George Hanley, 88, needs regular dialysis treatments. Patricia Diann McKenna, 77, has a disfigured leg that makes it difficult for her to move. Theresa Warrior, 84, last contacted her family in October. Kevin Devine, 54, was seen packing up his car, presumably to evacuate, as the Eaton […]
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States, civil rights groups sue to stop Trump’s birthright citizenship order
By David Nakamura · The Washington Post (c) 2025 President Donald Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship faced a flurry of legal challenges Tuesday from a bevy of states and civil rights groups, signaling that the effort could be tied up in court and unlikely to take effect next month as planned. A coalition of 18 […]
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States, civil rights groups sue to stop Trump’s birthright citizenship order
By David Nakamura · The Washington Post (c) 2025 President Donald Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship faced a flurry of legal challenges Tuesday from a bevy of states and civil rights groups, signaling that the effort could be tied up in court and unlikely to take effect next month as planned. A coalition of 18 […]
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Consolidation of Power
America’s 47th Inauguration Day was notably different and not just for record cold temperatures bringing events indoors and January 20 coinciding with the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday and the College Football Playoff National Championship Game (where my alma mater, Notre Dame, did not pull off a necessary Hail Mary play to beat Ohio State). […]
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Consolidation of Power
America’s 47th Inauguration Day was notably different and not just for record cold temperatures bringing events indoors and January 20 coinciding with the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday and the College Football Playoff National Championship Game (where my alma mater, Notre Dame, did not pull off a necessary Hail Mary play to beat Ohio State). […]
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WATCH: Gov. Lujan Grisham’s 2025 State of the State Address
Courtesy of New Mexico PBS, the video of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s State of the State address to the New Mexico Legislature is below. The governor gives the speech to a joint session of the Legislature, along with many guests of legislators and dignitaries, on the first day of each legislative session.
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WATCH: Gov. Lujan Grisham’s 2025 State of the State Address
Courtesy of New Mexico PBS, the video of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s State of the State address to the New Mexico Legislature is below. The governor gives the speech to a joint session of the Legislature, along with many guests of legislators and dignitaries, on the first day of each legislative session.