Rod Blagojevich saga: From arrest to Donald Trump’s pardon
Rod Blagojevich was freed from a federal prison in Colorado in February 2020, 16 months after former President Donald Trump commuted the 14-year sentence of the former Illinois Gov. Nearly five years ...
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State Week: Madigan convicted, Blagojevich pardoned
We discuss the federal trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan wrapping up and President Trump's decision to issue a pardon to Rod Blagojevich.
Trump 2nd term live updates: Mass layoffs at US nuclear weapons agency paused
Meanwhile, Sen. Dick Durbin, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said Vice President JD Vance's assertion ...
What Countries Have VAT? Map Shows Impact of Trump Reciprocal Tariffs
The White House has insisted that its new tariffs would equalize the ability of the U.S. and foreign manufacturers to compete. The European Union, for example, has an average VAT of 21.8 percent, ...
How Trump’s Justice Department has gutted the government’s ability to chase public corruption
The Trump administration has gutted the federal government’s ability to fight public corruption in a matter of weeks.