Rethinking the presidential pardon

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December 2, 2025

TODAY’S BIG QUESTION

Who will be the next Fed chair?

Kevin Hassett appears to be Trump’s pick

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TALKING POINTS

Is it time to rethink the presidential pardon?

Trump has taken advantage of his pardon power to reward political allies and protect business associates, say critics

quote of the day

‘He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12-year-old playing army. And it is ridiculous. It is embarrassing.’

Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), in a press conference, criticizing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as unqualified while calling for him to testify about the boat strikes in the Caribbean Sea, where survivors of the first strike were allegedly killed after Hegseth authorized a second strike

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Looming drone ban has farmers and farm-state Republicans anxious

As congressional China-hawks work to limit commercial drone sales from Beijing, a growing number of conservative lawmakers are sounding an agricultural alarm

UNDER THE RADAR

Coaches’ salary buyouts are generating questions for colleges

‘The math doesn’t seem to math,’ one expert said

Picture of the day

Desert drifters

Fans gather to watch car-drifting in the Umm Al Quwain desert north of Dubai. The UAE’s Emirates Drift Championship revs off Dec. 27, with drivers judged on speed, agility, control and style as they perform controlled slides around a racetrack.
Fadel Senna / AFP / Getty Images

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