President Donald Trump is taking an increasingly personal role in the government’s clemency process, wielding pardons with historic frequency to aid allies and advance his own political grievances.

In the seven years Gov. Jared Polis has held pardon and clemency powers, he’s wiped away thousands of marijuana convictions, ...

President Donald Trump has granted pardons and clemency to political allies and supporters. In just over nine months back in office, roughly 10,000 people have filed petitions for pardons or ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gov. Mike DeWine has said that he intends to make a statement about the death penalty in January, as he enters his final year in ...

Clemency gives the president the power to pardon or commute sentences. How has Donald Trump used his power in his first year ...

Phil Murphy's clemency decisions, especially for a mother who killed her children, have stirred deep bipartisan anger in New ...