What can the historical use of this awesome power tell us about how we should judge this political inflection point?

Pardoning your own family member may seem like an abuse of power, but it is within the president’s constitutional power.

President Joe Biden says he’s pardoning 39 Americans who’ve been convicted of nonviolent crimes, in addition to commuting the sentences of about 1,500 prisoners who were placed on home ...

The 39 people being pardoned have shown "commitment to making their communities stronger and safer," the president said. Most were convicted of drug offenses. A commutation of sentence and pardon ...

The presidential pardon is suddenly the center of political discourse: President Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter; President-elect Trump’s vow to pardon the January 6 defendants; President ...

Amy Klobuchar, a Minnesota Democrat, said Sunday that the entire presidential pardoning process "cries out for reform" following some controversial commutations and pardons made by President Biden ...

President Joe Biden has so far pardoned fewer people than his most recent predecessors, but that could change in coming weeks. Presidents have broad power to issue pardons, and they use that power ...

The language of the presidential pardon is key to understanding why this is the case. There are four key words to understanding the power: clemency, commutation, reprieve and pardon. Clemency ...

Most were convicted of drug offenses. What is a presidential pardon and a commutation of sentence? Here's what to know. A commutation of sentence and pardon are different forms of executive ...

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) said Sunday the presidential pardon process “cries out for reform” and proposed a board to standardize the process and make recommendations to the president.