Pardons

The American Free Press was deemed "an anti-Semitic and conspiracy-oriented newspaper published by longtime white supremacist Willis Carto" by the Anti-Defamation League in 2013. (screenshot)

Joe Arpaio on interviews with anti-Semitic publication: ‘I was unaware and don’t support that view point’

Diana Stancy Correll · February 2, 2018 12:04 am

"All she is about is serving herself, but her track record should make her fit in as a politician," Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer (pictured above) said about Chelsea Manning's run for Senate. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

Beltway Confidential

An interview with Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer on Chelsea Manning’s Senate bid

Tom Rogan · January 19, 2018 9:46 pm

Former Maricopa County Sheriff and U.S. Senate candidate Joe Arpaio has announced that he is running to replace Sen. Jeff Flake's old seat for Arizona. But just because one can run for office doesn't mean that one should. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Beltway Confidential

Sheriff Joe doesn’t understand the law, so why not make him a lawmaker?

Siraj Hashmi · January 17, 2018 12:12 am

Former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, running for Senate in Arizona, was speaking with MSNBC host Ari Melber Friday when it appeared he learned live on air that his presidential pardon was an acceptance of guilt. (screenshot)

Joe Arpaio learns that accepting Trump’s pardon means admitting guilt on live TV

Naomi Lim · January 16, 2018 3:08 am

Former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio will definitely face off with fellow pro-Trump Republican Kelli Ward, but also presumably with the more establishment Rep. Martha McSally, in the upcoming GOP Senate primary in Arizona. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Beltway Confidential

Sheriff Joe Arpaio enters a crowded Arizona Senate race, and it’s bad news for Kelli Ward

Siraj Hashmi · January 10, 2018 2:15 am

Joe Arpaio, the polarizing yet iconic former Arizona sheriff, beloved by many conservatives for his hawkish immigration policies, presents an alternative in the upcoming GOP Senate primary to Kelli Ward and Rep. Martha McSally. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Joe Arpaio running for Senate in Arizona

David M. Drucker · January 9, 2018 4:00 pm

These five — Kid Rock, Peyton Manning, Roy Moore, Joe Arpaio, and Paul Nehlen — have their differences with President Trump and each other, but all of them are easier to see as future Republican contenders after his nomination and election. (AP Photos)

5 faces of the Trump-era GOP

W. James Antle III · December 29, 2017 5:01 am

Michael Flynn earlier this month pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his conversations with Russia's ambassador to the United States. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

National Security

Michael Flynn’s brother calls for pardon from Trump

Caitlin Yilek · December 27, 2017 1:57 pm

President Trump on Wednesday commuted the prison sentence of Sholom Rubashkin, who was convicted in 2009 on 86 counts of financial fraud. (AP Photo/ Andrea Melendez, Pool)

Immigration hawks protest Trump giving Sholom Rubashkin first prison commutation

Steven Nelson · December 21, 2017 11:56 pm

F Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn turned himself in to federal investigators on Dec. 1, noting at the time that his decision to work with special counsel Robert Mueller was made "in the best interests of my family and of our country." (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

National Security

Trump declines to rule out pardoning Michael Flynn

Gabby Morrongiello · December 15, 2017 3:06 pm

Afternoon Links: Google Using Car Ownership to Predict Demographics, Sean Spicer to be Deposed, and on Eating Turkeys

Jim Swift · November 30, 2017 9:22 pm

The Law Is King

The Editors · September 1, 2017 7:00 am