
Jeff Zeleny
Chief National Affairs Correspondent at CNN
Chief National Affairs Correspondent, @CNN. Covering the White House, Washington and the state of politics in America.
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1 week ago |
cnn.com | Kevin Liptak |Jeff Zeleny
A view of the White House as seen from the Washington Memorial on May 29, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images) Roy Rochlin/Getty Images CNN — For a White House that has grown accustomed to a rollercoaster of legal rulings, judicial decisions over the past day throwing President Donald Trump’s tariff plans into question landed like a bombshell.
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aol.com | Kristen Holmes |Kaitlan Collins |Kevin Liptak |Paula Reid |Jeff Zeleny
President Donald Trump used his pardon power to grant clemency to a wave of individuals this week who had been convicted of crimes that range from public corruption, guns and even maritime-related offenses, according to multiple officials. The pardons are the latest in a string of clemency actions taken by Trump, who has largely circumvented the usual process run through the Department of Justice and instead has used his powers to commute or pardon individuals with ties to his political allies.
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Kristen Holmes |Kaitlan Collins |Kevin Liptak |Paula Reid |Jeff Zeleny
President Donald Trump used his pardon power to grant clemency to a wave of individuals Wednesday who had been convicted of crimes that range from public corruption, guns and even maritime-related offenses, according to multiple officials. The pardons are the latest in a string of clemency actions taken by Trump, who has largely circumvented the usual process run through the Department of Justice and instead has used his powers to commute or pardon individuals with ties to his political allies.
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2 weeks ago |
cnnespanol.cnn.com | Jeff Zeleny |Kevin Liptak
El presidente Donald Trump muestra un decreto que conmuta las sentencias de las personas condenadas por los delitos del 6 de enero en la Oficina Oval de la Casa Blanca, el lunes 20 de enero de 2025, en Washington. Evan Vucci/AP/Archivo CNN — Los legados presidenciales se construyen con leyes, no con decretos: una lección del primer mandato de Donald Trump que ahora presenta una prueba apremiante para su segundo.
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2 weeks ago |
cnn.com | Jeff Zeleny |Kevin Liptak
President Donald Trump holds up an executive order commuting sentences for people convicted of Jan. 6 offenses in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) Evan Vucci/AP/File CNN — Presidential legacies are built on legislation, not executive orders – a lesson from Donald Trump’s first term that now presents a pressing test for his second.
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