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Plus, the White House considers issuing 250 pardons to mark America’s 250th birthday, and Drake returns with a new album.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Stories about pardons are often told as stories about presidential power — who got mercy, who had access, who persuaded a president to intervene.

From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026

That practice by Nixon of dangling pardons was in fact one of the grounds on which the House Judiciary Committee voted to impeach him.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

He’s the author of a forthcoming book Pardons: Discretionary Clemency and the Rule of Law in Britain and America 1066–2026, all about the history of U.S. presidential pardons and the power they hold.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

Bran ran a hand across the rough wood of the table and begged Lord Wyman's pardons for being late.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin