Republicans are bending over backward to excuse Donald Trump’s sweeping pardons of the January 6 insurrectionists.

Here’s what happened on Trump’s second inauguration day along with commentary and analysis from the entire Intelligencer team.

The former Proud Boy was serving 22 years in prison for seditious conspiracy over his role in planning January 6. He was freed after Trump pardoned or commuted every single person involved with the ...

President Donald Trump defended his decision to free Jan. 6 riot defendants. A “DOGE” revamp will empower Trump’s billionaire adviser Elon Musk. Israel launched a major military operation in ...

Vivek Ramaswamy arrives before the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. An Ohio operative told ABC News last week that Ramaswamy ...

Updated at 12:30 p.m. ET on January 21, 2025 Donald Trump promised ... and needs to stop immediately.” Vivek Ramaswamy, Department of Government Efficiency co-leader, September 13, 2022 ...