Presidential pardons are broad and powerful. Their history, from the Civil War on, illuminates abuse concerns and how reforms ...

HONOLULU, HI -- The White House says President Barack Obama has pardoned 78 people and shortened the sentence of 153 others convicted of federal crimes. It's the most number of individual clemencies ...

John Legend is no stranger to using his celebrity status to bring awareness to social and political issues. And in a recent open letter to President Barack Obama, the singer had one request that could ...

President Barack Obama participated in the White House tradition of pardoning a turkey prior to Thanksgiving on Wednesday. Two Iowa-raised turkeys, Tater and Tot, were pardoned by the president. Both ...