News for January 21, 2025

A$AP Rocky rejected a plea deal as his Hollywood assault trial began in Los Angeles, where he faces serious prison time if convicted.

Donald Trump’s blanket pardons for nearly all Jan. 6 defendants drew sharp criticism from current and former prosecutors who said the move undermines justice and rewards violence.

NBC News says President Donald Trump pardoned many Jan. 6 defendants, including some convicted of violent attacks on police, not just the nonviolent cases he had suggested he would consider.

Pete Hegseth faced new allegations from his former sister-in-law as the Senate considered his nomination for defense secretary.

President Donald Trump fired four top officials at the U.S. immigration court system hours after taking office, starting a fast push to reshape immigration policy.

President Donald Trump’s new order to limit birthright citizenship drew sharp criticism from Norman Wong, the great-grandson of the man whose Supreme Court case helped secure that right.

Senators received a sworn affidavit with new allegations against Pete Hegseth, while Hegseth and his lawyer denied the claims.

A federal judge blocked the Justice Department from sharing Jack Smith’s final report on the Trump classified documents case with Congress for now.

The Supreme Court ordered a new review of Brenda Andrew’s Oklahoma death row case, saying prosecutors may have made her trial unfair by using highly prejudicial evidence about her sex life.