One thing we saw lots of this week as power switched from one political party to the other was presidential pardons.

The closest historical precedent for Biden's preemptive acts of clemency is the pardon that President Gerald Ford granted to his predecessor, Richard Nixon, a month after taking office.

Kissinger joined Richard Nixon’s administration as national security adviser in 1969, a job he kept after Nixon resigned and was succeeded as president by Gerald Ford. He also served as ...

There were no formal inaugural festivities after Richard Nixon resigned and President Gerald Ford became president in 1974. Betty Ford wore a blue skirt suit for his swearing-in ceremony.

President Joe Biden on Monday issued preemptive pardons for members of his own family, using extraordinary executive ...

President Joe Biden has pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and members of the House committee that ...

A similarly broad pardon was issued by then-President Gerald Ford to former President Richard Nixon following Nixon’s resignation after the Watergate scandal. Ford’s pardon extended to “all ...

President Joe Biden's decision comes after Donald Trump warned of an enemies list filled with those who've crossed him ...

The former president who became embroiled in scandal during Watergate, was issued a pre-emptive pardon by President Gerald Ford despite never being charged or convicted of federal crimes. In this Jan.

Getting a nuclear-powered aircraft... The Navy’s newest and largest warship, the enormous Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier, will soon take to the sea on its first combat deployment ...