(The Center Square) – One of the several dozen Illinoisans charged with crimes during the Jan. 6, 2021, protests at the U.S. Capitol feels vindicated after a sweeping pardon by President Donald Trump. In signing the executive order for the pardons on Day 1 of his administration, Trump called the defendants “hostages” and said they are getting
President Trump predicted that "desperate" Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer will soon cut a deal to reopen the Department of Homeland Security or else the GOP will nix the filibuster....