President Trump sharply criticized President Biden’s use of the autopen for issuing mass pardons, calling it “one of the biggest scandals in the last 50 to 100 years.”
Minnesota State Senator Omar Fateh announced a mayoral campaign, highlighting policies that are similar to those pushed by New York City's Democratic mayoral nominee, Zohran Mamdani.
Former President Joe Biden admitted to The New York Times that he did not individually approve each name for the categorical pardons affecting large groups of people, although he defended the use of the autopen.
Federal agents conducting an immigration enforcement operation in California discovered eight unaccompanied migrant children working at a cannabis farm.
The FBI has launched investigations into former FBI Director James Comey and former CIA Director John Brennan. The probes pertain to the Trump-Russia investigation and alleged false statements to Congress.