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A Jan. 6 defendant tells NPR why she turned down Trump's pardon

8:27pm January 23, 2025

Pamela Hemphill, who pleaded guilty to a single misdemeanor charge and spent 60 days behind bars for her role in the Capitol riots, says she no longer believes the lies President Trump promoted.

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Trump hold images of Laken Riley before he speaks at a rally in Rome, Ga., on March 9.

Like a Phish concert but with more grievance, this is what it's like at a Trump rally

9:35am March 23, 2024

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Many Americans won't experience a rally for former President Donald Trump in person, instead witnessing these events through viral clips. But for the faithful, a Trump rally is so much more than that.

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In this file photo, then-President Donald Trump arrives for a campaign rally at Gerald R. Ford International Airport, Nov. 2, 2020, in Grand Rapids, Mich., with then-Vice President Mike Pence.

Now that he's the presumptive nominee, Trump readies next campaign: who will be VP?

5:01am March 09, 2024

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Former President Donald Trump's vice presidential pick will say a lot about how he sees the future of the Republican Party and how much he values loyalty.

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Toby Keith performs during a 2014 "Salute to the Troops" concert in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Toby Keith's 'Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue' lives on in MAGA country

11:27am February 16, 2024

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Keith's death shined a new spotlight on his music, particularly political anthem "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue," best known for its lyric: "We'll put a boot in your ass, it's the American way."

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Supporters of former President Donald Trump gather to hear Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speak last week at a rally in Dalton, Ga.

Politics & Government

Where Are They Now? Flynn, Other Trump Alums Keep MAGA Hopes Alive

1:28pm June 02, 2021

by Domenico Montanaro

What Trump alums are doing now can be divided in two groups — those promoting Trump and the MAGA movement, and those who are going more traditional routes. It underscores the GOP divide Trump created.

Nick Sandmann, a Covington Catholic High School student, stands before Native American activist Nathan Phillips at the Lincoln Memorial in January. An independent report found the students did not instigate the confrontation.

Religion

Investigators For Diocese Say Kentucky Students Did Not Initiate Confrontation

11:26am February 15, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

A detective agency hired by the Covington Catholic school found students blameless in the standoff with a Native American man near the Lincoln Memorial that went viral on social media last month.