pardons

Tom Bates, the executive director of the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board, announced his resignation this week.

A Texan was the first to breach the Capitol and many others joined the assault. The presidential pardon helps cast all of them as folk heroes.

Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer on Tuesday denied pardon requests for 21 of the state's inmates. Colyer made the announcement at a press conference in Wichita....