Thursday's Headlines: Trump pardons Charles Kushner, Paul Manafort, Roger Stone in latest wave of clemency grants

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Sign up for this newsletter Read online The morning's most important stories, curated by Post editors.     From left: Paul Manafort, Charles Kushner and Roger Stone. (Bill O'Leary/The Post, Chris Hondros/Getty Images, Ricky Carioti/The Post) Trump pardons Charles Kushner, Paul Manafort, Roger Stone in latest wave of clemency grants The president once again used his executive power to benefit his allies and undermine an investigation that dogged his presidency. By Matt Zapotosky, Josh Dawsey, Colby Itkowitz and Jonathan O'Connell ●  Read more »   Trump's pardon of Blackwater 'Four' highlights deep divisions over Iraq War By Karen DeYoung ●  Read more »   Trump vowed to drain the swamp. Then he granted clemency to three former congressmen convicted of federal crimes. By Michael Kranish ●  Read more »   Trump vetoes defense bill, teeing up holiday override votes in Congress By Karoun Demirjian ●  Read more »   Trump's last-minute outburst throws pandemic relief effort into chaos By Seung Min Kim, Josh Dawsey and Mike DeBonis ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Politicians get vaccinated early to build public trust, while furious health-care workers wait By Fenit Nirappil, Isaac Stanley-Becker and William Wan ●  Read more »     Opinions No surprise that Trump would ambush the much-needed covid-19 relief bill — and make it worse Opinion by the Editorial Board ●  Read more »   All I want for Christmas are covid-19 mandates Opinion by Kate Cohen ●  Read more »   Republicans just voted to defund the police Opinion by Dana Milbank ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Trump is trashing the government on his way out. Biden is confident he can fix it. Opinion by Karen Tumulty ●  Read more »   Congress's spending bill protects a mysterious island for studying diseases from the auction block Opinion by James Bennet ●  Read more »   We in the 'shallow state' thought we could help. Instead, we obscured the reality of a Trump presidency. Opinion by Sarah Isgur ●  Read more »     More News Vaccines, dollars and Biden ratchet up pressure on teachers to return to school By Laura Meckler, Moriah Balingit and Valerie Strauss ●  Read more »   Vaccine opponents outline online campaigns designed to sow distrust in coronavirus shots By Elizabeth Dwoskin ●  Read more »   Trump administration pushes forward on $500 million weapons deal with Saudi Arabia By Missy Ryan and Karen DeYoung ●  Read more »   Trump rails against federal spending that he requested in his budget By Colby Itkowitz ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Bold School for smart advice on how to get better with age, plus tried-and-true tips from our readers, every Monday and Friday for 12 weeks. Sign up »

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