Among those pardoned by Trump were 169 people who pleaded guilty to assaulting police officers, according to Sen. Patty Murray's office.

The symbolic resolution would only have condemned pardons for the most violent rioters, but Republicans have mostly moved on from criticizing the Capitol riot.

Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) is speaking out after Republicans blocked a resolution on Tuesday that would have condemned President Trump's pardons for people convicted of assaulting authorities during the January 6 insurrection.

Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Patty Murray of Washington State tells reporters at a weekly news conference the morning after an Office of Management and Budget memo pausing federal grants and other funding that there are urgent questions but precious few answers about grants for Public Safety,

Democrats are struggling to respond to the sheer volume of executive orders, personnel changes, and policy shifts taking place in the little more than a week since Trump’s inauguration.

President Donald J Trump signed an Executive Order ending the use of Federal taxpayer dollars to fund or promote elective abortion.

Washington is scrambling to interpret a new Trump administration memo that appears to halt funding for many programs. The impact of the short memo, released Monday, is causing widespread confusion.

The spending freeze on federal assistance could affect everything from aid to nonprofits, universities, small business loans and state and local government grants.

The order sparked quick pushback from Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill, who said Trump was trampling on the power of the purse given to Congress.

The new president just unwound a landmark anti-discrimination measure implemented amid the height of the Civil Rights Movement.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senator Patty Murray hold a press conference to condemn President Donald Trump’s controversial decision to pardon 1,500 rioters involved in the January 6 Capitol insurrection.

The Bellingham Food Bank receives federal funding through the USDA and ARPA funds. It also receives free federal food from the USDA commodities program. Executive Director Mike Cohen told The Herald that any reduction in people’s access to benefits could be very harmful and push even more people to food banks.