The president commuted Peltier over the objection of former FBI Director Christopher Wray. In a private letter sent to Biden earlier this month and obtained by The Associated Press, Wray reiterated his position that “Peltier is a remorseless killer,” and urged the president not to act.

Lawsuits challenged President Trump’s executive orders on birthright citizenship and protections for federal workers, and a church leader asked him to show “mercy.” In jails and courtrooms, high-profile Jan.

After 50 Years in prison on a double life-sentence Indigenous activist gets home confinement on his tribal reservation with family President Biden,

A slate of President Trump’s Cabinet nominees have appeared before senators in recent days for key hearings on their road to confirmation. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) was the first to be confirmed, securing the secretary of State position with a unanimous vote on inauguration day.

With a new administration in the White House, Democrats in South Dakota are wondering what the administration will do to better the lives of South Dakotans.

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Peltier, a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, was convicted in 1977 for the murders of two FBI agents during a 1975 shootout at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota.

President Donald Trump said Monday that he expects to put 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico starting on Feb. 1, while declining to flesh out his plans for taxing Chinese imports.

The outgoing administration has released Leonard Peltier from prison. Numerous activists and tribal officials have requested the release of Peltier, whom they believe to be innocent of killing two FBI agents in 1975.

“He’s single-handedly changed the party," said Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind. Banks was sworn in as a member of the House as Trump arrived in Washington in 2017, when Banks said, Trump often have to deal with Republican pushback.

In response, Roosevelt sent a naval squadron armed with thousands of dollars in gold to bribe Colombian military leaders in Panama to declare independence. The coup took two days. The U.S. extended diplomatic recognition to the new “nation” of Panama and secured the rights to build the canal.

The department that the South Dakota governor seeks to lead will be critical to fulfilling the incoming administration’s promises to quickly crack down on immigration.