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The first Black man on the White House Secret Service finally gets justice

Abraham Bolden, a Chicagoan, said Tuesday, “It’s been nearly 60 years. I thought it would happen. I knew God was in the plan all along because I had faith that justice would be served.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Afternoon Edition: April 26, 2022

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Chicago Sun-Times

Biden to issue first pardons of his term and reduce dozens of prison sentences

President will pardon three people, including a former Secret Service agent, and reduce the sentences of 75 others

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Biden just pardoned 3 people in his first use of clemency powers

Among them was 87-year-old Abraham Bolden, the first Black Secret Service agent.

Mic

Biden pardons Black former Secret Service agent who guarded JFK 58 years after bribery case

Abraham Bolden is a former Secret Service agent who was the first Black agent to serve on a presidential protective detail

The Independent UK

Joe Biden grants clemency to 78 people – but no federal death row inmates

Biden ran on an election campaign that he wanted to abolish the federal death penalty and incentivise states to stop executions

The Independent UK

Joe Biden grants first pardons, including ex-Secret Service agent

US President Biden also commuted the sentences of 75 people for non-violent, drug-related offenses.

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‘No sign Putin is serious’ about Ukraine negotiations, says Blinken – as it happened

Ukraine ‘was and will continue to be a free and independent country’ the secretary of state tells US senators, saying US must keep up support

The Guardian - US

Biden pardons Chicagoan Abraham Bolden, first Black Secret Service agent on White House detail

Bolden “has steadfastly maintained his innocence, arguing that he was targeted for prosecution in retaliation for exposing unprofessional and racist behavior within the U.S. Secret Service,” the White House said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Biden pardons former Secret Service agent and 2 others

President Joe Biden is announcing that he has granted the first three pardons of his term

The Independent UK

Trump’s last White House chief got warning of possible Jan. 6 violence

Former President Donald Trump’s last White House chief of chief, Mark Meadows, was warned by the Secret Service that violence could occur when a Joint Session of Congress gathered on Jan. 6, 2021, to certify Joe Biden’s election victory, new court filings show.

Tribune News Service

Police ID Maryland man shot in incident at Peru envoy's home

Authorities have identified the man who was shot and killed by U.S. Secret Service officers this past week at the Washington residence of Peru’s ambassador to the United States

The Independent UK

Capitol Police, Secret Service and Park Police were unaware of flyover at Nats Park - Roll Call

The Capitol Police, Park Police and Secret Service were not given advance notice of Wednesday’s military flyover at Nationals Park.

Roll Call

Feds: Intruder killed at Peruvian ambassador's residence

U.S. Secret Service officers shot and killed an intruder at the residence of the Peruvian ambassador to the United States in Washington, authorities said

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Secret Service kills intruder at Peruvian ambassador’s home

The intruder reportedly was carrying a ‘metal stake’ according to the agency

Daily Mirror

One dead at embassy after shooting at ambassador's home as his family slept

Robert Contee, the Chief of DC police, told reporters that officers responded to calls of a burglary in progress at the Peruvian ambassador's house just before 8am local time

The Independent UK

Feds indict 2 men accused of impersonating federal agents

Two men accused of impersonating federal agents and offering gifts and free apartments to Secret Service officers have been indicted by a federal grand jury

Chicago Tribune

‘The First Lady’ review: Famous actors take on roles of Michelle Obama, Betty Ford and Eleanor Roosevelt in a series that needs to dig deeper

Would Showtime’s “The First Lady” work better if it hadn’t cast such famously recognizable actors to play Michelle Obama, Betty Ford and Eleanor Roosevelt? Who’s to say, but I found it more difficult than usual to suspend my disbelief over the course of this 10-part series, which toggles between the…

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The Independent UK

Angry Secret Service agents criticised Bidens for dog Major’s biting and asked for payment for damaged coat

Lawsuit revealed biting incident ‘every day’

Axios

DOJ and civil rights groups reach settlement over Lafayette Square protesters

The U.S. Park Police and Secret Service are revising their protest policies as part of the agreement.

Tribune News Service

Department of Justice settles lawsuits over Trump’s removal of Black Lives Matter protesters

The Biden administration agreed to change U.S. Park Police and Secret Service policies to settle four lawsuits over the violent removal of Black Lives Matter protesters from a park near the White House when former President Donald Trump was in office.

Roll Call

Park Police, Secret Service reach settlement over 2020 protests - Roll Call

U.S. Park Police and Secret Service agreed to a settlement tied to the violent clearing of protestors from near the White House on June 1, 2020, federal prosecutors said.

The Independent UK

John Hinckley Jr, who tried to assassinate Ronald Reagan, to perform sold-out concert in Brooklyn

The 66-year-old was granted unconditional release last year

The Independent UK

Judge won't jail men accused of impersonating federal agents

A federal judge has denied the government’s request to detain two men accused of posing as federal Homeland Security agents, tricking actual U.S. Secret Service officers and offering them free gifts and apartments at a luxury apartment building in Washington

The Guardian - US

Much ado about Doug: second gentleman takes spotlight at Shakespeare debate

Doug Emhoff, Kamala Harris’s husband, argues in a mock trial hosted by the Shakespeare Theatre Company and presided over by Stephen Breyer

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