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The president reportedly has pardoned Adam Kidan, a donor to the president, and nine individuals convicted of crimes connected to the Clean Air Act. (NYT.) (Truth Social.)
The Venezuelan Association of Massachusetts, National TPS Alliance, Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project, Service Employees International Union AFL-CIO, and Service Employees International Union Local 32BJ challenged four U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services policies last week in the District of Massachusetts. Plaintiffs allege that the policies, which imposed fees on asylum applications and limited the duration of employment authorizations for individuals with Temporary Protected Status, are “unlawful for multiple reasons.” (Complaint.)
Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee sent a letter Thursday to Acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte, asking him not to selectively declassify certain election-related intelligence information and requesting that the panel be able to review any such intelligence prior to its disclosure. (WaPo.) (Letter.)
Mark Nevitt discussed reforms Congress can make to military promotion decisions after Trump v. Slaughter. (Just Security.)