Former President Joe Biden's pre-emptive pardon for retired Gen. Mark Milley, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will give the retired military official a shield against any action that President Donald Trump might take against him amid their highly public feud.

President Trump announced the firing of four high-profile presidential appointees just after midnight Tuesday, including a top envoy to Iran during his first term, Brian Hook, and retired Gen.

President Biden noted that the "should not be mistaken as an acknowledgment that any individual engaged in any wrongdoing."

Trump said Tuesday his administration is in the process of “identifying and removing” more than 1,000 Biden appointees.

Biden also issued pardons to Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and members of the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol in his final hours to guard against potential “revenge” by the incoming Trump administration.

President Biden used his executive clemency power to protect people targeted by Donald J. Trump, including five members of his family as well as Liz Cheney, Anthony S. Fauci and Mark A. Milley.

With just hours left of his presidency, Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons to Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and members of the House Jan. 6 committee.

With just hours left of his presidency ... on Monday for Dr. Anthony Fauci and retired Gen. Mark Milley, just hours before President-elect Trump is sworn in. The Bidens visited Charleston to ...

It follows threats by Trump to levy import taxes of 25% on Mexico and Canada, accusing them of allowing undocumented migrants and drugs into the US.

On the second day of his presidency, Donald Trump secured yet another victory from his ally Judge Aileen Cannon.

President Joe Biden on Monday issued preemptive pardons for prominent critics of President-elect Donald Trump and members of his own family, using extraordinary executive prerogative as a shield against revenge by his incoming successor.

Milley has, at times, responded forcefully to Trump’s comments, taking a shot at Trump in his farewell speech as Joint Chiefs chair in September 2023, telling gathered service members, “We don ...