Trump's clemency for Jan. 6 rioters and Biden's reprieve for family represent merely the latest chapters in an odd history of ...

In July of 1794, a force of disaffected whiskey rebels attacked and destroyed the home of a tax inspector. The rebellion grew in numbers, if not in actions, and threatened to spread to other states.

President Washington pardoned both, writing: "The misled have abandoned their errors." The end of the Whiskey Rebellion helped secure the Federal government's power, with the blame falling more ...

The Whiskey Rebellion forced George Washington to march west with his militia. The rebellion ended relatively bloodlessly but whiskey remained an important part of trade for years to come.

Paul Guggenheimer Friday, July 12, 2019 7:50 p.m. | Friday, July 12, 2019 7:50 p.m. A multi-regional Whiskey Rebellion Trail some 225 years in the making launched in Pittsburgh’s Strip District ...

Trump’s pardon of the Jan. 6 insurrectionists turns this vision on its head. As one of the first acts of his presidency, it certifies his view that we are two nations, not one. Instead of restoring ...

Article 6 of our Constitution establishes the supremacy of federal law over that of the States, a change from the Articles of Confederation. It also defines the oaths that members of our three ...