Former “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd is leaving NBC News after nearly 18 years at the network. Todd said in a memo to NBC News colleagues that Friday was his last day. He’ll continue doing his podcast and said he’s considering new projects, but offered no details.

In the final hours of his presidency, President Joe Biden issued a series of last-minute pardons for Gen. Mark Milley, Dr. Anthony Fauci and the members and staff of the Jan. 6 Committee. Former RNC chair Ronna McDaniel says the pardons are a sign Biden “believes there is culpability.