President Donald Trump pardoned 23 protesters convicted of blocking access to abortion clinics — a federal crime — on Thursday. The protesters were prosecuted under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act,

Kristen Cooper, 21, was among several thousand Students for Life America members attending. She said she was especially excited to be at the march with “pro-life Republicans” in the White House. She said this march was her fourth but the first with a Republican administration. “It’s surreal, actually.”