Washington — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday issued a letter of censure to Sen. Mark Kelly and initiated proceedings to potentially reduce Kelly’s retired Navy rank and pay after Kelly appeared in a November video urging service members to refuse illegal orders. The Pentagon said Kelly was informed and...
Atlanta, Ga. Gov. Brian Kemp set a March 10 special election after Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene resigned, leaving Georgia's 14th Congressional District vacant at 11:59 p.m. on Jan. 5, 2026. State officials said qualifying will begin with a $5,220 qualifying fee and an initial runoff set for April 7 if...
Washington — The Senate unanimously agreed to temporarily display a plaque honoring law enforcement who defended the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack after the House declined to hang the commemorative marker required by a 2022 law. Senators Jeff Merkley and Thom Tillis sponsored the resolution directing the Architect...
Miami — Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan migrants in the United States face legal uncertainty after former president Nicolás Maduro was captured recently in New York on Jan. 3. The Trump administration revoked Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans last year, affecting about 600,000 people and followed more than 13,000 deportations....
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday the United States will not take a day-to-day role governing Venezuela but will continue enforcing an existing oil quarantine on sanctioned tankers to press for policy changes. Rubio’s remarks came after President Trump’s statement the prior day that the U.S. would...
Washington — U.S. forces seized Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro in a raid early Saturday, and President Donald Trump on Sunday warned interim leader Delcy Rodríguez she would pay “a very big price” if she did not cooperate with Washington. Rodríguez was confirmed by Venezuela's Supreme Court and military and condemned...
Washington — Former Capitol Police officers say their struggles continue after President Donald Trump pardoned about 1,500 people convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack. Officers, including former Sgt. Aquilino Gonell, reported learning on Jan. 20, 2025, that people they testified against were being released, and said pardons and public...
Washington, U.S. forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife in a covert operation early this month. President Donald Trump ordered the mission, which military officials said launched at 10:46 p.m. Eastern time and involved more than 150 aircraft, naval assets, and intelligence teams. A CIA unit and special...
Caracas, U.S. forces executed a large-scale operation this Saturday that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, and transferred them to U.S. custody. The White House released video showing Maduro in handcuffs and cited plans to move him to the Metropolitan Detention Center in New York. President...
Washington — The Trump administration this week captured Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, during a surprise U.S. incursion into Caracas and transported him on a U.S. warship to New York to face narcoterrorism conspiracy charges. Overnight explosions accompanied the operation, reports say. Legal scholars told reporters the seizure, and statements that...
