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FACT FOCUS: Fabricated and misrepresented images shared widely online after US removal of Maduro

Monday, January 5 by SRN News

As deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro pleaded not guilty to federal drug trafficking charges in a U.S. courtroom Monday, an array of misrepresented and fabricated images that began circulating soon after his capture over the weekend continued to multiply on social media. President Donald Trump... Read More.

Ethics panel investigates US Rep. Mike Collins over alleged ghost intern

Monday, January 5 by SRN News

By Nolan D. McCaskill WASHINGTON, Jan 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives Ethics Committee said on Monday it is reviewing allegations against Representative Mike Collins of Georgia, a Republican Senate candidate who is accused of paying more than $10,000 to an intern who... Read More.

Minnesota Governor Walz will not seek third term, to focus on welfare fraud scandal

Monday, January 5 by SRN News

Jan 5 (Reuters) - Minnesota Governor Tim Walz will not seek a third term in office, he announced on Monday, saying he would instead focus on allegations of fraud in the state's welfare system that has become a political crisis for him after pressure... Read More.

Pentagon to cut Senator Kelly’s military retirement pay for misconduct

Monday, January 5 by SRN News

By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, Jan 5 (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Monday that he will demote Senator Mark Kelly from his rank as a retired Navy captain for "reckless misconduct" after he and other Democratic lawmakers urged troops to refuse any... Read More.

Tim Walz, Democrats’ 2024 VP candidate, won’t run for a third term as Minnesota governor

Monday, January 5 by SRN News

ST PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Democrats 2024 candidate for vice president, is ending his bid for a third term as governor less than four months after launching a reelection campaign. Walz said in a statement Monday that he believes he would... Read More.

This Jan. 6 plaque was made to honor law enforcement. It’s nowhere to be found at the Capitol

Monday, January 5 by SRN News

WASHINGTON (AP) - Approaching the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, the official plaque honoring the police who defended democracy that day is nowhere to be found. It's not on display at the Capitol, as is required by law. Its... Read More.

Factbox-US abortion pill access under fire: Lawsuits and regulatory battles to watch in 2026

Monday, January 5 by SRN News

By Daniel Wiessner Jan 5 (Reuters) - Since the U.S. Supreme Court rolled back the constitutional right to abortion in 2022, nearly half of U.S. states have banned or severely restricted the procedure, driving a surge in medication abortion - now used in more than... Read More.

Maduro’s case will revive a legal debate over immunity for foreign leaders tested in Noriega trial

Sunday, January 4 by SRN News

MIAMI (AP) - When deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro makes his first appearance in New York courtroom Monday to face U.S. drug charges, he will likely follow the path taken by another Latin American strongman toppled by U.S. forces: Panama's Manuel Noriega. Maduro was captured... Read More.

US intervention in Venezuela could test Trump’s ability to hold GOP together in an election year

Sunday, January 4 by SRN News

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's military intervention in Venezuela will pose a fresh test of his ability to hold together a restive Republican coalition during a challenging election year. While most Republicans lined up behind the president in the immediate aftermath of the stunning... Read More.

Marjorie Taylor Greene made waves. Her constituents don’t agree on whether it was worth it

Saturday, January 3 by SRN News

DALTON, Ga. (AP) - President Donald Trump says Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is a traitor. But for Jackie Harling, who chairs the local Republican Party in Greene's northwestern corner of Georgia, she's still "mama bear." "Every thought that we had in our minds, she seemed... Read More.

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FACT FOCUS: Fabricated and misrepresented images shared widely online after US removal of Maduro

Ethics panel investigates US Rep. Mike Collins over alleged ghost intern

Minnesota Governor Walz will not seek third term, to focus on welfare fraud scandal

Pentagon to cut Senator Kelly’s military retirement pay for misconduct

Tim Walz, Democrats’ 2024 VP candidate, won’t run for a third term as Minnesota governor

This Jan. 6 plaque was made to honor law enforcement. It’s nowhere to be found at the Capitol

Factbox-US abortion pill access under fire: Lawsuits and regulatory battles to watch in 2026

Maduro’s case will revive a legal debate over immunity for foreign leaders tested in Noriega trial

US intervention in Venezuela could test Trump’s ability to hold GOP together in an election year

Marjorie Taylor Greene made waves. Her constituents don’t agree on whether it was worth it

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