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Maduro and wife set to face charges over alleged torture of Americans

Former Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro and his wife are expected to face new charges related to their alleged role in the torture of U.S. citizens, officials said Wednesday.

Democrats sue to stop Trump from using taxpayer funds for self-promoting ads

Ads promoting the president have cost more than $12m and his Super Pac has refused to reimburse taxpayers

Ex-Marine Faces Death Penalty in Mass Shooting at North Carolina Bar

Prosecutors announced on Wednesday they will seek the death penalty for former Marine Nigel Max Edge after he was charged with killing three people at a North Carolina bar in a mass shooting last year.

Rubio in Greece digs into past to tout Trump’s ‘America first’ approach

In the shadow of the Parthenon, the secretary of state gave a selective reading of history as he urged Europe to ‘awaken from its slumber’

Angela Paxton Picks Team GOP in Texas

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Troy Jackson got viral moment in Tuesday debate. Will it move the needle?

Maine Senate nominee Troy Jackson is riding a political high following his first debate against Sen. Susan Collins, finally gaining the viral momentum his campaign has struggled to capture since he became the Democratic nominee in July following Graham Planter’s withdrawal.

Democratic House candidate says she was raped during campaign

A candidate for Congress in Arizona on Wednesday said she was raped in August as she repaired campaign signs.

Alleged Chinese Agent to Remain in Custody, Judge Rules, Amid FBI Concerns of Flight Risk

Updated on: October 7, 2026 / 8:48 PM EDT / CBS News

Maduro expected to face new charges alleging torture of Americans in Venezuelan prisons, sources say

October 7, 2026 / 5:21 PM EDT / CBS News

Rubio’s stunning Athens speech stops Washington cold

Do secretaries of state with no political ambition give sunset speeches in the most jaw-dropping settings imaginable, stirring the soul to defend civilization?

US border agents and officers put on alert of cartel kidnapping plot

Federal law enforcement authorities have reason to believe a Mexican cartel is looking to kidnap federal law enforcement in western Texas, prompting agents and officers to be on guard, three employees at U.S. Customs and Border Protection confirmed to the Washington Examiner on Wednesday.

ICE to hit California hard before midterm elections: Sources

EXCLUSIVE — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has launched a month and a half-long immigration enforcement operation across the sanctuary state of California, going after both the “worst of the worst” and noncriminal illegal immigrants, according to sources familiar with the plan.