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Republican lawmaker welcomes House Ethics probe into sexual misconduct allegations against him

Rep. Nancy Mace demands accountability for Swalwell sexual misconduct
Sexual misconduct allegations rock Capitol Hill as Congresswoman Nancy Mace criticizes media and Democrats for reportedly ignoring years of rumors about Eric Swalwell. An accuser claims Swalwell drugged, raped, and choked her, leading Mace to demand resignations from all alleged congressional predators. Mace also discusses Iran and her recent personal loss.
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A House Republican facing sexual misconduct allegations said he welcomes the chance to set the record straight after the House Ethics Committee opened an investigation into the claims.
«They are baseless allegations designed to impact the campaign driven by those who want to settle old political scores,» Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-N.C., said in a statement to Fox News Digital. «We welcome the ethics inquiry because it allows for facts to be entered into the record, not public allegations designed to drive media interests.»
Edwards, 65, is accused of sexual misconduct toward at least two younger female staffers, according to multiple reports. Axios first reported the existence of the ethics probe.
The two-term lawmaker, who has been married since 1980, has denied any wrongdoing. Fox News Digital has not independently verified the allegations.
Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-N.C., said the sexual misconduct allegations against him are «baseless.» (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
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Under House rules, lawmakers are prohibited from engaging in sexual relationships with aides under their supervision. The ban does not extend to staffers employed by other offices.
The House Ethics probe comes as Edwards is facing a competitive re-election challenge in November’s midterm elections. The North Carolina Republican is a top target of House Democrats’ campaign arm, which is supporting Democrat Jamie Ager to try and flip Edwards’ seat in the red-leaning district.
Ager, a fourth-generation farmer, issued a statement this week indicating the allegations against his competitor could become a flash point in the battleground contest.
«Corruption or abuses of power in any way are unacceptable,» Ager said. «The people of Western North Carolina deserve to hear from their representative about what these allegations are.»
The House Ethics Committee has yet to publicly announce its investigation into Edwards, which could take months — or even years — to complete unless the panel moves to dismiss the case.
A spokesperson for the House Ethics Committee declined to comment when reached by Fox News Digital.
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., an outspoken lawmaker against sexual misconduct in Congress, said in a statement obtained by Fox News Digital that she hopes the House Ethics Committee «moves swiftly» to review the allegations against Edwards.

Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., demands swift accountability for misconduct, regardless of party affiliation. Mace arrives for a House Republican caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 19, 2024. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
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«We stand with those who came forward, and we expect the Ethics Committee to move swiftly and hold those who committed wrongdoing fully accountable,» Mace said. «We have said it from the beginning, if you are abusing your power in Congress it does not matter if you have an R or a D beside your name, there needs to be consequences for your actions.»
Edwards is the latest in a string of lawmakers to face sexual misconduct allegations this year.
Former Reps. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., and Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, issued back-to-back resignations in April to avoid potential expulsion votes related to separate alleged sexual misconduct against them. Gonzales acknowledged an extramarital affair with a former aide who later died by suicide. Swalwell, who is also married, has admitted to a lapse in judgment, but has vigorously denied accusations of sexual assault and rape.
Meanwhile, Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla., is currently under investigation by the House Ethics Committee for alleged sexual misconduct, among other ethics violations. Mace has introduced a resolution to expel the embattled lawmaker, but has yet to trigger a vote on the measure.

Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla., is another Republican lawmaker facing misconduct allegations and an ethics probe. (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)
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House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and other GOP lawmakers have said they want the ethics panel to conclude its probe before they consider sanctions against the embattled lawmaker. Mills has denied any wrongdoing and has not been criminally charged.
«The corruption and misconduct in Congress goes far deeper than anyone outside Washington knows,» Mace said Tuesday.
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“Me siento en casa”: Salvadoreña regresa a Estados Unidos tras autodeportarse por caso de trata de personas

El bullicio habitual del aeropuerto se disolvió en un estallido de aplausos, llanto y abrazos contenidos durante más de un año. El día 7 de julio de 2026, con las maletas cargadas de una mezcla de alivio y nostalgia, la inmigrante salvadoreña Yessenia Ruano volvió a pisar el suelo que considera su hogar: los Estados Unidos.
Después de catorce meses de un exilio forzado que ella misma tuvo que elegir para proteger a su familia, el reencuentro con la comunidad de Milwaukee no solo marcó el fin de una pesadilla, sino el inicio de un capítulo donde la justicia, aunque incompleta, finalmente tocó a su puerta.
“Es como un sueño hecho realidad y le doy gracias a Dios primeramente por hacer esto posible. Es como que me siento en casa”, confesó Yessenia con la voz entrecortada, asimilando apenas el impacto de haber cruzado la terminal aérea no como una fugitiva de la deportación, sino como una mujer amparada por la ley.
A su lado, sus dos hijas gemelas de diez años, ciudadanas estadounidenses, miraban el entorno con una mezcla de asombro y familiaridad recuperada. El recibimiento fue abrumador. Rostros conocidos de la Escuela ALBA, el centro educativo público bilingüe donde Yessenia trabajó durante años como asistente de maestra, se congregaron para darle la bienvenida que las leyes migratorias le habían negado en el pasado.
En mayo de 2025, la presión del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE) se había vuelto insostenible. A pesar de que Yessenia tenía un trámite activo para obtener la Visa T, un visado humanitario otorgado a víctimas de trata de personas, las autoridades migratorias endurecieron sus políticas de supervisión.
Ante la inminente amenaza de ser arrestada y recluida en un centro de detención, lo que habría significado una separación abrupta y traumática de sus hijas menores de edad, Yessenia tomó una de las decisiones más desgarradoras que puede enfrentar una madre: la autodeportación.
La familia entera se trasladó a El Salvador, un país que para sus hijas era un territorio completamente desconocido y para Yessenia, un pasado que ya no le pertenecía. El choque cultural, el confinamiento en una vivienda precaria y la interrupción de la educación de las niñas marcaron catorce meses de resistencia silenciosa. Sin embargo, en los tribunales estadounidenses se gestaba una batalla legal decisiva.
Un juez federal, al evaluar una demanda colectiva que cuestionaba las agresivas tácticas de deportación del gobierno contra inmigrantes con solicitudes humanitarias vigentes, emitió un fallo histórico.
A pesar de la victoria jurídica, la felicidad en el hogar de los Ruano está incompleta. El fallo del juez federal, sumamente específico en sus alcances técnicos, solo amparó de forma directa a Yessenia y a sus hijas ciudadanas. Miguel, su esposo y el pilar que la sostuvo durante el difícil año de destierro en El Salvador, no fue incluido en la orden de retorno inmediato. Su estatus legal dependía de su condición de beneficiario colateral, un vacío legal que lo obligó a quedarse atrás en el aeropuerto de San Salvador.
Lejos de rendirse ante este nuevo obstáculo, Yessenia ya ha tomado cartas en el asunto. De la mano de sus abogados, ha presentado una petición formal ante las autoridades de inmigración solicitando de manera urgente que Miguel pueda unirse a ellas en los Estados Unidos.
El retorno a Milwaukee representa un triunfo, pero no el fin de la batalla. Yessenia es plenamente consciente de que regresar no significa haber obtenido la residencia automática y que el laberinto legal del ajuste de estatus sigue vigente.
Las autoridades y sus antiguos compañeros de la Escuela ALBA ya le han comunicado que tiene las puertas completamente abiertas para reincorporarse a su antiguo puesto. Pero esta vez, el objetivo de Yessenia es más ambicioso: inspirada por el proceso legal que la obligó a madurar y a defender sus derechos, se ha propuesto iniciar su certificación oficial para dejar de ser asistente y convertirse, finalmente, en una maestra titular.
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Argentinian flight instructor jumps to death from plane, 22-year-old student forced to land alone

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A flight instructor jumped to his death out of a small aircraft over Argentina, forcing the student pilot he was teaching to land the plane herself.
Leandro Andrés Bertazzo, 42, was on board a two-seat Cessna 150G on Saturday when he made the decision to jump out over the province of Córdoba, according to CNN, which cited its Argentinian affiliate TN.
«He made this tragic decision on board an aircraft with another person by his side,» Eduardo Álvarez, director of the Flying Parrot Córdoba flying school where Bertazzo worked, told TN. «It’s impossible to think about it or understand it, but the human mind is so complex.»
An undated photo of Leandro Andrés Bertazzo, a 42-year-old pilot who jumped to his death from a plane on Saturday, July 4 in Argentina. (Instagram/Leandro Bertazzo)
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Rosario, the 22-year-old student, later told authorities that Bertazzo told her, «You know what you have to do, carry on,» before taking off his gear, opening the door and leaping out, according to Álvarez.
Opening the door of a plane midair is incredibly difficult. Álvarez said it would be akin to trying to open the door of a car traveling 124 miles per hour.

Cessna 150m FRA150M climbing out after take-off with flaps deployed and hills behind. (aviation-images.com/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
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Álvarez said that Rosario managed to land the plane safely, despite being in «complete shock.» There was no damage to the plane, according to TN.
Álvarez noted that Bertazzo had gone on a flight with another student earlier in the day.

A view from the main road of the flight school Bertazzo worked at, Flying Parrot Córdoba. (Google Maps)
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Álvarez also told TN that Bertazzo had visited a psychiatric institute, something that was only known by his family prior to his death.
Prosecutors in Córdoba will lead the investigation into Bertazzo’s death. The plane he jumped from is now in police custody.
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