WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell Statement on Minneapolis Shooting * 01.24.26 EDMONDS, WA - U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) released this statement regarding today's fatal shooting of a U.S. citizen in Minneapolis by federal agents. "President Trump has crossed the line. Americans will not stand for masked, armed troops roaming their neighborhoods. ICE is not trained in this capacity and should not be on street  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection releases the following testimony by Emily Harding, vice president of defense and security at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, from a Jan. 13, 2025, hearing entitled "Defense Through Offense: Examining U.S. Cyber Capabilities to Deter and Disrupt Malign Foreign Activity Targeting the Homeland": * * * Chairman Ogles, Ranking Member Swalwell, distinguished Members of t  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto Statement Opposing Current Department of Homeland Security Funding Bill * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) released the following statement on the government funding bills the Senate will consider this week: "The Trump Administration and Kristi Noem are putting undertrained, combative federal agents on the streets with no accountability. They ar  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Delegation wants Trump administration to exempt NM from proposed rollback of Roadless Rule * All five members of New Mexico's all-Democratic Congressional delegation have signed on to a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins that requests the state be excluded from the Trump administration's proposed repeal of the so-called Roadless Rule. The 24-year-old Roadless A  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- The House Foreign Affairs Committee released the following written testimony by Jon Finer, former principal deputy national security advisor, from a Jan. 14, 2026, hearing entitled "Winning the AI Arms Race Against the Chinese Communist Party": * * * Chairman Mast, Ranking Member Meeks, Members of the Committee: It's an honor to be here with you today on a matter of such enormous consequence. I'll note at the outset that I'm here in my personal capacity as someone who t  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * In Los Alamos and Taos, Senator Lujan Discusses Health Care, Highlights Funding Secured for Workforce Development, and Meets With Local Officials * Los Alamos, N.M. - This week, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) held a series of events across Northern New Mexico to discuss Republican cuts to health care, highlight federal funding secured for local communities, and meet with local leaders. "R  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. William Keating, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * KEATING STATEMENT ON LATEST ICE SHOOTING IN MINNEAPOLIS * BOURNE, MA - Congressman Bill Keating issued the following statement this evening in response to today's shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis: "Watch the videos. Share them. Count the shots. It's not easy to watch - and it shouldn't be. But every American must understand what federal agents are doing in our name  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Gallego, Stanton, Ansari, Grijalva, Respond to New Report Showing Arizona Families Paid Over $1,500 More in 2025 Due to Inflation Under Trump * Arizona Senators Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego, alongside Representatives Greg Stanton (D-AZ-04), Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ-03) and Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ-07), responded to a new report from the Joint Economic Committee finding that Arizona families paid an   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Larsen Calls for Secretary Noem to Be Fired or Resign * Today, Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) joined the New Democrat Coalition in mourning the killing of Alex Pretti carried out by federal agents in Minneapolis and calling for Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to be fired immediately or resign in disgrace. The New Democrat Coalition's full statement is here and below:   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Statement on Fatal ICE Shooting in Minneapolis * East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after federal immigration agents killed a Minneapolis resident (link is external). "ICE agents continue to act with impunity, refusing to exercise any restraint - leaving a trail of death and violence in their path. It needs to end now," said Larson.  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON ANOTHER HORRIFIC KILLING IN MINNEAPOLIS BY FEDERAL AGENTS * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: Donald Trump and the Department of Homeland Security are completely and totally out of control. Today, lawless and masked thugs masquerading as law enforcement officers brutally killed another America  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON ANOTHER HORRIFIC KILLING IN MINNEAPOLIS BY FEDERAL AGENTS * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: Donald Trump and the Department of Homeland Security are completely and totally out of control. Today, lawless and masked thugs masquerading as law enforcement officers brutally killed another American citizen on the streets o  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Senate Republicans Voting to Block Consideration of War Powers Resolution * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after Senate Republicans voted to block consideration of a bipartisan War Powers Resolution that earned bipartisan support last week : "Just last week, the Senate voted with bipartisan support to advance a war power  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * PHOTOS: Sen. Schiff Heralds Resilience of California Agriculture in EcoFarm Conference Address, Highlights Record of Fighting for Golden State's Producers * Schiff: "The agriculture you all cultivate is foundational to California - economically, culturally and environmentally - but too often, California's farmers don't see themselves reflected in the policies coming out of Washington. I knew that   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * President Trump Signs Chairman Simpson's FY26 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Bill * WASHINGTON -Today, President Donald Trump signed the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 into law. Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson-Chairman of the House Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee-attended the signing and r  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gregory W. Meeks Votes for FY26 Minibus Securing Over $8.2 Million in Local Community Funding * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05) voted to advance the Defense, Labor-HHS and Transportation-HUD minibus. The three spending bills delivers on Democratic priorities and blocks the Trump Administration's plan to gut $163 billion from critical public services that American families   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Omar Statement on Immigration Enforcement Killing Another Minnesota Resident * MINNEAPOLIS-Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) issued the following statement following the reporting that immigration enforcement killed another Minnesota resident. "This appears to be an execution by immigration enforcement. I am absolutely heartbroken, horrified, and appalled that federal agents murdered another member of o  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Foreign Relations Democrats Statement on Trump Administration's Expanded Global Gag Rule * Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Chris Coons (D-Del.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) and Jacky  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Blumenthal: Week in Review 1/16/2026-1/23/2026 * Demanding Accountability for Secret ICE Policy Ignoring the Fourth Amendment [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI), is demanding accountability following whistleblower disclosures detailing a secret U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Capito Participates in Investiture Ceremony for Moore Capito * CHARLESTON, W.Va. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today delivered remarks at the Investiture Ceremony for Moore Capito. U.S. Senator Jim Justice (R-W.Va.), along with Senator Capito's support, recommended Moore Capito to President Trump who announced the decision to nominate him in 2025 for a judgeship  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: Kansans Need a Cost of Living They Can Afford * Senator Marshall Joins KNSS's Woodard & Whit with Ted Woodward & John Whitmer to Discuss Government Funding & the Cost of Living in Kansas Ottawa - On Friday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined KNSS's Woodard and Whit with Ted Woodward and John Whitmer to discuss government funding, the cost of living, and healthc  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Statement on 2026 National Defense Strategy * (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee and co-chair of the U.S. Senate NATO Observer Group, released the following statement on the newly-published 2026 National Defense Strategy: "Once again, Secretary Hegseth and the Trump Administration have severely missed t  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Zinke's Requests for Over $8 Million in Western Montana Water Infrastructure and Law Enforcement Projects Signed into Law * Washington, D.C. - Today, Western Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke announced that President Trump has signed into law H.R. 6938, the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026. This legislation includes more than   more