BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 29 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2026: * * * Families of Trinidadian Men Killed in Illegal Boat Strike Sue Trump Administration Oct. 14 strike that killed Chad Joseph and Rishi Samaroo is part of an unprecedented bombing campaign in the Caribbean * Today, family members of two Trinidadian men killed in a U.S. missile strike in October are suing the U.S. government for wrongful death and extraj  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following news: * * * Homan Reveals Shocking MN Details Tom Homan just delivered his first press conference after his appointment by the Trump Administration to oversee ICE operations in Minnesota. Homan has also met with both Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey to attempt to come to some agreement on how to proceed. But Homan also made it clear that his mission to remove dangerous undocumented  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Barrasso Questions Secretary Rubio on Venezuela, Iran and Subsea Cable Security * Click here to watch Sen. Barrasso question Sec. Rubio WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) questioned U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Venezuelan oil-for-loan deals to China, Iranian oil shipments to China, and bipartisan legislation he introduced with Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) t  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Jan. 29, 2026: * * * Unwinding Venezuela's CRINK Ties in the Western Hemisphere By Ryan C. Berg The extraordinary U.S. military operation to capture Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores and whisk them to the United States has opened a multitude of possibilities for rewiring Venezuela's geopolitical alliances with U.S. adversaries. As the United States opted to leave remnants of th  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * DHS Celebrates One Year of the Laken Riley Act * More than 21,400 criminal illegal aliens have been arrested with Laken Riley Act crimes WASHINGTON -Today, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recognizes the one-year anniversary of the Laken Riley Act, the first piece of legislation signed by President Trump on January 29, 2025. The Laken Riley Act mandates the federal deten  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Hegseth Touts Deterrent Effect of Venezuela Raid During First 2026 Cabinet Meeting * Earlier this month, U.S. military forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores de Maduro, as part of Operation Absolute Resolve. Both are facing criminal court proceedings in the United States related to multiple federal charges, including narco-terrorism and drug trafficking. During President   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration released the following written testimony by Simon R. Hankinson, a senior research fellow in the Center for Border Security and Immigration at the Heritage Foundation, from a Jan. 14, 2026, joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism entitled "Biden's Afghan Parolee Program - A Trojan Horse With Flawed Vetting and Deadly Consequences": * * * My name is Simon Hankinson. I am the Seni  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration released the following testimony by Craigg Adelman, deputy inspector general for audits at the Homeland Security Department, from a Jan. 14, 2026, joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism entitled "Biden's Afghan Parolee Program - A Trojan Horse With Flawed Vetting and Deadly Consequences": * * * Chairman Cornyn, Chairman Hawley, Ranking Member Padilla, Ranking Member Durbin, an  more

HIGH POINT, North Carolina, Jan. 29 -- High Point University issued the following news release: * * * HPU Poll: North Carolinians Respond with Approval Ratings for Officials, Government Institutions * HIGH POINT, N.C., Jan. 29, 2026 - In the latest High Point University Poll, North Carolinians gave President Donald Trump an approval rating of 41%, while 48% disapproved. In the same poll, North Carolinians gave Governor Josh Stein a job approval rating of 44%, with 24% expressing disapproval.  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 [Category: Energy] -- Oil Change International posted the following news release: * * * Over 120 civil society groups demand EU leaders phase out US fossil fuels in light of Trump's fossil fuel imperialism * Contacts : Andy Gheorghiu, andy.gheorghiu@mail.de, +0049 160-203-0974 (GMT +1) Rebecca Stoner, rebecca.stoner@oilchange.org, +1 917-561-2607 (GMT-5) Today, over 120 European and international civil society groups sent a letter to EU leaders to urge them to can  more

SANTA MONICA, California, Jan. 30 -- Rand issued the following commentary on Jan. 29, 2026: * * * China Could Play Spoiler in Venezuela's Debt Restructuring By Rachel Lyngaas U.S. officials have framed Venezuela's post-Maduro path as a three-step process: stabilization, recovery, then political transition, with early emphasis on restoring oil exports. But oil production alone cannot stabilize Venezuela. Decades of hyperinflation, collapsing public services, and the emigration of nearly 8 mil  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Robert Garcia Demands Answers from Big Oil After Trump Administration's Half Billion Dollar Sale of Venezuelan Oil Companies Vitol and Trafigura stand to make significant profit from the Trump Administration's sale of Venezuelan oil; Campaign finance records show Vitol's John Addison had previou  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Watson Coleman Hosts Town Hall in Princeton * January 29, 2026 Yesterday, Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) held a Town Hall at the Suzanne Patterson Center in Princeton, New Jersey. The Congresswoman hosted local residents and community leaders from the New Jersey Alliance for Immigrant Justice, Resistencia en Accion, and the Latin American Legal and Education Fund. She addres  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2026: * * * Risch, Shaheen Shadow Fleet Bill Passes Committee U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the statement below on the passage of their SHADOW Fleet Sanctions Act in a Senate Foreign Relations Committee business meeting. "Today, our co  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2026: * * * Shaheen, Risch Shadow Fleet Bill Passes Committee Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Jim Risch (R-ID), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the statement below on the passage of their SHADOW Fleet Sanctions Act in a Senate Foreign Relations Committee business meeti  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Imperial Policy Secures Venezuela's Resources for Big Oil * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Under pressure from the Trump administration, the Venezuelan National Assembly has passed legislation designed to make it easier for U.S. oil companies to invest in the country. In response, Public Citizen Co-President Robert Weissman issued the following statement : "Trump is deploying drone and gunboat  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * WATCH: In Minneapolis, Pressley, Omar Condemn ICE Violence, Renew Calls to Abolish Rogue Agency * "There can never be justice, because true justice would mean that Renee Good and Alex Pretti and Keith Porter would still be alive, but there must be accountability." At the Invitation of Omar, Pressley Meeting with Organizers and Community Members Impacted by Violence Perpetrated by ICE Video (You  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Jan. 29, 2026: * * * President Donald J. Trump Addresses Threats to the United States by the Government of Cuba CONFRONTING THE CUBAN REGIME: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order declaring a national emergency and establishing a process to impose tariffs on goods from countries that sell or otherwise provide oil to Cuba, protecting U.S. national security and foreign policy from the Cuban regime's m  more