GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 28 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * American Experiment marks two-year anniversary of arson fire By Bill Walsh It's been two years since the Golden Valley offices of Center of the American Experiment were firebombed by arsonists, resulting in significant fire damage to the building. The fire was investigated as a deliberate act of ar  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Jan. 30 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * Letter from Minneapolis: No 'normal' in journalism, right now * When ICE arrived here before the holidays, they brought a sense of foreboding. At first, there were distractions: the holidays, kids home from college. But a few weeks in, on a run around Bde Maka Ska, the lake near my house, my Mexican-born running partner broke into tears. She'd been carrying her passpor  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following report (No. ACS-62) on Jan. 28, 2026, by Lydia R Anderson, Tayelor Valerio and Chanell Washington entitled "Social and Economic Characteristics of Currently Unmarried Women With a Recent Birth: 2023." Here are excerpts: * * * INTRODUCTION This report looks at the socioeconomic characteristics of unmarried women in 2023 who had given birth in the last year. While the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) provides d  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Feb. 2 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * 500 habeas cases By Bill Glahn We are now over 500 habeas corpus cases filed in federal district court in Minnesota so far in just January. These petitions all seek the release of one or more illegal aliens held in ICE detention. By my count, as of Friday morning (January 30), based on caption and c  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Feb. 2 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 30, 2026: * * * Celebrating Excellence: Minnesota Teacher named National Teacher of the Year Finalist By Josiah Padley Eden Prairie High School English teacher Linda Wallenberg has been named a finalist for National Teacher of the Year. Wallenberg is in her 50th year of teaching. Wallenberg is no   more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Feb. 2 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 30, 2026: * * * Common ground on immigration: Minnesota By John Phelan Yesterday, looking to define some common ground on immigration, I noted that: 1. The president enforces that law across the entire United States 2. Congress makes immigration law for the entire United States What does this me  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 29 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * Common ground on immigration: the civics By John Phelan Over the last few weeks, the issue of immigration and the enforcement of immigration laws has roiled Minnesota. Can we chart a path forward for our state? 1) Immigration policy is a federal issue If you are looking to the Center of the Ameri  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 28 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * Data centers as heat source By Bill Glahn What if we could turn the biggest liability of data centers into an asset? From CNBC, This university campus is heated by an AI data center. Your home could be next. The campus is located in Dublin, Ireland. But the dilemma is universal. Two of the bigg  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Feb. 2 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 30, 2026: * * * Dr. Oz visited Griggs-Midway fraud site By Bill Glahn Dr. Mehmet Oz, Administrator for the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), was in town earlier this month to pay homage at the most-holy shrine to Minnesota fraud, the Griggs-Midway building at 1821 W. University A  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Feb. 2 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 31, 2026: * * * Ellison fails to persuade court in effort to shut down Operation Metro Surge By David Zimmer On January 12th, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison along with the Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul sued the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) over Operation Metro Surge - a 3  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Feb. 2 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Feb. 1, 2026: * * * Habeas at the southern border By Bill Glahn The big news in habeas corpus yesterday occurred down in San Antonio, Texas. U.S. District Judge Fred Biery (Clinton appointee) issued a ruling in a much-followed case. From The Hill newspaper, A federal judge in Texas on Saturday ordered   more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Feb. 2 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 30, 2026: * * * Habeas Corpus in the news By Bill Glahn Local media discover the phenomenon that your correspondent has been reporting on for weeks. Of course, in their telling of it, habeas corpus is a fabulous thing. So far this January, some 561 habeas cases have been filed with the federal dis  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 29 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * Homan outlines three strategic changes to Operation Metro Surge By David Zimmer This morning, Tom Homan, the U.S. Border Czar, held a press conference to highlight the outcomes of his discussions with state and local leaders relevant to the immigration enforcement effort known as Operation Metro Su  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Feb. 2 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 30, 2026: * * * How does a parent's education level impact Minnesota student achievement? By Catrin Wigfall Student performance data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is the nation's most widely recognized benchmark of academic achievement, measuring reading and math in 4t  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 28 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * Lawfare-industrial complex By Bill Glahn Taxpayer-funded lawyers sue the feds to create more demand for their product. I'm not kidding. The lawsuit (viewable here) was filed yesterday in federal district court in Minnesota (Case No. 26-cv-479) and reported this morning. The lawsuit was filed as a  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 28 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * Minnesota ranks fifth in the nation for inflation-adjusted teacher salary growth By Josiah Padley A recent paper released by the Reason Foundation noted that Minnesota ranks fifth in the nation for inflation-adjusted teacher salary growth from 2002-2022. The average Minnesota teacher salary in 200  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 28 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * North Dakota to participate in new tax-credit scholarship program -- and that's a win for families By Catrin Wigfall Something important is happening in education policy, and it isn't coming from Washington mandates or teachers' union talking points. It's coming from states embracing a landmark e  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Feb. 2 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 31, 2026: * * * So much Habeas, so little justice By Bill Glahn Another twenty (20) habeas corpus cases have been filed in the federal district court for Minnesota today (Saturday, January 31). That brings to 581 the total number of habeas cases filed in the month of January 2026, alone. As I've m  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON MS NOW: "TAXPAYER DOLLARS SHOULD BE USED TO MAKE LIFE MORE AFFORDABLE FOR EVERYDAY AMERICANS, NOT KILL THEM" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MS NOW's PoliticsNation, where he emphasized that House Democrats will continue to fight back against the cruelty, crisis and corruption being visited against the American people by D  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON MS NOW: "TAXPAYER DOLLARS SHOULD BE USED TO MAKE LIFE MORE AFFORDABLE FOR EVERYDAY AMERICANS, NOT KILL THEM" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MS NOW's PoliticsNation, where he emphasized that House Democrats will continue to fight back against the cruelty, crisis and corruption being visited against the American people by Donald Trump and his sycoph  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan to President Trump: Fire Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller * Washington, D.C. - This week, following the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued statements condemning the violence, opposing the Homeland Security funding bill without real accountability, and demanding the resignation or firing of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem an  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey Again Demands Answers About Abysmal Conditions of ICE Field Office in Burlington, MA * Markey has not received a response to his Dec. 17 letter to ICE Boston Acting Field Director Letter Text (PDF) Boston (January 31, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) wrote to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Boston Acting Field Office Director David Wesling, demanding ans  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * McCollum Announces $16.1 Million in Federal Funds for Thirteen East Metro Projects * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) announced today that she secured $16,089,000 in federal funding for 13 community projects in Minnesota's Fourth Congressional district. The funding was included in bipartisan appropriations bills for Fiscal Year 2026 (H.R. 6938; H.R. 7148) passed by the  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 [Category: Sociological] -- MomsRising Executive Director and CEO Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner issued a statement objecting to the Justice Department's arrest of Don Lemon, Georgia Fort, and other journalists who were covering an immigration protest at Cities Church, Minnesota. Rowe-Finkbeiner argued that the arrests undermine First Amendment protections and warned against efforts to intimidate members of the media. She pointed to demonstrations in multiple cities as evidence th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy On Fox News: The Country Is Less Safe Because Of ICE * WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Sunday appeared on Fox News Sunday with Shannon Bream. As Americans decisively turn against the Trump administration's lawless immigration enforcement operations, Murphy made the case for why Republican  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- No Labels, a political organization that advocates for centrism and bipartisanship, issued the following commentary on Jan. 30, 2026: * * * What Are Sanctuary Cities? Definitions, legal boundaries, and the range of local immigration enforcement policies What "Sanctuary City" Means By Austin Milks "Sanctuary city" is not a legal term. There is no single official definition. The phrase is commonly used to describe cities, counties, or states that restrict the extent to   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- No Labels, a political organization that advocates for centrism and bipartisanship, issued the following commentary: * * * Why ICE Is at the Center of a Shutdown Fight By Peyton Lofton Democrats demand ICE reforms after fatal shootings in Minnesota Two recent fatal shootings by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Minnesota have jolted Capitol Hill, turning what had been a routine budget deadline into a flashpoint over agent accountability and federal   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration issued a notice identifying the laboratories and Instrumented Initial Testing Facilities (IITFs) currently certified to meet federal standards for workplace drug testing. These facilities are required to maintain strict standards to conduct drug and specimen validity tests for federal agencies. Under the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Blumenthal: Week in Review 1/23/2026-1/30/2026 * Honoring VA Nurse Killed by ICE in Minneapolis [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, released a statement on the killing of Alex Pretti, a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Intensive Care Unit nurse who worked at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center.   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Statement Opposing Appropriations Package That Includes Two-Week Extension of ICE and DHS Funding * Senator Markey opposes any bill to fund Trump's lawless DHS Washington (January 30, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement today after voting against legislation to advance the five remaining fiscal year 2026 appropriations bills and a tw  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murray Remarks at Press Conference Following Senate Vote to Pass Five Funding Bills While Splitting Off DHS Bill * WATCH : Senator Murray's remarks ICYMI : Senate Passes Five Funding Bills, Strips Out DHS Bill to Ensure Negotiations Proceed to Rein in ICE and CBP Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, delivered th  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Statement on Appropriations Vote * (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, released the following statement: "Over the past weeks, I, like millions of Americans have been horrified by the deaths of two Americans and images of ICE and CBP officers conducting chaotic and lawless enforcement operations in comm  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson Joins Meet the Press and Fox News Sunday * WASHINGTON -This morning, Speaker Johnson joined Kristen Welker on Meet the Press and Shannon Bream on Fox News Sunday to discuss the state of play regarding the partial government shutdown and the ongoing implementation of the Working Families Tax Cut legislation as tax season gets underway. "I will say that we need good faith on both si  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Jan. 31 -- St. Catherine University issued the following news: * * * St. Catherine University ranked #3 in best U.S. colleges for women Newsweek's list includes more than 700 women's and co-ed institutions across the country. * Newsweek has ranked St. Catherine University #3 in its first-ever list of the best colleges for women to attend in the United States. The list includes more than 700 institutions, both women's and co-educational, from across the country. Newswee  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Stand Up America, an organization was born in 2016 as a digital-first grassroots community working to resist what they say is Donald Trump's corruption, racism and his threats to democracy, issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2026: * * * STAND UP AMERICA CONDEMNS ARREST OF DON LEMON, WARNS OF THREAT TO FREEDOM OF THE PRESS LOS ANGELES--Stand Up America Executive Director Christina Harvey issued the following statement condemning the arrest of former CNN anchor   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Warnock Statement on Government Funding for ICE * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) released the following statement on his vote against government funding legislation that failed to rein in the abuses of President Trump's Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) following the deaths of two American citizens: " This week, I stood at the sites where Alex P  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Sen. Schiff Votes Against Additional Funding for Department of Homeland Security without Statutory Reforms * Watch the Senator's full statement here. Washington, D.C. -Tonight, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) released the following video statement after voting against additional funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) without  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Votes to Begin DHS Reform Process * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today voted to begin debate on critical reforms to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The Continuing Resolution avoids a multi-agency shutdown, and separates DHS funding for a future vote in two weeks: Senator Welch released the following statement: "The Department of Homeland Security, under the  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse Votes for Funding Package that Opens Pathway to Curbing ICE, Delivers $61.65 Million Direct Investment in RI * Democrats successfully pressured Republican majority to back off plan to hand ICE a year-long appropriation Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse today voted to pass a package of five fiscal year 2026 appropriations bills, sending the legislation to the   more