WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * CHAIRMAN CARLOS A. GIMENEZ HOLDS HEARING ON U.S. COAST GUARD SPECIAL FORCES * WASHINGTON, D.C. \- Today, Chairman Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security held a hearing to examine "Frontline Defenders: How the Coast Guard's Deployable Specialized Forces Combat Narcoterrorists and other Maritime Threats on the High Seas." "For far t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Feb. 3, 2026: * * * Nearshoring Without Growth: Why Investment Uncertainty Is Holding Mexico Back By Diego Marroquin Bitar and Ryan C. Berg Mexico is emerging as the United States' most important manufacturing partner, yet investment trends tell a more fragile story. As the 2026 United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) review approaches, uncertainty around fiscal governance and ta  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, Feb. 4 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * Checks and Balances In the U.S. Body Politic David French and Sarah Isgur discuss the Supreme Court, law, and American democracy. * In the past 25 years, the power of the presidency has grown exponentially while the power of Congress to check the executive branch has correspondingly diminished. Of the three branches of government envisioned by the framers of the Constitution, the "judiciary is the last br  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * DHS Law Enforcement Experienced More Than 180 Vehicle Attacks Since President Trump Took Office * ICE law enforcement is facing a 3,300% increase in vehicle attacks as they put their lives on the line to arrest murderers, pedophiles, rapists, gang members, and terrorists WASHINGTON -Today, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released new data that U.S. Immigration and Customs   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Four Charged in Multi-State SNAP and PUA Fraud Conspiracy * BOSTON - Three individuals have been arrested, and another individual has been charged, with an alleged fraud scheme that used the stolen identities of more than 100 individuals to obtain $440,000 in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits from Massachusetts and Rhode Island. T  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, posted the following commentary on Feb. 3, 2026, to the Japan Forward: * * * A Rules-Based Order and the New Logic of Deterrence In the emerging world order, Tokyo should move first to reassure Washington and reinforce deterrence in the Indo-Pacific with regional partners. By Masashi Murano Recent developments around the world have illustrated the value   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, issued the following commentary on Feb. 2, 2026, to the Washington Examiner: * * * China Not a Competitor, but America's Top Adversary Nothing friendly about Beijing's inroads into the US By Miles Yu For years, Western commentary has defaulted to a comfortable phrase: China is our greatest competitor. It sounds modern, measured, even sporting, like globa  more

SANTA MONICA, California, Feb. 4 -- Rand issued the following commentary on Feb. 3, 2026: * * * Venezuela After Maduro: Q&A with RAND Experts By Tahina Montoya, Marie Jones and Kelly Piazza Today marks one month since the dramatic U.S. operation in Venezuela that captured Nicolas Maduro, the country's president, and brought him to New York City to face federal drug trafficking charges. While many details about the operation are clearer now than they were in the immediate aftermath, it remai  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gomez Votes NO on DHS Bill That Continues Funding for ICE and CBP * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) voted NO today on both the Department of Homeland Security Continuing Resolution, which funds ICE and CBP, and the five-bill appropriations package. The DHS Continuing Resolution keeps pouring money into ICE and CBP even as immigration enforcement grows more aggressive and d  more

GENEVA, Switzerland, Feb. 4 -- The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights issued the following statement: * * * Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances concludes its 138th session The United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances concluded its 138th session, which took place from 26 to 30 January 2026. Due to the United Nations regular budget liquidity situation, the session was exceptionally conducted online. During the sessi  more