WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI--Hagerty Joins Fox News Sunday on Fox News to Discuss ICE Cooperation, Government Shutdown Risks, Iran Talks, Russia Arms Control, the SAVE Act * WASHINGTON -Yesterday, United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Appropriations and Foreign Relations Committees and former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, joined Fox News Sunday on Fox Newsto discuss ICE enforcement cooperation, p  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Arizona State University McCain Institute issued the following news: * * * McCain Institute Celebrates Release of Political Prisoner Jesus Armas The McCain Institute celebrates the release of McCain Global Leader and Venezuelan opposition leader Jesus Armas. Since December 10, 2024, Armas has been unjustly held as a political prisoner under the regime of Nicolas Maduro. Yesterday, he was released after nearly 13 months of torture, isolation, and no due process. Since hi  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 10 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news on Feb. 9, 2026: * * * "Busted": Michael Whatley "Cashed In" On Trump's Actions in Venezuela While Publicly Cheering Them On Follow-up reporting is spotlighting Big Oil lobbyist and DC insider Michael Whatley having "a financial stake" in the Trump administration's actions in Venezuela, which he "cheer[ed] on" and then raked in up to $63,000 in a single weekend from his stocks in Big Oil companie  more

GENEVA, Switzerland, Feb. 10 -- The United Nations Human Rights Council issued the following statement: * * * Venezuela: UN Fact-Finding Mission cautiously welcomes draft Amnesty Law, urges greater transparency and public participation The UN Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela cautiously welcomes the National Assembly's initial approval of the draft Amnesty Law for Democratic Coexistence. But the measure must not proceed without rigorous oversight that ensures transparency, accountability, and  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa released the following testimony by Hanin Ghaddar, Friedmann senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, from a Feb. 3, 2026, hearing entitled "U.S. Policy Toward Lebanon: Obstacles to Dismantling Hezbollah's Grip on Power": * * * Chairman Mast, Ranking Member Meeks, and honorable members of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa: I am honored to  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet: * * * President Donald J. Trump Addresses Threats to the United States by the Government of Iran CONFRONTING THE IRANIAN REGIME: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order reaffirming the ongoing national emergency with respect to Iran and establishing a process to impose tariffs on countries that acquire any goods or services from Iran to protect the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the Un  more