WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight released the following testimony by Gina D'Andrea, general counsel of the America First Policy Institute, from a March 18, 2026, hearing entitled "The Legal Basis for Action Against Venezuelan Drug Traffickers": * * * Mr. Chairman, Madam Ranking Member, and distinguished Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify. My name is Gina D'Andrea, and I serve as General Counsel of the America First Policy Ins  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on March 24, 2026, by Director Ryan C. Berg and associate fellow Henry Ziemer, both of the Americas Program: * * * Fortifying the Guatemala-Taiwan Partnership for Development Introduction Guatemala, with a population of nearly 19 million people in the heart of Central America, is the most important country in the world that maintains official diplomatic recognition of Taiwan. As the Uni  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight released the following written testimony by Thomas W. Padden, former deputy director of the Organized Crime and Drug Task Force, from a March 18, 2026, hearing entitled "The Legal Basis for Action Against Venezuelan Drug Traffickers": * * * Chairman Jordan, Ranking Member Raskin, Chairman Van Drew, Ranking Member Crockett, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today. At the end of   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Lead Defendant in Multi-State SNAP and PUA Fraud Conspiracy Pleads Guilty * BOSTON - A Fitchburg, Mass. man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Worcester to his role in a 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 R  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight released the following written testimony by PragerU political commentator Franklin Camargo from a March 18, 2026, hearing entitled "The Legal Basis for Action Against Venezuelan Drug Traffickers": * * * Chairman Jordan, Ranking Member Raskin, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for your invitation to share my experience and offer my thoughts on recent American action against Venezuelan criminals. One of those crimina  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Maria Salazar, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Salazar Signs Discharge Petition to Advance TPS Protections for Venezuelans * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27) signed a discharge petition filed by Rep. Darren Soto (D-FL-09) to force a vote on H.R. 3310, the Venezuela TPS Act of 2025, legislation to protect Venezuelans in the United States from deportation and provide temporary stability as conditions in thei  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Darren Soto, D-Florida, issued the following news release on March 25, 2026: * * * Soto Files Discharge Petition to Force Vote on Venezuela TPS Act of 2025 The discharge petition currently has 31 signatures and needs 218 to move forward * On Thursday, March 19, 2026, Rep. Darren Soto (D-FL-09) filed a discharge petition to force a vote on H.R. 3310, the Venezuela TPS Act of 2025, legislation designating Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status. H.R. 3310 was int  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight released the following testimony by Josh Blackman, professor and centennial chair of constitutional law at South Texas College of Law Houston, from a March 18, 2026, hearing entitled "The Legal Basis for Action Against Venezuelan Drug Traffickers": * * * Chairman Jordan and Chairman Van Drew, Ranking Member Raskin and Ranking Member Crockett, thank you for inviting me to testify. My name is Josh Blackman and I hold the Cente  more