OTTAWA, Ontario, May 1 -- The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives posted the following commentary on April 30, 2026, by retired labor strategist Fred Wilson: * * * The Canada-Cuba relationship has always been a test of sovereignty Playing the "Cuba card" has allowed for Canada to assert an independent foreign policy from the United States. It's time to play it again. * The Canadian government has made quite a show of its rhetorical shift away from the United States on trade, defence, an  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Cisneros Leads New Dems to Lay Out National Security Approach to Restore America's Strength, Security, and Status * Today, as we near the 60 day mark in the war with Iran, the New Democrat Coalition National Security Working Group, led by Working Group Chair Gil Cisneros (CA-31), penned a letter to President Trump, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio to   more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine & Scott Introduce Resolution Calling for Elections in Venezuela * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Rick Scott (R-FL) introduced a bipartisan resolution calling for free and fair elections in Venezuela. "Maduro may be gone but his regime remains fully in place in Venezuela, and his successors are rapidly tightening their grip on the country. The U.S. must use all of  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Blumenthal, Van Hollen, Whitehouse, Heinrich, Rosen, Smith, Raskin: CFTC Must Tackle Insider Trading and Corruption on Prediction Markets * Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley led U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), and Tina Smith (D-MN), as well as U.S. Representati  more

MIAMI, Florida, April 30 -- Miami Dade College posted the following news release: * * * Miami Dade College Welcomes Inaugural Cohort of Hemispheric Leaders for Institute for Freedom in the Americas Fellowship * MIAMI -April 30, 2026 -Miami Dade College (MDC) welcomed its inaugural cohort of fellows for the Institute for Freedom in the Americas Fellowship this week, convening emerging leaders from across Latin America and the Caribbean in Miami from April 29 to May 1 for the program's officia  more

GENEVA, Switzerland, April 30 -- The United Nations International Organization for Migration issued the following news release: * * * Migration in Latin America Is Becoming More Complex and Harder to Predict: New IOM Report * Panama City, 30 April 2026 - Violence linked to organized crime, economic shifts, changing migration policies, rising returns and deportations, and the growing impact of climate-related hazards are set to reshape migration across Latin America and the Caribbean, accordi  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following news: * * * Ranking Member Jayapal Hosts Hearing on Trump's Attacks on TPS * WASHINGTON, DC -U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Ranking Member of the Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee, today hosted a shadow hearing titled Kidnapped and Disappeared: Trump's Attacks on Temporary Protected Status (TPS). "Eliminating TPS is yet another assault by Trump and Stephen Miller on ou  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Transportation Department Celebrates Return of Commercial U.S.-Venezuela Air Travel at Special Event in Miami International Airport * Inaugural American Airlines flight symbolizes critical progress in reforging economic and cultural ties Miami, FL - U.S. Department of Transportation Undersecretary for Policy Ryan McCormack today joined American Airlines executives, Venezuelan Char  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 (TNSrpt) -- The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative issued the following news release on April 30, 2026: * * * USTR Releases 2026 Special 301 Report on Intellectual Property Protection and Enforcement Today, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released its 2026 Special 301 Report on the adequacy and effectiveness of U.S. trading partners' protection and enforcement of intellectual property (IP) rights. "Using all the enforcement tools we have to   more