SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 9 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Challenges Further Transfer of Core Functions Away from U.S. Department of Education * OAKLAND California Attorney General Rob Bonta today led a multistate coalition in filing an amended complaint expanding its ongoing legal challenge to the Trump Administration's attempt to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education (ED). The amended complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachus more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 9 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Secures Emergency Order Unfreezing $10 Billion in Federal Funding for Childcare and Family Assistance Programs * OAKLAND California Attorney General Rob Bonta today secured a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump Administration's illegal attempt to freeze $10 billion in federal funding, including an estimated $5 billion to California. This funding benefits millions of Californians including childre more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 8 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Sues Trump Administration to Block Unlawful Freeze of $10 Billion in Child Care and Family Assistance Funding * Funding freeze by HHS was imposed immediately and exclusively on five Democratic-led states California, New York, Colorado, Illinois, and Minnesota and all five states are part of today's lawsuit Lawsuit alleges that funding freeze is unlawful and unconstitutional, pushes back on extraordinarily more PR

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 8 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Sues Trump Administration to Protect Billions of Dollars for Childcare and Support for Vulnerable Families * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of four other attorneys general in suing the Trump administration to stop the illegal withholding of over $10 billion in critical funds to their states that help ensure low-income families can afford childcare, housing, food, and mo more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 8 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL FILES LAWSUIT TO STOP TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FROM ILLEGALLY WITHHOLDING BILLIONS IN ESSENTIAL CHILDCARE FUNDING FOR FAMILIES * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today filed a lawsuit with the attorneys general of California, Colorado, Minnesota and New York challenging the Trump administration's illegal attempt to freeze $10 billion in federal funding that provides critical support for children and families.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Boozman, GOP Conference Demand Accountability for Fraud, Waste and Abuse in Minnesota * WASHINGTON U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) joined Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Chairman Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) to demand accountability from outgoing Minnesota Governor Tim Walz in response to widespread reports of fraud and abuse of federal child care funding in his state. The senators, supported by Majority Leader John Thune (R-S more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Budd Joins Blackburn, Colleagues in Bicameral Push to Hold Fraudsters Accountable for Stealing Taxpayer Dollars * Washington, D.C. U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) joined U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) in introducing the Fraud Accountability Act yesterday, which would explicitly add fraud as a deportable offense under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). The bill would also make clear t more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Rep. Linda T. Sanchez, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * California Democrats to Trump Administration: Immediately restore childcare funding * WASHINGTON - Congresswoman Linda T. Sanchez (D-Calif.) and 41 members of the House California Democratic Caucus today called on the Trump administration to restore illegally canceled congressionally authorized and appropriated childcare and social services funds. This week, the Department of Health and Human Services froze $10 billion in funding to five st more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Joins Senate Republicans in Blasting Tim Walz for Rampant Child Care Fraud, Demanding Accountability for American Taxpayers * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS) and chairman of the Republican Policy Committee (RPC), joined her Senate Republican colleagues in demanding ac more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Jan. 9 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Carlucci Quoted in Legal Tech News * Taft's Matt Carlucci was quoted in "Legal Tech's Predictions for Artificial Intelligence in 2026," which was published on Law.com. The article examines the predictions of legal industry experts regarding how AI will influence legal services, transform the legal business, and impact the courts and law in 2026. In the article, Carlucci predicts that AI will become normalized as a "junior associat more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 8 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 7, 2026: * * * Another MN neighbor pledges to opt-in to new education program By Catrin Wigfall Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has announced she will opt the state in to the new federal education tax-credit program, set to take effect January 2027. Iowa joins seven other states -- South Dakota, Colorado, Nebraska, Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee, and North C more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 8 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 7, 2026: * * * Tim Walz Threatens Civil War By John Hinderaker This afternoon Tim Walz called a press conference in which he threatened civil war. It was one of the most extraordinary performances by an American political leader since the Confederates seceded in 1861. Walz said that he had put the Minnesota National Guard on official notice of pot more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 8 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 7, 2026: * * * Walz lashes out at federal attorney who prosecuted fraud as new scandal suggests rot is deep in state government By John Phelan Gov. Walz' political career lies in ruins and he isn't taking it well. Yesterday, in a bizarre rant, he took aim at U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson: [View image in the link at bottom.] In fact, Thompson has sk more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on Jan. 9, 2026: * * * Chair Cassidy Leads Senate Republicans Blasting Tim Walz for Rampant Child Care Fraud, Demanding Accountability for American Taxpayers U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-WY), Mike Crapo (R-ID), chair of the Senate Finance Commit more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 8, 2026: * * * Chairman Arrington Calls Out "Intellectual Dishonesty" by Democrats on COVID-era Obamacare Subsidies, Urges Passage of Real Reforms House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) today delivered remarks on the House floor slamming the Democrats' proposal to extend COVID-era subsidies for insurance companies as a "con job" that doubles down on the very policies in Obamacare that made more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 8 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Immigrant Justice Center issued the following news release: * * * Congress Must Stop ICE's Deadly Violence Against Our Communities * Statement by National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) Executive Director Mary Meg McCarthy "We are devastated by the violence Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have brought to the Minneapolis area this week, in particular the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good, a mother of three who was reportedly acting as a legal observer. W more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN MORELLE, SPEAKER EMERITA PELOSI, CONGRESSWOMAN PETTERSEN DEMAND AN END TO CHILDCARE FUNDING FREEZE * (Washington, D.C.)Today, Congressman Joe Morelle (D, NY-25), Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D, CA-11), and Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen (D, CO-07) announced they have taken action to hold the Trump administration accountable for their illegal, targeted freezing of federal childcare and family assistance funding designated for New Yo more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn Praises White House Announcement of New Assistant Attorney General for Fraud * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement praising the Trump administration's announcement of a new Assistant Attorney General for Fraud to address the rampant misuse of taxpayer dollars across the country, including the massive fraud epidemic that has taken root in Minnesota under Governor Tim Walz: "Since day one of his administration,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued the following news release: * * * DHS Launches Landmark USCIS Fraud Investigation in Minnesota Operation PARRIS Targets Fraudulent Refugee Applications in Minnesota * The Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services have launched Operation PARRIS in Minnesota, a sweeping initiative reexamining thousands of refugee cases through new background checks and intensive verification of refugee claims. T more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Jan. 9 -- The University of Minnesota Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs posted the following news: * * * Digging in: Humphrey School Student Researches Mankato Farmers Market * Marcus Hansen has always felt a pull to grow. "When I was little I would help my mom in the garden. As I got older, I think my interest outgrew her time to work on it," he says with a laugh. "I actually turned a good portion of our yard into a garden." When it was time for college, Hansen knew he was ready for new terrain. He lef more PR

ROCHESTER, Minnesota, Jan. 9 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Mayo Clinic issued the following news release: * * * Earlier, more personalized follow-up care through prostate-specific antigen (PSA) monitoring, supported by AI powered by Mayo Clinic Platform * ROCHESTER, Minn. To help meet the potentially complex needs of patients after prostate cancer treatment and offer the precision and care necessary in the follow-up journey, Mayo Clinic's Department of Radiation Oncology developed the PSA Control Tower. This is an intelligent monitoring to more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Leads All Small Business Republicans in Uncovering True Extent of Minnesota Fraud * WASHINGTON - After Minnesota fraudsters were exposed for stealing billions from taxpayers because of lax oversight by the Biden administration and Governor Tim Walz, U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) led all Republican members of the committee in getting answers on the true cost to the American people. In a lett more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Jan. 9 -- Faegre Drinker Biddle and Reath, a law firm, issued the following commentary on Jan. 7, 2026: * * * Roth Catch Up Contribution Requirement and a Statutory Merger Spotlight on Benefits blog Authors: Page D. Fleeger and Mark P. Rosenfeld As the Roth catch-up contributions become effective this month, issues not addressed in the final regulations are coming to light. Question: Our company completed a statutory merger -- how does that impact the Roth catch-up contributions requirement? Answer: Based on past  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following news release: * * * Federal Reserve Board announces the designation of the Chairs and Deputy Chairs of the 12 Federal Reserve Banks for 2026 * The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced the designation of the chairs and deputy chairs of the 12 Federal Reserve Banks for 2026. Each Reserve Bank has a nine-member board of directors, representing a wide range of business and community leaders across each regional district. By law, the Board of Governors in Washington appoints t more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Following Minnesota Somali Schemes, Cornyn, Blackburn, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Deport and Denaturalize Fraudsters * MCALLEN - U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) joined Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), along with Sens. Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Ted Budd (R-NC), in introducing the Fraud Accountability Act, which would explicitly add fraud as a deportable offense under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). The bill would also make clear that any person who com more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following statement on Jan. 9, 2026: * * * Former Acting ICE Director and AFPI Sr. Fellow Tony Pham: Anti-ICE Rhetoric Must End Now In response to the growing violence associated with ICE protests in Minnesota, AFPI Homeland Security and Immigration Senior Fellow and former Acting Director for Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) Tony Pham released the following statement: "The recent ICE-related shootings in Minneapolis and Portland have sparked widespread violent pr more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Jan. 9 -- Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-New Mexico, posted the following news release: * * * Governor issues statement on Renee Good shooting in Minnesota * SANTA FE Today, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham issued the following statement calling for a thorough investigation into the fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minnesota: "The death of Renee Good demands answers, and I stand with Governor Walz and the people of Minnesota in calling for a thorough and transparent investigation. I also support those raising their v more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Jan. 9 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kotek Issues Statement in Response to Shooting Involving Federal Officers * Portland, OR - Governor Tina Kotek issued the following statement in response to news that two people were shot and injured by federal agents in Portland's Hazelwood Neighborhood. "We are all shaken and outraged by another terrible, unnecessary violent event instigated by the reckless agenda of the Trump administration, this time in our own state, in our largest c more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Graham Joins Republican Senators in Demanding Accountability from Tim Walz Amid Minnesota Fraud Scandal * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) joined his Republican Senate colleagues in demanding accountability from outgoing Minnesota Governor Tim Walz amid widespread reports of fraud and abuse of federal funding in Minnesota. Graham and his colleagues slammed Governor Walz over claims of the mishandling of billions more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Colleagues Press Minnesota Governor Walz Over Rampant Child Care Fraud, Demand Accountability for American Taxpayers * WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined the entire Senate Republican Conference in demanding accountability from Minnesota Governor Tim Walz amid widespread reports of fraud and abuse of federal child care funding in Minnesota. The Trump administration has paused child care funding to Minnesota pending verif more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Jan. 9, 2026: * * * Husted joins letter to Governor Walz demanding accountability for American taxpayers Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) today joined Sen. Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.) and the entire Senate Republican Conference in a letter to Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.) requesting information regarding the ongoing federal investigations into the alleged fraud and abuse of taxpayer-funded programs. "The state's apparent negligent management of federal funds raises signif more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Kamlager-Dove Slams Judiciary Republicans on Response to Murder of Renee Good * WASHINGTON, D.C. \During today's House Judiciary Committee markup, Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) slammed Judiciary Committee Republicans on their response to the horrific ICE-involved shooting that killed a U.S. citizen in Minnesota. Full remarks are below and video footage is available here (link is external). Thank you, Mr. Chair. You know, there's gre more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar, Slotkin, Colleagues Urge USDA to Expedite Farmer Assistance Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety, led 10 of their colleagues in pressing U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secret more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar, Smith Urge DOJ to Reverse Decision and Allow Joint Investigation Into Fatal ICE Shooting * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN) are pressing the U.S. Department of Justice, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, to coordinate with state and local law enforcement and allow for a joint investigation with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension into the tragic shooting of Renee Nicole Good more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar, Smith Urge DOJ to Reverse Decision and Allow Joint Investigation Into Fatal ICE Shooting * FBI and Minnesota BCA Successfully Worked Together Following Hortman and Annunciation Church Shootings WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN) are pressing the U.S. Department of Justice, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, to coordinate with state and local law enforcement and allow for a joint investig more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON MS NOW: "WE'RE DEMANDING THAT JOHN THUNE BRING IT TO A VOTE NEXT WEEK" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MS NOW's All In, where he made clear that because of the leadership of House Democrats, the House passed legislation to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits that Republicans let expire on January 1 and that Senate Republicans must follow our lead and vote to lower p more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON MS NOW: "WE'RE DEMANDING THAT JOHN THUNE BRING IT TO A VOTE NEXT WEEK" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MS NOW's All In, where he made clear that because of the leadership of House Democrats, the House passed legislation to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits that Republicans let expire on January 1 and that Senate Republicans must follow our lead and vote to lower premiums. CHRIS HAYES: Jo more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- LULAC, the League of United Latin American Citizens, issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2026: * * * LULAC DENOUNCES ICE SHOOTING IN MINNEAPOLIS AS DANGEROUS ESCALATION OF MILITARIZED IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT Nation's Oldest and Largest Latino Civil Rights Organization Warns of Grave Civil Liberties Threat Posed by Use of Lethal Force in Civilian Communities * The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) today strongly condemned the shooting of Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother, reportedly by a federal  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Neal Calls Out Trump's Illegal Child Care Revenge Ploy Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) blasted the Trump Administration for endangering children by attempting to exact political revenge against Democratic Governors: "The Trump Administration's reckless decision to interrupt child care funding nationwide and withhold billions more intended for families in  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 9 -- The National Partnership for New Americans issued the following news: * * * NPNA Demands Accountability After ICE Agent Fatally Shoots Civilian in Minneapolis By Andres Bautista WASHINGTON, D.C. - The National Partnership for New Americans (NPNA) is outraged and devastated bythe fatal shooting of a civilian by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Minneapolis--a terrifying incident that showcases not only ongoing violent federal overreach in our cities, but violations of our First Amendment right more PR

NORTHFIELD, Minnesota, Jan. 9 -- St. Olaf College issued the following news: * * * Onstage, backstage, and in the classroom, music students put learning into practice * Three St. Olaf College music students took their skills far beyond campus into Italian hill towns, Bulgarian opera houses, and a national Lutheran music festival testing out what it means to build a life in music onstage, in the classroom, and behind the scenes. For Moises Duarte '27, Obsa Kedir '26, and Ava Messinger '26, summer internships and fellowships became laborato more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Pelosi Demands an End to Child Care Funding Freeze in California * Washington D.C. - Today, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi joined Congressman Joe Morelle (NY-25) and Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) in taking action to hold the Trump Administration accountable for their illegal, targeted freezing of federal child care and family assistance funding designated for California, New York, Illinois, Minnesota and Colorado. Pelosi and her colleagu more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Jan. 9 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Planert and Thomas to Speak at Sold-Out Advanced Topics in Customs Compliance Conference 2026 * Will Planert, partner, and E.J. Thomas, senior associate in Taft's International Trade practice, will be featured speakers at the Advanced Topics in Customs Compliance Conference in Houston on February 5, 2026. Taft is also proud to serve as a Gold Sponsor of this premier industry event, which has been sold out for weeks and will draw hun more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 (Rep.) -- Del. Stacey Plaskett, D-Virgin Islands, issued the following news release: * * * PLASKETT STATEMENT ON SHARK ATTACK AT DORSCH BEACH * St. Croix, USVI - Congresswoman Plaskett released the following upon learning about the horrific shark attack at Dorsch beach: "It is with profound sadness that we acknowledge the tragic death of Arlene Lillis, 56, of Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, who lost her life Thursday following a shark attack at Dorsch Beach on St. Croix. "Our hearts go out to her husband, Richard Lillis, a more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 10 [Category: BizMedia] -- NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, posted the following news: * * * Premium Matchups Headline 2026 Sunday Night Baseball Schedule as MLB Returns to NBC and Peacock Reigning MVPs Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge, storied rivalries, top division matchups, and '25 Postseason Clubs meeting in a scorching summer stretch of five consecutive NBC Sunday nights (June 28-Aug. 2) highlight NBC Sports ' 2026 Major League Baseball schedule. NBC Sports' 2026 MLB schedule features: * 27 primetime games, a mix more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Adams Calls for Independent Investigation into ICE Shooting of Minnesota Woman * WASHINGTON, DC Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) released a statement calling for an independent investigation into the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a masked ICE agent during ICE's siege of Minneapolis. "I am appalled at the video of a masked ICE agent fatally shooting Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis and the abhorren more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Reps Pettersen, Morelle and Speaker Emerita Pelosi Demand an End to Child Care Funding Freeze * Today, Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), Congressman Joe Morelle (NY-25), and Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (CA-11), led a call on the Trump administration, demanding accountability for their illegal, targeted freezing of federal childcare and family assistance funding designated for Colorado, New York, California, Illinois, and Minnesota.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Rep. Bradley Schneider, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * SCHNEIDER CALLS FOR REMOVAL OF KRISTI NOEM AS HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY * WASHINGTON, DC - Rep. Brad Schneider (IL-10), a member of the House Foreign Affairs and Ways and Means Committees, released the following statement calling for removal of Kristi Noem as Secretary of Homeland Security: "The tragic, horrific fatal shooting of an American citizen by an ICE officer in Minneapolis yesterday points to a profound failure of leadership at th more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Bessent Announces Initiatives to Combat Rampant Fraud in Minnesota * In Minnesota, Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent announced several initiatives to combat rampant government benefits fraud in Minnesota, which has wasted billions of taxpayer dollars. These initiatives are designed to strengthen and safeguard the financial system and protect Minnesota taxpayers. Secretary Bessent announced s more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott, Senate Republicans Demand Accountability from Gov. Walz on Fraud and Abuse of Taxpayer Money in Minnesota * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Rick Scott and every Senate Republican joined together in a letter demanding accountability from Minnesota Governor Tim Walz amid widespread reports of fraud and abuse of American taxpayer money meant for child care funding in Minnesota. Read the full letter HERE and below: Dear Governor Wal more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Republicans Blast Tim Walz for Rampant Child Care Fraud, Demand Accountability for American Taxpayers The entire Senate Republican Conference, led by Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chairman Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana), Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Majority Leader John Thune (R-South Dakota) and Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyoming), is demanding  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Jan. 8, 2026: * * * Senator Blunt Rochester Releases Statement on the ICE Killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) today released a statement on the killing of Renee Good by an agent of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minneapolis. "By now, we've all seen the horrific video coming out of Minnesota. The administration is turning a blind eye to what we can plainly see: rogue federal agents that  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: We Flipped the Food Pyramid to Focus on Real Food * Senator Marshall Joins Fox News Radio to Discuss the Recent Changes to Dietary Guidelines Washington - On Thursday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined The Guy Benson Show on Fox News Radio to discuss the arrest of Nicolas Maduro, the newly reformed Dietary Guidelines, the updated childhood vaccine schedule, his plan for creating affordable healthcare, and more more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Sen. Ashley Brooke Moody, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Jan. 9, 2026: * * * Senator Moody and Senate Republicans Blast Tim Walz for Rampant Child Care Fraud, Demanding Accountability for American Taxpayers Senator Ashley Moody, along with U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-WY), Mike Crapo (R-ID), chair of the Senate Finance Committee, and the entire Senate Repu more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Senate Minority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune, Colleagues Demand Accountability Over Widespread Reports of Fraud and Abuse in Minnesota * WASHINGTON U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) joined Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and 51 of their Senate colleagues in writing a letter to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to demand accountability over widespread reports of fraud and abuse of federal child care funding  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Tillis, Colleagues Demand Accountability From Governor Walz Over Child Care Fraud * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and his Republican Senate colleagues recently sent a letter to Governor Tim Walz (D-MN) demanding accountability amid widespread reports of fraud and abuse of federal child care funding in Minnesota. "We write to express serious concern regarding recent reports and federal investigations alleging widespread fraud  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Bessent Announces Initiatives to Combat Rampant Fraud in Minnesota Actions Increase Transparency, Seek Accountability for Taxpayer Dollars * In Minnesota, Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent announced several initiatives to combat rampant government benefits fraud in Minnesota, which has wasted billions of taxpayer dollars. These initiatives are designed to strengthen and safeguard the financial system and protect Minnesota tax more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum Calls for Removal or Impeachment of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem * WASHINGTON, D.C. Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D, MN-04) announced her support for the removal or impeachment of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem. "Secretary Noem should be fired. If she is not, I support impeachment by the House and conviction by the Senate for her obstruction of Congress and violatio more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 9 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * US: Minneapolis Killing by ICE Unjustified * (Washington, DC, January 9, 2026) - The killing of a woman in Minneapolis by a federal immigration officer on January 7, 2026, was unjustifiable, Human Rights Watch said today. Three videos of the incident shared on social media, verified by Human Rights Watch and media outlets, clearly contradict federal officials' claims that the woman "weaponized her vehicle" or attempted to kill officers before a more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Whip Emmer joins Sharia Free America Caucus * WASHINGTON - As first reported by investigative journalist Laura Loomer (link is external), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) today announced that he is the newest member of the Sharia Free America Caucus, which was recently launched by Representatives Chip Roy (R-Texas) and Keith Self (R-Texas) to defend the American way of life against the rise of Sharia. "Sharia is completely incompatible with  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young, Colleagues Demand Accountability for Taxpayers Following Rampant Child Care Fraud in Minnesota * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined Republican colleagues in demanding accountability from outgoing Minnesota Governor Tim Walz amid widespread reports of fraud and abuse of federal child care funding in Minnesota. "We write to express serious concern regarding recent reports and federal investigations alleging widespread fraud an more PR