HAMDEN, Connecticut, Jan. 15 -- Quinnipiac University Poll has issued the following news: * * * 7 Out Of 10 Voters Do Not Want The U.S. To Take Military Action Against Iran For Killing Of Protesters, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; 70% Say Presidents Should Seek Congressional Approval Before Taking Military Action Against Another Country In the wake of U.S. threats of military action against Iran if protesters there are killed while demonstrating against the Iranian government, 70  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. Sean Casten, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Casten Statement Opposing Minibus for Lacking Appropriate Safeguards * Washington, D.C. -U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) released the following statement after voting against H.R. 7006, for the Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act: "This minibus fails to put all necessary checks on the Trump Administratio more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Castro Statement on Financial Services and State Department Funding Vote * January 14, 2026 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) released the following statement on his decision to vote no on the Financial Services and State Department Funding Bill: "I voted no on the Financial Services and State Department Funding Bill today. "President Trump has engaged in illegal war more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Wicker Delivers Speech on the Ukraine Peace Proces * "Putin should not achieve through negotiation what he has not managed to achieve on the battlefield," Chairman Wicker asserts Watch Video Here WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today delivered a speech on the Ukraine peace process from the floor of the U.S. Senate. In more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Commending Trump's Operation Absolute Resolve in Venezuela & Arrest of Narcoterrorist Maduro * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) led Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) today in introducing a resolution commending President Trump's Operation Absolute Resolve, praising the bravery and gallantry of United States service members and law enforcement o more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Crow Calls on Trump to Abandon Nation-Building Abroad * WASHINGTON -Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO-06), a combat veteran and Co-Chair of the House Democratic Caucus National Security Task Force, today called on the Trump Administration to focus on lowering costs and making life more affordable for Americans at home, rather than his ongoing nation building exercises and foreign conflicts abroad. Crow  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Jan. 14, 2026: * * * Trump's Greenland Ambition Is About U.S. Power, Not Alliances By Sir Robin Niblett Danish and other European governments are struggling to decide how to manage President Donald Trump's latest demands that Greenland become part of the United States. This week, foreign ministers from Denmark and Greenland are making the case in Washington to Secretary of State Marco more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Jan. 14, 2026: * * * Why Greenland Could Spur Europe's Digital Awakening By Emily Benson Following U.S. action in Venezuela that toppled Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, international attention has moved to another region long coveted by Trump: Greenland. U.S. threats to acquire Greenland are more than rhetorical posturing. President Trump has been interested in Greenland at least s more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines on Montana Radio: Men Don't Belong in Women's Sports * U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today joined KSKY, KGEZ, and KGVO's morning radio shows to talk news of the day. Read highlights below. Daines on keeping men out of women's sports: I was with Riley Gaines there on the steps of the Supreme Court. Of course, Riley has been the face and spokesperson here for the craziness of men  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Diaz-Balart Delivers Stronger National Security, Less Waste with Passage of FY26 Appropriations Minibus * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-26), Vice Chair of the House Committee on Appropriations and Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs (NSRP), celebrated the House passage of his Fiscal Year 2026 National Securit more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Statement On Trump Administration Terminating Funding For Addiction Treatment, Suicide Prevention, And Rural Ambulance Services * January 14, 2026 Durbin's office has been contacted by Illinois constituents about the harms from the Trump Administration's arbitrary grant cuts to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic more PR

STRASBOURG, France, Jan. 15 -- The Council of Europe issued the following news: * * * Europe from Ukraine to the Arctic: international law at a turning point Insights from the Secretary General's speech to European countries at the Committee of Ministers * Secretary General Alain Berset spoke at the first meeting of 2026 of the Committee of Ministers - the decision-making body of the Council of Europe -with an acceleration of conflict and strife very much to the fore on the continent and ar more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (TNSLrpt) -- ICE Flight Monitor December 2025 Monthly Report - A report from Human Rights First, New York - January 2026 (36 pages) * * * Human Rights First issued a report documenting unprecedented U.S. immigration enforcement flights during the second Trump administration. The reveals 13,446 total flights from January 20 to December 31, 2025--including 2,138 removal flights and a record 8,521 domestic shuffle flights--marking an 84% surge from 2024. Using aviation data cr more ST

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Sullivan Highlights his Bycatch Reduction Bill, Continued AK LNG Progress on KDLL Radio * WASHINGTON -U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) spoke with Ashlyn O'Hara recently on KDLL Kenai Public Radio about his Bycatch Reduction and Research Act legislation introduced last week to improve marine environmental data collection, enhance electronic fisheries monitoring and reporting, and advance ge more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * In Blocking War Powers Resolution, GOP Senators Fail Yet Again to Stand Up to Authoritarianism * WASHINGTON, D.C. -This evening, the Senate GOP voted down a war powers resolution to block President Trump from using military force in Venezuela. The vote came after two Republican senators withdrew initial support for the proposal. Robert Weissman, co-president of Public Citizen, issued the fo more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The Institute for Energy Research issued the following commentary: * * * Venezeula's Oil and the Monroe Doctrine By Caleb Jasso On January 2nd, at 10:46 pm, the United States initiated Operation Absolute Resolve, leading to the capture of former President Maduro of Venezuela. Along with his wife, Maduro was extracted from Caracas and relocated to New York, where he has been charged with Narco-Terrorism Conspiracy, Cocaine Importation Conspiracy, Possession of Machinegu more PR

JERUSALEM, Israel, Jan. 15 -- The government of Israel issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2026: * * * President Isaac Herzog Speaks with Yaakov Harari Following His Release from Prison in Venezuela This evening, Tuesday, President Isaac Herzog spoke with Yaakov Harari immediately upon his return home to Israel. Harari had been held in prison in Venezuela for over a year without any justification, under extremely harsh and life-threatening conditions. On Monday, Harari was released  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Votes to Block Trump Administration From Plunging the U.S. Into Another Endless War * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after voting to advance a bipartisan War Powers Resolution that blocks the use of the U.S. Armed Forces to engage in hostilities within or against Venezuela unless authorized by Congress: "President Trump's actions in  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following news: * * * Monopoly Busters Caucus Chairs Demand Answers from Big Oil on Their Role in Trump's Venezuela Attack * WASHINGTON, DC -Today, the Monopoly Busters Caucus Chairs U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Chris Deluzio (PA-17), Pat Ryan (NY-18), and Angie Craig (MN-02) are demanding answers from major U.S. oil companies on their role in the Trump Administration's military operation in Venezuela. Th more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Pfluger Sounds the Alarm on Grid Security, Pushes Back Against Use of High-Risk Foreign Technology * W ASHINGTON, DC -Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) turned up the heat on his efforts to protect America's electric grid from foreign threats. During a House Energy and Commerce Energy Subcommittee legislative hearing, he asked a Department of Energy (DOE) witness for his insight into the growin more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Subramanyam Moves to Rein in Trump's Reckless Foreign Policy, Admin Officials' Corruption * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Representative Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) introduced a slew of amendments to two government funding bills that would rein in President Trump's reckless foreign policy initiatives and prevent funds from being used to enrich the President, his family, and cabinet members. The Rep more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following readout by Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott on Secretary Marco Rubio's meeting on Jan. 13, 2026, with Panamanian Foreign Minister Javier Martinez-Acha Vasquez: * * * Today, Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Panamanian Foreign Minister Javier Martinez-Acha Vasquez. Secretary Rubio expressed deep appreciation for Panama's steadfast partnership over the past year, highlighting the close cooperation that has adva more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. Mike Thompson, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * THOMPSON JOINS BIPARTISAN EFFORT TO BLOCK PRESIDENT FROM ESCALATING HOSTILITIES TOWARD VENEZUELA * Washington, D.C. - In the aftermath of the Trump administration's military strike against Venezuela, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) joined Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) and Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) to support a bipartisan bill blocking the President from engaging more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Senate Minority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune on Democrats' War Powers Hypocrisy * Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Mr. President, today we expect to vote on a resolution to direct the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities in or against Venezuela - even tho more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Senate Minority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: Republicans Plow Ahead on Confirming the President's Nominees * Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Mr. President, 2025 was a year of hard legislative work in the United States Senate. "We passed once-in-a-generat more PR

PARIS, France, Jan. 15 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Venezuela: Five Journalists Freed, Urgent Calls Grow for Rory Branker's Release * Reporters Without Borders (RSF) welcomes the release of five of the six journalists imprisoned for carrying out their journalistic work in Venezuela. The journalists were released on Tuesday, 14 January 2026, as part of a broader series of political detainee releases announced by the country's authorities. Whi more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Jan. 14 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Even threat of Federal Reserve's independence can imperil accountability, says expert Federal prosecutors reportedly have opened a criminal investigation into whether Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell lied to Congress about the scope of the central bank's renovation of its Washington, D.C. headquarters. The investigation, approved by a longtime ally of President Trump, "marks a critical test of central bank inde more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Jan. 14 -- Washington University in St. Louis issued the following news: * * * WashU Experts: Trump's foreign ambitions By Neil Schoenherr On Jan. 3, United States forces captured Nicolas Maduro, the president of Venezuela. The following day, President Donald Trump claimed the U.S. government was in charge of the South American nation. Trump also has set his sights on taking control of Greenland, has threatened Cuba, Columbia and Iran, and talked of annexing Canada. Her more PR