UTRECHT, The Netherlands, Jan. 15 -- Utrecht University posted the following news: * * * After Venezuela * On the 4th of January 2026, the United States carried out a military operation in Venezuela, capturing President Nicolas Maduro and his wife. Alexandra Hofer, international law expert at Utrecht University, sees the attack on Venezuela not as an isolated event, but as the outcome of multiple violations of the international legal system. The trouble for her is not so much whether Trump's more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Amo Introduces Bill to Stop Failed Property Developer Trump from Acquiring NATO Territory * Washington, DC - TODAY, House Foreign Affairs Vice Ranking Member Gabe Amo (D-RI); Lead Democrat for the Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA); Congressional Friends of Denmark Caucus Co-Chair Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe Ran more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump Continues to Threaten Greenland, Larson Cosponsors Urgent Bill to Protect NATO Allies from Illegal Invasions * Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced the introduction of the bipartisan No Funds for NATO Invasion Act (link is external) to prohibit the use of federal funds for an invasion of any NATO member state or NATO-protected territory, following Trump's th more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Rep. Don Bacon, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Bacon, Gallego, Murkowski, and Khanna Introduce Sense of Congress Affirming the United States' Partnership with Denmark and Greenland * Washington - Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE-02) today joined Sens. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA-17) in introducing a Sense of Congress bill affirming the United States' partnership with Denmark and Greenland and recognizing our respons more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Co-Chairs of Arctic Caucus Host Nordic Foreign Ministers in Washington, D.C. * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Angus King (I-ME), co-chairs of the Senate Arctic Caucus, hosted a delegation from the Kingdom of Denmark to emphasize the importance of de-escalating tensions following recent comments from the executive administration about taking over Greenland. Atten more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Votes Against Spending Bill That Fails To Meet Needs of American People or Respond to Trump Administration's Abuses * Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted against the Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026, H.R. 7006, to fund certain federal agencies and governmen more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Gallego, Murkowski, Khanna, Bacon Introduce Sense of Congress Affirming the United States' Partnership with Denmark and Greenland * WASHINGTON - Today, Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Representatives Ro Khanna (D-CA-17) and Don Bacon (R-NE-02) introduced a Sense of Congress bill affirming the United States' partnership with Denmark and Greenland and recognizing our respo more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer, Amo, Boyle, Keating Introduce NO NATO for Purchase Act * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Co-Chair of the Congressional Friends of Denmark Caucus, Gabe Amo (RI-01), Vice Ranking Member on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Brendan F. Boyle (PA-01), Lead Democrat for the Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, Bill Keating (MA-09), Ranking Member on the H more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King, Murkowski, Senate Arctic Caucus Co-Chairs, Lead Meeting with Foreign Ministers from Denmark and Greenland * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), co-chairs of the United States Senate Arctic Caucus, hosted a delegation from the Kingdom of Denmark to emphasize the importance of deescalating tensions following recent comments from the executive a more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Murkowski Introduces Resolution Affirming U.S. Partnership with Denmark and Greenland * Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) introduced a concurrent resolution affirming the United States' enduring partnership with the Kingdom of Denmark and Greenland. The Senate Concurrent Resolution follows President Trump and his administration's recent comments ab more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 15, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen, Senator Daines Statement after Meeting with the Foreign Ministers of Denmark and Greenland Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Steve Daines (R-MT), chairman of the Europe and Regional Security Cooperation Subcommittee, release more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Burlison Hosts Telephone Town Hall with Missouri Constituents * Washington, D.C. -Congressman Eric Burlison hosted a telephone town hall on January 13, 2026, with thousands of constituents across Missouri's Seventh District to provide an update on congressional activity and hear directly from voters. Burlison discussed major legislative actions from the first half of the 119th Congress, inclu more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Jimmy Gomez Confronts Trump Administration in Telephone Town Hall as Constituents Raise Alarm Over Immigration Enforcement and Rising Costs * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Jimmy Gomez hosted a telephone town hall tonight to hear directly from constituents as communities across the country grapple with aggressive immigration enforcement, rising costs, and growing concerns about holding Republ more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 15, 2026: * * * Risch Statement on Meeting with Greenlandic and Danish Foreign Ministers U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the statement below on his meeting with the Greenlandic Minister for Foreign Affairs and Research, Ms. Vivian Motzfeldt, and the Danish Minister for Foreign Affairs,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Daines, Ranking Member Shaheen Statement after Meeting with the Foreign Ministers of Denmark and Greenland * U.S. SENATE - Today, U.S. Senators Steve Daines, Chairman of the Europe and Regional Security Cooperation Subcommittee, and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement after their meeting with the Foreign Minister more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Votes to Oppose Trump's Illegal War for Oil in Venezuela * Washington (January 14, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement tonight after voting with the minority to advance the debate on preventing the Trump administration from further military action against Venezuela without congressional approval. The vote to advance debate failed, 51-5 more PR

LONDON, England, Jan. 15 -- SOAS, University of London issued the following "In the Media" news: * * * SOAS in the Media: January 2026 Explore the highlights of SOAS experts in the media discussing key issues and topics this month. For more updates, follow our SOAS press account on BlueSky (@soaspress.bsky.social). * * * Political and social changes in Iran * Senior Lecturer Narguess Farzad spoke to Channel 4 News on the wider aspirations of young people in Iran seeking societal freedom  more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Jan. 16 -- Washington University in St. Louis issued the following news: * * * WashU Expert: Assessing geopolitical, economic risks ahead By Sara Savat, sara.savat@wustl.edu Political instability is generally bad for the economy. It has the potential to cause uncertainty among investors, leading to market volatility, inflation and, eventually, slowed gross domestic product (GDP) growth. At least in the short term, though, the U.S. invasion of Venezuela and capture of P more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Sen. Schiff Condemns Republican Capitulation on War Powers Debate, Urges Continued Push to Check President Trump's Military Use on MS NOW * Schiff: " There's no more important time than now to reestablish Congress's power to say no to the authorization of military force." Washington, D.C. - Last night, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joined MS NOW's The Briefing with Jen Psaki to call more PR

LOUGHBOROUGH, England, Jan. 15 -- Loughborough University issued the following news release: * * * Whether or not US acquires Greenland, the island will be at the centre of a massive military build-up in the Arctic * Donald Trump is clearly in a hurry to dominate the political narrative in his second term of office. He began 2026 with strikes in Syria against Islamic State groups, the kidnapping of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, threats to intervene in Iran and the declaration that the more PR