WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman McClain Delaney Statement on ICE's Cruel and Lawless Attacks in Minnesota * WASHINGTON, DC-Today, Congresswoman April McClain Delaney (MD-06) released the following statement: "I stand with Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey against ICE's cruel and lawless attacks which are undermining public safety and spreading terror within communities. "Havin more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration announced an update to the adverse effect wage rate for temporary or seasonal nonimmigrant foreign workers. These changes apply specifically to individuals employed in the herding or production of livestock on the range under the H-2A program. Effective February 3, 2026, employers must pay range workers a monthly rate of $2,132.41. This figure is the minimum wage the agency determined must be offe more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Lujan, Wyden, Markey Urge Apple and Google to Remove X and Grok from App Stores Following Grok Generating Illegal Sexual Images at Scale * Washington, D.C. - In Case You Missed It : In response to X Corp's Grok AI tool being used to generate nonconsensual sexualized images of women and children at scale in recent days, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Edward J more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Balint Raises Alarm Over Reports of Vermont USCIS Employees Sent to Minnesota Amid ICE Enforcement Operations * "At a time when aggressive ICE operations in Minnesota have already led to deadly force and widespread fear in our communities, I am outraged to hear that Vermont USCIS employees are being sent to Minneapolis to play ICE enforcement roles that fall far outside of their mission or thei more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Blumenthal: Week in Review 1/9/2026-1/16/2026 * Demanding Accountability for Lawless Federal Immigration Agents [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI), spoke on the Senate Floor to demand accountability for the lawless actions of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other fede more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF10715) on Jan. 16, 2026, by Latin American affairs specialist Clare Ribando Seelke: * * * Venezuela: Overview of U.S. Sanctions Policy Since 2005, the United States has imposed targeted sanctions on Venezuelan individuals and entities that have engaged in criminal, antidemocratic, or corrupt actions. U.S. sanctions have been imposed via both executive and congressional action.  more PR