OAKLAND, California, Feb. 5 [Category: Environment] -- Amazon Watch, an organization that says it protects the rainforest and advances the rights of indigenous peoples in the Amazon Basin, issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2026: * * * Amazon Watch Reaction To Petro-Trump Meeting at the White House Yesterday's meeting between Colombian President Petro and Donald Trump offers hope but doesn't guarantee an improvement in the relationship between the two leaders. It provided proof of t more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 4 [Category: International] (TNSrpt) -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Americas: Trump's Influence Prompts Abuses * (Mexico City) - Some Latin American and Caribbean governments are violating rights of noncitizens at the Trump administration's behest, while others are using Trump's policies and rhetoric as cover for abuses against their own citizens, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2026. In the 529-page World Report 2026, its 36th editi more PR

ITASCA, Illinois, Feb. 5 -- The American Supply Association issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2026: * * * ASA Materials Market Digest - January Edition Available Volatility continues to define the oil and fuel landscape, with markets unsettled by a combination of geopolitical uncertainty and extreme winter weather. A major late-January storm disrupted fuel consumption while also constraining petroleum production due to freezing temperatures and increased heating oil demand. At the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Moreno Statement on White House Meeting With Petro * WASHINGTON - Senator Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) released the following statement after participating in President Trump's meeting with Colombian President Gustavo Petro. "I was honored to join President Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio in the Oval Office today. "President Trump pledged to be a peacemaker and a unifie more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * President Trump Signs Chairman Diaz-Balart's FY26 National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Bill into Law * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, 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 final passage of his Fiscal Ye more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee releases the following testimony by Secretary of State Marco Rubio from a Jan. 28, 2026, hearing entitled "U.S. Policy Towards Venezuela": * * * Thank you, Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen, and distinguished Members of this Committee, for inviting me to address you today. On January 3rd, the United States carried out a surgical operation facilitated by our military against two indicted fugitives from American justice, Nicolas  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-CO, has introduced the No War with Venezuela Act of 2026, aimed at prohibiting the use of federal funds for deploying U.S. military or intelligence personnel to Venezuela without congressional approval for specific operations. The move reflects an urgent call for accountability regarding U.S. military engagements overseas. The legislation arises against a backdrop of escalating tensions in Venezuela, where political strife and humanitarian crises  more ST

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas posted the following news release: * * * U.S. Attorney Ganjei announces record-breaking year for border security, cartel dismantling, and espionage disruption * HOUSTON - The Southern District of Texas marked major milestones in the pursuit of justice and fulfilled its duties with substantial results in safeguarding the district with important actions in the recent year, announced U.S. Attorney Nicho more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN12650) on Feb. 3, 2026, by foreign affairs analyst Joshua Klein: * * * U.S. Policy Toward Cuba: Recent Developments and Congressional Considerations On January 29, 2026, President Trump issued an executive order (E.O.) stating that, effective January 30, "the policies, practices, and actions of the Government of Cuba constitute an unusual and extraordinary threat" to U.S. nationa more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following remarks on Feb. 4, 2026, by Vice President JD Vance, Secretary Marco Rubio, Japanese State Minister for Foreign Affairs Horii Iwao, Special Assistant to the President of the U.S. and Senior Director for Global Supply Chains David Copley and Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg at the Critical Minerals Ministerial meeting: * * * SECRETARY RUBIO: Good morning. Welcome to Washington. We're glad you're here more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Maria Salazar, R-Florida, chairwoman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, issued the following opening remarks on Feb. 4, 2026, at a hearing titled "Defending Religious Freedom Around the World": * * * Religious liberty is under attack around the world and in the Western Hemisphere. There is a very clear example called Nicaragua. I know Nicaragua very well. As a news correspondent working for Univision, I lived there, and I saw firsthand  more PR