AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 16 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Ken Paxton Investigates Three Independent School Districts for Facilitating Student Protests Against Lawful Immigration Enforcement * Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced investigations into North East Independent School District ("NEISD") in San Antonio, Dallas Independent School District, and Manor Independent School District ("MISD") for facilitating and failing to ke more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Feb. 17 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Feb. 16, 2026, by economist John Phelan: * * * What can Minnesotans expect from this legislative session? Minnesota's legislature convenes tomorrow. What can we expect in terms of economic policy? Not too much, perhaps, given its partisan composition. The House remains tied between Republicans and Demo more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 16 [Category: Education] -- Chicago Teachers Union issued the following news release: * * * CTU on the Death of Ofelia Torres * CHICAGO- A statement from the Chicago Teachers Union on the passing of Ofelia Torres, a 16-year-old junior at Lake View High School: After months of fighting both cancer and the cruelty of Trump's unconscionable and inhumane immigration policies, one of our own precious young scholars, Ofelia Torres, has lost her battle with cancer. She pas more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 (TNSrpt) -- The Federation for American Immigration Reform issued the following news release: * * * FAIR Exposes Violent Anti-Borders Resistance that Justifies Decisive Federal Action The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) has released a new Investigative Report, Quelling the Insurrection against Immigration Enforcement, that exposes how anti-borders activists and defiant local politicians have turned policy disputes into coordinated assaults on federal auth more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The FBI issued the following news release: * * * Violent Fugitive Facing Charges in Indianapolis Captured in Texas A 37-year-old male wanted in Indianapolis for crimes against children fled the state of Indiana and was captured in Texas. The fugitive was arrested on February 4 at a Motel 6 in south San Antonio, Texas. The motel is located adjacent to a bus line that provides transportation to Mexico. The arrest was part of "Operation No Escape," an FBI-led, multi-agenc more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Rep. Ami Bera, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI - Rep. Ami Bera in Meidas Touch: I'm Skipping the State of the Union. Here's Why. * SACRAMENTO COUNTY, CA - Today, Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) released an op-ed in MeidasTouch explaining why he will not attend President Trump's State of the Union address. In the op-ed, Bera urges his colleagues on both sides of the aisle not to legitimize Trump's political theater and calls on Democra more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- The U.S. State Department posted the following joint statement on Feb. 16, 2026, on the Philippines-U.S. Bilateral Strategic Dialogue: * * * On 16 February 2026, senior officials of the Republic of the Philippines and the United States of America met in Manila for the 12th Philippines-United States Bilateral Strategic Dialogue (BSD). First convened in 2011, the BSD serves as the annual platform to discuss the full range of political, security, and economic cooperation be more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 17 -- The National Partnership for New Americans issued the following news on Feb. 16, 2026: * * * After $190 Billion for DHS, Trump's DHS Shutdown Exposes Refusal to Reinvest in Communities By Andres Bautista WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On Friday night, after a days-long impasse over funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and reforms to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Trump Administration failed to govern, resulting in a partial government shutd more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Sykes Statement on DHS Funding Lapse As a partial government shutdown takes effect, U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13) is calling out congressional Republicans for triggering this crisis by refusing to hold Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) accountable under President Donald Trump and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem: "I do not support a blank check  more PR

BUDAPEST, Hungary, Feb. 17 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following transcript of a joint news availability on Feb. 16, 2026, by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban at Carmelite Monastery: * * * MODERATOR: (Via interpreter) Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. May I extend my most cordial welcome to all of you, and may I extend my most special welcome to His Excellency Mr. Marco Rubio, Secretary of State of the United States of America, at the press more PR

HOLLAND, Michigan, Feb. 17 -- Hope College issued the following news: * * * Sen. Chang Presents Women's History Month Lecture on March 16 at Hope Michigan Senator Stephanie Chang, the first Asian-American woman elected to the Michigan legislature, will present a lecture titled "Identity, Activism and Advancing Change for Women and Girls," during Hope College's annual Women's History Month lecture. Sen. Chang will address audiences on Monday, March 16 at 3:30 p.m. in the recital hall of the Ja more PR