BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Alleged Tren de Aragua Gang Members Charged in Connection with ATM "Jackpotting Scheme" * BOSTON - Two Venezuelan nationals, alleged to be members of the violent transitional criminal organization Tren De Aragua, have been charged in connection with an ATM jackpotting conspiracy that included robberies and attempted robberies in Massachusetts, Maine, Ne more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following Critical Questions Q&A on Feb. 26, 2026, involving Director Ryan C. Berg and associate fellow Henry Ziemer of the Americas Program: * * * Criminal Kingpin "El Mencho" Is Dead, What Comes Next? On Sunday, February 22, Mexico's Ministry of Defense reported that it had killed drug kingpin Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera Cervantes in an operation originally aimed at capturing him. During the operation, six more PR

LOUGHBOROUGH, England, Feb. 26 -- Loughborough University issued the following news release: * * * Everything can be a bet now - the rise and risks of prediction markets * Yes or no? It's a simple question that now drives more than US$13 billion (PS9.7 billion) a month on prediction markets - companies like Polymarket, PredictIt and Kalshi. These firms run digital platforms that use blockchain technology to let anonymous users gamble on uncertainty and place "predictions" rather than bets. more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Rep. Pfluger Recaps the SOTU with Craig Anderson on KWEL * WASHINGTON, DC -Today, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) joined Craig Anderson on KWEL to recap President Trump's historic and powerful State of the Union address. Listen to the full interview HERE or by clicking the image below. Read highlights from the conversation below as well. Rep. Pfluger on his main takeaways from the Stat more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The Institute for Energy Research issued the following commentary: * * * California Turns to Imports as Its Refineries Close According to Bloomberg, in November, California imported more gasoline than ever before, with over 40% coming from the Bahamas, despite much of it being produced in the United States. In 2025, the Bahamas supplied 12% of California's ship-borne gasoline imports, more than it had in the previous nine years combined. California must rely more and mo more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy On DHS Funding Fight: We Are Demanding That ICE Follow The Law * WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday took to the floor of the U.S. Senate to demand reforms to the Department of Homeland Security. He shared horrifying stories of the Department of Homeland Security's abuses under the Trump administration: from teargassing schools, to murdering American citizen more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2026: * * * New Select Committee Investigation Uncovers China's Space Operations in Latin America Today, the Select Committee on China released a new investigation uncovering how China is using infrastructure in Latin America to advance its space capabilities and intelligence  more PR

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts and Nevis, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following remarks on Feb. 25, 2026, at the 50th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Caribbean Community Heads of Government: * * * SECRETARY RUBIO: Well, thank you for allowing me to come. As you can imagine, last night we had the State of the Union; it was two hours, the speech, and then we got on a plane and came here. And when I told my colleagues I needed to come here to Saint Kitts and Nevis on a work trip,  more PR

BASSETERRE, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following transcript of a news briefing on Feb. 25, 2026, by Secretary Marco Rubio after a meeting with the Caribbean Community leaders: * * * SECRETARY RUBIO: So this morning we were made aware by Cuban authorities of an incident off the coast of Cuba. We immediately began to look into it. As it stands now, the Department of Homeland Security, the Coast Guard, others are involved. The majority of the informatio more PR