WASHINGTON, June 19 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Task Force on Defending Constitutional Rights and Exposing Institutional Abuses released the following written testimony by Matt O'Brien, deputy executive director of the Federation for American Immigration Reform, from a June 9, 2026, hearing entitled "Amnesty and Chaos: Abuse of U.S. Immigration Policy": * * * Amnesty for illegal aliens simply encourages fraud and criminality. As any parent, school teacher or police officer knows, rewarding bad simply begets more bad more PR

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Task Force on Defending Constitutional Rights and Exposing Institutional Abuses released the following written testimony by Chris Newman, legal director and general counsel at the National Day Laborer Organizing Network, from a June 9, 2026, hearing entitled "Amnesty and Chaos: Abuse of U.S. Immigration Policy": * * * Chairman Comer, Ranking member Garcia, and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify. I am Chris Newman, Legal Director and Gen more PR

WASHINGTON, June 19 [Category: Energy] -- The Institute for Energy Research posted the following commentary: * * * Oil Market Price Shock Has Been Relatively Muted * Key Takeaways 1 Despite the importance of the Strait of Hormuz to world energy flows during the Iran conflict, oil prices have remained relatively muted. 2 Major reasons include demand destruction, particularly in China, the world's largest oil importer; increased U.S. exports to Europe and Asian refiners; and use of commercial stocks and strategic reserves. 3 China has bui more PR

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following opening remarks on June 18, 2026, at a nominations hearing for key State Department positions: * * * Chairman Risch Opening Statement at Nomination Hearing U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today gave the following opening remarks at a full committee nomination hearing. Witnesses included Juan Segura to be an assistant secretary of State for Western Hemisphere affairs,  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following statement on June 18, 2026, by Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott in support of an institutional democratic transition in Venezuela: * * * The United States welcomes the meeting today between Jorge Rodriguez as President of the National Assembly (AN) of 2026 and representative of the Venezuelan Interim Government, and 2015 Venezuelan National Assembly President Dinorah Figuera to discuss an agenda that will serve as the roadmap for a political dialogue on a democrat more PR