WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Brian Mast, R-Florida, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on July 31, 2026: * * * Chairman Mast Statement on Venezuela Negotiations Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast issued the following statement ahead of negotiations between Venezuela's opposition and the interim authorities scheduled to begin August 1. "Thanks to President Trump and the support of the United States, Venezuela now stands at the cusp of a free, democratic future that would have more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The White House issued the following news on July 31, 2026: * * * ICYMI: Confirm Todd Blanche as Attorney General President Donald J. Trump's nominee for Attorney General, Todd Blanche, should be confirmed by the U.S. Senate without delay. As President Trump has stated, "Todd Blanche is a STAR, and everyone knows it!" A broad coalition of law enforcement organizations, state attorneys general, former Justice Department officials, editorial boards, legal experts, advocacy groups, and Members of Congress is united in dem more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on July 30, 2026: * * * Risch, Curtis Statement on Start of Venezuela Negotiations U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and John Curtis (R-Utah), today released the statement below ahead of negotiations between Venezuela's opposition and the interim authorities scheduled to begin August 1. "The start of these negotiations is an important opportunity to put Venez more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following commentary on July 31, 2026: * * * Democrats Go to Extremes At the start of last year, a New York Times poll offered a warning to Democrats. The headline read, "Many Americans Say the Democratic Party Does Not Share Their Priorities." Just weeks after Democrats were rejected at the ballot box, the Times poll suggested that one of the reasons for their loss was that Americans thought that Democrats weren't concerned about the things that matter most to them. A year a more PR