WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on July 31, 2026: * * * Chairmen Garbarino, Moolenaar Continue Joint Investigation Into Security Risks Posed by PRC Open-Weight AI Models House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY) and House Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) are continuing their joint investigation into the national security, cybersecurity, a  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement on July 31, 2026: * * * Himes Statement on Senate Confirmation of Jay Clayton Today, Ranking Member of the House Intelligence Committee Jim Himes (CT-04) released the following statement: "Bill Pulte's tenure as an unqualified and illegally appointed Acting Director of National Intelligence has thankfully ended. His short time in the post  more

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, advocac  more

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 ab  more