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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Steny H Hoyer (MD-05)

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (both D-MD), and U.S. Representatives Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Glenn Ivey (MD-04), Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), April McClain Delaney (MD-06), and Johnny Olszewski (MD-02) announced $1,435,336 in federal funding to provide resources, legal support, and mental health services for survivors of crime in Maryland.

“Survivors and their loved ones deserve access to the resources they need to heal and move forward. This federal funding will strengthen services across Maryland, helping to ensure that survivors can access critical mental health care, legal assistance, and long-term support. We will continue working to make sure crime victims are not left to navigate trauma they may be facing on their own,” said the lawmakers.

The lawmakers announced the following grants:

• $500,000 to the Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence to develop a comprehensive, trauma-informed, victim-centered multidisciplinary program to ensure survivors have access to quality health care, job training and preparation, and housing stability throughout Maryland.
• $500,000 to the Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault to support the Increasing Access to Justice for Victims of Sex Crimes Against Children & Youth (IAJ) project and provide legal services for children, youth, and others victimized when they were 17 and under.
• $435,336 to the Tree House Child Advocacy Center of Montgomery County to preserve and expand access to evidence-based, trauma-informed, mental health services for children and adolescents who have experienced physical or sexual abuse, exposure to domestic violence, or other forms of interpersonal trauma.

The awards are funded through the Department of Justice’s Services for Victims of Crime program, which draws from the Crime Victims Fund (CVF). The CVF supports survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, human trafficking, and other violent crimes by funding direct services and programs provided by victim service organizations. Within the Fiscal Year 2026 funding bills, Senator Van Hollen, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS), and the other members of Federal Team Maryland worked to provide $1.95 billion from the CVF to support federal, state, and Tribal victim assistance programs.

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Chris Pappas (D-NH)

Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) helped launch the End Corruption Caucus. This new caucus will work to advance legislation, bring together like-minded partners, and aim to root out corruption in government to restore the American people’s trust in their leaders.

“Trust in our government is nearing historic lows. We must root out corruption in our government, bring greater transparency to our elections, and restore Americans’ faith that their voices will be heard in our democracy,” said Congressman Pappas. “Our country faces incredibly difficult times under an administration only focused on enriching themselves and their political allies. With the End Corruption Caucus, we’re focused on fighting back. Let’s end stock trading by public officials, end shadow lobbying and its revolving door, get dark money out of politics, and make sure the government is always accountable to the people.”

Pappas helped launch the caucus alongside Congressman Jason Crow (CO-06), Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), Congressman Mike Levin (CA-49), Congressman Wesley Bell (MO-01), and Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17).

Background: 

Since being elected to Congress, Pappas has stood up to special interests and is leading the fight to root out corruption in our elections, including through his DISCLOSE Act to crack down on dark money’s influence on U.S. elections.

Pappas has led the fight against Members of Congress from trading stocks. Pappas has repeatedly broken with his own party in support of the stock trading ban. Following his advocacy in 2022, then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi reversed course and announced legislation to ban stock trading by members of Congress would be considered by the House. Pappas led a bipartisan call for a vote on legislation to ban stock trading by members of Congress. In 2023, He joined 20 of his colleagues in calling for leaders of the House Committee on Administration to hold a markup on legislation that would prohibit Members of Congress from trading stocks. Pappas has also fought to change the rules of the House to include a ban on trading stocks by members of Congress.

In 2025, Pappas helped introduce the TRUST in Congress Act and cosponsors the Restore Trust in Congress Act, bills that would ban Members of Congress from trading stocks, and supported the bipartisan effort to force a vote on the latter. He also helped introduce the No Getting Rich in Congress Act, legislation toban stock trading by public officials and their families, prohibit lobbying on behalf of foreign adversaries, closes loopholes and regulates shadow lobbying, and extends existing ethics rules to spouses and dependents.

Pappas introduced the bipartisan Clean Legislating and Ethical Accountability Now (CLEAN) Act which would codify the Office of Congressional Ethics, now called the Office of Congressional Conduct (OCC), the only independent internal watchdog that probes ethical breaches in Congress.

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Gregory W Meeks (5th District of New York)

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) introduced a War Powers Resolution to terminate unauthorized U.S. military action against Cuba.

The resolution follows months of escalation by the Trump administration, including an oil blockade, repeated threats by the President to “take” Cuba, and last week’s indictment of former Cuban President Raúl Castro as a potential pretext to justify illegal U.S. military action in Cuba.

“Donald Trump’s belligerent foreign policy is creating new wars and conflicts across the world. As our country is already embroiled in a new war with Iran, the President has now set his sights on regime change in Cuba,” said Congresswoman Velázquez. “This administration is rushing toward another disastrous war, putting countless American and foreign lives at risk. Congress must reassert its constitutional authority if the President continues down this illegal path.”

“The Trump administration and Republicans in Congress are hellbent on starting another war, this time with Cuba, to distract from the President’s failure in Iran, weak economy, and mass deportation of 500,000 Cubans legally in the United States,” said Ranking Member Meeks. “If Donald Trump and Marco Rubio are serious about a new relationship with the Cuban people, they would reverse 65 years of failed U.S. policy toward Cuba, end the oil blockade and the humanitarian crisis it caused, and work with Congress to modify the draconian and outdated U.S. sanctions that disproportionately harm the Cuban people.”

The resolution is cosponsored by Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA) and Congressman Joaquin Castro (D-TX).

Full text of the resolution is available here.

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Gregory W Meeks (5th District of New York)

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks (D-N.Y.) and House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio demanding documents and communications related to reports that some U.S. ambassadors are pressuring foreign companies for million-dollar donations tied to a Trump-aligned fundraising operation that sells access to the President.

The letter targets a sprawling solicitation effort run out of American embassies in Japan, Hong Kong, and Singapore, where diplomats have leaned on foreign executives to bankroll events branded with the logo of Freedom 250. Huffman and Meeks write that the administration has used the group to “aggressively solicit private donations, offering donors who contribute $1 million or more preferred access to the President, VIP seating, photo opportunities, and public speaking roles tied to official White House activities.”

Reports show U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass wrote directly to prospective donors seeking “significant financial support” for Mission Japan’s America 250 celebrations, with roughly $35 million raised from Japanese companies. The U.S. consulate in Hong Kong has handed companies formal solicitation forms. And on February 5, 2026, U.S. Ambassador to Singapore Anjani Sinha hosted a dinner at the Capella Singapore where he told executives, “I need your money,” with the Freedom 250 logo displayed on screens around the room. Sinha himself gave $1 million to a Trump-backed super PAC before his appointment.

In their letter, Huffman and Meeks write that the solicitation of large foreign donations tied to presidential access “represents a significant departure from historical norms and raises profound questions about whether foreign nationals and companies are being offered inappropriate influence over U.S. government activities in exchange for cash payments for America’s 250th celebration.”

The Members are requesting all documents and communications related to fundraising by U.S. diplomatic missions in Japan, Hong Kong, and Singapore since January 20, 2025; State Department guidance to diplomatic missions on America 250 and Freedom 250 fundraising; communications between State, the National Park Foundation, Freedom 250, and the White House over use of the Freedom 250 name and branding; ethics guidance sought or provided on foreign solicitations; and records of any benefits or access offered to foreign donors.

Huffman and Meeks closed: “The degree to which State Department personnel, resources, and the prestige of official diplomatic positions have been mobilized in service of a politically motivated and partisan fundraising enterprise demands transparency. […] The American people deserve to know whether their diplomatic representatives abroad are being used to advance a pay-to-play fundraising scheme tied to access to the President of the United States, and whether foreign money is flowing into activities that blur the line between official government functions and personal political benefit.”

Read the full letter HERE.

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (12th District of Michigan)

Today, U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06) announced she secured $67,881,860 in federal grant funding for the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor to support a wide range of research initiatives, including aging, nursing, neurological disorders, cancer, and more. The funding comes from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and was made possible by Congresswoman Dingell’s advocacy. 

“This funding will bolster the University of Michigan’s leadership in research and innovation,” said Congresswoman Dingell. “These federal grants are a powerful investment in the health, safety, and well-being of our communities, and I am proud to have secured this money. I will never stop working to deliver federal resources to Michigan that secure better treatments and improve patient outcomes.”

Projects receiving funding include:

• $3,058,812 for Aging Research
• $2,967,624 for Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research
• $2,344,128 for Arthritis Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research
• $3,849,172 for Biomedical Research and Research Training
• $766,516 for Blood Diseases and Resources Research
• $7,480,932 for Cancer Research
• $3,072,192 for Cardiovascular Diseases Research
• $1,068,440 for Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research
• $2,726,248 for Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs
• $1,615,760 for Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs
• $20,478,352 for Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders
• $1,543,072 for H76 – Ryan White Title III Outpatient EIS Program
• $5,264,800 for H80 – Health Center Program
• $2,683,360 for Lung Diseases Research
• $1,560,000 for Mental Health Research Grants
• $592,340 for Research Infrastructure Programs
• $1,868,588 for Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders
• $4,941,524 for Vision Research

A full list of projects receiving grant funding can be found HERE.

HHS is the largest grant-making agency in the United States. Most HHS grants are provided directly to states, territories, tribes, and educational and community organizations, then distributed to eligible individuals and organizations. For more information on HHS grants, click HERE.

Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose)

WASHINGTON, DC — Yesterday, Representatives Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Kevin Mullin (CA-15), Luz Rivas (CA-29), and George Whitesides (CA-27) made an unannounced oversight visit to the California City Detention Center, the largest facility in California operated by U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE).

“There are over 1,600 civil detainees being held at taxpayers’ great expense at this former prison outside California City,” the Members said. “Congress has the authority and responsibility to conduct oversight and ensure that all individuals in federal custody are treated in accordance with the law. What we observed during our visit is an improvement from the abysmal conditions in November that were described in AG Bonta’s report, but ICE is still falling short when it comes to providing adequate healthcare and contact visits for detainees. Due to the Trump administration’s policies, people are in custody for long periods of time. Republicans sent $75 billion to ICE in their Big Ugly Law last summer, yet ICE continues to operate substandard facilities around the United States where death rates and illness have skyrocketed. As we return to Washington next week, we will continue to fight for transparency from ICE, and we will hold this agency accountable for any violations of the law.”

The four Members of Congress spent roughly two hours touring the facility and were granted access with no advanced notice, as federal courts have upheld the authority of Congress to investigate detention conditions at ICE facilities.

The California City Detention Center, operated by CoreCivic, is a former prison in Kern County with a maximum capacity of 2,560 detainees, according to the 2026 California Department of Justice report on immigration detention released on May 15th. That report concluded that this facility had crisis-level healthcare understaffing in November 2025 with only one physician providing care, and no backup physician consistently available to provide coverage when the single physician was unavailable. That report also said that healthcare records and detainee interviews revealed multiple instances of failures to give detainees access to outside specialists.

A federal district court issued a preliminary injunction on February 10th requiring extensive reforms at Cal City due to likely violations of detainees’ constitutional rights at the facility resulting from the substandard conditions.

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (43rd District of California)

Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following statement condemning Donald Trump and his Administration’s efforts to weaponize federal resources and government authority to target sanctuary cities and expand his mass deportation agenda, including reported proposals that could disrupt operations at major airports like Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

“Trump’s revenge agenda, in which he is weaponizing the government to go after his enemies, now includes targeting American cities and the entire American economy. Even as gasoline and grocery prices skyrocket because of Trump’s unlawful and failed wars overseas, the President and the Department of Homeland Security now want to stop all international travel and trade coming through Los Angeles International Airport and numerous other major airports. LAX alone handled nearly $180 billion in international trade last year and welcomed 23 million international visitors. But these visitors and trade don’t just stay in Los Angeles or these other major ports of entry, they go on to every part of the country.

This isn’t the first time Trump has used airports as a weapon to push his dangerous agenda.  Earlier this year, he shut down the government, including the Transportation Safety Administration (TSA), and forced thousands of TSA agents to work without pay because he wanted federal agents to continue to use intimidation and racist tactics common in places like Russia.
  
Trump’s latest threat couldn’t come at a worse time for Americans. According to the Federal Reserve, nearly one in ten Americans doesn’t have enough food to eat, higher even that at the height of the pandemic. Trump already said the quiet part out loud, he doesn’t think about Americans’ financial situation. Instead, he’s more focused on his ballroom and unlawful wars.

The residents of Los Angeles and other sanctuary cities overwhelmingly reject Trump’s terrible immigration and failed economic policies. I hope every American will join me and push back against yet another one of Trump’s threats, because if he isn’t stopped, prices will continue to rise, jobs will be lost, and everyone will be worse off.”

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (43rd District of California)

Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following statement condemning Donald Trump and his Administration’s dangerous efforts to use federal agencies and sensitive government data to expand control over voter eligibility verification, including the use of Social Security, DHS, USCIS, passport, and DMV records as part of a sweeping escalation of federal involvement in elections.

“In one of his many desperate attempts to interfere in our elections, Trump issued an executive order this year aimed at making it harder for Americans to use mail-in ballots. The order attempts to shift authority over elections from the states and into the hands of the federal government by directing federal agencies to determine who can and can’t vote, and other actions. This is an unlawful overreach that is a direct attack on our Constitution, and it undermines a core tenet of our democracy—free and fair elections.    

Unfortunately, earlier this month, the Trump loyalists sitting on the Supreme Court dealt another devastating blow to the Voting Rights Act making it easier for states in the Jim Crow south to minimize the voting power of Black and other minority voters.  Today, a MAGA judge allowed Trump’s dangerous attempt to take over our elections to proceed. This decision must be appealed, and the courts must immediately determine whether Trump’s order would violate the law and our Constitution.

Trump knows that Americans reject his failed economic policies. He knows that his agenda has fueled an affordability crisis where one in ten Americans don’t have enough food to eat, which is even higher than during the pandemic. He knows that gas is at its highest price in the last four years. Rather than try to ease Americans financial pain, Trump is busy doing everything he can to take control of the elections this fall, including by targeting our most underserved and underrepresented communities.

Make no mistake, this is a dangerous and deliberate attempt to undermine the integrity of our elections and silence the voices of the American people. Time and time again, Donald Trump has shown us that he does not believe in democracy unless it guarantees him power. But in America, presidents do not choose voters. Voters choose their presidents. No president is above the Constitution, nor has the right to rewrite the rules of our democracy for his own political gain. Rest assured, I and my Democratic colleagues will remain steadfast in our fight against this abuse of power in the courts, in Congress, and alongside the people on the ground in communities across this country because the right to vote is sacred, and we will never allow it to be stolen, suppressed, or manipulated.”

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Frank Pallone (6th District of New Jersey)

LONG BRANCH, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today issued the following statement after reports that detainees inside the Delaney Hall ICE detention facility in Newark, New Jersey were being subjected to violent retaliation by federal immigration enforcement.

“My office has received concerned calls from New Jerseyans who have reported that detainees at Delaney Hall have been beaten and pepper sprayed in retaliation for protesting the horrific conditions of this for-profit facility.

“When I visited Delaney Hall on Monday, I saw firsthand the appalling conditions law-abiding immigrants are protesting. To meet completely reasonable demands for health care and due process under the Constitution with violence is unacceptable.

“Trump’s ICE must de-escalate the situation at Delaney Hall and then shutter it permanently. We have had enough of this coordinated campaign of brutality. My colleagues and I will not rest until this facility closes its doors and our communities are made whole again.”

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Al Green (TX-9)

(Houston, TX) — On Thursday, May 28, 2026, Congressman Al Green released the following statement in response to an additional statement from AIPAC:   

Click here to see the full thread of Congressman Al Green and AIPAC’s responses.

Congressman Al Green’s response: “On behalf of tens of millions of hardworking Americans facing an affordability crisis, and who are in need of the billions of hard-earned tax dollars we send to Israel annually, it is time for Israel to finance its own wars.”