Trump continues calls for Venezuela to be 51st state
President Trump renewed calls for Venezuela to become the 51st U.S. state after touting the barrels of oil coming from the South American country.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
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President Trump renewed calls for Venezuela to become the 51st U.S. state after touting the barrels of oil coming from the South American country.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
The US military says it killed five people after an airstrike on a suspected drug-trafficking vessel in the eastern Pacific, among more than 70 such attacks according to media tallies.
Source: The Guardian US (theguardian.com)
Haley Stevens calls an anti-Israel political ad by Cenk Uygur's Rebellion PAC fearmongering.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
Truthout reports a long-awaited climate change case finally goes to court in Canada, saying the outcome could prove persuasive in other climate litigation.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
A localized ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia took effect in the Russian-occupied southern Ukraine city of Oleshky after first lady Melania Trump announced she secured a humanitarian agreement.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
Tammy Duckworth, Ron Wyden, Ed Markey, and Jeff Merkley are pressing Trump officials to begin restoring billions of dollars in clean energy grants before a key vote on the permitting bill.
Source: Axios (axios.com)
A UN Commission of Inquiry finds Israel committed genocide in Gaza and war crimes in the West Bank.
Source: Democracy Now! (democracynow.org)
VT S 138, an act relating to commercial property-assessed clean energy projects, was read a first time and referred to the Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure on 2026-03-24.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Inside Climate News reports that Florida's gubernatorial race is a choice between new climate policy or the status quo: one candidate advocates renewing a climate change and clean energy strategy.
Source: Inside Climate News (insideclimatenews.org)
MO SB 1770 prohibits state agencies from using the term West Bank in official government materials and instead requires the area to be referred to as Judea and Samaria.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
MO SB 1244 prohibits state agencies from using the term West Bank in official government materials, and instead requires the area be referred to as Judea and Samaria; a hearing was cancelled.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
HI SR 20 urges an immediate and permanent ceasefire and an end to hostilities in Iran; certified copies of resolutions sent 05-12-26.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
ABC News reports President Donald Trump launched his war on Iran, saying it would last a matter of weeks, and calls it a roadblock in the midterm elections.
Source: ABC News (abcnews.com)
WI AB 446, relating to consideration of a certain definition of antisemitism for purposes of laws, ordinances, policies, or criminal penalty enhancers concerning discrimination, published 3-28-2026.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Wisconsin AJR 139, supporting the Taiwan Relations Act and sister ties with Taiwan, failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Wisconsin SJR 28 reaffirms support for the Taiwan Relations Act and Taiwan ties; latest action 2025-04-24: report correctly enrolled.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
WI AB 862 on consideration of climate change in certain local plans and making an appropriation failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Puerto Rico bill PC 194 on climate mitigation, adaptation and resilience (Ley 33-2019) and Alianza contracts was referred to committee on 2025-01-16.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
Commission does not recommend PR RKS 7, for evaluation of the Plan de Mitigación, Adaptación y Resiliencia al Cambio Climático under Ley 33-2019.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
PR RC 357: exigir un cese al fuego inmediato, levantamiento del bloqueo impuesto por fuerzas militares israelíes y preservación de derechos humanos en Gaza; Referido a Comisión(es) 2025-06-10.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)