Chris Murphy said waiving a human rights condition on aid paved the way for arrests of journalists.
The Chicago-born pontiff, who has a tense relationship with Trump, mailed in a ballot for the midterm elections that will decide control of the US Congress.
Dan S Sullivan, the incumbent Republican senator running for re-election, and allies have accused the Democrats of trying to confuse voters by recruiting Dan J Sullivan to also stand in the race.
It is Pike's first public statement since she survived an execution attempt by lethal injection in September.
Óscar Puente has been facing calls to resign after two high-speed trains collided earlier in the week, killing at least 69 people.
Andreas Malm was due to appear on a panel alongside a co-founder of the proscribed group next week.
US intelligence officials believe a Chinese businesswoman was gathering information for Beijing on the US chip-making giant, The New York Times reports.
Novaya Gazeta has been one of the most high-profile independent news outlets in Russia over the last three decades.
Several hundred people are understood to have decided to stay in the frontline town, despite the lack of gas, electricity and running water.