WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on Oct. 14, 2025: * * * From Jesse to Bernie to Zohran: The lineage of successful socialists The New York mayoral candidate has been compared to Bernie & AOC. But the success of today's socialist Democrats traces back to Jesse Jackson in 1988. By Ken Braun Polling has repeatedly shown avowed socialist Zohran Mamdani with a strong lead in the race to become the next mayor of New York City. Should he win, then   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Democrats' Failed Health Care Policies: Higher Prices, Less Choice, More Fraud Having failed to rein in rising premium costs that are harming American families, Democrats are now trying to double down on the same policies that are contributing to the problem. As even the Washington Post has noted: "The real problem is that the Affordable Care Act was ne  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2025: * * * IN THE STATES: As GOTV Kicks Into Full Gear, Democrats Are On Offense This week, the DNC launched a new ad campaign targeting vulnerable House Republicans in Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, and Kentucky for supporting Donald Trump's chaotic trade war that's created a crisis for U.S. soybean farmers. The ad features John Bartman, a fifth-generation Illinois soybean farm  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-240) on the Courthouse Affordability and Space Efficiency Act (H.R. 3426), which aims to amend Title 40 of the U.S. Code to limit the construction of new courthouses under certain circumstances and for other purposes. The report was advanced by Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, on Sept. 8, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose of Legislation The purpose of H.R. 3426, the Courthouse Affordabil  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI--Hagerty Joins Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo on Fox News to Discuss Biden DOJ Spying on Senators, Schumer's Shutdown Politics, China's Rare Earth Threat * NASHVILLE, TN --On Sunday, United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Appropriations and Foreign Relations Committees and former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, joined Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartir  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 15 [Category: National Defense] -- The Association of the U.S. Army posted the following news: * * * Medal of Honor Heroes Share Leadership Lessons * In one of the most anticipated panel discussions at the Association of the U.S. Army's 2025 Annual Meeting and Exposition, three Medal of Honor recipients spoke candidly about their actions in combat and what the Army taught them about leadership. Retired Capt. Flo Groberg was first to speak about how he responded to  more

VIENNA, Austria, Oct. 15 -- The International Press Institute issued the following news on Oct. 14, 2025: * * * Spotlight: Ethiopia Insider founder Tesfalem Waldyes named 2025 IPI-IMS World Press Freedom Hero Despite constant government pressure, Tesfalem Waldyes has dedicated his career to preserving a space for independent, public interest journalism in Ethiopia * On June 8, 2025, plainclothes police officers detained Ethiopian journalist Tesfalem Waldyes at a hotel in the country's capit  more

PARIS, France, Oct. 13 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Tal al-Mallouhi, blogger and survivor of Bashar al-Assad's prisons * The fall of the Syrian dictatorship on 8 December 2024, marked the end of 15 years of detention for Tal al-Mallouhi. She was a 19-year-old high school student when she was arrested for her online writing in 2009. "Your life is over, mine is just beginning." Tal al-Mallouhi, now 33, looks straight ahead with pride when sh  more