WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on March 20, 2025: * * * What Does the Expulsion of Pretoria's Ambassador Mean for U.S.-South Africa Relations? By Mvemba Phezo Dizolele, Cameron Hudson, Khasai Makhulo and Catherine Nzuki The recent expulsion of the South African ambassador to the United States, Ebrahim Rasool, is the latest complication in the highly complex relationship between Washington and Pretoria. Rasool's criti  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency released the following testimony by Daily Signal Managing Editor Tyler O'Neil from a Feb. 26, 2025, hearing entitled "America Last: How Foreign Aid Undermined U.S. Interests Around the World": * * * My name is Tyler O'Neil./1 I write and edit commentary and investigative reporting for The Daily Signal. I wrote two books, "Making Hate Pay: The Corruption of the Southern Poverty   more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight released the following testimony by John F. Sargent Jr., former specialist in science and technology policy at the Congressional Research Service, from a March 5, 2025, hearing entitled "Assessing the Threat to U.S. Funded Research": * * * Chairman McCormick, Ranking Member Sykes, and distinguished members of the subcommittee. Thank you for the opportunity to testify today on this issue  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Environmental Protection Network issued the following news release: * * * Former EPA Leaders Sound Bipartisan Alarm on Proposed 65% Cut to EPA Funding WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Former senior Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials from both Republican and Democratic administrations, including six former Deputy EPA Administrators appointed by five presidents, are urgently calling on Congress to stop deep cuts to EPA's budget. The letter from 50 congressionally confirm  more

EVANSTON, Illinois, March 21 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Nobel Laureate Steven Chu to discuss path to net-zero emissions EVANSTON, Ill. -- By 2100, the global population could reach 11 billion, intensifying the demand for energy, water and food. How can the world meet these needs while reducing greenhouse gas emissions? Nobel Laureate and former U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu will address this critical question and more as the featured speaker fo  more