WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Schumer, Democratic Senators Urge AG Bondi To Appoint A Special Counsel To Investigate Trump Administration Signal Chat National Security Breach March 31, 2025 The Senators wrote: "These shockingly reckless breaches of security protocols for safeguarding sensitive and classified information clearly warrant an investigation into whether any of the government officials involved violate  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Durbin, Schumer, Democratic Senators Urge AG Bondi To Appoint A Special Counsel To Investigate Trump Administration Signal Chat National Security Breach The Senators wrote: "These shockingly reckless breaches of security protocols for safeguarding sensitive and classified information clearly warrant an investigation into whether  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * First Signal, Now Gmail: Oversight Democrats Launch Investigation into Waltz and Staff's Use of Personal Gmail for Sensitive Government Work Washington, D.C. (April 1, 2025)-- Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Nati  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Hearing Wrap Up: Task Force Examines Newly Declassified JFK Files, Vows More Transparency for the American People WASHINGTON--Today, the Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets, chaired by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.), held a hearing on the JFK files. At the hearing, members underscored the significance  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency released the following testimony by Mike Gonzalez, a senior Fellow at the Heritage Foundation, from a March 26, 2025, hearing entitled "Anti-American Airwaves: Holding the heads of NPR and PBS Accountable." NPR is the National Public Radio and PBS is the Public Broadcasting Service. * * * My name is Mike Gonzalez. I am the Angeles T. Arredondo E Pluribus Unum Senior Fellow at Th  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Congressman Leads Demand for AG Bondi to Appoint Special Counsel to Investigate Signal Breach Goldman Leads Letter With Four Colleagues Arguing Trump Appointees' Incompetence is in Violation of the Espionage Act Read the Letter Here Washington, DC - Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) last week led 4 of his colleagues in sending a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi demanding she appoints   more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 1 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * India: Digital journalist arrested for corruption reporting 01 April 2025 # Digital journalist and assistant secretary of Guwahati Press Club, Dilwar Hussain Mozumder, was arrested by Assam Police for covering a demonstration against alleged corruption at Assam Co-Operative Bank. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate, Indian   more

LONDON, England, April 1 [Category: BizMedia] -- The National Union of Journalists posted the following news: * * * India: journalist arrested for covering demonstration against corruption Mozumder, chief reporter at The CrossCurrent and assistant secretary of Guwahati Press Club, was arrested by police on 25 March for covering a demonstration against alleged corruption at Assam Co-Operative Bank. Speaking to local media, Mozumder's family said the journalist had been detained by police for  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Colleagues Urge AG Bondi to Appoint A Special Counsel to Investigate Trump Administration Signal Chat National Security Breach Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and 28 Senate Democrats in urging Attorney General Pam Bon  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 [Category: Media] -- The National Press Club posted the following news release: * * * National Press Club Statement on President Trump's Oval Office Comments About Austin Tice WASHINGTON, March 31 -The National Press Club welcomed President Donald Trump's remarks today in the Oval Office about American journalist Austin Tice -- his first public comments about the case since returning to the White House. Tice, a Marine veteran and freelance journalist, was abducted in Sy  more

LONDON, England, April 1 [Category: BizMedia] -- The National Union of Journalists posted the following news: * * * Nepal: journalist burned alive during pro-monarchy rally On 28 March, Rajak was burned to death while reporting from a building that was set alight by royalist protestors, thousands of whom had gathered in Kathmandu to demand the restoration of the monarchy and the return of former king Gyanendra Shah. Rajak, the head of the camera and video division of Avenues Television, bec  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Democratic Senators to Bondi: Appoint Special Counsel to Investigate Signal Chat National Security Breach Senators to Attorney General: "These shockingly reckless breaches of security protocols for safeguarding sensitive and classified information clearly warrant an investigation into whether any of the government officials involved violated federal laws" WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senato  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Connolly Requests Transcribed Interviews with Members of the "Houthi PC small group" Signal Chat Washington, D.C. (April 1, 2025)-- Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent letters to non-principal agency officials involved  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following news: * * * Russia's Sanctions Demands: A Riddle Wrapped in an Enigma When the United States announced a potential ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in the Black Sea, Moscow responded with extra demands. The Kremlin's wishlist was not only very odd, but it included concessions that were impossible for the US to deliver. Moscow might have deliberately dragged out negotiations to test what exactly US Presid  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Smith, House colleagues introduce bill to rename DC Street after Hong Kong Champion of Freedom Announces 2025 Nobel Peace Prize nomination of Jimmy Lai, others U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) reintroduced the bipartisan "Jimmy Lai Way Act" (H.R. 2522) Monday with a bipartisan group of House colleagues. The bill renames the street in front of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (H  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following transcript of the 19th Annual International Women of Courage Awards Ceremony on April 1, 2025: * * * Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the 19th Annual International Women of Courage (IWOC) Awards Ceremony MS FOTOVAT: Good afternoon. Please, everyone, be seated. Thank you so much. So good afternoon, everyone. I have to say I'm so excited. Thank you, all, for being here in this historic setting of the Benjamin Franklin Room h  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 1 -- The European Federation of Journalists posted the following news: * * * Turkiye: Foreign journalists arrested amid protests On 30 March, Turkish authorities officially confirmed the arrest of Swedish journalist Joakim Medin upon his arrival in Turkiye. His detention came shortly after British journalist Mark Lowen from the BBC was arrested and deported from Turkiye on 28 March. The International and European Federations of Journalists (IFJ-EFJ) joined the Natio  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 1 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Turkiye: Foreign journalists arrested amid protests 01 April 2025 # On 30 March, Turkish authorities officially confirmed the arrest of Swedish journalist Joakim Medin upon his arrival in Turkiye. His detention came shortly after British journalist Mark Lowen from the BBC was arrested and deported from Turkiye on 28 March. The International and European Fed  more