WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines on Fox Business: President Trump Leads with Peace Through Strength * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today joined Maria Bartiromo's Wall Street to discuss inflation, Trump RX, Iran nuclear talks, President Trump's trade deal with India, and DHS funding. Watch the full interview HERE. Daines on U.S.-Iran nuclear talks: Let's not forget that Iran distinctly calls us the great   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF10600) on Feb. 6, 2026, by defense policy analyst Alexandra G. Neenan. Here are excerpts: * * * Defense Primer: Department of Defense Contractors Throughout its history, the Department of Defense (DOD), which is "using a secondary Department of War designation," under Executive Order 14347 dated September 5, 2025, has relied on contractors to support a wide range of military op  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 8 -- The University of South Carolina issued the following news: * * * New Normal Former war correspondent and Ukraine bureau chief Isabelle Khurshudyan begins next chapter By Rebekah Friedman, rebekahb@mailbox.sc.edu, 803-777-7543 In the early months of Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, six Ukrainian soldiers went missing after an ambush. Questions lingered for their families and comrades: Were they captured? Or were they killed? And if they were killed, whe  more