WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following statement on Feb. 25, 2026: * * * Architect of NC Income Tax Cuts Takes on Incumbent Seeking to Undermine that Tax Relief The budget standoff between the North Carolina House and Senate has persisted for the better part of a year. The chief disagreement between the Republicans who run both chambers is over the revenue triggers that will determine whether the state's income tax continues to fall next year, like it did on the   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Recap - Week of February 23, 2026 * Here's a recap of key moments from House Republican committees during the week: Appropriations On Tuesday, February 24, the Subcommittee on National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs held an oversight hearing focused on the National Endowment for Democracy (NED). Chaired by Rep. Mario Diaz-B  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following Critical Questions Q&A on Feb. 26, 2026, involving Director Gracelin Baskaran and associate fellow Meredith Schwartz of the Critical Minerals Security Program: * * * Industrial Policy Is Back--And Minerals Are at the Center Throughout the twentieth century, the United States deployed bold and creative industrial policies to secure critical minerals during crises. Today, it has fully revived that pla  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Florida, chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on National Security, Department of State and Related Programs, issued the following news release on Feb. 25, 2026: * * * From Reagan to Today: Democracy, Accountability, and American Leadership This week, the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs (NSRP) Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), hosted a hearing with the National Endowment for Democr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * From Reagan to Today: Democracy, Accountability, and American Leadership * WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs (NSRP) Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), hosted a hearing with the National Endowment for Democracy (link is external) (NED) President and CEO, Damon Wilson. The hearing provided Appropriators the opport  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * It Is Time to SAVE America * One of the greatest constitutional rights given to us as American citizens is the right to vote. In President Ronald Reagan's 1986 radio address to the nation, he said, "Voting is a precious right that for two centuries Americans have fought and died to protect. Let's all honor that sacrifice this election day." President Reagan's words underscore the importance of exercising this   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 25 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: * * * Meet the student who helped investigate JFK's assassination * He went to work at the National Archives and wound up investigating JFK's assassination A co-op at the National Archives unexpectedly led Ray Shurtleff to work on the Warren Commission's investigation of Kennedy's assassination as a 21-year-old college student. by Cody Mello-Klein February 25, 2026 On Nov. 22, 1963, Ray Shurtleff was s  more