WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Amo, Murphy, Casar, Ansari Introduce Bicameral Bill To Ban Prediction Markets from Enabling Officials to Bet On and Profit Off War * WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI-01), U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT), Congressman Greg Casar (D-TX-35) and Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ-03) unveiled the Banning Event Trading on Sensitive Operations and Federal Functions (BETS OFF) Act, bicameral   more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Ansari Supports Bicameral Bill to Ban Prediction Markets on Government Actions, War, and Events Ripe for Rigging * WASHINGTON - Yesterday, Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) helped introduce the Banning Event Trading on Sensitive Operations and Federal Functions (BETS OFF) Act, bicameral legislation to ban wagering on government actions, terrorism, war, assassination, and events where an indi  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Booker and "Senate Six" "Declare War on Iran War" * WASHINGTON, D.C. -In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and six of his Democratic colleagues are " on the war powers warpath " in response to President Trump's reckless and unconstitutional war on Iran, readying a "volley of war powers resolutions," and " threatening to use every procedural tool at their disposal " in order to e  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 (TNSbrep) -- The Office of the Director of National Intelligence issued the following news release: * * * DNI Gabbard Releases 2026 Annual Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence released the 2026 Annual Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC). This report reflects the insights of the entire IC, which is committed to providing timely, actionable intelligence to t  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following fact sheet on March 18, 2026: * * * State Department Expands Visa Bonds to Combat Illegal Overstay Rates The State Department is expanding its visa bond program to apply to a total of 50 countries on April 2 and will require foreign nationals from these countries to post a bond of $15,000 before receiving B1 or B2 visas for business and tourism in the United States. The bond will be returned to visa recipients who return h  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Murphy Introduce Bicameral Bill to Ban Prediction Markets On War, Government Actions * Legislation comes after several users on online prediction markets made millions in profit on bets surrounding Iran military operations WASHINGTON - Yesterday, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper and Chris Murphy introduced the Banning Event Trading on Sensitive Operations and Federal Functions (  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Casar Introduce Bicameral Bill To Ban Prediction Markets On Government Actions, War, and Events Ripe For Rigging * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representative Greg Casar (D-Texas-35) on Tuesday unveiled the Banning Event Trading on Sensitive Operations and Federal Functions (BETS OFF) Act, bicameral legislation to ban wagering on government actions, te  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, March 18 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * New York Times correspondent Simon Romero to speak on Venezuela's political future * The University of New Mexico hosts a talk examining Venezuela's evolving political landscape and its implications for U.S. foreign policy during a presentation titled "Venezuela After Maduro." The event is set for April 2 at 3 p.m. in Ortega Hall, Reading Room 335. The talk will feature Simon Romero, an inter  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on March 18, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on How Trump's Soft-on-Drug Policies Are Making Americans Less Safe Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at the Subcommittee on Oversight hearing examining how the Trump Administration is making Americans  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, ranking member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight, issued the following news release on March 18, 2026: * * * Subcommittee Ranking Member Crockett's Opening Statement at Hearing on How Trump's Soft-on-Drug Policies Are Making America Less Safe Today, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Oversight, delivered opening remarks at a hearing examining how the Trump Administration is making Americans less s  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 [Category: Energy] -- The Institute for Energy Research posted the following commentary: * * * U.S. Will Release 172 Million Barrels of Oil From the Strategic Petroleum Reserve * Key Takeaways 1 Member states of the IEA have agreed to release 400 million barrels of strategic reserves in the wake of Iran's closure and mining of the Strait of Hormuz. 2 The U.S. share will be 172 million barrels over four months, beginning next week in conjunction with other members. 3 T  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey, part of the U.S. Department of the Interior, issued Fact Sheet 2026-3066 titled 'Assessment of Undiscovered Conventional Oil and Gas Resources of South America and the Caribbean, 2025'. Authors include Christopher J. Schenk and members of the South America and Caribbean Assessment Team. The document was issued in March 2026. This assessment covers 31 priority geologic provinces across South America and the Caribbean, reassessing area  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey, under the U.S. Department of the Interior, released Fact Sheet 2026-3066 titled 'Assessment of Undiscovered Conventional Oil and Gas Resources of South America and the Caribbean, 2025'. The report lists Christopher J. Schenk and the South America and Caribbean Assessment Team as authors. It was issued in March 2026. This study reassesses 31 geologic provinces from a 2012 evaluation, using geology-based methods to estimate undiscove  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Sen. Schiff Dismantles Republican SAVE America Act, Urges Congress to Focus on Lowering Costs Not Disenfranchising Voters * Schiff: "This legislation will not save anything about America, but it will destroy something precious about this country. It is not meant to empower people to determine the direction of the nation, but to deprive them of that power. Not to encourage citizen participa  more