WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Amidst Ceasefire Negotiations, Blumenthal Calls on Trump Administration to Fully Restore VOA Persian & Radio Farda Broadcast to Iran * [WASHINGTON, DC] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) wrote the Acting CEO of U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) Michael Rigas seeking additional information about what actions are being taken to restore and expand its reporting and broadcasting capa  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on April 10, 2026, by director Philip Luck and deputy director Kate Koren, both of the Economics Program and Scholl Chairs in International Business, deputy director Ilaria Mazzocco and senior adviser Scott Kennedy, both Trustee Chairs in Chinese Business and Economics: * * * Reining in the Export Control Arms Race Export Controls on the Frontline of the Trade War Export controls are a   more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following Critical Questions Q&A on April 10, 2026, involving Seamus P. Daniels, fellow for defense budget analysis in the CSIS Defense and Security Department: * * * Unpacking the $1.5 Trillion FY 2027 Defense Budget Topline On April 3, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released details of the Trump administration's budget request for the forthcoming 2027 fiscal year (FY) beginning October 1, 2026.   more

DUSSELDORF, Germany, April 7 (TNSxrep) -- E.ON, an energy company, issued the following news release: * * * E.ON survey: Germans are worried about rising energy prices, but so far are barely saving energy * Nine out of ten Germans are worried about rising energy prices as a consequence of the Iran war * Less than half of those surveyed are currently limiting their energy consumption * Four out of five respondents would like Germany to become more independent from foreign energy imports *   more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, issued the following commentary on April 10, 2026, by senior fellow Thomas J. Duesterberg to Aspenia Online: * * * China's Economic Slowdown and Options for the Advanced Economies At a time when many think that China has the upper hand in controlling important "choke points" that prevent Trump from taking counteractions against Chinese mercantilism and a  more

NEW YORK, April 11 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary to April 10, 2026, by senior fellow Douglas Murray to the New York Post: * * * We Must Crush Iran Now So It Can't Come Back and Spread Terror A great scholar of the Islamic world -- Bernard Lewis -- was once asked the main difference between the Islamist and Western mind. He replied that whereas we in the West think in two-year electoral cycles -- four years at most -- the Islamist mind sees a decade a  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Obelisk Tech Systems Inc. has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education addressing critical national security and program integrity vulnerabilities in the Comprehensive Centers (CC) program. The letter includes a broad statutory inventory covering over 60 U.S. Code provisions and a 40-document administrative record detailing the program's risks across procedural, sanctions, export control, foreign influence, financial crimes, criminal, data sec  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 (TNSrpt) -- Resources for the Future issued the following news release: * * * The World Will Exceed the Paris Agreement's 1.5 C Goal, Global Energy Projections Indicate A decade after 196 parties signed on to the Paris Agreement, new analysis indicates that the agreement's "stretch goal" of limiting global average temperature rise to 1.5 C above preindustrial levels before 2050 is no longer plausible. Projected increases in renewable energy around the world will not be en  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott Releases Statement Ahead of Meet the Press Interview with Cuban Dictator * Senator Rick Scott released the following statement ahead of Meet the Press airing an interview with Cuban dictator Miguel Diaz-Canel. Senator Rick Scott said, "It is ridiculous for NBC to give a platform to a brutal, illegitimate communist dictator - effectively recognizing him as the legitimate President of  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Blumenthal: Week in Review 4/3/2026-4/10/2026 * Urging Investigation of Sale of Connecticut Sun [Hartford, CT] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) wrote to the Department of Justice demanding it open an antitrust investigation into the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)'s interference with Connecticut's efforts to keep the Connecticut Sun based in the state. "  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Call on Trump Administration to End Putin's Oil Profit Windfall Ahead of Tomorrow's Sanctions Waiver Deadline * [WASHINGTON, DC] - U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chris Coons (D-DE), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) wrote Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent today calling on the Trump Administration to allow its waive  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following joint statement on April 10, 2026, with Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, D-New York, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee: * * * Shaheen, Schumer, Warren Joint Statement Urging Trump Administration Not to Extend Sanctions Relief for Russian Oil Today, U.S. Senators Je  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following joint statement on April 10, 2026, with Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, D-New York: * * * Warren, Shaheen, Schumer Release Joint Statement Urging Trump Administration Not to Extend Sanctions Relief for Russian Oil Today, Senators  more

CANBERRA, Australia, April 13 -- The office of the Prime Minister of Australia issued the following news release: * * * Television interview - ABC News Breakfast * JAMES GLENDAY, HOST: Now we can bring in the Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, who joins us now from Canberra. Prime Minister, welcome back to our program. ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good to be with you, James. GLENDAY: Donald Trump says he is now planning a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. We understand that's meant t  more

CANBERRA, Australia, April 13 -- The office of the Prime Minister of Australia issued the following news release: * * * Television interview - Today Show * SARAH ABO, HOST : Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will embark on his second fuel security mission within a week, as Iran-US peace talks collapse. KARL STEFANOVIC, HOST : And the PM joins us now live from Canberra. PM, good morning to you. Look, first up, the news overnight - ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER : Good morning. Good to be   more

OXFORD, England, April 13 [Category: Sociological] -- Oxfam International issued the following news release: * * * Wealth largely absent from IMF tax guidance, benefiting the rich * Only 3 percent of the more than 1,000 tax recommendations made by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to governments in recent years focus on taxing wealth and income from wealth, new analysis by Oxfam reveals ahead of the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C. Oxfam examined the IMF's tax adv  more