WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump's Illegal War with Iran Drives up Costs at Every Turn, Lujan Fights to Tackle Affordability Crisis Hitting New Mexicans and the Agricultural Industry * Lujan Concludes Weeklong Tour Across New Mexico Meeting with Industry Experts and New Mexicans to Address President Trump's Affordability Crisis Las Cruces, N.M. - As President Trump's illegal war with Iran continues to drive up costs a  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Joins 13 Colleagues to Demand Trump Administration Resume Russian Oil Sanctions * [Hartford, CT] -Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Member of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, and 13 Senate colleagues urged the Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent to fully resume sanctions on Russian oil and use every available tool to cut into Russia's war windfall profits.   more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following Critical Questions Q&A on May 8, 2026, involving Edgard Kagan, senior adviser and Freeman Chair in China Studies: * * * Trump-Xi Summit in Beijing: Managing the World's Most Important Relationship President Donald Trump's May 14-15, 2026, visit to the People's Republic of China (PRC) will likely represent a relatively modest step toward greater stability and predictability in the world's most importan  more

DUBLIN, Ireland, May 8 (TNSLrpt) -- The Economic and Social Research Institute issued the following forecasting series on March 25, 2026 by Alan Barrett, Conor O'Toole and Donal O'Shea entitled "Quarterly Economic Commentary, Spring 2026." Here are excerpts: * * * This Commentary has been prepared during the second and third weeks of the Iran crisis. At the time of writing, it remains unclear how long the crisis will last and how intense the related global economic shock will be. However, it   more

JUNEAU, Alaska, May 8 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following statement on May 7, 2026, on Iran's energy threats: * * * America's answer to Iran's energy threats begins with Alaskan power Claims of Democrat naysayers notwithstanding, President Trump understandably saw a need to take military action in Iran. Allowing a regime that has called the United States "the Great Satan" and has promoted terror across the world for more than half a century to have a nuclear weapon would pos  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Demand Answers about U.S. and Israeli Military's Adherence to International Law in the Middle East A dozen Senate Dems ask U.S. Central Command whether American forces have provided support to Israel's forced displacement of 1,000,000 civilians in Lebanon * New Mexico - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Demand Answers about U.S. and Israeli Military's Adherence to International Law in the Middle East A dozen Senate Dems ask U.S. Central Command whether American forces have provided support to Israel's forced displacement of 1,000,000 civilians in Lebanon * New Mexico - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and n  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Demand Answers about U.S. and Israeli Military's Adherence to International Law in the Middle East A dozen Senate Dems ask U.S. Central Command whether American forces have provided support to Israel's forced displacement of 1,000,000 civilians in Lebanon * U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and nine Senate D  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on May 7, 2026, by Beka Chedia, professor of political science for the independent research institute Varieties of Democracy at the University of Gothenburg Department of Political Science in Sweden, and a political scientist from Tbilisi, Georgia, in the foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Georgian Dream Sends Mixed Messages Amid Push for U.S. Diplomatic 'Reset' Executive Summary: * Tbilisi appears to be try  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member, House Committee on Foreign Affairs sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio regarding Iran ceasefire negotiations and congressional oversight. The letter has 22 co-signers. * * * Here is the text of the letter: To: Marco Rubio Secretary of State U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20520 April 29, 2026 I write to request an immediate and comprehensive briefing for the House Foreign Affa  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Blumenthal: Week in Review 5/1/2026-5/8/2026 * Criticizing Trump's Ballooning White House Vanity Project [Hartford, CT] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI), wrote Clark Construction CEO Robert Moser and the National Park Service (NPS) regarding a no-bid contract awarded to Clark Construction to m  more