WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following news: * * * Democrats RUSHING to Supreme Court By Logan Sekulow Democrat lawmakers in Virginia are scrambling to rush an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the recent Virginia Supreme Court ruling striking down the far Left's unconstitutional attempt to alter Virginia's congressional districts heavily in their favor. As reported: After the Virginia Supreme Court on Friday struck down a voter-approv  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, May 11 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Centenary Congress: IFJ passes motion to hold Israel accountable for war crimes against journalists in Lebanon * At its meeting in Paris from 4 to 7 May, the Congress of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) unanimously adopted an urgent motion submitted by the Union of Journalists in Lebanon. The motion called for Israel to be held accountable for w  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on May 11, 2026, by non-resident senior fellows Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan: * * * Russian Foreboding as Putin Marks Victory Day Russians were told to expect a defining speech from Putin, but got only the same old messages and a sense that the Kremlin has lost direction. * "We always were and always will be victorious!" declared President Putin in his speech at the May 9 Victory Day parade on  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection released the following testimony by Navy Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery (ret.), senior director and senior fellow of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation, from an April 29, 2026, hearing entitled "Data Centers, Telecommunications Networks, and Space-Based Systems: Modernizing DHS's SRMA Role for the Communications and IT Sectors." DHS is the U.S.  more

FLORHAM PARK, New Jersey, May 11 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Conduent, a business process services and solutions company, issued the following news release: * * * Conduent Reports Significantly Improved First Quarter 2026 Financial Results * Key Q1 2026 Highlights * Revenue: $723M, down 3.7%. Growth in Government and Transportation segments * Pre-tax Income (Loss): $(27)M, improved by $29M year-over-year * Adj. EBITDA (1) : $49M, improved by $12M year-over-year * Adj. E  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by James C. O'Brien, fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations, from an April 30, 2026, hearing entitled "Sabotage in the Baltic Sea, Implications for European Security, and Lessons for the Indo-Pacific": * * * Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Shaheen, thank you for inviting me. I am Jim O'Brien, currently a fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations and completing a term as a fellow a  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following commentary on May 11, 2026, by senior fellow Matthew Johnson in its China Brief: * * * PRC-Turkmenistan Gas Ties Hedge Hormuz Risk Executive Summary: * The People's Republic of China (PRC) is intensifying its pursuit of overland energy security through Central Asia as the Middle East conflict raises the strategic cost of maritime exposure. Turkmenistan is the primary anchor of this effort. Politburo Standing Committee member  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on May 11, 2026, by Pavel K. Baev, senior researcher at the International Peace Research Institute Oslo, in the foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Curtailed Parade Dispels Mirage of Victory in Putin's War Executive Summary: * Russia's May 9 Victory Day Parade is crucial for justifying Russian President Vladimir Putin's war against Ukraine. This year, however, it was scaled back due to Ukrainian drone strike  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The Senate Armed Services Committee released the following testimony by Air Force Gen. Daniel Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, from an April 30, 2026, hearing on the fiscal 2027 budget request: * * * I am deeply honored and profoundly grateful to represent the extraordinary 2.8 million uniformed and civilian members of our Joint Force and their families who serve our great nation, and to testify on the President's Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 budget. The enduring s  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 (TNSFR) -- The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) is proposing to amend Department of Justice regulations to remove the existing, outdated list of proscribed countries from which ATF denies applications to permanently import defense articles and services and update it to reference a Department of State list of proscribed countries. The rule also proposes to remove the list of former Soviet countries from which ATF currently denies applications to perman  more

OTTAWA, Ontario, May 11 -- Global Affairs Canada, an arm of the Canadian government, posted the following news release: * * * Minister Anand announces additional sanctions in response to Russia's violations against Ukrainian children * May 11, 2026 - Brussels, Belgium - Global Affairs Canada At today's High-Level Meeting of the International Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children in Brussels, Belgium, the Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced that Canada is  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- The NOPE Act of 2026, originally introduced by Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-AZ, on April 28, 2026, has been analyzed by the Congressional Research Service. The proposed legislation aims to enhance Congressional oversight of sanctions imposed on the Russian Federation, particularly concerning actions related to energy products. Sanctions against Russia have become a critical tool in U.S. foreign policy, especially following the country's invasion of Ukraine. The NOPE Act seeks to  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The Russia is a State Sponsor of Terrorism Act, originally introduced by Rep. Ted Lieu, D-CA, on May 7, 2026, has been analyzed by the Congressional Research Service. The bill seeks to formally designate the Russian Federation as a state sponsor of terrorism, a classification intended to hold the government accountable for its actions against civilians and political opponents. This legislation is rooted in ongoing concerns about the Russian government's conduct, particular  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The Senate Armed Services Committee released the following testimony by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth from an April 30, 2026, hearing on the fiscal 2027 budget request: * * * Chairman Wicker, Ranking Member Reed, distinguished members of the Committee - thank you for the opportunity to testify in support of President Trump's proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 budget for the Department of War (Defense). Today I am honored testify alongside General Dan Caine, the 22nd Chairman  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection released the following testimony by Samuel S. Visner, board chair of the Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center, from an April 29, 2026, hearing entitled "Data Centers, Telecommunications Networks, and Space-Based Systems: Modernizing DHS's SRMA Role for the Communications and IT Sectors." DHS is the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and SRMA stands for sector risk management a  more