WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Votes to Withdraw U.S. Forces from Iran and End Trump's Illegal War * Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted for a war powers resolution to withdraw U.S. forces from Iran for the third time, following Trump's threats to annihilate an "entire civilization." Last month, Larson called on President Trump to recant this threat to the Iranian people and end this war, whic  more

DECORAH, Iowa, May 13 -- Luther College posted the following news: * * * Orcun Selcuk receives Fulbright Global Scholar Award * Orcun Selcuk, associate professor of political science and director of the International Studies Program at Luther College, has been selected for a Fulbright Global Scholar Award for 2026-27. The prestigious Fulbright Global Scholar Award encourages international connections and fosters understanding and cooperation across nations. Orcun Selcuk Selcuk plans to r  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Pulitzer Center, an organization that says it combines journalism and engagement, posted the following statement by Director of Strategic Partnerships Nathalie Applewhite and digital production coordinator Grace Jensen: * * * Photoville Puts 20 Years of Pulitzer Center Photography In Focus "Photojournalism has a unique power. It reveals a world we normally don't see and draws our attention to the people affected most," said Pulitzer Center CEO Lisa Gibbs. "Supporting pow  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following transcript of an interview on May 13, 2026, by Sean Hannity of Fox News Channel with Secretary of State Marco Rubio: * * * QUESTION: Secretary of State Marco Rubio, here we are on board Air Force One, where we're headed to China. These meetings are very critical. I mean, my first question: Do you view China as our top geopolitical foe? SECRETARY RUBIO: Yeah, it's both our top political challenge geopolitically, and it's also  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following news release on May 14, 2026: * * * United States Completes Accelerated Mission to Remove Highly Enriched Uranium from Venezuela The United States, in partnership with Venezuela and the United Kingdom and with technical support from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), successfully removed excess highly enriched uranium (HEU) from Venezuela's shuttered RV-1 research reactor. The RV-1 was the country's first and onl  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following news release on May 14, 2026: * * * United States Pledges Additional $1.8 Billion in Life-Saving Humanitarian Funding to OCHA's Humanitarian Reset & Shares Powerful Results from the Trump Administration's UN Humanitarian Reform Agreement Today, building on the tremendous success of the Trump Administration's landmark December 2025 "Humanitarian Reset" framework agreement between the United States and the United Nations Offic  more

NEW YORK, May 14 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * US Foreign Aid Cuts Harm Human Rights Globally * (Washington, DC) - The United States government's abrupt cuts to nearly all US foreign aid in 2025 harmed the global human rights movement and countless people at risk, Human Rights Watch said in a 42-page paper issued today. " Every Autocrat's Dream: A Global Snapshot of the Human Rights Harms of US Foreign Aid Cuts " examines the immediate con  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 14 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party posted the following news: * * * WALL STREET WHATLEY Whatley "Absolutely" Supports Iran War As It Causes Record Inflation & Boosts His Stocks * Despite North Carolinians facing record inflation driven by high gas prices from the Iran War, DC insider and Big Oil Lobbyist Michael Whatley says he "absolutely" supports the war - which is spiking his oil and gas stocks. WATCH: Daily Wire Reporter: "But ever since the war i  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on May 14, 2026: * * * Wyden, Warren Press Trump Treasury over Purchase of Foreign Gold from Terrorist-Controlled Mines Letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent sounds alarm over taxpayer dollars funding drug cartels and terrorist groups in Colombia * Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Eli  more