WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Schumer, Wyden Introduce Legislation to Increase Stock Buybacks Tax for Oil and Gas Companies * Proposal Would Increase Tax on Buybacks from One Percent to 25 Percent as Consumers Face Record Gasoline Prices Washington, D.C. -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight, Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), a  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on May 21, 2026, by Irina Arabidze, non-resident fellow with the Democratic Resilience Program: * * * Georgian Dream's Failed Pivot How Georgia's billionaire Ivanishvili misread Moscow, and why Washington shouldn't reward his overtures. * Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze flew to Yerevan in May, shook hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after years of poisonous relations, and  more

MINNETONKA, Minnesota, May 19 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary by public safety policy fellow David Zimmer: * * * Hennepin County Attorney charges ICE agent in January non-fatal shooting Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison held a press conference yesterday to announce 2nd degree assault charges filed against Immigration and   more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The House Financial Services Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-617) on the Main Street Capital Access Act (H.R. 6955). The report was advanced by Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, on April 20, 2026. * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) TITLE VII--STRENGTHENING TRANSPARENCY AND INVOLVEMENT IN BANK RESOLUTIONS Sec. 701. Least cost exception This section amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to modify the least cost resolution mandate to provide the FDIC with the discret  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Rob Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Menendez Responds to Raul Castro Indictment * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Rob Menendez responded to the indictment of Cuban dictator Raul Castro for his role in the 1996 downing of two Brothers to the Rescue planes with the following statement: "As a Cuban American, I know the immense suffering that the Castro regime has inflicted on the Cuban people over 67 years of brutal repression and au  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sen. Schiff Joins Kaine, Gallego to Introduce Cuba War Powers Resolution * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joined Senators Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) to introduce a War Powers Resolution to block the use of U.S. Armed Forces in hostilities against Cuba. President Donald Trump's use of the U.S. military to blockade Cuba has created a humanitaria  more

NEW YORK, May 21 -- The United Nations posted the following news release: * * * Special Committee on Decolonization to Hold Caribbean Regional Seminar in Managua from 25 to 27 May * The Special Committee on Decolonization will hold the Caribbean Regional Seminar in Managua from 25 to 27 May within the framework of the fourth International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism (2021-2030). The Seminar is held under the auspices of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to th  more

ITHACA, New York, May 21 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Surprising lessons for democracy from the Latin American left * Polarization is often created by political elites aiming to gain popularity, but it can also be caused by social conflicts rooted in extreme inequalities, according to a new book about Latin America politics co-authored by two Cornell professors. The book also points out that polarization can be driven by a government failing to uphold democratic p  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Heinrich, Jacobs: Justice Department Failed to Protect White House, CIA HQ and Other Sensitive U.S. Government Locations From AI-Enabled Foreign Spy Threats * DOJ Failed to Include the White House, Nuclear Laboratories, CIA Facilities and Other Sensitive Locations in List of Places Banned from Data Sales to Russia, Iran, China and other Rival Countries; Senators Call on Trump Admin to Crack Down o  more