WASHINGTON, May 26 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * "HE'S FANTASTIC": Trump Confirms Mike 'Lapdog' Lawler Is His Guy * As gas tops $4.50, the Iran war drags on, and Medicaid cuts hammer the Hudson Valley, Lawler rolled out the red carpet for the unpopular architect of it all on Friday Any Hudson Valley voter still hearing out Mike Lawler's phony 'moderate' routine got a wake-up call on Friday. Standing front and center at Trump'  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * "High Gas Prices Could Cost" Juan Ciscomani, Eli Crane "At the Ballot Box" [KTAR News] * 68% of Arizonans say gas prices are "likely to influence" how they vote in the midterms, including 74% of moderates and 56% of Republicans In the latest warning sign for Republicans Juan Ciscomani and Eli Crane, a new survey of Arizonans reveals that roughly 2 in 3 voters - including more tha  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release: * * * AANHPI Communities Are Suffering from Trump's Sky-High Costs Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities are suffering because of Trump's reckless economic agenda, with skyrocketing costs putting the American dream out of reach. And while AANHPI working families are struggling to make ends meet, Trump admitted: "I don't think about Americans' financial situations, I don't th  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following statement by Mike Pompeo, a former Secretary of State under President Trump: * * * The Case for Destroying Monsters - A Worthy Cause What level of global engagement best serves America's core interests and global security? Is the United States too willing to engage in "interventionism" abroad? John Quincy Adams famously advised against going "abroad in search of monsters to destroy," a charge that influential f  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following statement on May 26, 2026, by Director of Media Logan Sekulow: * * * Details Emerge in Forced U.S. Attack Yesterday, as most of us were honoring Memorial Day, the situation in Iran took another turn as the U.S. conducted defensive strikes against Iranian military forces. The U.S. military attacked Iranian boats that were dropping more mines into the Strait of Hormuz. In retaliation, the Islamic Revolutionary G  more

MELBOURNE, Australia, May 27 [Category: Union] -- The Australian Council of Trade Unions issued the following news release: * * * April inflation figures reinforce union case for 6% minimum wage increase * Australian Unions say today's inflation figures - the final before the Fair Work Commission's Annual Wage Review decision - strengthen the need for a 6% pay rise for 3 million of the country's lowest-paid workers. New ABS figures show Australia's headline inflation rate rose 4.2% in the   more

WASHINGTON, May 25 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * AS MEMORIAL DAY BBQ'S COSTS SPIKE WITH SKYROCKETING MEAT PRICES IN THE SOUTHERN TIER AND MOHAWK VALLEY, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES LANDMARK LEGISLATION TO LOWER COST OF MEAT & GROCERIES FOR AMERICAN FAMILIES... * Schumer Says Southern Tier & Mohawk Valley Families Are Seeing One Of The Most Expensive Memorial Day Weekends - With Beef Spiking Nearly 20% Since Last Year, Gas Pric  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The House Armed Services Committee released the following testimony by Daniel Zimmerman, Assistant Secretary of War for International Security Affairs in the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Policy, from a May 19, 2026, hearing entitled "U.S. Military Posture and National Security Challenges in the Greater Middle East and Africa": * * * Chairman Rogers, Ranking Member Smith, and distinguished members of this committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify on t  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, May 26 -- ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC., Indianapolis, Indiana has been assigned a patent (No. US 12640990 B2, initially filed Dec. 27, 2024) developed by eight inventors Jason Pichardo, Stafford, Virginia; Eric Kantner, Powhatan, Virginia; Vinay Kumar Soni, Bengaluru, India; Aravind Krishnan, Haggardstown, Iran; Akhil Lenka, Bobbili, India; Clifford Libron, Henrico, Virginia; Ernest Ogbuanya, Woodbridge, Virginia; and Nitin Phondekar, Pune, India, for "Automated self service on a  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Groundwork Collaborative, a think tank and progressive advocacy group, posted the following news release: * * * Big Oil Boasts About Iran War Windfall While Working Families Struggle to Fill Up Their Tanks * As Trump's war in Iran drives up gas, grocery, and travel prices for Americans, oil executives are celebrating the $23 billion in windfall profits created by the crisis As President Trump's war with Iran strains working family budgets, Ground  more

LONDON, England, May 26 -- The British Chambers of Commerce issued the following news: * * * Firms Warn of Rising Costs from Iran Crisis * New research shows 80% of surveyed firms report an existing or expected impact from the Iran conflict, including energy price increases, shipping disruption and rises in raw material costs * The manufacturing sector is seeing the biggest impact, with 68% of firms already being affected by the unrest, and 23% expecting an impact * 75% of businesses sur  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Capitol Hill Report, 5-26-26 * Audio from this morning's call is available HERE. Topics include: gas prices and E15, Gabbard resignation, Arctic Frost accountability, Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Reauthorization Act, and Iran. *** Original text here: https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/capitol-hill-report-5-26-26  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary by Daniel Byman, director of the Warfare, Irregular Threats, and Terrorism Program, to the Blue Blaze Substack: * * * The Many Faces of Antisemitic Terrorism in the United States In May 2026, the Department of Justice announced the arrest of a leader of Kataib Hezbollah, an Iraqi group with close ties to Iran. The U.S. government claims that the man, Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, pl  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on May 26, 2026, by Director and senior adviser Mona Yacoubian and senior fellow Will Todman, both with the Middle East Program. Todman is also the chief of staff of the Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department. * * * How Arab Gulf States View the Emerging Iran Deal As details of an anticipated memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the United States and Iran emerge, Arab Gulf states   more

NEW YORK, May 26 [Category: BizMedia] -- Dow Jones, a provider of news and business information, posted the following news release: * * * Dragonfly Intelligence on Navigating Geopolitical Volatility in 2026 * The Asia Pacific is home to highly diverse economies. Businesses across the region share an increasingly essential need - actionable intelligence to navigate escalating geopolitical risks. This was the key takeaway from Chief Intelligence Officer Henry Wilkinson of Dragonfly Intellige  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet released the following testimony by Harvard Law Professor Nikolas Bowie from a May 21, 2026, hearing entitled "Court Packing: A Threat to the Supreme Court's Legitimacy": * * * Member Raskin, and Distinguished Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for inviting me to testify. My name is Nikolas Bowie. I am the Louis D. Brandeis Professor of Law at Harvard Law Schoo  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Alabama, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following opening statement from a May 19, 2026, hearing entitled "U.S. Military Posture and National Security Challenges in the Greater Middle East and Africa": * * * Today, we continue our posture hearings with CENTCOM and AFRICOM. For 47 years, the Iranian regime and its proxies have murdered Americans, attacked our allies, and terrorized the Middle East. On October 7, 2023, the  more

NEW YORK, May 27 -- Hughes Hubbard and Reed, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * How Companies and Banks Should Approach the Evolving U.S. Sanctions on Cuba Highlights * Executive Order 14404 transforms the 1960s-era Cuba embargo into a modern comprehensive sanctions program akin to Iran. * The order exposes non-U.S. individuals, companies and banks to being sanctioned for their dealings with Cuba. * Non-U.S. banks and companies should conduct targeted economic sector and GAESA-re  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, issued the following commentary by senior fellow Luke Coffey to Arab News: * * * Armenia Walks a Tightrope Ahead of High-Stakes Poll Armenians go to the polls on June 7 in the country's first parliamentary election since 2021. The stakes are unusually high. Voters will not only choose a new parliament and, by extension, a prime minister. They will also hel  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, issued the following commentary by senior fellow Liel Leibovitz to Free Press: * * * Back When the Pulitzer Meant Something In the years before winning the Pulitzer became an exercise in ideological performance, writers like Jimmy Breslin captured the nation's soul. * Clifton Pollard was pretty sure he was going to be working on Sunday, so when he woke u  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, issued the following commentary on May 25, 2026, by Michael Doran, director and senior fellow of the Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East, to Free Press: * * * This Is How the Iran War Ends Donald Trump now governs between enemies who want him to fail, and allies who demand impossible victories. He confronts that predicament as he announces tha  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, issued the following excerpts of a commentary on May 25, 2026, by Walter Russell Mead, Ravenel B. Curry III distinguished fellow in strategy and statesmanship, to the Wall Street Journal: * * * Peace May Not Be at Hand in Iran Is peace at hand between the U.S. and Iran, or is talk of an end to the war just more hype and spin? Is the potential agreement, as  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, issued the following commentary on May 26, 2026, by Miles Yu, director and senior fellow of the China Center, to the Washington Times: * * * Ten China Falsehoods Exposed by the Trump-Xi Summit The May 2026 Trump-Xi summit revealed a dangerous temptation in American foreign policy: the desire to substitute comforting illusions for strategic clarity. But il  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI--Hagerty Joins The Sunday Briefing on Fox News to Discuss US-Iran Talks, Reconciliation 2.0, and the Anti-Weaponization Fund * Washington -On Sunday, United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations, Appropriations, and Banking Committees, joined The Sunday Briefing on Fox News to discuss US-Iran Talks, Reconciliation 2.0, and the Anti-Weaponization Fund.   more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- The Jewish Institute for National Security of America issued the following statement: * * * JINSA President Michael Makovsky Says President Trump Should Reject the MOU with Iran "If the reported details of a proposed U.S.-Iran MOU are broadly accurate, it would represent a loss of American nerve and damaging strategic reversal in recent American policy, abandoning many of President Trump's prior redlines, undercutting many of the tremendous achievements of the military c  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Cantwell, Colleagues Raise Major Alarms Over Foreign Government Influence in American News Media if FCC Greenlights Paramount-Warner Brothers Investment Deal * Paramount's financing scheme needs FCC approval so Saudi Arabia, UAE & Qatar can own significant stakes in its television stations Foreign governments hostile to a free press could exert extraordinary influence over CNN, CBS News,  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- George Washington University posted the following news: * * * Media Tip Sheet: U.S. Strikes Iranian Missile Sites and Boats The U.S. recently launched new strikes on Iran, specifically targeting missile sites and boats. According to the U.S. Central Command, the strikes were in self-defense and designed to protect U.S. troops from threats posed by Iranian forces. In response, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said they shot at a US drone and a fighter jet   more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following memorandum: * * * To: Interested Parties  From: Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Subject: GOP'S SUMMER OF DISCONTENT GOES ALL IN ON A LEGISLATIVE AGENDA THAT AMERICA HATES  Despite empty declarations every few weeks by Republicans to ' pivot ' to a new message, it's important to note that voters will ultimately make their choice in the midterms based on what Republicans DO about high pric  more

LANSING, Michigan, May 27 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on May 26, 2026: * * * Poll: Trump Economy Hurting Michigan, Raising Costs, Slowing Growth As the Mackinac Policy Conference kicks off today, a new poll commissioned by the Detroit Regional Chamber shows that Donald Trump's disastrous economic policies are hurting Michigan families and slowing the state's economic growth. According to the poll, more voters are expecting a recession within the next yea  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 26 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party posted the following news: * * * NEW: Whatley "Misleading" North Carolina Families On High Gas Prices As His Big Oil Stocks Soar * Cardinal & Pine: " Whatley recently told The Wall Street Journals' Kim Strassel he expected gas prices to go down soon. That's not going to happen, economists say." As North Carolina families pay record prices at the pump due to the Iran War, DC insider and Big Oil lobbyist Michael Whatley i  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Brad Sherman, D-California, with 19 co-signers issued the following letter to British Home State Secretary Shabana Mahmood: * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 12, 2026 The Honorable Shabana Mahmood Secretary of State for the Home Department Home Office c/o Embassy of the United Kingdom 3100 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20008 Dear Secretary of State Mahmood: We write to urge you to fast-track legislation proscribing the Iranian   more

WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNSletter) -- Reps. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Salud Carbajal, D-California, ranking member of the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, issued the following letter to President Trump: * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 15, 2026 The Honorable Donald J. Trump President The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W. Washington, DC 20500 Dear President Trump: We receiv  more

NEW DELHI, India, May 23 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following remarks by Secretary Marco Rubio and U.S. Ambassador to India Sergio Gor during their arrival at a Roosevelt House reception at the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi: * * * Secretary of State Marco Rubio and U.S. Ambassador Sergio Gor Arriving at a Roosevelt House Reception MODERATOR: May I present Ambassador Sergio Gor, Secretary Marco Rubio. Please stand on the red carpet for brief remarks. Ambassador. AMBASSADOR GOR: Well,  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following letter to the U.S. Department of the Treasury: * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 15, 2026 The Honorable Scott Bessent Secretary U.S. Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20220 Dear Secretary Bessent: On February 5, 2026, you testified in front of the Senate Banking, Housing, and  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNSletter) -- Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, and Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following letter to the U.S. Department of Defense: * * * Here is the text of the letter: April 26, 2026 The Honorable Pete Hegseth Secretary of Defense U.S. Department of Defense 1000 Defense Pentagon Washington, DC 20301-1000 Dear Secretary Hegseth, We write with concerns about the failure of the Department  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following readout by Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott on Secretary Marco Rubio's meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi: * * * Secretary Rubio met today with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. The Secretary underscored the strategic importance of the U.S.-India partnership, rooted in our shared democratic values, profound economic and commercial opportunity, and the strong personal ties between Presid  more

HELSINGBORG, Sweden, May 22 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following transcript of a news conference by Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Clarion Hotel Sea U: * * * QUESTION: With troop movements changing and Allies asking for clarity, what was your message today? The assurance -- SECRETARY RUBIO: Well, no, no - guys, the - first of all, the United States has global commitments for our military. So we are constantly reevaluating where we're positioning forces. And since the firs  more

NEW DELHI, India, May 23 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following transcript of an interview by Siddhant Mishra of CNN-News18 with Secretary Marco Rubio: * * * QUESTION: So Secretary of State Marco Rubio, thank you so much for finding out time to do this interview. In fact, this afternoon you met Prime Minister Modi. In fact, you also extended invite to Prime Minister Modi to visit D.C. Indian-U.S. relationship is considered as one of the most consequential relationships of 21st centu  more

LOS ANGELES, California, May 24 -- CodePink, a grassroots peace and social justice movement working to end U.S.-funded wars and occupations, to challenge militarism globally, posted the following statement: * * * Statement by CODEPINK's Medea Benjamin Regarding an Alleged Government Investigation Into March Cuba Trip Contrary to rumors, I have not received any subpoena from the U.S. government. Perhaps one is on the way. But let me be clear: we did nothing wrong during our March 2026 trip to   more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The House Armed Services Committee released the following testimony by Air Force Gen. Dagvin Anderson, commander of the U.S. Africa Command, from a May 19, 2026, hearing entitled "U.S. Military Posture and National Security Challenges in the Greater Middle East and Africa": * * * Chairman, Ranking Member, and members of the Committee, United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM) is guided by the 2026 National Defense Strategy (NDS) to protect the homeland, advance U.S. intere  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The House Armed Services Committee released the following testimony by Navy Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of the U.S. Central Command, from a May 19, 2026, hearing entitled "U.S. Military Posture and National Security Challenges in the Greater Middle East and Africa": * * * Events in the Central Region have shown how quickly the course of history can change. Decades-old features of the strategic landscape, once thought immutable, have been upended. Since 1979, the Iranian r  more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Virginia. *** Apparatus and Methods for Controlling Sensitive Content in an Electronic Message ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, May 26 -- NETIMPACT STRATEGIES, INC., Falls Church, Virginia has been assigned a patent (No. US 12641090 B1, initially filed July 9, 2025) developed by Praveen Kosgi, Aldie, Virginia, and Justin James Jones, Williamsburg, Virginia, for "Apparatus and methods for controlling sensitive content i  more

NEW YORK, May 26 -- The United Nations posted the following news release: * * * United Nations Charter Remains Humanity's Best Hope for Peace, Secretary-General Tells Security Council, Urging Greater Action to Uphold its Purposes amid Profound Threats * Following are UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' remarks to the UN Security Council open debate on upholding the purposes and principles of the UN Charter and strengthening the UN-centred international system, in New York today: The Uni  more