WASHINGTON, May 31 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following weekly digest: Commission meetings and hearings No open meetings or executive sessions were scheduled this week. Advisory opinions Advisory opinion issued Advisory Opinion 2019-05 (System73) On May 30, the Commission approved by tally vote Advisory Opinion 2019-05, concerning a proposal to enter into "license agreements" with political committees for the exclusive rights to livestream the committees' events. The Com  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- The House Financial Services Committee issued the following hearing memorandum: To: Members, Committee on Financial Services From: FSC Majority Staff Subject: June 4, 2019 Full Committee hearing entitled, "Promoting American Jobs: Reauthorization of the U.S. Export-Import Bank" The Committee on Financial Services will hold a hearing entitled, "Promoting American Jobs: Reauthorization of the U.S. Export-Import Bank," on Tuesday, June 4, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2128 o  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 28 -- The New Hampshire Republican Party issued the following statement by Chairman Stephen Stepanek regarding the Digital Ad, highlighting Sen. Jeanne Dietsch and her Senate Democrat colleagues' attempt to implement an income tax on Granite Staters: "The people of Senate District 09 deserve to know what their state senator is doing on their behalf in Concord. "Senator Dietsch has long voted in lockstep with the Democrat party, but her latest stunt puts her further  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- President Trump issued the following remarks before the Marine One departure: THE PRESIDENT: We just had news that Turkey released a prisoner that we were trying to get, and they released him a little while ago into home custody and will be released from home custody to the United States pretty soon. And I just want to thank President Erdogan. We dealt with that, and he was -- it was great. They released this prisoner, hostage -- whatever you want to call him. He's at hom  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Alabama, chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on the death of ex-Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Mississippi: "Today we lost a great legislator, Senator Thad Cochran, the last true southern gentleman and a loyal patriot. "Thad was a colleague of mine for over three decades in the Senate, and I am honored to say he was also a close personal friend. "I will always fondly remember the years we spent working together. He  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Sen. Richard C. Shelby, R-Alabama, issued the following statement on the death of ex-Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Mississippi: "Today we lost a great legislator, Senator Thad Cochran, the last true southern gentleman and a loyal patriot. "Thad was a colleague of mine for over three decades in the Senate, and I am honored to say he was also a close personal friend. "I will always fondly remember the years we spent working together. He served our nation with the utmost dignity and  more