WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on April 28, 2025: * * * Support Civil Society, Counter Autocracy By Andrew Friedman Autocrats desire a more autocratic world. A lack of transparency opens the door for greater corruption and kleptocracy and normalizes human rights violations. It also creates new international norms, such as transnational repression, including international assassinations. In addition to wanting to avoi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following news: * * * Italy Faces a Huge Security Challenge Rome's defense budget is well below NATO's target of 2% of GDP, and it is not clear how it plans to meet Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's pledge to reach that goal this year. Italy also lacks a clearly articulated vision for its contribution to European defense or an end to the war in Ukraine. Meloni has cast herself as a strong supporter of Ukraine's soverei more PR

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following readout by spokesperson Tammy Bruce on Secretary Marco Rubio's call on April 28, 2025, with British Foreign Secretary David Lammy: * * * Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke today with UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy. They discussed ongoing efforts to secure and support a lasting end to the Russia-Ukraine war, including President Trump's productive meeting with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy on April 26 and the April 22 di more PR

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following transcript of an interview on April 27, 2025, by Secretary Marco Rubio with Kristen Welker of NBC Meet the Press: * * * QUESTION: And joining me now is Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Secretary Rubio, welcome back to Meet the Press. SECRETARY RUBIO: Good morning. Thanks. QUESTION: Well, good morning to you. Thank you so much for being here. President Trump is about to mark his 100th day in office. It comes as a key campai more PR

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: On HBO's Real Time With Bill Maher, Sen. Schiff Talks Chaos of Trump Administration, Future of Democratic Party Los Angeles, CA - U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joined HBO's Real Time With Bill Maher for a panel discussion with opinion columnist of The New York Times, Bret Stephens, to discuss the reckless actions of President Donald Trump's first 100 days in office, the latest news be more PR