WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa released the following testimony by Daniel Byman, director of the Warfare, Irregular Threats and Terrorism Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, from a May 6, 2025, hearing entitled "Maximum Impact: Assessing the Effectiveness of the State Department's Bureau of Counterterrorism and Charting the Path Forward": * * * Chairman Lawler, Ranking Member Cherfilus-McCormick, membe more PR

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Introduces Legislation To Ban U.S. Recognition Of Any Ukrainian Territory Annexed By Russia, Including Crimea May 14, 2025 WASHINGTON - As Russia continues their unjustified and unprovoked war of aggression in Ukraine, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) Co-Chair of the Senate Ukraine Caucus, today introduced legislation to prohibit the United States from recognizing the Russ more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa released the following testimony by Nathan A. Sales, founder and principal of Fillmore Global Strategies LLC, from a May 6, 2025, hearing entitled "Maximum Impact: Assessing the Effectiveness of the State Department's Bureau of Counterterrorism and Charting the Path Forward": * * * Chairman Lawler, Ranking Member Cherfilus-McCormick, and Members of the Subcommittee, it is a pleasure to be here toda more PR

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Senator Mullin Applauds President Trump's Trip to the Middle East, Slams Democrat Senator Chris Murphy for his Hypocrisy on Fox Business Washington, D.C. - On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) joined Fox Business' "Varney & Company" to discuss President Trump's visit to the Middle East and Democrat Senator Chris Murphy's (D-CT) blatant hypocrisy. Highlights below. Sen. Mullin more PR

OTTAWA, Ontario, May 14 -- The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives issued the following news: * * * Painting itself into a corner: LNG and the climate-affordability trade-off in B.C. Summary This study reviews the challenging economics of liquefied natural gas (LNG) development in British Columbia. LNG Canada will be opening soon in Kitimat, British Columbia, and just in time for the Trump trade war. LNG Canada connects gas produced in B.C. to global markets, reducing reliance on exports more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following floor remarks on May 13, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, we have all seen the recent news on Ukraine: Zelenskyy is set to meet Putin. Putin must immediately agree to a 30-day cease-fire. To force that, the United States and President Trump must increase the pressure on Putin. This is not a regional fight. U more PR

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following readout by spokesperson Tammy Bruce on Secretary Marco Rubio's call on May 12, 2025, with Finnish President Alexander Stubb: * * * Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Finnish President Alexander Stubb. The Secretary highlighted President Trump's commitment to achieving lasting peace in Ukraine and welcomed Finland's support in this endeavor. Secretary Rubio expressed gratitude for Finland's significant contributions more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville Calls Out Democrats for Trying to Distract from President Trump's Wins " To my Democrat colleagues, instead of wasting our time objecting every time President Trump breathes, maybe you should get outside of D.C. and go connect with the American people. I can promise you they don't give a rip about an airplane." WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) went to the Senat more PR

GRONINGEN, The Netherlands, May 14 -- The University of Groningen issued the following news: * * * European security: opportunity and threat to democracy How strong is our democracy? This will be determined by what is currently happening on the world stage, argues Pieter de Wilde, Professor of European Politics & Society at the University of Groningen. At the moment, parties in Europe are frantically looking for their views on the defensibility of their countries--a topic that hardly mattered more PR

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following news: * * * Yielding Crimea Would Weigh Heavy on Ukraine There are numerous sticking points between Russia and Ukraine, making agreement almost impossible. Both sides have tended to focus on what comes after a ceasefire but Ukraine, under US pressure, has adjusted its position to agree to an unconditional pause in the fighting for 30 days. And Russia has not. Some of that will play out in May 15 direct talks  more PR