WASHINGTON, May 31 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on May 30, 2025: * * * How to Accelerate Clean Energy Innovation? By Sumiko Takeuchi This commentary is part of the Deepening U.S.-Japan Clean Energy Cooperation project, a CSIS initiative featuring analysis by leading Japanese and U.S. experts on the potential for enhanced coordination on energy strategy. Strategic Importance of Clean Energy Innovation Innovation is needed to address c more PR

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on May 29, 2025: * * * Russia Conducts Largest Air Attack on Ukraine to Date By Yasir Atalan and Benjamin Jensen Russia recently conducted its largest air attack on Ukraine, targeting Kyiv and other regions in the country and killing over 15 people and injuring dozens. The attacks, which occurred over the weekend of May 25 during stalled negotiations, were an order of magnitude higher and more PR

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on May 30, 2025: * * * U.S. Efforts to Secure Its Clean Energy Supply Chains and the Value of Cooperating with Japan By Jane Nakano This commentary is part of the Deepening U.S.-Japan Clean Energy Cooperation project, a CSIS initiative featuring analysis by leading Japanese and U.S. experts on the potential for enhanced coordination on energy strategy. The modern energy system relies on  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Rush Doshi, a senior fellow and director of the China Strategy Initiative at the Council on Foreign Relations, from a May 22, 2025, hearing entitled "Securing America: Key Authorities Under the Defense Production Act": * * * Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Warren, distinguished members of the Committee, thank you very much for the opportunity to testify today on the Defense Producti more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on May 27, 2025, to the Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Putin Holds Firm to War Course, Conjuring Mirage Of Victory By Pavel K. Baev Executive Summary: * Moscow's war against Ukraine has seen no meaningful progress toward peace in the past month as hostilities have escalated with Russia preparing a list of conditions for a ceasefire that would be agreeable to Kyiv. * Russian President Vladimir Putin seeks to capita more PR

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Human Rights First issued the following news: * * * Judge Orders Trump Administration to Restore Processing of Immigration Benefit Applications for Humanitarian Parole Recipients and Certifies Nationwide Class to Ensure All Impacted Individuals are Protected Judge's ruling ensures that immigrants can pursue a more stable pathway to status if one is available BOSTON--A federal judge in Massachusetts issued two rulings in Svitlana Doe v. Noem today, this time ordering the more PR

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- The Senate Armed Services Committee released the following joint testimony by Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink, U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff David W. Allvin and Chief of Space Operations B. Chance Saltzman, from a May 20, 2025, hearing entitled "The Posture of the Department of the Air Force in Review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2026 and the Future Years Defense Program": * * * The Department of the Air Force (DAF) is committed to defending  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on May 30, 2025: * * * Senator Murray on President Trump's Budget Request Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on the release of President Trump's fiscal year 2026 budget request, which proposes slashing critical investments in non-defense programs tha more PR