WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Tom Barrett, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 15, 2025: * * * Barrett Joins Bipartisan Effort to Sanction Russia Over War in Ukraine, Continues Work Towards Delivering Peace Congressman Tom Barrett (MI-07) today announced he is joining an effort to sanction Russia in response to President Vladimir Putin's continued aggression in Ukraine by cosponsoring H.R. 4346, the Preventing the Escalation of Armed Conflict in Europe (PEACE) Act. This legisl more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on July 16, 2025: * * * Massive US Sanctions on Russia? Time Will Tell There has been a significant change in tone from the Trump administration on Russia sanctions, but much remains unclear. By Amy Graham and Alexander Kolyandr US President Donald Trump, apparently fed up with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, promised on July 14 to renew arms supplies to Ukraine and threatened to impose s more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Calls on Senate to Make DOGE Cuts Permanent * WASHINGTON - After exposing sweeping abuses at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) spoke on the Senate floor to urge her colleagues to pass President Trump's rescissions bill to save taxpayer dollars and make Washington squeal. From funding fashion week to pickle makers, Ernst cited multiple wasteful more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI-- Hagerty Joins Mornings with Maria on Fox Business to Discuss Rescissions Package, GENIUS Act, Trump's Strategy on Russia * WASHINGTON --Yesterday, United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Banking and Appropriations Committees and former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, joined Mornings with Maria on Fox Business to discuss Senate action on the rescissions package, his stab more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, July 16 -- NATO issued the following news: * * * NATO Deputy Secretary General calls for stronger NATO-EU cooperation to build on historic Summit decisions * On Wednesday (16 July), NATO Deputy Secretary General Radmila Shekerinska addressed a joint meeting of the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) and the Committee on Security and Defence (SEDE). She explained the outcome of the NATO Summit in The Hague, called for stronger cooperation with the Euro more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Pentagon to Increase Low-Cost Drone Production in U.S. * The Defense Department, with help from industry, will ramp up production and fielding of drones to maintain battlefield superiority. Today at the Pentagon, 18 American-made drone prototypes were on display. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who toured the displays, said the drones that are manufactured using off-the-shelf components for rapid produ more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Courtney Votes to Advance Bipartisan Annual Defense Authorization Bill Out of House Armed Services Committee * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, voted to advance the bipartisan FY26 National Defense Authorization Act out of the House Armed Services Committee (55-2). After a chaotic 2026 defense b more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on July 16, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Opening Remarks at Hearing on State Department Reforms Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered opening remarks at a full committee hearing, "Reforming the State Department to Compete in the 21st Century." Michael Rigas, Deputy more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Schatz: Congress Controls Purse Strings, Not Trump * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), lead Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, today urged his colleagues to reject President Donald Trump's efforts to enact a harmful $9 billion cut to foreign aid and public broadcasting. The Republican rescissions bill would devastate public TV and rad more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Sherrill Votes to Pass Bipartisan NDAA to Strengthen National Security and Protect Service Members * Washington, D.C. -- Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11), former Navy helicopter pilot and member of the House Armed Services Committee, secured over $20 million in additional funds for Picatinny Arsenal programs and the New Jersey innovation economy in a mark-up of the National Defense Authoriz more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Turner Leads Congressional Objection to Department of Defense Unauthorized Pauses in Military Aid to Ukraine * $400 Million for Continued Military Support also included in Committee-Passed Bill Washington, D.C. - U.S. Congressman Michael R. Turner (OH-10), a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, filed an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) stat more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Rep. Sherrill Slams Hegseth's Unilateral Freezes on Ukraine Aid, Backs Amendment to Prevent Future Delays * WASHINGTON, DC -- As Secretary Hegseth's reckless mismanagement of the Pentagon continues to endanger American allies and undermine global stability, Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) is standing in the breach. During the House Armed Services Committee's markup of the FY2026 Nat more PR