WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on July 24, 2025: * * * AI Benchmarking and the Future of Foreign Policy By Benjamin Jensen and Yasir Atalan The Trump administration's new plan on artificial intelligence--Winning the AI Race: America's AI Action Plan--makes a bold assertion: Winning the AI race means shaping the future of power. This vision of AI as a pillar of U.S. geopolitical and economic dominance hinges on more th more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Dave McCormick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Maiden Speech by U.S. Senator David H. McCormick (R-PA) * July 24, 2025 Remarks as prepared for delivery Mr. President, I am honored to rise here on the Senate floor for the first time. Each time I enter the Senate chamber, I'm humbled to walk in the footsteps of the Pennsylvanians who came before me--from Founding Father Robert Morris to Simon Cameron, from Joseph Clark to John Heinz.  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The International Monetary Fund posted the following news: * * * Press Briefing Transcript: Julie Kozack, Director, Communications Department, July 24, 2025 * July 24, 2025 SPEAKER: Ms. Julie Kozack, Director of the Communications Department, IMF MS. KOZACK: Good morning, and welcome to the IMF Press Briefing. It is wonderful to see all of you, both those of you here in person and colleagues online as well. I'm Julie Kozack, Director of the Communications Departmen more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Frankel Opening Remarks at Full Committee Markup of the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Funding Bill * Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I'm going to start by recognizing the collegiality of our Chairman Mr. Diaz-Balart and the thoughtful members on both sides of the aisle. And of course, I want to thank our hardworking staff for their tireless efforts. But most of more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on July 22, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Maxine Waters on Republicans' Anti-CFPB Bills: "Trump's Rollback of the CFPB's Authority Has Already Cost Americans $18 Billion. These Bills Will Cost Hard-Working Families Even More." Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, delivered the followi more PR