WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Statement on Russian Sanctions * [WASHINGTON, DC] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the statement below on the expiration of President Trump's self-imposed deadline for Russia to cease its war in Ukraine or risk sanctions: "Trump appears to be dodging his own deadline and ducking immediate sanctions action despite Putin's blatant defiance. Trump's delay emphasiz more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following transcript of an interview on Aug. 7, 2025, by Secretary Marco Rubio with Raymond Arroyo of EWTN's The World Over: * * * QUESTION: This is your 200th day, by the way, of the administration. SECRETARY RUBIO: Yeah. QUESTION: Which we'll talk about more. SECRETARY RUBIO: But my first interview on this mezzanine; I've never done it before. I've -- QUESTION: You've never done it -- SECRETARY RUBIO: No. I've seen people do med more PR