WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Don Bacon, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Bacon's Statement on Reported Cancelation of Funding for Baltic Security * Says decision is "flat out wrong" Omaha, Neb. - Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02), Co-Chair of the House Baltic Caucus, called the Administration's reported decision to cut off funding for the Baltic Security initiative and other programs "flat out wrong." The move would stop security assistance programs such as fortifying the eastern s more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Sept. 5 -- The European Policy Centre issued the following commentary: * * * Von der Leyen's downgraded priorities: democracy, social issues and environment On 10 September, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will deliver the first State of the Union speech of her second term. She will defend her record up to date and outline her priorities for the year ahead. She should, however, also rebalance the Commission's agenda, with more attention to policy areas li more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2025: * * * ICYMI: Ranking Member Shaheen Blasts President Trump's Fake Deadlines for Russia in Interviews with BBC and CNN and New Video This week, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, pressed President Trump to finally get tough with Vladimir Putin as he continues to let t more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Introduces Amendments to NDAA, Seeks to Stop Trump's "Golden Dome" * Washington (September 4, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today filed eight amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), including amendments to limit funding for President Trump's destabilizing "Golden Dome" missile interceptor scheme, the over-budget Sentinel nuclear missile, and more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following research: * * * Trump Administration Abused Spending Safeguards to Advance Its Agenda -- and Illegally Hid Its Actions * The recent release of 1,800 internal budget documents shows just how far the Trump Administration is willing to go to illegally withhold or restrict funding. The documents detail how the Trump Administration has abused its authority by adding new layers of political more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: * * * Trump the "President of Peace" Renames the Department of Defense the "Department of War" * Donald Trump spent months on the campaign trail declaring himself "the candidate of peace" who would get rid of "warmongerers." Then he got into office and branded himself the "president of peace." But today he made clear that he never meant a word of it. Trump's "Department of War" proves once again that  more PR