WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Announces NDAA Amendment To Protect The Baltic Security Initiative * September 05, 2025 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Co-Chair of the Senate Baltic Freedom Caucus, introduced a bipartisan amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2026 to shore up support for his Baltic Security Initiative as the Trump Administration aims to suspend th more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN12534) on Sept. 5, 2025, by Andrew S. Bowen and Cory Welt, Russian and European affairs specialists. Here are excerpts: * * * Russia's War Against Ukraine: Diplomatic Talks and U.S. Policy Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. More than three-and-a-half years later, Russia and Ukraine remain engaged in Europe's largest war in scope and scale since W 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" Arrow * 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 more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF10261) on Sept. 5, 2025, by Emily M. McCabe, foreign assistance and foreign policy specialist. Here are excerpts: * * * U.S. Agency for International Development: An Overview Background The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) served as the lead international humanitarian and development arm of the U.S. government. It was established in 1961, pursuant to Executiv more PR