WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on Sept. 24, 2025: * * * Kremlin Snarls as Norway Surges Ukraine Aid As Norway's defense spending and support for Ukraine sharply increase, Russia has taken notice. By Heine Brekke At the start of this year, Norway came under attack. Not from a hostile power, but from its traditional Nordic friends. How, they asked, could Oslo benefit so much from rising oil and gas prices following Russia's all- more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * McConnell on Support For Ukraine: Administration Must Turn Words Into Action * LOUISVILLE, KY - U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, issued the following statement: "I welcome President Trump's acknowledgement that Ukraine can defeat Russia's brutal aggression. For years, President Biden's dithering and hesit more PR

HAMDEN, Connecticut, Sept. 25 (TNSxrep) -- Quinnipiac University Poll has issued the following news: * * * Nearly 8 In 10 Voters Say The United States Is In A Political Crisis, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Optimism Sinks For Freedom Of Speech Being Protected In The U.S. In the wake of the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, 79 percent of voters say the United States is in a political crisis, while 18 percent say it is not, according to a Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pea- more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Statement on President Trump's United Nations General Assembly Address Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement in response to President Trump's remarks before the United Nations General Assembly today: more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Travels to New York for the United Nations General Assembly High Level Week Yesterday, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, traveled to New York for the United Nations General Assembly High Level Week and met with Prime Minister Al-Thani  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * The President rightly criticizes failed globalist agenda At U.N. Trump tells it like it is * "President Trump did an outstanding job of calling the United Nations to account on its most grievous offenses and obvious failings, including combating antisemitism," said Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), who for over 20 years served as the Chair or Ranking Member of the congressional panel responsible for over more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Turner Urges Immediate Vote on Sanctioning Russia Act Upon Return from War-Torn Ukraine * Washington, D.C. - Upon his return from a trip to Ukraine, U.S. Representative Michael Turner (OH-10) called upon House Speaker Johnson to bring H.R. 2548, the Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025, to the House floor for immediate consideration. Congressman Turner led a critical bipartisan Congressional Delegati more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 24 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Sahel Countries: ICC Withdrawal Endangers Civilians * (Nairobi) - The decision of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) will jeopardize access to justice for victims of atrocity crimes, putting all civilians at greater risk, Human Rights Watch said today. On September 22, 2025, the military leaders of the three Sahel countries signed a joint stat more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following remarks on Sept. 23, 2025, by Secretary Marco Rubio at a United Nations Security Council ministerial meeting on Ukraine: * * * Thank you, Mr. President, and all of you for convening here today on this important matter. When President Trump took office, he made it among his highest priorities the restoration of peace anywhere and everywhere in the world where the opportunity presented itself. And it's met with great success in more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following transcript of Secretary Marco Rubio's interview at Lotte Palace Hotel on Sept. 23, 2025, with Ainsley Erhardt, Brian Kilmeade and Lawrence Jones of Fox and Friends: * * * QUESTION: Let's bring in the Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Mr. Secretary, thanks so much for joining Fox and Friends this morning. QUESTION: Thank you. SECRETARY RUBIO: Thank you. Good morning. QUESTION: So Mr. Secretary, we were hoping that you can giv more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following transcript of Secretary Marco Rubio's interview at Lotte Palace Hotel on Sept. 23, 2025, with Craig Melvin of NBC Today: * * * QUESTION: Joining us now to talk about the administration's agenda at the United Nations this morning, Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Mr. Secretary, welcome back. Thank you so much for your time this morning. SECRETARY RUBIO: Thank you. Thank you. QUESTION: As President Trump has said, he aims to f more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following transcript of Secretary Marco Rubio's interview at Lotte Palace Hotel on Sept. 23, 2025, with Tony Dokoupil of CBS Mornings: * * * QUESTION: For more on that and other questions, we're joined now by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who will be with the President today. Mr. Secretary, thank you very much for joining us. Let's begin with the news -- SECRETARY RUBIO: Thank you. QUESTION: -- around recognition of a Palestinian  more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following transcript of Secretary Marco Rubio's interview at Lotte Palace Hotel on Sept. 23, 2025, with George Stephanopoulos of Good Morning America: * * * QUESTION: First of the top stories breaking today, we're going to start with President Trump returning to the United Nations today for the first time since his reelection. He's also going to meet with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine. So we want to bring in his Secretary of State rig more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12044) on Sept. 23, 2025, by foreign affairs analyst Cory R. Gill. Here are excerpts: * * * The U.S. Department of State: Background and Selected Issues for the 119th Congress Background Created by an act of Congress in 1789, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) is the executive branch's lead foreign affairs agency and oldest cabinet agency. The Secretary of State, appointed b more PR