WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Oct. 15, 2025: * * * Power Moves: How China's Energy Investments Provide Durable Influence in South America By Henry Ziemer In Lima, Peru, electricity to the city of 10 million is controlled by just two companies, China Southern Power Grid International (CSGI) and China Three Gorges Corporation. Both are state-owned enterprises based in the People's Republic of China (PRC). Together,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Praises Ceasefire Deal In Middle East, Calls On Congress To Pass Sanctions Bill Against Russia * October 16, 2025 In a speech on the Senate floor, Durbin expresses hope the ceasefire deal will be first step to long-term stability in the Middle East and renews call to pressure Putin to end Russia's war on Ukraine WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today deliv more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following news: * * * FBI Director Kash Patel Reveals Major Indictments Coming * "They spent twenty years building this diseased temple of corruption. It takes a little bit of time to defeat it and beat it down." Those were the words of FBI Director Kash Patel during an interview with John Solomon. Patel sat down with Solomon Wednesday on the Just the News podcast and revealed that upcoming indi more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, ranking member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following news release: * * * Krishnamoorthi Condemns Trump Administration's 'Shocking Abuse of Executive Power' in Deployments of National Guard Troops Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Issues Statement on President Trump and Putin Meeting in Hungary Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement following the announcement by President Trump that he intends to meet with President Vladimir Putin in Hungary:  more PR