WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * An Outside Perspective regarding the America First Foreign Policy Appropriations Bill * WASHINGTON, D.C. - The FY26 National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs appropriations bill - led by NSRP Subcommittee Chairman Mario Diaz-Balart - has been signed into law by President Trump - advancing an America First, peace through strength agenda while eliminating $9.3 billion in wastefu more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 5 -- Michigan State University posted the following news: * * * Ask the expert: Political pressure on the Fed has reached a climax * The Federal Reserve was intended by the Constitution's framers to be insulated from political pressures and changing administrations, and board governors serve a single 14-year term. Now, President Donald Trump's disapproval of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has led to the Department of Justice launching a criminal investigatio more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on Feb. 5, 2026: * * * Russia-Azerbaijan: Relations Back on the Rocks The Kremlin's idea of a rapprochement is very different to Baku's. By Emil Avdaliani Tensions between Azerbaijan and Russia persist, and this despite the tacit rapprochement that materialized as a result of the meeting between the presidents of the two countries in October in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. During the talks, held on the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The Capital Research Center posted the following news: * * * CRC News: Helpers of the ICE opposition The NGOs giving advice to ICE protesters and the mysteries of USAID spending top the list of recent media hits for CRC and InfluenceWatch. The Washington Times (Rowan Scarborough)-- Expect more Democrat cover-ups to be revealed: The left loves to sweep fraud under the rug Parker Thayer, an investigator for Capital Research Center, just published a list of groups that re more PR

HANOVER, New Hampshire, Feb. 6 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * Scott Jennings and Ana Navarro Debate Over the GOP The Republican analysts differ on some key Trump administration actions. * With nine months to go before the 2026 midterms, and one year into the second Trump presidency, a major issue already facing the Republican Party is how to prepare for a post-Trump world. The future of the GOP was the subject of a Dartmouth Political Union debate on Feb. 3 between f more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * House Republican Proposal for Half-Trillion-Dollar Pentagon Bump a Grave Threat * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) today endorsed President Donald Trump's proposed $500 billion increase to the Pentagon budget. Rogers has called for a $450 billion increase in Pentagon funding to be included in a future budget reconciliation bill as a step tow more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- The Institute for Energy Research issued the following commentary on Feb. 4, 2026, by President Thomas J. Pyle: * * * American Energy Production: Nobody Does it Better Fueling The Conversation, Week of February 2nd, 2026 * Too often, discussions about energy production in the United States emphasize its environmental effects instead of its economic benefits. This starting point inevitably leads to policy proposals looking to constrain producers, rather than creating th more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- The Institute for Energy Research issued the following commentary on Feb. 3, 2026, by senior policy advisor Caleb Jasso: * * * The Reality of Accessing Venezuela's Oil Venezuela is a resource-rich country that now stands to benefit tremendously from the recent ousting of the corrupt former president, Nicolas Maduro. Following the success of Operation Absolute Resolve, Maduro has been removed from power, and Venezuela has found itself on the path toward reintegration into more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 (TNSrpt) -- The Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2026: * * * A Generation Threatened: New Data Highlights Challenges Facing Undocumented High School Graduates Research from the Presidents' Alliance and the Migration Policy Institute shows declines in the number of undocumented students graduating high school annually. * A new fact sheet released by the Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigra more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rosen Joins Colleagues in Urging Federal Court to Protect Minors in Immigration Detention * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) joined Senate colleagues in urging a federal court to issue a ruling that protects minors in immigration detention. The senators filed an amicus brief to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals urging them to uphold the 1997 Flores Settlement Agreement, which sets crit more PR

FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. 5 -- Texas Christian University issued the following Horned Frogs In the News wrap up for Jan. 16-31, 2026: * * * From nostalgia for 2016 to oil in Venezuela and from increasing your running speed to racing cars, media come to TCU for news and thought leadership. Earnings show why big oil isn't eager to go all-in on Venezuela (https://www.marketplace.org/story/2026/01/30/earnings-show-why-big-oil-isnt-eager-to-go-allin-on-venezuela) Tom Seng, assistant professor of  more PR