WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on Feb. 23, 2026, by Pavel K. Baev, senior researcher at the International Peace Research Institute Oslo, in its Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Kremlin Struggles to Project Global Relevance Amid Peace Talks Executive Summary: * After inconclusive U.S.-Ukraine-Russia talks on February 17-18 in Geneva, Moscow is scrambling to keep U.S. attention. Washington extended sanctions on Russia for another year after the Kre more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 24 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news on Feb. 23, 2026: * * * REMINDER: DC Insider Michael Whatley Pushes Policies That Spike His Individual Stocks Here's your reminder that DC insider and "longtime oil lobbyist" Michael Whatley was caught advocating for policies that enrich himself, cheering on the Trump administration's pledge to increase oil production in Venezuela and boosting his individual stocks in oil and gas companies up to  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Robert Garcia Expands Investigation into Venezuelan Oil Deal; Demands Answers from Trump Administration Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, demanded answers from the Departments of Treasury, State, and Energy regarding their roles in man more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: President Trump Has Improved American Lives * Senator Marshall Joins Wake Up America on Newsmax Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Newsmax's Wake Up America to discuss the Democrat shutdown, the SAVE Act, the Supreme Court's disappointing tariff decision, and how the State of the Union can highlight the ways President Trump has improved American li more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following readout by Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott on Secretary Marco Rubio's call on Feb. 23, 2026 with Dutch Foreign Minister Tom Berendsen: * * * Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Dutch Foreign Minister Tom Berendsen on the first day of his tenure. Secretary Rubio congratulated Foreign Minister Berendsen on his appointment, and the two leaders reaffirmed the close and continuing cooperation between the United S more PR