WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight released the following testimony by Gina D'Andrea, general counsel of the America First Policy Institute, from a March 18, 2026, hearing entitled "The Legal Basis for Action Against Venezuelan Drug Traffickers": * * * Mr. Chairman, Madam Ranking Member, and distinguished Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify. My name is Gina D'Andrea, and I serve as General Counsel of the America First Policy Ins more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following news: * * * Iran "Sleeper Cell" Hits Europe By Logan Sekulow An Iranian "sleeper cell" has taken credit for multiple attacks on Jewish schools and synagogues in Europe. The Islamic Movement of the Righteous Companions - which seems to have been non-existent prior to the start of the war in Iran - claims to be responsible, but most likely, it's a proxy Iranian group in a thin disguise. As reported by The Au more PR

FAIRFAX, Virginia, March 26 -- Americans for Limited Government issued the following news release on March 25, 2026: * * * DHS Shutdown Winding Down Without Any Real Concessions--Again Americans for Limited Government Executive Director Robert Romano today issued the following statement in response to a proposed deal to reopen the Department of Homeland Security: "Headed into the 2026 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) partial shutdown, Democrats were demanding judicial warrants for immig more PR

ITASCA, Illinois, March 26 -- The American Supply Association issued the following news release: * * * ASA's Monthly Sales Report: February Sales Show Resilient Growth Amid Slowing Economic Momentum and Rising Market Risks By primary business emphasis the industrial PVF distributors said February sales 4.6% year-over-year (y/y). Year-to-date (YTD) sales +4.0% and trailing twelve months (TTM) sales +9.9%. All respondents overall reported a Median February sales increased +10.0% year-over-year more PR

NORTH SYDNEY, Australia, March 25 -- The Australian Industry Group issued the following statement on March 24, 2026, by Chief Executive Innes Willox: * * * Australian Industry Group welcomes the long-awaited conclusion to the Australia-EU FTA The signing of the Australia-European Union Free Trade Agreement today is a welcome boost to big parts of the Australian economy at a time when global trade is under severe stress driven by geopolitics, wars and heavily disrupted supply chains. There ha more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * BREAKING: Democrats Take 11 POINT Lead in Race for House * Democrats have taken a commanding 11-point LEAD in the race for control of the House. A new poll from Quinnipiac finds 51% of voters would want to see the Democratic Party in control of the U.S. House, while just 40% would want Republicans. Among independents, 57% would vote for Democrats - with just 26% preferring a Rep more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on March 25, 2026: * * * Budzinski and Smith Introduce Bill to Ban Members of Congress, Federal Officials from Insider Prediction Market Trading Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13) and Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE-03) introduced the Preventing Real-time Exploitation and Deceptive Insider Congressional Trading Act (PREDICT Act), a bipartisan effort to prohibit senior government officials fr more PR

LONDON, England, March 26 -- The Confederation of British Industry posted the following statement on March 25, 2026, by lead economist Martin Sartorius: * * * CBI responds to latest inflation data for February 2026 "Inflation remained elevated in February, broadly consistent with the Bank of England's projections. However, these data are already old news, as the recent spike in global energy prices due to the Iran conflict means that we expect to see renewed inflationary pressures in the near more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- House Democratic Caucus issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Aguilar: The Trump administration is reportedly asking for $200 billion in order to fund this war, but he won't spend a dime to bring down costs for health care here at home. * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar held a press conference condemning Trump's costly war with Iran and calling on Trump and Republicans to work with Democrats to fund key components of DHS more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 [Category: Energy] -- The Institute for Energy Research posted the following commentary: * * * China Raises Gasoline Prices Due to Rising Global Oil Prices, Triggering Lines * Key Takeaways 1 China is the world's largest importer of oil and has the world's largest refining capacity. It is raising gasoline and diesel prices for consumers, in part due to the Iran conflict and the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz. 2 The government's fuel pricing has increased by  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Crow Statement on Deployment of 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East * WASHINGTON - Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO), a former paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division, released the following statement in response to reports that the Trump Administration will deploy the 82nd Airborne to the Middle East: "I led a platoon of paratroopers in Iraq with the 82nd Airborne division. I know that thes more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Crow: Trump Admin Wrong to Divert Anti-Terrorism, Human Trafficking, Resources to Immigration Enforcement * WASHINGTON -Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO), a former Army Ranger and Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and House Armed Services Committee, is calling on Congress to force the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to focus on its full mission, rather than divert more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids Acts to Lower Gas Prices in Kansas as Summer Travel Approaches * Effort comes as global instability, including war with Iran, drives up fuel costs Yesterday, Representative Sharice Davids once again urged the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to lower gas prices by issuing an emergency waiver allowing the sale of E15 during the 2026 summer driving season in Kansas. E15, which is made  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on March 25, 2026: * * * CPAC Kicks Off ... Without Trump Amid historically low approval ratings, Trump is absent from CPAC * Today is the first day of the 2026 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) and Donald Trump is poised to skip the conference for the first time in 10 years. As Trump's deadly and costly war with Iran rages on and his economy continues to tank, Trump's approval ratings  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release: * * * Layoff Tracker: Mass Layoffs Continue as Trump Ignores the Job Market Donald Trump's job market continues to tank. As everyday Americans get laid off and struggle to find full-time jobs, Trump has spent his time overseeing the White House ballroom renovations, touring Graceland, and golfing at Mar-a-Lago for three straight weekends while his deadly and costly war of choice with Iran rages on.  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release: * * * Same Shit, Different Day: Trump Remains Laser Focused on Himself As Donald Trump's unpopular war of choice with Iran rages on and Americans struggle to get by, Trump is focused on anything except helping everyday Americans. Trump has been overseeing the White House ballroom renovations, touring Graceland, and spending the last three weekends golfing at Mar-a-Lago. It's no surprise that 68% of Am more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth Joins Murphy, Senate Democrats in Forcing War Powers Vote as Trump's War in Iran Spirals Out of Control * March 25, 2026 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - In the fourth week of Donald Trump's war with Iran, combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) and U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Tammy Baldwin (D- more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth on Senate Floor Once Again Demands Senate GOP End Trump's Illegal and Unjustified War in Iran * March 25, 2026 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)-a member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services (SASC), Foreign Relations (SFRC) and Veterans' Affairs (SVAC) Committees-last night once again came to the Senate floor to implore her Republican colleague more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on March 24, 2026: * * * Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing On Arctic Frost U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered an opening statement at a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing entitled "Arctic Frost: A Modern Watergate." Instead of more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 [Category: Energy] -- The Institute for Energy Research posted the following commentary: * * * Energy and the Iran Conflict * Key Takeaways 1 The Trump administration continues to search for ways to curb steep oil and gasoline price increases since the outbreak of the conflict in Iran. 2 Iran's effective blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has severely limited access to 20% of global oil supplies and other important commodities. 3 The Trump administration has granted tem more PR

LONDON, England, March 25 -- The British Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs issued the following news: * * * Farming and food leaders unite to drive growth in British agriculture * Senior leaders from farming, food and retail met today (Wednesday 25 March) for the inaugural Farming & Food Partnership Board, marking a major moment and a clear shift in how British agriculture is led and supported. Chaired by Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds with Farming Minister Dame Angel more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Following New Pentagon Response, Warren and Blumenthal Press Hegseth on Failure to Protect Defense Contracts from Potential Trump Family Corruption New Pentagon response reveals no protections in place to prevent risk of Trump family corruption in defense contracts "DoD appears to be oblivious to - and therefore unable to address - the potential for corruption created by the Trump family more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, March 26 -- WindEurope issued the following news: * * * Germany and the UK boost wind energy as response to energy crisis Europe is entering a new energy crisis. The War in Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz have led to sharply rising international prices for oil and gas. The wider implications for Europe's economy are not yet foreseeable. One thing, however, is clear: more home-grown renewables will strengthen Europe's energy security and help lower power prices  more PR

LONDON, England, March 25 -- The British Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government issued the following news release: * * * Government to make 'plug-in solar' available within months From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, The Rt Hon Steve Reed OBE MP and The Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP * 'Plug-in' solar panels to be in shops within months, offering households chance to significantly cut energy bills * Move comes as g more PR

MELBOURNE, Australia, March 25 [Category: International] -- The Institute of Public Affairs issued the following news release: * * * Government-caused inflation crushing working Australians * "Federal and state governments must not be allowed to use the conflict in the Middle East as a get-out-of-jail-free card for creating the inflationary environment that Australian working families are being forced to endure every day," said Dr Kevin You, Senior Fellow at the Institute of Public Affairs.  more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, March 25 [Category: Sociological] -- Demand Progress issued the following news release: * * * House Dem Leaders Waver on Iran Vote As Trump Prepares to Escalate Jeffries, Meeks Ponder Two-Week Delay on War Powers Vote as Trump Prepares to Send Thousands of Troops to the Middle East * On Tuesday, Punchbowl News reported that House Democratic leaders are not planning to hold a vote on a war powers resolution for Iran this week-despite reports that they may have enoug more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks Forces Vote to Compel Kushner, Witkoff, Rubio Testimonies * Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement after forcing a vote to subpoena Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner, and Secretary Marco Rubio to testify on the diplomacy that preceded Donald Trump's war in Ir more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on March 24, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Raskin Delivers Remarks Before European Parliament on Republicans' Overblown Claims of EU Censorship Distracting from Rampant First Amendment Violations in America Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered remarks before the European Parliament, at a hearing of the Committee  more PR

GENEVA, Switzerland, March 25 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The International Commission of Jurists issued the following news: * * * HRC on Iran: the Council must condemn human rights violations by all parties to this conflict * United Nations Human Rights Council 61 st Regular Session Urgent Debate Oral statement of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) in the Urgent Debate to discuss recent military aggression launched by the Islamic Republic of Iran against Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwai more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, issued the following commentary on March 24, 2026, by senior fellow John Lee to the Australian Financial Review: * * * How Trump's War on Iran Will Affect China's Taiwan Calculations Regardless of what happens in the Middle East, Xi Jinping will be more uncomfortable with the state of the world-and this is good for deterrence. * What does war in the Mi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, issued the following commentary on March 24, 2026, by senior fellow Douglas J. Feith to the National Review: * * * "Imminence" Is the Wrong Standard for Iran Insisting on "imminence" for military action would consign international law to irrelevance. * On March 18, Senate Intelligence Committee members grilled National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabba more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, issued the following excerpts of a commentary on March 24, 2026, by Walter Russell Mead, Ravenel B. Curry III distinguished fellow in strategy and statesmanship, to the Wall Street Journal: * * * Hawks and Doves Got Iran Wrong The war turns out to be both harder and more necessary than Americans expected. * As the latest Gulf war intensifies and its ec more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on March 25, 2026: * * * ICYMI: Appropriators Demand America First Accountability at the United Nations Last week, Appropriators on the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Subcommittee traveled to New York City for a bipartisan field hearing at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations. Chaired by Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), the subcommi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Diaz-Balart and Appropriators Demand America First Accountability at the United Nations * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Last week, Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Chairman of the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs (NSRP) Subcommittee on House Appropriations, chaired a bipartisan field hearing at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations in New York City. Chairman Diaz more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Lujan Pens Op-Ed on Fighting Back Against Trump's Push to Rig the Election * Washington, D.C. - In Case You Missed It : U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) published an opinion piece in the Santa Fe New Mexican highlighting how he is fighting back against President Trump and Republicans' anti-voter SAVE Act which will have harmful impact on New Mexicans and Americans across the country,  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on March 25, 2026: * * * ICYMI: Senate Democrats Spotlight Skyrocketing Energy Costs Amidst Cost-of-Living Crisis Electric bills are up 13% nationally since Trump took office * Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) and Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM), R more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on March 24, 2026, by Vasif Huseynov, senior fellow at the Center of Analysis of International Relations and an adjunct lecturer at Khazar University in Baku, Azerbaijan, in its Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * European Union and Azerbaijan Deepen Strategic Cooperation Executive Summary: * European Council President Antonio Costa's March 11 meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev highlighted Baku's growing r more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on March 24, 2026, by Syed Fazl-e-Haider, contributing analyst at the South Asia desk of Wikistrat, in its Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Iran Conflict Disrupts Central Asian Trade Routes Executive Summary: * Central Asian states have maintained neutrality while calling for de-escalation of the conflict in and around Iran. The conflict is indirectly impacting Central Asia, causing regional instability and economi more PR

LONDON, England, March 25 -- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer issued the following news release: * * * Joint statement from the leaders of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Japan, Canada and others on the Strait of Hormuz: 19 March 2026 * We condemn in the strongest terms recent attacks by Iran on unarmed commercial vessels in the Gulf, attacks on civilian infrastructure including oil and gas installations, and the de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz by Ira more PR

LONDON, England, March 24 -- Unite, an industry-based union, issued the following news: * * * Keep the North Sea Working campaign launched by Unite for Scottish elections Union vows to hold politicians to account for failures to protect jobs and communities - Oil and gas workers have today (23 March) launched a campaign to demand protection for union jobs and the communities those jobs sustain from Scottish politicians ahead of the Holyrood elections. Unite is requesting leaders of each Sc more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release on March 25, 2026: * * * Klobuchar Statement on EPA Allowing Year-Round Sales of E15 Gasoline Administration announcement comes after Klobuchar called for action * U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, released the statement below after the Environmen more PR

LEIDEN, The Netherlands, March 25 -- Leiden University issued the following news: * * * How vulnerable is the Netherlands to an energy crisis? The Iran war has pushed up fuel prices and raised concerns about a global energy shortage. How well prepared is the Netherlands? We asked two experts, one in public administration and the other in natural resources. * * * Arjen Boin, Professor of Public Institutions and Governance: 'I think the Netherlands is quite vulnerable' How prepared is the Ne more PR

LONDON, England, March 25 -- The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales issued the following statement by Chief Economist Suren Thiru: * * * Likelihood of rate rises dramatically overstated despite looming inflation surge, ICAEW says Responding to the UK inflation figures for February 2026, released by the Office for National Statistics today (Wednesday 25 March 2026), Suren Thiru, ICAEW Chief Economist, said: "February's unchanged inflation is a false flag for the economy  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * McCaul Highlights Dangers of DHS Shutdown Ahead of FIFA World Cup, America250 * WASHINGTON - Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Emeritus Michael McCaul (R-Texas) participated in a full committee hearing titled, "Funding Lapse and Security Gaps: Assessing the Harmful Impacts of the DHS Shutdown on Americans." As chairman of the committee's Task Force on Securing the Homeland Ami more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- George Washington University posted the following news: * * * Media Tip Sheet: Iran Appoints New Security Official After the assassination of Iran's top security official, Ali Larijani, Iran has named Mohammed Bagher Zolghadr as the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council. Iran has repeatedly had to fill high-level leadership positions following strikes by Israel and the United States, which have killed top officials. Zolghadr was previously an Iranian Revo more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 25, 2026: * * * Meeks Forces Vote to Compel Kushner, Witkoff, Rubio Testimonies Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement after forcing a vote to subpoena Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner, and Secretary Marco Rubio to testify on the diplomacy that preceded Donald Tru more PR

NEW YORK, March 25 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Middle East Conflict: Coordinated, Comprehensive and Impartial Approach to All Violations Needed * This statement was delivered by Human Rights Watch at the 61st regular session of the UN Human Rights Council during an urgent debate "to discuss the recent military aggression launched by the Islamic Republic of Iran against Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab more PR

GENEVA, Switzerland, March 25 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The International Service for Human Rights posted the following news: * * * Middle East conflict: Human Rights Council must not be instrumentalised for selective outrage * Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have led an unlawful war of aggression against Iran. For their part, Iranian authorities have responded by indiscriminately attacking several of their neighbours. The conduct of the war has included strikes that ha more PR

LONDON, England, March 25 -- The British Ministry of Defence issued the following news: * * * Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry, Luke Pollard MP, Keynote Speech at DPRTE 2026 * Thanks Jacqueline and good morning everyone. Very good to see you all here today and a very good welcome to DPRTE 2026. A chance for the defence procurement industry to come together, a chance for us to forge new bonds, and to move us all to warfighting Readiness. Because as a government, it is our state more PR

HAMDEN, Connecticut, March 26 -- Quinnipiac University Poll has issued the following news: * * * More Voters Think War With Iran Will Make The World Less Safe, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Healthcare Costs Top List Of Financial Concerns For Voters With the Iran war in its fourth week, a plurality of voters (42 percent) think the war with Iran will make the world less safe, while 35 percent think it will make the world safer and 20 percent think it will make no difference, accord more PR

LONDON, England, March 24 -- Unite, an industry-based union, issued the following news: * * * North Sea oil and gas: Government must listen to industry and increase supply, Unite Unite, the UK's leading union, which represents thousands of North Sea oil and gas workers has called on the government to "not let go of one rope before having hold of another" and urgently increase North Sea production. The union made its call after the industry body Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) warned that the UK  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * On Senate Floor, Warner Sounds Alarm on Rising Energy Costs from Trump's War of Choice * BROADCAST-QUALITY VIDEO OF SEN. WARNER'S SPEECH IS AVAILABLE HERE WASHINGTON - Today, Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, delivered a speech on the Senate floor about high energy costs and broader economic impacts following President Trump's war of choice  more PR

PERTH, Australia, March 25 -- Murdoch University posted the following news: * * * Our interest in electric vehicles has grown due to oil price spikes. And it's likely to remain * This article was originally published in The Conversation by Associate Professor Tauel Harper. The US military action in Iran may have an unintended secondary effect - ending the cultural dominance of the internal combustion engine and ushering in the age of electric vehicles. Back in the 1970s, a sudden increas more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla Statement on Republicans' Refusal to Rein in Trump's Costly Iran War * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) issued the following statement after Senate Republicans blocked a war powers resolution that he cosponsored to rein in Donald Trump's war against Iran: "Thirteen American lives lost and tens of billions of taxpayer dollars spent in just three weeks since  more PR

LONDON, England, March 25 (TNSjou) -- Queen Mary University of London issued the following news: * * * War in Iran has already produced emissions equivalent to a year of Iceland's carbon output New analysis involving Queen Mary researchers estimates more than 5 million tonnes of CO2e generated in just two weeks of conflict * New analysis involving researchers from Queen Mary University of London, Lancaster University and the Climate and Community Institute estimates that the first 14 days o more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gabe Vasquez Calls For Answers As New Mexicans Face Skyrocketing Gas Prices at the Pump Due to Iran War * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On March 25, 2026, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) sent a letter to President Donald Trump demanding answers on the Administration's strategy to address rising energy prices driven by the ongoing conflict with Iran, as families and small businesses in sout more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Republicans Block Baldwin, Colleagues Effort to End Trump's Illegal Iran War * WASHINGTON, D.C.- Last night, the majority of Senate Republicans again blocked an effort to stop President Donald Trump's illegal war in Iran. The resolution, sponsored by U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Adam Schiff (D-CA), and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), woul more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Democrats Force War Powers Vote as Trump's War in Iran Spirals Out of Control * WASHINGTON, D.C. - In the fourth week of Donald Trump's war with Iran, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) forced a vote on Murphy's War Powers Resolution to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities in and a more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Democrats Force War Powers Vote as Trump's War in Iran Spirals Out of Control * WASHINGTON-In the fourth week of Donald Trump's war with Iran, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) forced a vote on Senator Murphy's War Powers Resolution to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Supports Latest Resolution to Stop Trump's Illegal Iran War * Washington (March 24, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after voting for the third time to prevent the Trump administration from further military action against Iran without congressional approval. Senator Chris Murphy's resolution failed, 47-53, after Republicans once ag more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: Agriculture is Such an Important Part of Our Economy * Senator Marshall Joins RFD TV Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Eliza Petry on RFD TV's Market Day Report to discuss his work advocating for Kansas farmers and ranchers in Washington, D.C., including his Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, the Homegrown Fertilizers Act, and the USDA's "Product o more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Smith, Budzinski Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Ban Members of Congress, Federal Officials from Prediction Market Trading * Today, Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE-03) and Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13) introduced the Preventing Real-time Exploitation and Deceptive Insider Congressional Trading Act (PREDICT Act), a bipartisan effort to prohibit senior government officials from participating i more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 [Category: Energy] -- The Institute for Energy Research posted the following commentary: * * * Trump Eased Oil Prices When He Announced Fruitful Talks With Iran * Key Takeaways 1 Discussions between envoys for President Trump and the Speaker of the Iranian parliament have calmed oil prices. 2 Fears and prices rose after Trump told Iran the United States would begin strikes on Iranian electricity assets, and Iran responded by threatening expanded attacks on energy facil more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Groundwork Collaborative, a think tank and progressive advocacy group, posted the following news release: * * * Trump's Broken Promises: Energy and Utility Bills Surge as Families Struggle to Keep Up * New Groundwork Collaborative fact sheet details how skyrocketing energy prices caused by tariffs, data centers, and Trump's war in Iran are squeezing household budgets President Trump promised to cut energy prices in half within his first year in more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, March 25 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Union nurses nationwide joining March 28 No Kings protests * Nurses from the country's largest nurses union, National Nurses United (NNU), will join rallies across the United States as part of the March 28 No Kings protests. Nurses continue to condemn the Trump administration's authoritarian politics and call for the abolition of ICE, an end to Trump's war in Iran, and deman more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Pappas Urges Suspension of Federal Gas Tax to Lower Costs at the Pump * Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) spoke on the House floor calling for Congress to pass his legislation to suspend the federal gas tax through October 1, 2026 and provide Americans with badly-needed relief from the historic increase in gas prices as a result of this administration's military action in Iran. Ac more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 25 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news: * * * VOTE ALERT: As Gas Prices Near $4 a Gallon, Jon Husted Doubles Down on Another Endless Conflict in the Middle East * NBC 4 Columbus : "Price for a gallon of gasoline is approaching $4 per gallon" COLUMBUS, OHIO -This week, Jon Husted voted for the third time to support the Administration's war in Iran, once again endorsing an expensive foreign intervention in the Middle East that has claimed 13 American  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 25, 2026: * * * Warren Statement on Financial Stability Oversight Council Meeting Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, issued a statement on today's Financial Stability Council Oversight meeting: "The private credit market is d more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Senate Blocks Third Attempt by Sens. Schiff, Murphy, Booker, Kaine to End Trump's Illegal War in Iran * Schiff: "One month of war. And for what?" Washington, D.C. - Today, a majority of Senate Republicans again voted to block a resolution to end President Trump's illegal war in Iran sponsored by U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Cory Bo more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Sens. Schiff, Curtis Highlight New Bipartisan Bill to Ban Sports Prediction Market Contracts on CNBC's Squawk Box * The Prediction Markets Are Gambling Act is the first bipartisan bill introduced in the Senate seeking to regulate prediction markets Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and John Curtis (R-Utah) appeared on CNBC's Squawk Box to highlight the new Predictio more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Introduce Legislation to Modernize Power Grid, Lower Energy Costs and Reduce Wildfire Risk U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today introduced legislation that would overhaul aging power line infrastructure and improve efficiency in order to bring down energy costs and reduce wildfire risks in Oregon and nationwide. "It's time for the federal government to stop pretending like our more PR