DEARBORN, Michigan, April 1 -- The American Human Rights Council issued the following news release: * * * AHRC Calls for Responsible Journalism: Let Us Avoid Painting with a Broad Brush The American Human Rights Council (AHRC USA) expresses deep concern regarding the intent and the possible negative backlash of the recent Detroit News article written by George Hunter and published on March 25, 2026, titled "Temple Israel fuels debate about Hezbollah threat in Detroit area." The article's fra more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following news: * * * President Trump To Use Primetime Power To Address Nation By Logan Sekulow President Donald Trump has announced he will address the nation with a primetime update on the situation in Iran tonight. No other details have been given so far, but everyone seems to be wondering: Could this mean a ceasefire - or will it be more boots on the ground? As reported by CBS News: President Trump is planning to more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * As Energy Prices Spike, Senator Markey Unveils 'Ratepayer Roadmap' to Cut Costs for American Families * Roadmap (PDF) Washington (April 1, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, today released a discussion draft of his "Ratepayer Roadmap," a three-part plan to deliver lower energy bills for families in Massachusetts and across Am more PR

NORTH SYDNEY, Australia, April 2 -- The Australian Industry Group issued the following news release: * * * Victoria's refusal of a sell through period risks undermining nationally consistent plumbing system Australian Industry Group has expressed disappointment at Victoria's decision to break from a nationally consistent construction code and withdrawal of its support of a sell through period for existing WaterMark certified plumbing products as the end of the transition to lead-free requirem more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain posted the following news: * * * Bahrain Exploits Expansion of War to Tighten Its Security Grip on Citizens * Bahraini human rights sources have reported that authorities have arrested at least 60 individuals, including children, in connection with their participation in peaceful protests and online activity regarding the war on Iran. Iran has carried out drone and missile attacks on U.S. base more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on April 1, 2026: * * * CAIR Calls for Accountability After U.S.-Israel Bombing of Historic Mosque in Iran The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called for accountability following the reported U.S.-Israel bombing of a historic mosque in Iran. Israeli and US forces carry out airstrikes on Iran, including an at more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 (TNSrep) -- The Center for American Progress issued the following news release: * * * Trump's War With Iran Is Making It Harder To Manufacture in America A new analysis (https://www.americanprogress.org/article/5-ways-the-trump-administrations-war-with-iran-is-making-it-harder-to-make-things-in-america/) from the Center for American Progress finds that the Trump administration's war with Iran is making it harder for U.S. manufacturers to build in America by driving up cost more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary by Jan Kallberg, non-resident senior fellow with the Transatlantic Defense and Security Program: * * * Cyber Warfare 101: Bluff Don't Tell Uncertainty is leverage in cyber conflict. Iran possibly diluted its threats of electronic devastation by demonstrating how little it can do. * US political scientist Kenneth N. Waltz wrote in 1990 that the power of nuclear weapons resides in what a nation can  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary by policy analyst Fuad Shahbazov: * * * Will the Caspian Region Be Drawn Into the Iran War? There are significant risks for the South Caucasus and Europe from the possible spread of the US-Israeli war with Iran. * Of the more than 12,000 Iranian sites targeted by the US and Israel, the strikes against an obscure Caspian Sea naval base seemed at first sight one of the oddest. Israel said it hit do more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 1 [Category: BizMedia] -- CNN posted the following news: * * * CNN Delivers Best Quarter Since 2022 * Delivers Highest Performance Days of the Year in March Across Platforms  Delivered More Year-over-year Viewer Growth Than Any Other Cable Network in the Top 10 Top 5 Network in All of Cable for 15 Consecutive Months and Quarters Digital Subscriptions Continue to Climb as March Delivers Record Viewing Hours NEW YORK, NY -(April 1, 2026) -Following a month dominate more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following Critical Questions Q&A involving Caitlin Welsh, director of the Global Food and Water Security Program: * * * Iran, Fertilizer, and Food Security: Risks, Impacts, and Policy Responses The energy and fertilizer market disruptions resulting from the Iran war are threatening agriculture markets and food prices around the world. How could these market shocks affect food systems? What evidence are we see more PR

NEW YORK, April 1 [Category: Media] -- Fox News Media, a business unit of Fox, posted the following news release: * * * FOX NEWS CHANNEL TOPPLES CBS IN VIEWERS AND DOMINATES ALL OF CABLE FOR 20TH CONSECUTIVE QUARTER * FNC Scores 97 th Straight Cable News Quarterly Win while CBS and ABC Deliver Lowest-Rated Primetime First Quarters of the 21 st Century 'Special Report' Outpaces 'CBS Evening News' in 19 Markets, 'FOX & Friends' Surpasses 'CBS Mornings' in 23 Markets 'The Five' Extends Hist more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 2 -- Hawaiian Electric issued the following news release: * * * As Iran conflict pushes up oil prices, electric bills will be higher in coming months Hawaiian Electric customers should prepare for potential increases in energy costs in the coming months, driven by rising global oil prices linked to escalating geopolitical tensions, including the ongoing conflict involving Iran. As an island state that relies heavily on imported fuel for electricity generation and tran more PR

HEMPSTEAD, New York, April 1 -- Hofstra University issued the following news: * * * Kalikow School Hosts Bipartisan Discussion on White House Policies and the 2026 Midterm Elections Hofstra University welcomed students, faculty, and community members to a timely discussion examining how current White House policies may inform the 2026 congressional midterm elections, with Kalikow Senior Presidential Fellows Ari Fleischer, former White House press secretary under President George W. Bush, and  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Scott DesJarlais, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, released the following opening remarks from a March 25, 2026, hearing entitled "National Security Space Programs and Activities": * * * Good afternoon to our witnesses, and thank you for joining us today. Before us we have: Mr. Marc Berkowitz, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy, Mr. Thomas Ainsworth, Performing the Duties of Assistant Secretary of the more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, issued the following commentary by Asia-Pacific security chair Patrick M. Cronin: * * * Why Nuclear Deterrence in Asia Is Collapsing Nuclear-armed countries are becoming increasingly comfortable with making nuclear threats while US credibility fades. * As the 2027 "Davidson window" approaches, Washington appears less concerned about deterrence failure i more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Murkowski Delivers 2026 Address to Alaska State Legislature * Juneau, AK - Today, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) delivered her 2026 address to the Alaska State Legislature during a joint legislative session at the Alaska State Capitol Building in Juneau. During her remarks, Senator Murkowski praised the steadfast partnerships that have led to meaningful progress across sectors aro more PR

MUNICH, Germany, April 1 (TNSrep) -- ifo Institute issued the following news release: * * * Joint Economic Forecast Spring 2026: Energy Price Shock Dampens Recovery - Inflation Rises Although the leading economic research institutes consider the German economy to be in a recovery phase following a downturn lasting several years, they nevertheless expect only a moderate increase in gross domestic product of 0.6 percent for 2026 and 0.9 percent for 2027. "The energy price shock triggered by the more PR

GENEVA, Switzerland, April 2 -- The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies issued the following news release: * * * IFRC mourns Alireza, the third Iranian Red Crescent volunteer in a month to be killed in an airstrike while helping others The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) mourns with deep sorrow the death of Alireza Sohbatlou, a 35-year-old relief worker of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS). He was killed on the morning more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 [Category: Energy] -- The Institute for Energy Research posted the following commentary: * * * The EIA Revises Its Short-Term Energy Outlook Forecast * Key Takeaways 1 In the wake of ongoing hostilities in Iran, the Energy Information Administration has raised its 2026 oil and gasoline price outlook by 36% and 15%, respectively. 2 The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran has interrupted flows and shut in some oil and gas production with temporary effects up more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 [Category: Energy] -- The Institute for Energy Research posted the following commentary: * * * The Prices of Key Industrial Materials Are Increasing Due to the Iran Conflict * Key Takeaways 1 Threats to the availability of key industrial materials from the Iran conflict are resulting in higher prices and supply uncertainty. 2 Aluminum, 9% of which is produced in the Middle East, and its price, which has hit a 4-year high, were impacted after Iran struck facilities in Ba more PR

NEW YORK, April 1 [Category: International] -- The International Rescue Committee posted the following news release: * * * IRC warns of "food security timebomb" as Hormuz crisis threatens to outstrip Ukraine shock; Window to avert worsening global hunger rapidly closing * The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is warning today that the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz could pose an exponentially greater threat to global food security than the 2022 Ukraine food shock, with a rapidl more PR

PARIS, France, March 31 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Journalists' families increasingly targeted with intimidation tactics by repressive regimes * From China to Azerbaijan, Iran to Guinea, authorities around the world are targeting journalists' loved ones to exert pressure on them. Threats, arrests, kidnappings, raids, administrative pressure and sexual blackmail -these are the intimidation tactics that the relatives of some media profession more PR

LYNCHBURG, Virginia, April 2 -- Liberty University issued the following news release: * * * Crown Prince of Iran makes heartfelt plea for students to stand for the silent and oppressed Reza Pahlavi, the last crown prince of Iran, was welcomed to Liberty University's Convocation stage on Wednesday, where he delivered a message on the recent atrocities from his homeland and implored students to stand firm for the oppressed. Pahlavi is the son of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran, wh more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- George Washington University posted the following news: * * * Media Tip Sheet: Politics and Gas Prices * WASHINGTON (April 1, 2026) - The average gas price in the U.S. has just hit over four dollars per gallon, the highest it has been since 2022. Diesel prices have also increased by more than 40 percent to five dollars per gallon. Gas prices aren't just about supply and demand; they're also heavily shaped by politics both in the U.S. and globally. Government policies,  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on April 1, 2026: * * * Meeks Issues Statement Following Trump's National Address on Iran Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued a statement following President Trump's address to the nation on the Iran war: "Tonight's address made two facts clear: this was a war of choice, not necessity, an more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 2 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on April 1, 2026: * * * On April Fools' Day, Mike Rogers is Laughing at Working Michiganders This April Fools' Day, multi-millionaire Mike Rogers is laughing at Michiganders who are struggling with higher costs. He's said they'll be "fine" despite soaring gas prices, mocked those worried about rising grocery bills, and dismissed the economic impact of Trump's reckless tariffs. On every front, Rogers  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Adam Smith, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following news release on April 1, 2026: * * * NatSec Dems Demand Trump Negotiate Diplomatic End to His War of Choice with Iran House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-Wash.), House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Ranking Member Jim Himes (D-Conn.) issued the following s more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on April 1, 2026: * * * NatSec Dems Demand Trump Negotiate Diplomatic End to War of Choice with Iran House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-Wash.), and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Ranking Member Jim Himes (D-Conn.) issued the following  more PR

GENEVA, Switzerland, April 1 [Category: Law/Legal] (TNSbrep) -- The International Service for Human Rights posted the following news: * * * Nicaragua: States urged to tackle surge in transnational repression The Human Rights Council was confronted with stark new evidence of the scale, sophistication, and transnational reach of repression by Nicaraguan authorities. The latest report of the Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua and public calls by States and civil society at the Council an more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Nuclear Threat Initiative issued the following news: * * * NTI Experts Address Iran's Nuclear Future The 2026 war with Iran has raised urgent questions about the future of the country's nuclear program. On March 26, NTI President and CEO Christine Wormuth sat down with Vice President Scott Roecker and Deputy Vice President Eric Brewer from NTI's Nuclear Materials Security program for a webinar, "Iran's Nuclear Future: Implications of the 2026 War," covering the conf more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Brad Sherman, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Over 2,000 Join Congressman Brad Sherman Telephone Town Hall * SHERMAN OAKS, CA -On March 31, over 2,000 residents joined Congressman Brad Sherman (CA-32) for another live Telephone Town Hall to discuss key national and local issues, including economic challenges facing families, the ongoing war with Iran, and growing concerns over what Sherman described as President Donald Trump's reckless and  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla Meets With Doctors, Sounds Alarm on Health Care Cuts From Trump's So-Called One Big Beautiful Bill * SAN JOSE, CA -Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) toured the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center with frontline physicians to highlight the real-world, devastating consequences of health care cuts from Republicans' billionaire-first reconciliation bill, which was signed into law las more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 1 -- The University of Baltimore posted the following news: * * * Prof. Sheehan: For Ukraine, 'Even Strong Leaders Are Not Immune to Misjudgment' * A Search for Allies May Prove Costly Writing in International Policy Digest, Dr. Ivan Sascha Sheehan, interim dean of The University of Baltimore's College of Public Affairs and an internationally recognized expert in international affairs, assesses Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky recent meeting with Reza Pahla more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on March 31, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Robert Garcia and Rep. Suhas Subramanyam Demand Answers After Secretary Hegseth Attempted to Make Multimillion-Dollar Investment in Defense Companies Before Iran Strikes Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, Ranking more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Statement on President Trump's Address Amid Escalating Conflict with Iran Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released a statement in response to President Trump's address: "From the start, the goals of this war have changed, the strategy remains u more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Derek Tran, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Representative Tran Joins Representatives Houlahan, Goodlander to Introduce WARRIOR Act to Protect Women's Role in Combat * Washington, DC - U.S. Representative Derek Tran (CA-45) joined fellow Veterans Representatives Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06) and Maggie Goodlander (NH-01) to introduce legislation to protect women's ability to serve in the armed forces. The Women Add Resourcefulness and Resilience  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen and Colleagues Push Regulators to Address Illegal Insider Trading in Prediction Markets * (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), alongside over 40 lawmakers, sent a letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) urging the agencies to address illegal insider trading in prediction markets by federal employees. Sin more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on April 1, 2026: * * * Statement from DNC Chair Ken Martin on Donald Trump's Address to the Nation on His War in Iran Tonight, Donald Trump addressed the nation in an overdue attempt to explain his unpopular war of choice with Iran that has claimed the lives of at least 13 U.S. service members and injured nearly 350. Trump today said he took to the airwaves to "tell everybody how great I am" while he p more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The House Foreign Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Thomas G. DiNanno, under secretary of State for arms control and international security, from a March 25, 2026, hearing entitled "Securing the Future: Arms Control and International Security for the Modern Age": * * * Chairman Mast, Ranking Member Meeks, and Members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to testify before you today on the "T" Family of bureaus, what we do to advance U.S. nationa more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 (TNSLrpt) -- MILITARY ESCALATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST: ECONOMIC AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IMPACTS IN THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN - A report from United Nations Development Programme, New York - March 2026 (14 pages) * * * The United Nations Development Programme issued a report analyzing the economic, social, and developmental consequences of recent military escalation involving Iran, with a focus on impacts to livelihoods, infrastructure, and macroeconomic stability. The report more ST

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, April 1 -- The University of Notre Dame Keough School of Global Affairs issued the following news release: * * * Historian Stephen Kotkin urges U.S. to apply lessons of history in shifting global order The United States can learn from history as it navigates a future geopolitical landscape, historian Stephen Kotkin said during a recent talk at the University of Notre Dame. At a time when the United States is experiencing great power competition with China and Russia and  more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, April 2 -- VoteVets issued the following news release on April 1, 2026: * * * VoteVets Action Fund Launches $250k Ad Campaign Targeting Derrick Van Orden's Support for War in Iran as Prices Skyrocket This is the first time this year VoteVets has targeted a Republican Veteran member of Congress * Today, VoteVets Action Fund is launching a $250k ad campaign calling out Congressman and Navy Veteran Derrick Van Orden over his support for the war in Iran as prices at home skyro more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Statement on Trump's Unconstitutional Executive Order on Mail-In Voting * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement in response to Donald Trump's unconstitutional executive order on vote-by-mail and elections: "This is a desperate last-ditch effort by a failing president to suppress American votes because his agenda of pardoning pedophiles, embarking more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 2 -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * How Should Policymakers Respond to Rising Fertilizer Prices? The Iran war has driven up the cost of fertilizer, squeezing farmers in the developing world. Yale SOM's Kevin Donovan studied how a similar spike triggered by the Ukraine war affected Rwanda four years ago and found that governments can respond most effectively by shifting from broad subsidies to a more targeted approach--protecting the most expose more PR