WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following news: * * * Celebrate the Promise of Easter Even in Dark Times Because We Already Know We've Won By Jordan Sekulow "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead." (1 Peter 1:3) Like many others, I will be gathering with my family this weekend to celebrate Easter and our risen Sa more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following news: * * * Iran and Russia Are Working Together To Kill Ukrainians - and Americans. This Cannot Stand. By Mike Pompeo, Senior Counsel for Global Affairs This week, Russia fired around 200 Iranian-supplied Shahed drones on Ukrainian civilian targets - including a maternity hospital in Odesa. At the same time, Putin has been stepping up his assistance to the beleaguered Iranian regime, providing the satellite  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following news: * * * President Trump Gives Timeline on Fall of Iran By Logan Sekulow President Donald Trump's primetime address gave an update on the U.S. military's objectives of destroying Iran's nuclear capabilities - yet gave no timeline for an end date. But the President did vow that U.S. forces will "finish the job." As reported by the Associated Press: President Donald Trump said U.S. forces will "finish the  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 [Category: Government/Public Administration] (TNSrep) -- American Oversight posted the following news: * * * American Oversight Slams Trump's Attempted Evasion of Presidential Records Act * In response to the Department of Justice's Office of Legal Counsel claiming the Presidential Records Act (PRA) is unconstitutional and that Donald Trump doesn't need to follow the law -effectively shielding his administration's records from public disclosure -American Oversight critici more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 2 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CHALLENGES UNLAWFUL TRUMP ADMINISTRATION MOVE TO FORCE INDIANA COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS TO CONTINUE OPERATING BEYOND RETIREMENT DATES * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison today challenged unlawful "emergency" orders the Trump administration issued as part of its ongoing efforts to dismantle environmental protection more PR

OTTAWA, Ontario, April 3 -- The Bank of Canada issued the following news: * * * Summary of Governing Council deliberations: Fixed announcement date of March 18, 2026 This is an account of the deliberations of the Bank of Canada's Governing Council leading to the monetary policy decision on March 18, 2026. This summary reflects discussions and deliberations by members of Governing Council in stage three of the Bank's monetary policy decision-making process. This stage takes place after member more PR

MONTREAL, Quebec, April 3 -- La Presse, an independent digital media outlet, issued the following news release on April 2, 2026: * * * Because the Earth is not flat, a new podcast of La Presse The Press presents Because the Earth is not flat, a podcast on international news carried by the columnist Laura-Julie Perreault. His challenge: give the keys to understand a complex situation both on the other side of the world and in our neighbors, in 20 minutes. With expert guests, she will analyze,  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Kaine, Gallego, Colleagues Press Trump Administration on Decision to Ease Sanctions on Russia and Iran * Denver -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, joined U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), and 22 of their Senate colleagues in a letter pressing President Trump on his decision to ease sanctions on Russian more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Presses Binance on Potential Misrepresentations Regarding Money Laundering & Terrorist Financing * [WASHINGTON, DC] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI), today pressed Richard Teng, co-chief executive officer of Binance, on concerns the company may have provided misrepresentations or misleading info more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Says Trump's Threat to Bomb Iran Back to the Stone Age is 'Anti-Muslim, Racist, and Dehumanizing' The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, said President Trump's Threat to bomb Iran "Back to the stone ages" is "anti-Muslim, racist, and dehumanizing." In a statement posted on X, CAIR said: "The Trump admini more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-LA, Law Offices of Stacy Tolchin Welcome Release of Iranian Client After Federal Court Grants TRO Against Unlawful ICE Detention The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA), along with the Law Offices of Stacy Tolchin, welcomed the recent release of its client, Aliakbar Manaie, from immigration detention after a federal court granted a T more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on April 2, 2026: * * * CAIR-NY Welcomes Arrest of Suspected Perpetrator of Assault on Muslim Woman on Subway The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) today welcomed the arrest of the man suspected of assaulting a Muslim woman and destroying her phone on a Brooklyn subway platform as he shouted Islamophobic remarks. A 39-year-old was arrested on 19 charges, in more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN JOE MORELLE RESPONDS TO DONALD TRUMP'S OUT OF TOUCH COMMENTS ON CHILDCARE * April 2, 2026 (Rochester, N.Y.)-Today, Congressman Joe Morelle released the following statement in response to Donald Trump's comments yesterday about the federal government's responsibility to support working families: "Medicare, Medicaid, and childcare are not 'little scams,' they're the foundation of sta more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Shri Thanedar, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Shri Thanedar Statement on Firing of Attorney General Pam Bondi * Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Shri Thanedar (MI-13) issued the following statement following Trump's firing of Attorney General Pam Bondi. "Pam Bondi will go down in history as the Attorney General who protected pedophiles and weaponized the DOJ instead of fighting for justice. She should've been removed months a more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on April 2, 2026, by Will Todman, chief of staff of the Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department and senior fellow in the Middle East Program: * * * The Houthi Threat: Is Trump Underestimating One of Iran's Key Remaining Cards? On April 1, President Trump announced that the United States' strategic objectives in the war with Iran were "nearing completion." He threatened to send Iran "bac more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on April 2, 2026, by Victor Cha, president of the Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department, and Andy Lim, deputy director and fellow with the CSIS Korea Chair: * * * The Impact of the Iran Conflict on South Korea: By the Numbers One month into the Iran conflict, no noncombatant country has been hit harder than South Korea. The effective blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint thro more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on April 2, 2026, by Leslie Abrahams, deputy director and senior fellow with the Energy Security and Climate Change Program, and Lauryn Williams, deputy director and senior fellow in the Strategic Technologies Program: * * * Iran Conflict Heightens Cyber Threats to U.S. Energy Infrastructure The energy sector has long been targeted as a point of leverage in geopolitical conflict. Histori more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on April 2, 2026, by Director Heather Williams and Deputy Director Joseph Rodgers, both of the Project on Nuclear Issues in the CSIS Defense and Security Department: * * * Options for the United States to Resolve the Iran Nuclear Challenge Introduction In a 20-minute speech on April 1, President Donald Trump referred to nuclear weapons over 20 times. The speech opened with an overview of more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on April 2, 2026, by Daniel Byman, director of the Warfare, Irregular Threats, and Terrorism Program: * * * Who Is Winning the Iran War? It is difficult to tell which side is winning in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran because the objectives and strategies for victory of the combatants are so different. This is even further complicated by the fact that, for the United States, many of the hi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 [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 2 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst, Budd Lead Legislation to Deter Iranian Aggression * WASHINGTON -U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), co-chair of the Abraham Accords Caucus, and Ted Budd (R-N.C.) introduced legislation to strengthen regional defense partnerships between Abraham Accords countries and encourage other Arab nations to join the agreements. The Abraham Accords Defense Cooperation Act would require the Pentagon to estab more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sonmez Consulting LLC, a California-based cross-border advisory firm, has submitted a public comment letter to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury in support of the proposed rule designating MBaer Merchant Bank AG of Switzerland as a financial institution of primary money laundering concern under Section 311 of the USA PATRIOT Act. The letter highlights that MBaer was deliberately established to facilitate illicit financ more ST

DETROIT, Michigan, April 3 -- The Foundation for Economic Education posted the following commentary on April 1, 2026, by freelance journalist and critic Mark Nayler: * * * Going Nuclear Europe is re-embracing nuclear power, but Spain refuses to follow. On April 28 last year, a massive blackout plunged Spain and Portugal into darkness for over twelve hours. Flights were canceled, thousands of people were stranded on trains, and there were at least eight related deaths. The Spanish right seize more PR

NEW YORK, April 2 [Category: Media] -- Fox News Media, a business unit of Fox, posted the following news release: * * * FOX NEWS DELIVERS RECORD-SETTING QUARTER ON YOUTUBE BESTING ALL NEWS BRANDS WITH 1.5 BILLION VIDEO VIEWS * FNC Notches Sixth Straight Quarter at Number One; Drives Nearly 2 Billion YouTube Video Views Across FOX News Media Brands Coverage of War in Iran Propels FOX News to Highest Rated Month Ever with 621 Million YouTube Views in March, Doubling and Tripling Cable and Br more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 2 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Whitmer Issues Executive Order Declaring Energy Emergency to Save Michigan Motorists Money at the Pump Executive order easing restrictions on fuel blends comes amid rising gas prices due to war in Iran  Today, in response to skyrocketing gas prices driven by tariffs and the Iran war, Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued Executive Order 2026-4, declaring an energy emergency. The order w more PR

HEMPSTEAD, New York, April 3 -- Hofstra University issued the following news: * * * Phyllis Zagano Examines the War in Iran and the Debate Over the Female Diaconate Ginny Greenberg In her Religion News Service column, "In Trump's Iran conflict, it's prosperity gospel vs. the Quran," Dr. Phyllis Zagano, senior research associate in the Department of Religion, examines the current geopolitical conflict in the Middle East and argues that competing religious and economic worldviews are shaping p more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks Issues Statement Following Trump's National Address on Iran * Washington, D.C. - 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, and Trump stil more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release on April 2, 2026: * * * ICYMI: 'Take one less trip to Starbucks': GOP Senate candidates keep dismissing affordability concerns [MS NOW] In case you missed it, new reporting from MS NOW is highlighting the deeply "out-of-touch" comments Republican Senate candidates continue to make, "downplaying rising costs" and "defending the president's economic policies" that have made everything cost more more PR

MUNICH, Germany, April 3 -- ifo Institute issued the following news release on April 2, 2026: * * * Business Climate in Germany's Chemical Industry Deteriorates Significantly The business climate in Germany's chemical industry deteriorated significantly in March. The ifo Institute index fell to -25.0 points, down from -16.7 points* in February. At -31.9 points, companies assessed their current business situation as considerably worse than in February, when the figure stood at -21.2 points*. E more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 [Category: Energy] -- The Institute for Energy Research posted the following commentary: * * * The Iran Conflict Affects Flights and Prices * Key Takeaways 1 Jet fuel prices have more than doubled in Asia and are up 85% in the United States. 2 Airlines are adding fuel surcharges, raising rates, and cutting back on flights on less attractive routes. 3 Some airlines are using motor coach substitutes for air travel on short flights from regional airports to airline hubs.  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 [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] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Iran: Thousands of Prisoners at Risk * * Thousands of detainees in Iran, including political prisoners and children, are at risk of injury and death from US and Israeli strikes, as well as atrocities by Iran's authorities, including mass, secret, and arbitrary executions. * Instead of releasing prisoners unconditionally or on humanitarian grounds, Iran's authorities continue to carry out th more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON MS NOW: "THE WAR HAS MADE LIFE MORE EXPENSIVE IN THIS COUNTRY AND IT NEEDS TO END" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MS NOW's The Beat, where he emphasized that Democrats remain opposed to Donald Trump's reckless war of choice and the continued corruption being unleashed on the American people by his administration and sycop more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON MS NOW: "THE WAR HAS MADE LIFE MORE EXPENSIVE IN THIS COUNTRY AND IT NEEDS TO END" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MS NOW's The Beat, where he emphasized that Democrats remain opposed to Donald Trump's reckless war of choice and the continued corruption being unleashed on the American people by his administration and sycophantic Republicans in Cong more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on President Trump's Announcement on Iran War * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on President Trump's announcement on the Iran War: "President Trump didn't have a plan going into this war, and there's still no credible plan to end it now. The American people did not ask for this conflict, Congress did not authorize it, and th more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan: One Year of President Trump's Tariffs Have Driven Up Costs and Made Life More Expensive for New Mexicans * Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Finance, issued the following statement on the one-year anniversary of President Trump's sweeping tariffs that have hurt hardworking New Mexicans and Americans across the country: "One year a more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Warren, Blumenthal, Duckworth, Peters, Press Hegseth on Reported Attempts to Make Investments in Defense Firms Ahead of Iran War; Slam Potential Conflict of Interest, Violations of Federal Ethics Agreement * Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's broker reportedly attempted to invest in major defense companies in weeks leading up to Trump's attack on Iran "This would be a...betrayal of the natio more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 3 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * Mike Rogers One of the Most Out-of-Touch GOP Candidates in the Nation Multi-millionaire Florida resident Mike Rogers has a starring role in a new report about "several Republican Senate candidates [who] have downplayed rising costs" while defending Trump's disastrous economic policies. In a supercut of the most out-of-touch GOP Senate candidates across the country, MS NOW prominently features more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Statement on Trump's Incoherent Primetime Address on Iran * WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released a statement following President Donald Trump's primetime address on the administration's disastrous war in Iran: "That speech was grounded in a reality that only exists in Donald Trump's mind. We are losing this war. We cannot destroy all their missiles or drones, n more PR

FARGO, North Dakota, April 3 -- North Dakota State University issued the following news: * * * NDSU landscape architecture student wins national research scholarship and travel fellowship NDSU Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA) student, Shima Goodarzi, has been selected as the recipient of the 2026 Kenneth R. Brooks MLA Research Scholarship and CELA Conference Travel Fellowship. Awarded by the Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF), this is a competitive, national scholarship that reco more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The National Women's Law Center posted the following news release: * * * NWLC on Trump Saying He Won't Fund Child Care & Health Care Because of War * WASHINGTON -Angel Padilla, vice president of strategy and policy at the National Women's Law Center (NWLC), released the following statement after Donald Trump said yesterday that the government can't "take care of daycare" and other crucial programs like Medicaid and Medicare because it is funding t more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news release on April 2, 2026: * * * One Month Into Iran War, Americans Have Paid $8.4 Billion More for Gas, Now Costs $145 to Fill Pickup Truck New Data Also Includes State-by-State Breakdown of Increased Spending on Gas Since Trump's War Began * One month since President Trump unilaterally started his war against Iran, a new Joint Economic Committee - Minority  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * One Month Into Iran War, Virginians Have Paid $254 Million for Gas * WASHINGTON - A new congressional analysis finds that Virginians have already paid $254 million more at the pump as a result of President Trump's war of choice in Iran, part of a broader nationwide increase in gasoline costs totaling an estimated $8.4 billion for American families. The report shows the national average price of gaso more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * One Month Into Iran War, Virginians Have Paid $254 Million More for Gas * WASHINGTON, D.C - A new congressional analysis finds that Virginians have already paid $254 million more at the pump as a result of President Trump's war of choice in Iran, part of a broader nationwide increase in gasoline costs totaling an estimated $8.4 billion for American families. The report shows the national average price more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 2 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news: * * * One Year Later, Jon Husted Is Still Backing Reckless Tariffs That Are Crushing Ohio Families * COLUMBUS, OHIO - It has officially been one year since the introduction of reckless tariffs crushing Ohio farmers, small businesses, and families. Instead of standing up for Ohioans, Jon Husted has voted three separate times to block efforts to rein in the tariffs that are driving up costs and closing off markets. more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla Statement on Firing of Attorney General Pam Bondi * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement after President Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi: "Pam Bondi's disastrous tenure as Attorney General has come to an end, but the consequences of her weaponization of the Justice Department will more PR

NEW YORK, April 2 [Category: Media] -- PEN America, an organization that says it stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression, posted the following news release: * * * PEN America Condemns Shocking Arrest of Iranian Human Rights Lawyer and Writer Nasrin Sotoudeh * (NEW YORK)-PEN America today condemned the arrest of PEN America's 2011 Freedom To Write Awardee, prominent Iranian human rights lawyer and writer, Nasrin Sotoudeh. Sotoudeh's daughter, Meh more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The White House issued the following news on April 1, 2026: * * * President Trump Delivers Powerful Primetime Address on Operation Epic Fury Tonight, in a primetime address to the nation, President Donald J. Trump provided an update on Operation Epic Fury. After just one month, President Trump highlighted the extraordinary achievements of the U.S. military, which has delivered swift, overwhelming blows to the Iranian regime -- decimating its navy, shattering its air for more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The White House issued the following news on April 1, 2026: * * * President Trump's Clear and Unchanging Objectives Drive Decisive Success Against Iranian Regime Tonight, President Donald J. Trump will address the nation on Operation Epic Fury -- a decisive campaign of American strength that is systematically dismantling the Iranian regime's ability to threaten the United States and the free world. Under President Trump's leadership, the U.S. military is executing this more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member McCollum: President Trump's War in Iran is a Strategic and Diplomatic Failure * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D, MN-04), the Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, issued the following statement on Wednesday in response to President Trump's address to the nation: "President Trump's war in Iran is a strategic and diplomatic failure.  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Fitzgerald Statement on President Trump's National Address on Operation Epic Fury * OCONOMOWOC, WI -Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) issued the following statement after President Trump addressed the nation on the status of Operation Epic Fury in Iran. "President Trump made clear that Operation Epic Fury is achieving its goals in decimating the Iranian regime's military capabilities more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Warner Responds to Trump Remarks on Iran * WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, tonight issued the following statement: "President Trump's address tonight did little to answer the most basic questions the American people deserve when our nation is engaged in a costly and dangerous conflict with Iran. From the outset, this  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Adam Smith, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following news release on April 2, 2026: * * * Smith Responds to Trump's National Address on His War of Choice U.S. Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement in response to President Donald Trump's national address on his war of choice against Iran. "President Trump missed a critically important  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 (TNSxrep) -- Research conducted by the Stanford Japan Barometer indicates that highlighting energy dependence on Middle Eastern oil significantly increases public support for deploying the Japan Self-Defense Forces to the Strait of Hormuz. The study, titled Energy Security Nudges Japanese Opinion on Military Deployment in Iran, but Baseline Opposition Persists, reveals that economic fears regarding oil supply disruptions are more persuasive than arguments centered on the U.S. more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following transcript of an interview on March 31, 2026, by Sean Hannity of Fox News with Secretary Marco Rubio: * * * QUESTION: Here with more, joining us is the Secretary of State himself. Marco Rubio is with us. Mr. Secretary, thank you for taking the time. I know you're busy and you've got a lot on your plate. Could we start with the question for those Americans that may not understand why now? I want to go through this in great sp more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on April 2, 2026: * * * Statement from DNC Chair Ken Martin on the Firing of Pam Bondi as Attorney General Donald Trump announced today that he is firing his Attorney General Pam Bondi, after Bondi reportedly begged Trump not to. Bondi's abrupt exit is the second firing of a cabinet secretary in a month, and the latest embarrassment for the Trump administration amid historically low approval ratings for more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Dave Min, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * STATEMENT: Rep. Min on Co-Sponsoring H.R. 3565, the Block the Bombs Act * Washington, D.C. -Representative Dave Min (CA-47) released the following statement on his support for H.R. 3565, the Block the Bombs Act: "I have and always will stand for the right of Israel to exist and to defend itself, and I strongly supported Israel following the horrific attacks by Hamas on October 7, 2023, which killed more PR

GENEVA, Switzerland, April 2 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The International Commission of Jurists issued the following news: * * * The UN Human Rights Council makes significant but limited progress in addressing human rights around the world, as atrocities multiply in the Middle East and elsewhere * Geneva, 1 April 2026. The UN Human Rights Council (HRC) has concluded its 61 st regular session 23 February to 31 March, advancing the protection of human rights by adopting 38 resolutions, out of wh more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Senate Minority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune Joins America's Newsroom on Fox News * Click here to watch. WASHINGTON -U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined America's Newsroom on Fox News. On Democrats' preposterous shutdown politics: "[For] Democrats... it was all about 'reforms,' restrictions on ICE and on CBP agents and what they could or couldn't do. They got none of that. They got zero more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Trump: Objectives in Iran Near Completion, Terrorist Nation 'Bully No Longer' * During an address from the White House this evening, President Donald J. Trump told Americans that the U.S. military, as part of Operation Epic Fury, was nearing completion of operational objectives in Iran. Over the next few weeks, the president said, the U.S. would intensify operations in Iran, permanently disabling its ability more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48887) on March 26, 2026, entitled "U.S. Conflict with Iran." The report is written by Middle Eastern affairs specialists Clayton Thomas, Christopher M. Blanchard, Jeremy M. Sharp and Jim Zanotti: * * * SUMMARY U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28, 2026, have sparked a wide-reaching regional conflict, with ongoing U.S. and Israeli air operations in Iran and Iranian retaliatory st more PR

GENEVA, Switzerland, April 1 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The International Service for Human Rights posted the following news: * * * UN80: Member States agree on modalities for review of UN mandates * UN Member States adopted today at the UN General Assembly a landmark resolution under the UN80 Initiative to reform how the organisation creates, implements and reviews its mandates. The UN's work is guided by the mandates created by its Member States through resolutions and decisions across vario more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman Calls on Secretary Hegseth to Resign After Hearing From More Than 3,000 Virginians Concerned About War with Iran * Washington, D.C. -Congressman Eugene Vindman (Va.-07) today renewed his call for the resignation of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth after hearing from more than 3,000 Virginians through a district-wide survey on President Trump's war of choice with Iran. The survey asked consti more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, April 2 -- VoteVets issued the following statement on April 1, 2026: * * * Statement of VoteVets Senior Advisor Major General (Ret.) Paul Eaton on Trump Address on Iran "That was one of the greatest speeches in the history of military leadership. It was Churchill, and FDR, and Patton all wrapped into one. "April Fools. "Donald Trump is clearly trying to justify his failure by changing the narrative. But that does not change the facts on the ground, which point to his strat more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Schiff Call for Investigation Into Misuse of Insider Information * WASHINGTON - U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Adam Schiff (D-CA) sounded the alarm on potential violations of federal securities laws related to insider trading following a series of concerning instances in which large financial positions were established shortly before major federal policy decisions with significant mark more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Warning Lights Flashing For Brad Finstad As "Life in the First District is Getting Less Affordable" [Minnesota Star Tribune] * Star Tribune : After years in GOP hands, Democrats see a shot at Tim Walz's old House seat New reporting from the Star Tribune highlights how Brad Finstad is staring down the toughest race of his career. Under Finstad's watch, " life in the First Distr more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Blumenthal, Duckworth, Peters, Merkley Press Hegseth on Reported Attempts to Make Investments in Defense Firms Ahead of Iran War; Slam Potential Conflict of Interest, Violations of Federal Ethics Agreement * Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's broker reportedly attempted to invest in major defense companies in weeks leading up to Trump's attack on Iran "This would be a...betrayal of more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Daniel Webster, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Webster Response to President Trump's Address to the Nation * Washington, D.C. - Florida Congressman Daniel Webster, R-Clermont, released the following statement in response to President Trump's address to the nation on Operation Epic Fury. "For 47 years, the Iranian regime has chanted for the death of our country, murdered American service members, brutalized their own citizens, and terrorized  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on April 2, 2026: * * * Wyden Presses Treasury Department on Political Interference in Prosecution of Turkish State-Owned Bank Accused of Laundering Money for Iran Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., pressed the Department of the Treasury on whether political interference played a role in the Trump Administration's recent decision to give a  more PR