WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on April 24, 2026: * * * IN THE STATES: Democrats Score Major Victory in Virginia Against Republican Attempts to Rig Elections and Costs Continue to Soar Under Trump Democrats in Virginia pulled off a historic victory on Tuesday: Virginians passed a ballot measure to redraw the Commonwealth's congressional maps, netting up to four new blue seats. Donald Trump and Republicans set off this redistricting  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on April 24, 2026: * * * Trump Heads to RNC Retreat as Poll Numbers Hit Record Lows Americans overwhelmingly disapprove of Trump and Republicans' agenda heading into the midterms * Donald Trump will speak today at the Republican National Committee's spring retreat as his poll numbers hit record lows. Heading into the midterms, the American people strongly disapprove of Trump's second term as his rec more PR

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Discusses the War with Iran, Ongoing Department of Homeland Security Shutdown, Affordability Crisis Facing Americans on C-SPAN's Ceasefire * WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) joined Dasha Burns and Congressman Mark Amodei (NV-02) on C-SPAN's Ceasefire for a bipartisan conversation to discuss the war with Iran, the ongoing Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown, an more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI--Hagerty Joins Balance of Power on Bloomberg to Discuss Iran Negotiations, Federal Reserve Leadership, Reconciliation * WASHINGTON -Yesterday, United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Senate Banking Committee and former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, joined Balance of Power on Bloomberg to discuss Iran, energy markets, Kevin Warsh's nomina more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI--Hagerty Joins Mornings with Maria on Fox Business to Discuss Budget Reconciliation, Kevin Warsh, AI Competition with China * WASHINGTON -Today, United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Banking and Foreign Relations Committees and former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, joined Mornings with Maria on Fox Business to discuss budget reconciliation, Kevin Warsh, AI competition more PR

LONDON, England, April 23 -- International Transport Workers' Federation issued the following news release: * * * ITF condemns fresh wave of attacks and seizures on civilian vessels in the Strait of Hormuz The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) condemns the latest attacks and seizures targeting civilian vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, calling on all parties/warring states to immediately cease the use of commercial shipping as an instrument of war. Reports indicate that in the more PR

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Freedom House posted the following joint statement: * * * Leading Global Voices Call for Renewed Solidarity in Support of the Iranian People The people of Iran should be able to freely determine their country's future. * Leading democracy organizations and experts issued a joint statement, released today by Freedom House, to emphasize that the future of Iran should belong to its people. At a moment of heightened uncertainty, the statement underscores that the rights  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Cortez Masto Fight for Fair and Transparent Energy Prices Amid Trump's War in Iran * U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) introduced legislation to help combat high gas and energy prices in New Mexico and across the country. The Fair and Transparent Gas Prices Act would require the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate anti-competitive, collusi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Warren, Van Hollen, Colleagues Open New Investigation into Hegseth's Role in Dismantling Military's Civilian Harm Prevention Guard Rails * Hegseth has made deep cuts in funding, personnel for civilian harm mitigation programs More than 1,700 civilian deaths, strikes on more than 30 schools, health care facilities since the start of President Trump's illegal war in Iran Washington, D. more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The Peterson Institute for International Economics issued the following commentary on April 23, 2026, by senior fellow Alan Wm. Wolff, Simon J. Evenett, professor of geopolitics, Bernard M. Hoekman, part-time professor, Petros C. Mavroidis, Edwin B. Parker Professor of Law at Columbia Law School: * * * Use the WTO to address global fertilizer supply constraints related to the Iran war The war in Iran has seriously disrupted the global supply of fertilizer, causing pric more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Blumenthal: Week in Review 4/17/2026-4/24/2026 * Slamming Senate Passage of Budget Resolution to Fund Lawless ICE & CBP [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement after the Senate approved a budget resolution that will allow Congressional Republicans to move ahead with billions of dollars in spending increases for Immigration & C more PR

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following statement on April 24, 2026, by Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott: * * * U.S. Sanctions Intensify Pressure on Iran's Oil Trade Network in China The United States is taking decisive action to disrupt Iran's illicit oil trade, the Iranian regime's primary revenue streams that fund its terrorism and destabilization of the region. The Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions today on a major, independent Chinese  more PR