WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * BREAKING: Jim Desmond Joins NRCC's Unpopular "MAGA Majority" in CA-48 In response to news that Jim Desmond was added to the NRCC's "MAGA Majority," DCCC spokesperson Anna Elsasser released the following statement:  "The NRCC agrees Jim Desmond is a MAGA extremist - full stop. After posing as a 'common sense' moderate, Desmond wasted no time flipping to embrace Donald Trump and Re more PR

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed during a news conference at Port Botany and a subsequent interview on ABC Sydney that the country has secured over 200 million liters of diesel. Accompanied by the Energy Minister, Albanese explained that Export Finance Australia is underwriting these purchases through BP and Viva Energy to provide national fuel security during a period of global turbulence. The prime minister stated that the shipments, sourced from S more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese appeared on The Issue podcast to discuss the government's strategy for the upcoming federal budget and the nation's response to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Albanese highlighted that the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has created a "very turbulent time" globally, leading to spiked inflation and significant pressure on diesel and jet fuel supplies. He announced that the government has secured 400 million litres of a more PR

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- British Minister of State for Europe, North America and the Overseas Territories Stephen Doughty addressed the United Nations Security Council in New York to demand the restoration of freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. Doughty stated that the United Kingdom is working with international partners to safeguard mariners and prevent Iran from disrupting global energy markets and supply chains. The minister criticized the decision by Russia and China to veto reso more PR

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- British Minister of State for Europe, North America and the Overseas Territories Stephen Doughty addressed the United Nations General Assembly in New York to emphasize the enduring importance of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. Doughty stated that the agreement remains a vital pillar of international security but warned against taking its stability for granted amid nuclear expansion in China and non-compliance by Iran and North Korea. The minister more PR

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer addressed the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers annual delegate meeting to mark the enactment of the Employment Rights Bill into law. Speaking in Blackpool, the prime minister highlighted that the legislation now guarantees sick pay and paternity leave from day one while banning exploitative zero-hour contracts and fire and rehire practices. Starmer emphasized that these reforms fulfill a promise to provide security and r more PR

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Dexter Introduces War Powers Resolution to End Iran War Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter (OR-03), a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC), introduced a War Powers Resolution to end Trump's illegal and immoral war with Iran. "Oregonians have been calling my office nonstop with opposition to this war-and they are right to be outraged. I am outraged too," said Dexter. "From the beginn more PR

BRONX, New York, April 28 -- The Fordham Political Review posted the following commentary on April 27, 2026, by Andrew Kravatz: * * * The Unspoken Truth of America's War Crimes in Iran On February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel launched an illegal war on Iran. Since then, over 4,000 people have been killed, including over 300 children, 13 United States service members, and dozens of aid workers. The war has permeated throughout the Middle East, with over 12 countries reporting casualt more PR

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, April 27 [Category: Sports] -- The International Boxing Association issued the following news: * * * IBA Bare Knuckle card confirmed for St. Petersburg: IBA.PRO Champions Night * The International Boxing Association (IBA) is set to electrify the KSK Arena in St. Petersburg on 4 May with the upcoming IBA.PRO Champions Night. This historic event will feature a unique dual format, combining traditional boxing with the high-intensity world of bare-knuckle fighting. While more PR

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI--Hagerty Joins Kudlow on Fox Business to Discuss Warsh Confirmation, Latest on Iran On Friday, United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Banking and Foreign Relations Committees joined Kudlow on Fox Business to discuss Kevin Warsh's Confirmation Process to be Fed Chairman and the Trump administration's talks with Iran. Partial Transcript Hagerty on the probe into Fe more PR

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on April 27, 2026: * * * ICYMI: U.S. Senators John Fetterman and Katie Britt Talk Friendship, Mental Health, and Social Media on Bipartisan NBC Show Last week, U.S. Senators John Fetterman (D-PA) and Katie Britt (R-AL) joined Kristen Welker on NBC's Common Ground Live, a live show bringing together leaders with different perspectives who work across the aisle, and engage in discourse on bipartisan p more PR

MELBOURNE, Australia, April 27 [Category: International] (TNSrpt) -- The Institute of Public Affairs issued the following news release: * * * The $165.5 million carbon tax on our last two refineries * "The 2026 Iran war has revealed the costs of Australia being a fuel importer. We must restore our sovereign capability, and the first cab off the rank should be to exempt our remaining refineries from the Safeguard Mechanism," said Saxon Davidson, Research Fellow at the Institute of Public Affa more PR

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- 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 Today, 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, col more PR

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * MAGA Jay Feely "In Lockstep With Trump" On Unpopular Iran War, Tariffs, ICE Killing U.S. Citizens [AZ Family] * New reporting highlights how MAGA Republican Jay Feely is openly embracing Trump's cost-spiking agenda - even as the President's approval ratings continue to take a nosedive. In an interview with AZ Family, Feely brushed off sky-high gas prices and Trump's price-spikin more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 28 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * SHOT/CHASER: Michigan Gas Prices Rising Fastest in the Nation; Mike Rogers Said Michiganders Should Be "Fine" Paying More After multi-millionaire Mike Rogers was caught "downplaying" the economic impact of high gas prices at a recent campaign event, Michigan gas prices are surging once again, with the state now facing the "biggest weekly average [price] increase" in the nation: * SHOT: Roger more PR

ROLLA, Missouri, April 27 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology posted the following news: * * * Missouri S&T student selected for national engineering educators program Darya Pirmohammadi, a Ph.D. student in chemical engineering at Missouri S&T, has been selected for a national professional development program designed to prepare future engineering educators. Pirmohammadi, of Iran, will attend the 2026 Emerging Engineering Educators (EMEE) workshop this summer -part of the Kern E more PR

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * New AP Reporting Scrutinizes Jen Kiggans' Vote to Gut Clean Energy Tax Credits, Betraying Coastal Virginia * Congresswoman Jen Kiggans continues to face scrutiny for saying one thing in Virginia, only to turn around and betray her community in Washington. Major new reporting from the AP details how Kiggans "portrayed herself as a champion of renewable energy" but then "voted in  more PR

GLASGOW, Scotland, April 27 -- The University of Glasgow posted the following news: * * * New research addresses concerns over the use of Electric Vehicles As more UK drivers switch to electric vehicles (EVs), experts at the University of Glasgow have shared research that improves understanding of the behaviours and charging demand of EV drivers, that can help with a more efficient and equitable deployment of public charging infrastructure and improve the overall driving experience.  With t more PR

WASHINGTON, April 27 [Category: Political] -- The National Organization for Women issued the following news release: * * * NOW Demands Funding for Global Women's Human Rights * The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), adopted in 1979 by the UN General Assembly, is often described as an international bill of rights for women. But today, those rights are threatened by budget cuts that have removed safeguards for women's rights and end the global c more PR

NEW YORK, April 27 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The New York City Bar Association issued the following news release: * * * On the U.S. Military Action Against Iran * New York City Bar Association Statement On February 28, 2026, the United States joined Israel in initiating a large-scale military operation against Iran without required authorization from Congress or from the UN Security Council. [1] In the ensuing weeks, the war has spread through much of the wider Gulf region. The New York Cit more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement: * * * Durbin Statement On Senate Republicans Approving $140 Billion To Fund ICE & Border Patrol As prices continue to rise, Durbin denounced Republicans' misplaced priorities to fund Trump's mass deportation campaign * U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and a member of the Senate Appropria more PR

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following transcript of an interview on April 27, 2026, by Trey Yingst of Fox News Channel with Secretary Marco Rubio: * * * QUESTION: Secretary Rubio, thank you for speaking with Fox News. SECRETARY RUBIO: Thank you. Thanks. It's great to see you here and not on the balcony with a vest on. QUESTION: Absolutely. Great to see you. You were at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday night. I'm curious what was going thro more PR

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * The Leader's Floor Lookout: Week of April 27, 2026 * Here's what to watch for on the House Floor this week: Responsibly Funding Our Brave ICE and Border Patrol to Keep Americans Safe This week, House Republicans are bringing forward a budget resolution to pave the way for the end of Democrats' dangerous shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security by instructing committe more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 27 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Vineyard Wind Contracts Lower Electricity Prices for Massachusetts Customers The Healey-Driscoll Administration today is announcing the activation of the Vineyard Wind contracts, which ensure stable, affordable prices for 20 years and save Massachusetts customers a projected $1.4 billion on electricity bills over the next 20 years. "Vineyard Wind is a key part of our all-of-the-abo more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 28 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following Q&A on April 27, 2026, by Tom Gresham with Tara Nikzad Joolhar, a student majoring in science and philosophy major: * * * How I found my research: Tara Nikzad Joolhar loves both the challenges and surprises she finds in the lab Joolhar, a science and philosophy major at VCU, will graduate this spring at the age of 20. A career in medicine is in her sights next. * How I found my research is an occasional se more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, April 28 -- Virginia Tech issued the following Q&A on April 27, 2026, involving political scientist Robert Hodges: * * * What successful peace negotiations between Iran and the U.S. will require The United States and Israeli war with Iran is complicated and multilateral, driven by varied motives, with the primary actors desiring different outcomes. Centered on the Strait of Hormuz and on Lebanon, the conflict extends across the region and its effects have global implicat more PR

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Kelly, Gillibrand, Blumenthal Investigate Hegseth's Failure to Protect Troops in Middle East After Fatal Attack Troops injured in strike on Kuwait post reportedly received no warning to evacuate, denied requests for additional protections * U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), and Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) launched a new more PR

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Joins Bill to Block Trump's Attacks on Vote by Mail, Presses USPS on Unconstitutional Executive Order U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined the Absentee and Mail Voter Protection Act (Absentee MVP) Act, legislation led by U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), to block President Trump's unlawful March 31, 2026, executive order (EO) that aims to more PR

WASHINGTON, April 27 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The Wilson Center, an organization that provides nonpartisan insights and analysis on global affairs to policymakers and the public through deep research, open dialogue and independent scholarship, issued the following news release: * * * Latin America's Negative Supply Shock from the US-Iran Conflict * Latin American economies are currently absorbing two negative supply shocks: tariffs and oil prices. Countries in the re more PR