WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on June 11, 2026: * * * $1,072,210,299,000 - Republicans Push Forward with Largest Defense Funding Bill in History Republicans on the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee today advanced their 2027 funding bill during a closed meeting. The bill sets the Pentagon budget at more than $1 trillion - the largest in U.S. history and a $234 billion increase over 2026. The extravagant increase in Def more PR

ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, New York, June 13 -- Bard College issued the following news release on June 12, 2026: * * * Bard College Appoints Executive Vice President and Professor of Political Studies Jonathan Becker as Acting President Becker will lead college during presidential search process - The Bard College Board of Trustees today announced the appointment of Executive Vice President and Vice President for Academic Affairs Jonathan Becker as acting president, as the Board of Trustees launches a comprehensive search for a new permanent lea more PR

BINGHAMTON, New York, June 13 -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Binghamton University innovates new technique to detect plastic landmines Using consumer-grade technology, the method doesn't require an Internet connection - a plus for conflict zones By Jennifer Micale Today's anti-personnel landmines are small in size and often have a plastic casing that standard metal detectors are unable to register. Geophysical techniques such as ground-penetrating radar, magnetometry, and electromagnetic induction are significant more PR

LONDON, England, June 12 (TNSLrpt) -- The British National Audit Office issued the following report on June 12, 2026, entitled "Responding to sudden-onset humanitarian crises." Here are excerpts: * * * Background to the report The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) leads the UK government's response to humanitarian crises overseas, including those caused by conflicts, natural disasters, extreme weather events, and diseases. Some crises occur suddenly, such as earthquakes, and are known as sudden-onset crises. Others emerge ov more PR

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on June 12, 2026, by James Hasik, non-resident senior fellow with the Transatlantic Defense and Security Program: * * * Ban Chinese Drone Parts? Good Luck Washington wants to stop all imports from China. Instead, it should work with Ukraine. - It's a sweeping industrial policy bound to fail. The US government has banned imports of all new drones from China -- and from Ukraine. While US drone operators may continue using drones already in the cou more PR

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on June 12, 2026, by international peace and security expert James Fennell: * * * The Walkout of Britain's Defense Overlords The chasm between rhetoric and reality has triggered a crisis in the UK's security establishment. - Stewardship of Britain's defenses was thrown into chaos on June 12 by the resignation of the widely respected Defence Secretary, John Healey, and several junior ministers, including the colorful Armed Forces Minister and form more PR

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on June 12, 2026, by A19Lab CEO Vitaliy Goncharuk: * * * Why Defense Startups Choose Europe Over America The United States still leads as the global platform for civil startups, but next-generation defense ventures are quietly staying in Europe. - Since Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022, Ukraine has become the world's proving ground for battlefield innovation. Drones, autonomous strike systems, electronic warfare, and swarming software are all more PR

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on June 12, 2026, by Tina Dolbaia, associate fellow with the Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program, and Leah Kieff, senior associate (non-resident) with the Project on Prosperity and Development: * * * Eurasia's Shifting Balance of Influence: An Opening for the United States? Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine has significantly altered the strategic landscape across Eurasia. The Kremlin's resources have been stretched thin, weakening  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on June 12, 2026, by Victor Cha, president of the Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department: * * * Who Are G7's Top Performers? Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) will convene in Evian-les-Bains on June 15-17, 2026, at a time of great geopolitical and economic disruption. This will be the first multilateral leaders' meeting of this elite club of advanced industrialized democracies since the start of U.S. and Israeli military action on Ir more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, June 12 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * DAF senior leaders explain, justify sizable budget boost in Senate hearing * WASHINGTON - Presenting a unified front, the highest-ranking civilian and military leaders of the Air Force and Space Force told a Senate subcommittee June 9 that the historic boost in spending for the department is necessary to defend the nation and that mechanisms are already in place to spend the funds wisely and to maximum effec more PR

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- The Office of the Director of National Intelligence issued the following news release: * * * DNI Gabbard Reveals Evidence of U.S. Taxpayer-Funded Global Biolab Program * WASHINGTON D.C. -After months of searching through Intelligence Community holdings and files, Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard is revealing new evidence of longstanding United States government funding for more than 120 biolabs in over 30 countries. These biolabs include labs in Ukraine, which may be at risk of compromise due to t more PR

WASHINGTON, June 12 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN12696) by energy policy specialist Michael Ratner. Here are excerpts: * * * Effects of Iran Conflict on Natural Gas Prices The U.S./Israel military operations against Iran that commenced on February 28, 2026, quickly raised the specter of a closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway in the Persian Gulf for the transit of natural gas, oil, and other commodities. Approximately 20% of the world's liquefied natural gas (LNG), more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, June 12 -- The European Investment Bank posted the following news release: * * * EU Finance Ministers back EIB Group strategy for a stronger, more secure Europe in a more stable world * * Member States endorse EIB Group strategy to use its full potential and scale up investment and risk-taking, with a special focus on energy autonomy, technological leadership, security and defence, resilient infrastructure and strong global partnerships. * EIB Group on track to meet 2026 target of 5% of total financing in EU for secur more PR

LONDON, England, June 12 -- The British National Audit Office issued the following news release: * * * FCDO responds strongly to sudden-onset humanitarian crises despite a challenging global picture * * FCDO delivers timely responses to sudden-onset humanitarian crises, with its central humanitarian crisis team supporting 19 sudden-onset crises between late 2021 and 2025. * Aid budgets have reduced globally, with the UK reducing its aid funding from 0.5% to 0.3% of Gross National Income by 2027. Meanwhile, the UN estimates the number of more PR

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono Statement on Committee Passage of FY27 National Defense Authorization Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and Ranking Member of the Readiness and Management Support Subcommittee, released the following statement after the Committee passed its draft of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) earlier this week: "I'm pr more PR

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following remarks on June 11, 2026, at the subcommittee markup of the fiscal 2027 U.S. Department Defense funding bill: * * * Thank you, Chairman Cole, Chairman Calvert, and Ranking Member McCollum. I also want to thank the subcommittee staff for their work on this bill. Jennifer Chartrand, Jason Gray, and Ed Etzkorn on the minority, and Adam Sullivan and his talented team on the majority side. Thank you for all your hard more PR

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, issued the following commentary on June 12, 2026, by senior fellow Luke Coffey to Arab News: * * * NATO Can No Longer Treat the Arctic as a Peripheral Concern The next NATO Summit is now only weeks away. With no end in sight to Russia's war with Ukraine and instability continuing in the Middle East between the US and Iran, the leaders of the alliance have a full in-tray. Even so, NATO recently turned its more PR

NEW YORK, June 12 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following commentary by Iskra Kirova, advocacy director of the Europe and Central Asia Division: * * * EU-Ukraine to Launch Accession Talks on Rights, Rule of Law Progress Essential to Preventing Backsliding in Wartime - Ukraine and European Union member states are expected to launch negotiations in mid-June on the reforms Kyiv should implement to comply with EU rule of law and fundamental rights standards. Progress on these issues will not only determine the pace more PR

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * In Committee, Rosen Helps Advance Bipartisan National Defense Bill with Major Wins for Nevada, Servicemembers * Senator Rosen Helped Write and Pass the Legislation to Provide A 3.6% Pay Raise for Troops, Establish A Uniform Policy on Hate Symbols, Authorize Military Construction Projects in Nevada, And More WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) announced several major wins for servicemembers in Nevada and across the country that s more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 12 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- McDermott Will and Emery, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * McDermott successfully advises Tecnimont S.p.A. as Bombay High Court rejects Eurochem EUR2bn asset freeze claim * Global law firm McDermott Will & Schulte, alongside local counsel, Quillon Partners, advised Tecnimont S.p.A. (" Tecnimont "), a subsidiary of Maire S.p.A., in successfully opposing LLC EuroChem North-West-2's (" EuroChem ") application to the Bombay High Court seeking an interim injunction restra more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 12 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Harriet having it all From Boston to Moscow and across the U.S., Harriet Latham Robinson SM '61, PhD '65 has balanced an exciting career at the forefront of molecular biology with family, friends, and adventure. - In winter 1997, at age 60, when many researchers might be looking forward to retirement, Harriet Latham Robinson SM '61, PhD '65 was pursuing a faculty position as the chief of microbiology and immunology at the Yerkes more PR

NORFOLK, Virginia, June 12 -- The NATO Allied Command Transformation issued the following news release: * * * From Observations to Options: How the Future Force Study is Using the Conflict in Ukraine to Inform Future Force Design The Future Force Study (FFS) is a structured, evidence-led effort to turn real-world intelligence into practical Force Design Options (FDOs). Rather than copying solutions from any single theatre, FFS translates observations into testable hypotheses, then stress-tests them through analysis, war-gaming, modelling and more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 12 [Category: National Defense] -- The Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International issued the following news release: * * * Robots Don't Bleed. They Save Lives. * By Michael Robbins President & CEO, AUVSI This week, a U.S. Navy autonomous surface vessel helped save two American helicopter pilots in the Strait of Hormuz. After a U.S. Army Apache went down near Oman, a Saronic Corsair autonomous boat recovered both crew members from the water and moved them to a point where they could be hoisted to more PR

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Blumenthal: Week in Review 6/5/2026-6/12/2026 * Championing Wins for Connecticut in National Defense Authorization Bill [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement after the Committee's approval of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2027. The NDAA includes a number of provisions championed by Blumenthal t more PR

GREENVILLE, Pennsylvania, June 12 -- Thiel College issued the following news release: * * * Thiel College names Trey Austin to lead men's basketball program * GREENVILLE, Pa.-Thiel College Director of Athletics Isaac Collins announced the hiring of Trey Austin as the next head coach of the men's basketball program. Austin joins the Tomcats after two seasons as head coach at Penn State Fayette, where he led one of the program's most significant turnarounds in recent years and guided the Roaring Lions to their first postseason appearance an more PR

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, June 13 (TNSjou) -- The University of Colorado issued the following news release: * * * UCCS researchers and team pave the way for magnetic quantum computers The quantum computing era demands novel materials and approaches to overcome the challenges of quantum information storage and scaling up quantum-interconnected circuits. Magnons may provide a pathway toward overcoming both obstacles. These quasiparticles represent collective waves of synchronized electron spins that travel through magnetic materials and can  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 12 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report on June 11, 2026: Here are excerpts: * * * NOTE: On June 11, 2026, the June World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report was reposted to correct an error in the U.S. Sugar Supply and Use Table 16. Deliveries for human consumption for the 2025/26 fiscal year was incorrectly shown as 12.259 million STRV. The correct value is 12.385 million STRV. The Sugar section text and the Secretary' more PR