WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, issued the following remarks on June 24, 2026, at a markup of fiscal 2027 Defense funding bill: * * * Thank you very much, Chairman Cole. I want to start by again thanking the majority and minority staff: Jennifer, Jason, and Ed on the minority side, and Taylor, Keri Lyn, Gina, Colleen, Max, Ariana, Jackie, Daniel, and both Adams. And, I would also like to thank my personal staff, Ben Peterson, and my Military Fellow fr more PR

WASHINGTON, July 3 (TNSFR) -- The Defense Acquisition Regulations System issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * DoD is seeking information that will assist in the development of a revision to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement sections of the National Defense Authorization Acts for Fiscal Years 2021 and 2022 that address the prohibition on the acquisition of covered printed circuit boards from a covered nation. Comments are due on August 31, 2026, according to a Federal Register not more PR

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following opening remarks on June 24, 2026, at a markup of the fiscal 2027 Defense funding bill: * * * Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. And Chairman Calvert, Ranking Member McCollum. Thank you, thank you for your work together in bringing forward this bill today. I also want to say a thank you at the outset to the subcommittee staff for their work on this bill. Jennifer Chartrand, Jason Gray, and Ed Etzkorn on the minori more PR

LONDON, England, July 3 -- The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales issued the following news release: * * * Confidence slumps to near four-year low as businesses nurse painful Iran war hangover Business confidence in the UK has sunk to a near four-year low as firms count the mounting cost of the Iran war, a survey of 1,000 business leaders published today has found. * Sentiment lowest since Q4 2022 amid geopolitical risks and rising costs * Confidence in its joint-longest negative streak since global financial crisis * more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, July 3 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Iran: Political journalist arrested * 03 July 2026 On 29 June, Karaj-based political journalist Omid Faraghat was arrested on charges of 'disturbing public opinion' and 'acting against national security'. Faraghat is the seventh journalist currently imprisoned in Iran. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns his imprisonment and calls for the immediate release of all detained journalists an more PR

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Pushes Trump Administration to Release Affordable Housing Construction Funds * Washington, D.C. - As President Trump continues to slow-walk a bipartisan housing affordability bill that already passed through Congress, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) is teaming up with U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and several colleagues in urging the president to unlock community development tools and promptly release $750 million in federal housing co more PR

PETERBOROUGH, England, July 3 -- The Road Haulage Association issued the following statement on July 2, 2026, by Managing Director Richard Smith on decarbonization priorities for the British prime minister: * * * On entering Downing Street, the new Prime Minister will face a myriad of competing choices and priorities. Decarbonising the commercial vehicle sector is no exception, with a long "to do" list to work through. Net Zero Week provides an opportunity to review "where next?" together with a list of priorities the RHA will urge the Prime  more PR