OTTAWA, Ontario, July 9 -- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney posted the following statement on July 8, 2026: * * * The Ankara Summit Declaration 1. "We, the Heads of State and Government of the North Atlantic Alliance, have gathered in Ankara to reaffirm our ironclad commitment to our collective defence under Article 5 of the Washington Treaty and to the transatlantic bond. An attack on one is an attack on all. Our unity, solidarity and collective strength remain the foundation of peace, security, and prosperity for the one billion citizen more PR

OTTAWA, Ontario, July 9 -- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney issued the following news release: * * * Prime Minister Carney secures new defence partnerships at the 2026 NATO Summit In a more dangerous and divided world, Canada must be prepared to defend ourselves and our Allies. As the threats to North America evolve, Canada is focused on taking full responsibility for the security of our Arctic. Over the past year, Canada has undertaken a generational transformation of our defence posture through historic investments, major reforms, and s more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, July 9 -- Chevron, an energy company, issued the following news release on July 8, 2026: * * * Chevron and ZL Chemicals Announce Technology Licensing Agreement for Advanced Chemical Surfactant Technology Vantis(TM) technology designed to support resource recovery in shale and tight reservoirs - Chevron Technical Center, a division of Chevron U.S.A. Inc., a subsidiary of Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX), and ZL Chemicals Ltd today announced a technology licensing agreement under which ZL may commercialize Chevron-developed che more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on July 8, 2026: * * * Meeks Issues Statement Following NATO Summit in Ankara, Turkey Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement after the NATO Summit in Ankara, Turkey: "I'm encouraged that, despite President Trump's best efforts to derail it, the NATO Summit produced some positive outcomes. European allies continue to step more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 8 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * MIT researcher proposes a way to detect nuclear weapons in space * In 2024, a U.S. government official warned that Russia could be developing a new satellite designed to carry nuclear weapons into space. The statement followed the launch of a suspicious Russian satellite into low-Earth orbit in 2022, just a few weeks before the country's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. A nuclear detonation in low-Earth orbit -the region about 100 more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following readout of her meeting on July 7, 2026, with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on the sidelines of the 2026 NATO Summit, alongside other members of her congressional delegation: * * * READOUT: Ranking Member Shaheen, Colleagues Meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte ANKARA, TURKIYE - Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Co-Chair of more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, July 8 -- NATO issued the following news: * * * Secretary General on the Ankara Summit: NATO delivers * The NATO Summit in Ankara concluded on Wednesday (8 July 2026). Secretary General Mark Rutte said the message from Ankara was clear: NATO delivers. He explained how defence investment was rising, new capabilities are being delivered, defence industrial production is expanding, and that European Allies and Canada are assuming greater responsibility for their security. "We are rebalancing our security for the better, and  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN12519) by international trade and finance specialist Kyla H. Kitamura. Here are excerpts: * * * Section 232 Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum In 2025, President Trump expanded and increased existing steel and aluminum tariffs, imposed since 2018 under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (19 U.S.C. Sec.1862). Section 232 authorizes the President to impose trade restrictions if the Secretary of Commerce determines that imp more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 8 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Arizona. *** Allocation of Access to a Chiplet Across an Interconnect Switch ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, July 7 -- INTEL CORPORATION, Santa Clara, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 12675586 B2, initially filed Dec. 13, 2022) developed by five inventors Francesc Guim Bernat, Barcelona, Spain; Marcos Carranza, Portland, Oregon; Kshitij Doshi, Tempe, Arizona; Ned Smith, Beaverton, Oregon; and Karthik Kumar, Chandler, Arizona, for "Allocation of access t more ST

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 8 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Missouri. *** Material Handler for Aerial Platforms ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, July 7 -- ALTEC INDUSTRIES, INC., Birmingham, Alabama has been assigned a patent (No. US 12673859 B2, initially filed Sept. 18, 2023) developed by Aaron Servais, Gower, Missouri, and Austin Graham, Kansas City, Missouri, for "Material handler for aerial platforms." *** Soybean Variety 01094736 ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, July 7 -- MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC, St. Louis, Missouri has been as more ST

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on July 8, 2026: * * * Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Secures Historic Defense Investment from NATO Allies, Powering American Industry STRENGTHENING THE U.S. DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE: This week, at NATO's 2026 Ankara Summit, President Donald J. Trump announced a surge in defense investment from Allies, increasing market access for American companies and supporting thousands of high-paying American manufacturing jobs. * $3 billion in major deals and joint ventures  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse Returns from Bipartisan, Bicameral Delegation to OSCE Parliamentary Assembly in The Hague * U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), the Senate Ranking Member of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (the "Helsinki Commission"), returned today to the United States after co-leading a bipartisan, bicameral congressional delegation to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Parliamentary Assemb more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young Op-Ed: The hidden danger China's ships could bring to our shores * WASHINGTON -The following op-ed by U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) was published by FOX News on July 8, 2026. By Todd Young Chinese vessels carry appliances, clothing, and household goods to our ports. But what if they also brought, without notice, missile launchers concealed in shipping containers? This is not merely a hypothetical question, but a possibility America's lead more PR