COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 15 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news: * * * "Ohio Republican attorney general candidate appears to advocate ending parts of Medicaid" * COLUMBUS, OH - In new bombshell reporting, Ohioans are seeing that Republican Attorney General candidate Keith Faber would rip Ohioans' healthcare away if elected in November. In addition to making comments in multiple recent media appearances "that sounded supportive of ending at least some parts of Ohio Medicaid," "Faber's campaign did not clarify his comments whe more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 [Category: Sociological] -- The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee issued the following news release: * * * ADC Welcomes Senate Vote Blocking NDAA and U.S.-Israel Military Integration * July 15, 2026 media@adc.org Washington, D.C. | Senate Democrats blocked the National Defense Authorization Act from moving forward Tuesday, opposing both the Trump administration's handling of the war with Iran and provisions designed to further intertwine the United States and Israeli militaries. In a rare defeat for a mus more PR

NEW YORK, July 16 [Category: International] -- The Center for Human Rights in Iran posted the following news release: * * * Authorities Escalate Crackdown on Iranian Students Amid Post-War Repression * More Than a Hundred Students Arrested, Expelled, or Jailed in Expanding Assault on Dissent at Universities July 16, 2026 -Iranian authorities have launched a sweeping crackdown on university campuses, subjecting students to arbitrary arrests, imprisonment, expulsions, suspensions, and politically motivated disciplinary proceedings since the more PR

LONDON, England, July 16 -- The British Chambers of Commerce issued the following news: * * * UK Exporters Floundering As Headwinds Build * The proportion of businesses reporting increased exports orders fell to 16% in Q2 2026, down from 25% in Q1. * The balance of firms reporting increased orders stands at -10%, with 26% of businesses reporting a decrease. * In the past 20 years, export orders have only been worse during the pandemic and financial crash of 2008/9. * Services exporters have been hit hardest with just 14% reporting incr more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on July 15, 2026: * * * CAIR Welcomes Historic Vote by 104 House Members to End $3.3 Billion in Military Aid to Israel Muslim civil rights group says majority of House Democrats supported ending unconditional funding, signaling a turning point in congressional debate - The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a historic vote by 104 members of the U.S.  more PR

SAN BERNARDINO, California, July 17 -- California State University San Bernardino campus issued the following Faculty In the News wrap up: * * * Faculty in the News, July 16 Meredith Conroy (political science) discussed gender politics on the "Right Now with Perry Bacon" podcast; David Yaghoubian (history) was interviewed about the latest developments the U.S.-Iran conflict; and Stuart Sumida (biology) was interviewed about the private sales of dinosaur fossils, a move by the Trump administration to shrink two national monuments in Utah, and more PR

OTTAWA, Ontario, July 17 -- The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives issued the following commentary on July 16, 2026, by Senior Economist Marc Lee: * * * The Vancouver condo bailout props up a failed housing model How much should the government pay for an unsold, empty condo for it to be "affordable"? - On June 18, while visiting Vancouver for the FIFA World Cup, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a new package of federal housing and infrastructure funding for British Columbia. He also spoke of a new housing policy tool: the Canada- more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell Statement on Vote Against Annual Defense Policy Bill * 07.16.26 WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) voted against advancing the FY27 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), an annual defense policy bill, on the grounds that it would give President Trump enormous leeway in pursuing his illegal war with Iran and fail to impose necessary guardrails on his willingness to send the military into U.S. cities. She iss more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on July 16, 2026, by non-resident senior fellow Alexander Kolyandr: * * * Russia's Raddled Stock Market Vladimir Putin hoped to double the size of the stock market. He has comprehensively failed, and there's no obvious fix to be found. - Russia's stock market is stuck in one of its worst stretches in decades. The MOEX index has now fallen for 17 straight weeks -- the longest unbroken decline since 1997 -- and is back down near the lows it hit on  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11471) by macroeconomic policy specialist Marc Labonte and international trade and finance specialist Rebecca M. Nelson: * * * Central Bank Digital Currencies Policymakers have debated whether the Federal Reserve (Fed) should create a central bank digital currency (CBDC) - a "digital dollar." A CBDC would share some of the technical features of cryptocurrencies (crypto) - that is, private digital currencies, such as Bitcoin, w more PR

NEW YORK, July 15 [Category: International] -- The Center for Human Rights in Iran posted the following news release: * * * Civilians Must Be Protected At All Times During War * Deliberate attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure are prohibited under international humanitarian law and would constitute war crimes The Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) strongly condemns threats to target Iran's bridges, power plants, or any other essential civilian infrastructure. Deliberately attacking civilians and civilian infrastructure is p more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, July 17 (TNSxrep) -- The Commonwealth Bank of Australia issued the following news: * * * EOFY sales fail to spur normal June spending spree, as data points to signs of weakness The latest HSI Index shows a slower pace of growth in June despite sales and sporting events. Key points * Seasonally adjusted recreation spending rapidly decelerated in June from 2.3% growth in May to just 0.2% in June. * Compared to 2025, spending on household goods was soft despite the EOFY sales. * The strongest spending categories in June more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Gabe Evans, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Gabe Evans Votes to Advance America First Foreign Policy and Strengthen National Security * WASHINGTON -Today, Congressman Gabe Evans voted in favor of the Fiscal Year 2027 National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, legislation that prioritizes America's security, strengthens our alliances, confronts adversaries like Communist China and Iran, combats the flow of fentanyl into the United States, and e more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Democratic Veterans Celebrate Defeat of Republican Attack on Veterans' Benefits * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, for the second time, U.S. House Republicans were forced to withdraw a flawed Republican bill, H.R. 9237, from floor consideration. This followed strong opposition from members of the Democratic Veterans Caucus highlighting how the bill would represent the largest cut to veterans' benefits in history, including cutting benefits for common more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Democratic Veterans Celebrate Defeat of Republican Attack on Veterans' Benefits * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, for the second time, U.S. House Republicans were forced to withdraw a flawed Republican bill, H.R. 9237, from floor consideration. This followed strong opposition from members of the Democratic Veterans Caucus highlighting how the bill would represent the largest cut to veterans' benefits in history, including cutting benefits for common c more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand Statement On Trump's Primetime Waste of Time * Watch Here. Today, ahead of President Trump's "speech," U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) - who will be spending all of Friday traveling across New York talking about grocery prices - released the following statement and video: "At a time when families are paying more for less under this administration, instead of focusing on improving their lives, the president is focused on more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Goodlander Statement on the State Department Appropriations Bill * Washington, D.C. -Today, Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02) released the following statement after her vote on the State Department appropriations bill. "As a Member of Congress, it is my job to ensure American taxpayer dollars are spent out of necessity - and in a way that advances the interests and values of the United States of America. That is the spirit in whi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Goodlander, Democratic Veterans Celebrate Defeat of Republican Attack on Veterans' Benefits * Washington, D.C. -Today, for the second time, U.S. House Republicans were forced to withdraw a flawed Republican bill, H.R. 9237, from floor consideration. This followed strong opposition from members of the Democratic Veterans Caucus highlighting how the bill would represent the largest cut to veterans' benefits in history, including cutting be more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Hegseth Hosts Iraqi Prime Minister at Pentagon * Secretary of War Pete Hegseth welcomed Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi to the Pentagon July 14, where the two leaders met to discuss the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, the end of the Operation Inherent Resolve mission and the future of the U.S.-Iraq relationship. This was al-Zaidi's first stop on his first official trip to the U.S. since taking over as Iraq's prime minister in mid-May. "It's an honor to more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on July 15, 2026: * * * Hoeven Joins Congressional Delegation Trip to United Kingdom to Strengthen Economic & Military Partnerships Senator Met with U.S. Officials & Military Forces Stationed in U.K., Called on Britain, NATO Allies to Step Up & Help with Iran, Strait of Hormuz - LONDON, U.K. - Senator John Hoeven (R-N.D.) participated in a congressional delegation trip to the United Kingdom. Hoeven and the delegation met with: * U.S. officials stati more PR

LONDON, England, July 16 -- The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales issued the following statement by chief economist Suren Thiru responding to the British GDP figures for May 2026 released by the Office for National Statistics: * * * "This dishearteningly weak rebound is unlikely to ease anxiety over the UK's economic health as the Iran conflict helped suppress activity in key sectors like construction and industrial production, despite a warm weather uplift to retail. "May's uptick is unlikely to have prevented GDP grow more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "HOUSE DEMOCRATS WILL STRONGLY OPPOSE THE GOP'S AMERICA LAST BUDGET RESOLUTION" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference, where he emphasized that while House Republicans are ignoring the needs of everyday Americans, House Democrats remain committed to driving down the high cost of living and making life better for the American people. LEADER JEFFRIES : A few moments a more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "HOUSE DEMOCRATS WILL STRONGLY OPPOSE THE GOP'S AMERICA LAST BUDGET RESOLUTION" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference, where he emphasized that while House Republicans are ignoring the needs of everyday Americans, House Democrats remain committed to driving down the high cost of living and making life better for the American people. LEADER JEFFRIES : A few moments ago, yet again, another rec more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Addison McDowell, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * McDowell Leads Letter Calling on DOJ to Investigate Potential Logan Act Violations by New York City Mayor's Office * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, Congressman Addison McDowell led a letter to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche calling on the Department of Justice to investigate whether officials in New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's Administration violated the Logan Act by engaging in unauthorized communications with the Islamic Republic  more PR

LONDON, England, July 16 -- The British Ministry of Defence issued the following news: * * * Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry Luke Pollard MP keynote speech at the Global Air and Space Chiefs' Conference * Colleagues, good to see you all again. It is a year ago since we came together and I reflected in my remarks at that point about the ever changing and evolving story of air power and importantly, the challenges ahead. Now, this is a story of constant imagination, invention and adaptation, in which we've had to evolve time a more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Adams Statement on Massie Amendment to Republican Foreign Aid Budget * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12), issued the following statement regarding her vote in opposition to the Massie Amendment to the National Security Department of State, & Related Programs Appropriations Bill, which failed in the House of Representatives on Wednesday evening, July 15, 2026. "I share the deep frustration so many Ame more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Balint Introduces Amendment to Republican Budget Resolution to Stop Funding for Unauthorized War in Iran * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Becca Balint (VT-AL) introduced an amendment during the House Budget Committee's markup of the Republican budget resolution to strike $73 billion in funding for President Trump's unauthorized war in Iran. Balint's amendment would have prohibited funding for military action that has not been  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Craig Statement on Her Vote Against Massie Amendment * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig released the following statement on her vote against Rep. Thomas Massie's amendment to the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act regarding funding for Israel. "Today's vote was an unserious attempt by Rep. Thomas Massie to implement sweeping and irresponsible changes to America's foreign po more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * REP. IVEY'S STATEMENT ON VOTING YES ON THE MASSIE AMENDMENT TO STATE DEPARTMENT APPROPRIATIONS BILL * "House Republicans passed a foreign aid budget that guts American diplomacy, slashes humanitarian assistance when it is needed most, and weakens the tools we rely on to compete and lead in the world. In this funding bill, Republicans have chosen to offer an overly broad amendment by Rep. Massie that blocks all foreign aid to Israel, including humani more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Scott Peters, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Peters Slams Reckless Republican Spending Bill * Washington, D.C. -Today, U.S. Congressman Scott Peters (CA-50) joined the full House Budget Committee for a markup of House Republicans' Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2027, their third reconciliation package of the 119th Congress. The $95 billion proposal includes $73 billion for the war in Iran and Department of Defense, $12 billion in farm aid, and $10 billion for el more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Stevens Leads New Bill to Refund Michigan Families for Trump's Erratic Tariffs * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Haley Stevens (MI-11) announced the Tariff Refund Act, new legislation to return up to $1,700 to American households to offset higher prices over the past year from Trump's erratic tariffs. Throughout the first year of the second Trump Administration, Donald Trump used the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEE more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Subramanyam's Statement on State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill * WASHINGTON, DC -U.S. Representative Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) released the following statement after the House vote on the partisan National Security and Department of State government funding bill: "As the War in Iran drags on for the 5th month, House Republicans pushed a funding bill to the floor for the State Department that further isolates our country.  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Ricketts Commemorates Lindsey Graham * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today on the Senate Floor, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) commemorated the life and legacy of Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC). "Lindsey Graham was part of the glue for the Senate -not just for Republicans, but for Republicans and Democrats... When Lindsey would see an issue, he would hop on a plane and go fix it, whether it was overseas or in my home state of Nebraska," said Ricketts. " more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Linda T. Sanchez, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Sanchez: Trump is focused on conspiracy theories, not solving Americans' problems * WASHINGTON - Congresswoman Linda T. Sanchez (D-Calif.) released the following statement after President Trump addressed the nation regarding his disproven conspiracy theories about widespread election fraud: "President Trump is reviving long-debunked conspiracy theories because he refuses to accept that he lost the 2020 election. Now he's using those same l more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Schiff Joins Slotkin, Gillibrand, & Colleagues to Press Pentagon to Release Findings on Deadly Iran School Strike * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joined Senators Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), and 22 other colleagues to place additional pressure on the Department of Defense to release its findings on the February bombing of an elementary school in Iran. The attack on the Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementar more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, with 24 co-signers issued the following letter to the U.S. Department of Defense and U.S. Central Command: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 13, 2026 The Honorable Pete Hegseth Secretary of Defense Department of Defense 1000 Defense Pentagon Washington, D.C. 20301 - Admiral Brad Cooper Commander U.S. Central Command 7115 South Boundary Boulevard MacDill AFB, FL 33621-5101 - Dear Secretary Hegseth and Admiral Cooper: We write regarding the Departmen more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Moran, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Sanction Purchasers of Russian Oil * Moran spoke on the Senate floor, paying tribute to the late Sen. Lindsey Graham & reaffirming U.S. support for Ukraine WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) this week joined a bipartisan group of his colleagues in introducing the Sanctioning Russia Act, the result of an agreement negotiated by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and the White House that  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Schiff Breaks Down Todd Blanche Hearing, Condemns Continued Evasions from Trump Nominees on CNN and MS NOW * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joined CNN's OutFront with Erin Burnett and MS NOW's The Briefing with Jen Psaki to recap his questioning of Todd Blanche during the Acting Attorney General's confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. He condemned Blanche's role in the conception and approval of  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Schiff Prepares America for Repeated Trump Election Fraud Claims on CNN Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joined CNN's The Lead with Jake Tapper to discuss the upcoming primetime address by President Trump and the latest exposure of President Trump's corruption and insider trading scandals.  Schiff also continued his condemnation of President Trump's incompetent handling of the illegal Iran war, emphasizing the need to pass a War  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Schiff Seeks Federal Investigation into Potential Price Gouging by Big Oil Companies * Six of the world's biggest fossil fuel companies - Chevron, Shell, BP, ConocoPhillips, Exxon and TotalEnergies are projected to make $94 billion combined in profits this year. That is $2,967 a second. Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is demanding the Department of Justice (DOJ) launch a f more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 16 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * The Prohibited Foreign Entity (or FEOC) Rules and Battery Storage * Over the past year, battery storage developers and equipment manufacturers have had to contend with new "Prohibited Foreign Entity" (PFE) rules-commonly called the FEOC ("foreign entity of concern") requirements. Enacted on July 4, 2025, as part of the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (OBBBA), the PFE rules bar developers and manufacturers with specified ties to more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Must Stop Illegal Sharing of Asylum Seekers' Confidential Records with Iran New Filing Demands * Washington D.C. -Today, the Public Citizen Litigation Group filed a motion for a preliminary injunction and stay in the case of Iranian American Legal Defense Fund v. Rubio to ask the court to stop the Trump administration from sharing private information of Iranian asylum seekers with Iran and order the U.S. government to provide notice to  more PR