OLYMPIA, Washington, July 30 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown continues fight against excessive energy rate increases with challenge to PSE rate increase * Washington Attorney General Nick Brown today took another important step in his effort to defend consumers from fast-rising utility bills, arguing against Puget Sound Energy's (PSE) steep price hikes for gas and electric service. "We need to fight to keep Washington affordable for everyone," said Brown. "PSE should only ra more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet Leads Colleagues to Demand Trump Administration Crack Down on Russian Crypto Sanctions Evasion Network * Washington, DC -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and Senate Finance Committee, led seven colleagues in a letter to Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent urging the Trump Administration to crack down on A7 LLC, a Russian state-backed cryptocurrency sanctions evasion netwo more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following statement on July 29, 2026: * * * Boyle Statement on July 2026 Fed Interest Rate Decision Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement after the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announced it would be maintaining the current interest rate target range: "American families have now paid over $3,500 more due to inflation under Donald Trump more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following statement: * * * Boyle Statement on June 2026 PCE Inflation Data Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement after the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported an annual personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index of 3.7 percent for June 2026: "Donald Trump admitted exactly where his priorities lie: He says we can't afford Medicaid or more PR

OTTAWA, Ontario, July 31 -- The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives issued the following commentary on July 30, 2026, by senior economist Marc Lee: * * * Canada as an "energy superpower" The federal government is walking back climate action and fast-tracking fossil fuels in the West. It's a strategy that won't age well. - Western Canada's political economy got a jolt on July 2, the political equivalent of a blockbuster hockey trade. The federal government signed deals with each of British Columbia and Alberta to double down on fossil f more PR

TORONTO, Ontario, July 31 -- The Royal Bank of Canada issued the following news release: * * * Canadian defined benefit pension plans return 6.0% in Q2 2026 Plan sponsors are asking harder questions about what is inside their portfolios - For the first time since Q3 2025, both equities and fixed income delivered positive returns for Canadian defined benefit pension plans. RBC Investor Services reported a median return of 6.0% in Q2 2026 and 6.4% year-to-date across plans in its custody. Plans in global equities led all asset classes with  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on July 30, 2026, by Walter Clemens, an affiliate of the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University and professor emeritus of political science at Boston University: * * * We Need More Than a Ceasefire in Ukraine As news from the front makes Vladimir Putin's demands for peace with Kyiv look more absurd, Ukraine and its allies must push for justice. - Why would Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, or any outside mediat more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on July 30, 2026, by Americas Program fellow Henry Ziemer: * * * Autonomy and Affordable Mass in Latin America and the Caribbean On April 21, 2026, General Francis L. Donovan, commander of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), established the command's first-ever Autonomous Warfare Command. As detailed in a press release, the SOUTHCOM Autonomous Warfare Command (SAWC) will be dedicated to fielding autonomous, semi-autonomous, and uncrewed sy more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Democrats Block Sen. Scott's 'SAFE KIDS Act' as Support Grows for Ending Birth Tourism Loophole * WASHINGTON, D.C.- Today, Senate Democrats blocked Senate passage of U.S. Senator Rick Scott's Stopping Adversarial Foreign Exploitation of Kids in Domestic Surrogacy (SAFE KIDS) Act, despite growing support for the bill. WATCH: Democrats Block U.S. Senator Rick Scott's SAFE KIDS Act This legislation prevents adversarial nations, including Communist Chi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth Joins Warren, Lawmakers in Investigating Reports that DoD Failed to Provide Sufficient Care for Servicemembers Injured in Iranian Strike #Survivors of Iranian attack on Port Shuaiba in Kuwait say Pentagon ignored requests for advanced medical aid, failed to provide protection from strikes, misclassified injuries - Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and 11 colleagues sitt more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Competitive Enterprise Institute posted the following news release: * * * Fed decides to maintain interest rates during July FOMC meeting: CEI analysis * Today, the Federal Reserve announced it will maintain interest rates, signaling a continued commitment to the fight against inflation. The Fed is remaining cautious, as renewed concern over the Trump administration's tariff policy weighs on the economy. CEI senior economist Ryan Young: "While the Fed held interest rates steady at this week more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand Statement On Republicans Blocking Her Iran War Powers Resolution * Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement after Republicans voted to block her resolution directing President Trump to remove the U.S. armed forces from hostilities against Iran unless military force is explicitly authorized by Congress. Earlier today, Senator Gillibrand gave a s more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Gottheimer, Jackson Introduce Bipartisan Bill Targeting Polisario Front Cooperation with Iranian Regime Bipartisan legislation would trigger a terrorist designation of the Polisario Front over its cooperation with Iran and Iranian-backed terrorist groups - U.S. Representatives Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) and Ronny Jackson (TX-13) introduced the Polisario Front Terrorist Designation Act, the bipartisan House companion to legislation in the Senate  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Groundwork Collaborative, a think tank and progressive advocacy group, posted the following news release: * * * Growth Slows While Prices Remain High * GDP misses expectations and the savings rate fell to a four-year low Today, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released its advance estimate of second-quarter GDP, finding that the economy grew at an annualized rate of 1.5%. The economy continues to grow more slowly than it did in 2025, growing at an average annualized pace of 1.8% in the firs more PR

PARIS, France, July 31 -- Accor, a hospitality company, issued the following news release: * * * Half-Year 2026 Results Accor shows its agility in a challenging global environment REVPAR UP 2.2% FOR H1 2026, UP 4.6% EXCLUDING MIDDLE EAST NET UNIT GROWTH OF 3.2% PIPELINE UP 11.4% RECURRING EBITDA UP 6.5% AT CONSTANT CURRENCY, AT Euros563 MILLION RECURRING FREE CASH FLOW UP 42% AT Euros194 MILLION - 2026 OUTLOOK: RECURRING EBITDA EXPECTED BETWEEN Euros1,260 MILLION AND Euros1,285 MILLION LAUNCH OF THE SECOND TRANCHE OF THE SHARE BUYBACK more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, issued the following commentary on July 30, 2026, by Zineb Riboua, research fellow at the Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East, to News24: * * * Crucial Caveat in Trump's Saudi Nuclear Deal Intended to Cut China, Russia out of the Middle East for Decades The Trump administration's announcement that it was negotiating a 30-year civil nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia immediately  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: U.S. Senator Katie Britt Joins Common Ground with Bret Baier * 'We talk about peace through strength all the time. To me, this is the definition of that.' WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) yesterday joined Common Ground with Bret Baier and Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.). Senator Britt praised President Trump's leadership in holding Putin accountable for Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine and Iran for its murderous  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The International Monetary Fund issued the following news release: * * * IMF Executive Board Completes the Seventh Review Under the Extended Arrangement Under the Extended Fund Facility and Second Review Under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility Arrangement for Egypt * The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the seventh review under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement and the second review under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF) arrangement, allowing the aut more PR

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, July 31 (TNSbrep) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: * * * In the long-haul, all roads lead to fuel efficiency How the freight transport sector can drive energy security gains Key Takeaways: * Enhanced fuel efficiency could partially shield Australia's freight sector, and the broader economy, from future diesel pain. * Short-term, industry-wide behaviour, process and technology improvements could reduce road freight's diesel use by 10-20%. * An accompanying shi more PR

LONDON, England, July 30 -- The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales issued the following statement by chief economist Suren Thiru: * * * UK interest rates on a knife edge following hawkish July rate hold Responding to today's interest rate decision by the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (Thursday 30 July 2026), Suren Thiru, ICAEW Chief Economist, said: "Keeping interest rates on hold is a predictably pragmatic response to the conflicting realities of softer-than-expected inflation on the one hand and renewed  more PR

GENEVA, Switzerland, July 31 -- The International Air Transport Association issued the following news release: * * * Air Passenger Demand Falls 1.7% in June The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for June 2026 global passenger demand: * Total demand, measured in revenue passenger kilometers (RPK), was down 1.7% compared to June 2025. Excluding the Middle East, demand declined by 0.6%. Total capacity, measured in available seat kilometers (ASK), decreased 1.3% year-on-year. The load factor was 84.2% (-0.4 ppt compar more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following commentary on July 30, 2026, by Paul Goble, specialist on ethnic and religious questions in Eurasia, in the foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Ukrainian Drone Attacks on Refineries Far From Only Threat to Russia's Oil Industry Executive Summary: * Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian refineries have sparked a country-wide gas shortage and cost Moscow significant export earnings. They are far from the only threat to Russia's oil industry. Other, less dramatic threats a more PR

ADDISON, Texas, July 30 [Category: Human Resources/Personnel] -- Job Creators Network issued the following news release: * * * Job Creators Network Responds to Federal Reserve Holding Interest Rates Steady * Alfredo Ortiz, CEO of Job Creators Network, released the following statement after the Federal Reserve voted to leave interest rates unchanged: "Main Street is still paying the price for interest rates that remain too high. Every month that interest rates remain elevated is another month entrepreneurs face higher borrowing costs, fewer more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Delivers Speech On Senate Floor Condemning Trump's Three Illegal Wars * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, spoke on the Senate floor to express his strong opposition to President Donald Trump's three illegal wars in Iran, Venezuela, and the Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific Ocean. In the speech, he called for congressional action to end these unauthori more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Introduces Bill to Ban DOJ Immunity for Presidents * Lujan Legislation to Protect DOJ Independence Comes as Trump's Personal Defense Attorney Todd Blanche is Considered to be Next Attorney General Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) introduced the No Trump Immunity Act, legislation to prohibit the Department of Justice (DOJ) from granting immunity to the President, the Vice President, their immediate family memb more PR

HAMILTON, Ontario, July 30 -- McMaster University issued the following news: * * * What's at stake as Houthi rebels threaten new chokehold in the global flow of oil Supply chain expert Behrouz Bakhtiari explains the global implications of a potential blockade of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a strategic shipping route in the Red Sea. By Mike Beattie When Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz, the sudden interruption to the steady flow of crude oil - approximately 25 per cent of global seaborne oil trade -- sent crude prices skyrocketing. In respons more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- George Washington University posted the following news: * * * Media Tip Sheet: New CNN Poll Highlights Challenges Ahead of the 2026 Midterms * WASHINGTON (July 29, 2026) - A new CNN poll suggests President Trump is facing political challenges ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, with his approval rating slipping as voters express concerns about the economy, inflation and the administration's handling of the conflict with Iran. The survey also found weakening support among independent voters, a key voting bloc that cou more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Moulton, Warren, Lawmakers Investigate Reports that DoD Failed to Provide Sufficient Care for Service Members Injured in Iranian Strike * WASHINGTON, D.C. \- Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06) and 12 other members of Congress, led by U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel, and Representative Pat Ryan (NY-18), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, opened a new investi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 [Category: Energy] -- The Institute for Energy Research posted the following commentary: * * * Oil Prices Rise as Fighting Resumes in the Middle East * #Key Takeaways 1 Brent oil prices rose above $90 again on July 29 as Iran broke the pause in hostilities by attempting missile attacks on U.S. bases in Jordan and the United States and Saudi Arabia struck back against Iran-backed targets in Iraq. 2 The Houthis in Yemen are attempting an oil blockade in the Red Sea but allowing Chinese tankers to exit the Bab el-Mandeb S more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Radical Democrats Are Determined to Tear Down Our Country and Tear Up the Constitution * "Today's Democrat Party is driven by its activist wing. These are people who are radical, extreme, dangerous, and scary. They've put it into writing with their manifesto. They're admitting it out loud on television. Here in the United States Senate, Democrat Senators are embracing radical policies." WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * READ IN THE DES MOINES REGISTER: Zach Nunn's Lies About Mom & Minister Sarah Trone Garriott's Faith Are Backfiring * New in-depth reporting from the Des Moines Register details Zach Nunn's losing campaign strategy against mom and minister Sarah Trone Garriott: pushing false, despicable attacks against her Christian faith and service, which reporting finds are "backfir[ing] with some Iowa voters." Sarah Trone Garriott speaks about more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Maria Salazar, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Salazar Cosponsors Bipartisan Resolution Demanding Justice for Victims of the AMIA Terrorist Bombing * Washington, D.C. -U.S. Representative Maria Elvira Salazar (FL-27), Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, joined Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-26), Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Darren Soto (FL-09), and Michael Rulli (OH-06) in introducing a bipartisan resolution commemorating more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 30 [Category: Energy] -- 350.org, an organization that works to end the age of fossil fuels and build a community-led renewable energy, posted the following news release: * * * Shell announces scandalous fossil fuel profits as Europe burns * As catastrophic wildfires tear across Europe, communities are forced to flee their homes, firefighters battle blazes around the clock, and families continue to face soaring living costs, the Dutch-British oil major Shell has announced another quarter of scandalous fossil fuel more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release on July 30, 2026: * * * Treasury Cracks Down on Global Networks Enabling Iran's Mahan Air and IRGC Mahan Air serves as a critical conduit for the IRGC's movement of weapons, operatives, and military equipment worldwide. - Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is designating six entities and individuals in China, India, Russia, and Iran, including multiple companies serving as general sales agents for t more PR