WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on July 31, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Raskin Launches Investigation into Trump Scheme to Sell Insider Access to His Own Truth Social Posts Trump Media Plan Launching August 1 Will Charge Wall Street $100,000/Month for Early Access to President's "Truths" - Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, launched an investigation into Trump Media & Technology Group's plan to sell Wall S more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. POST-HEARING WRITTEN COMMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS 2027 AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW Maximum Lawful Inclusion An Eligibility Approach That Advances America First Trade Goals and African Development Submitted to: AGOA Implementation Subcommittee Trade Policy Staff Committee Office of the United States Trade Representative Docket No. USTR-2026-0298 Submitted by: S more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (TNSrpt) -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 30, 2026: * * * Peters Report Finds Trump Administration Has Dismantled Critical Counterterrorism Infrastructure and Weaponized What Remains Against Political Opponents, Leaving Americans Vulnerable to Terror Threats U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released a new report detailing how more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following statement by Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott: * * * Countering Iran's Exploitation of the Strait of Hormuz Today, the United States designated the Persian Gulf Marine Insurance Company and Hormuz Safe Marine Services Authority, two Iranian entities backed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), for running coercive "insurance" schemes that extort international shipping transiting the Strait of Hormuz. These entities manufacture risk--including the threa more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following statement on July 30, 2026, by Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott: * * * United States Sanctioning Iran's Mahan Air Network and IRGC-Linked Front Company The United States today sanctioned six entities and individuals in China, India, Russia, and Iran that enable the Iranian regime's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). These include entities that support Mahan Air, the IRGC's airline of choice for moving weapons, military personnel, and equipment. Today's acti more PR