WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. August 5, 2026 Bryan Bedford Administrator Federal Aviation Administration U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Ave SE Washington, D.C. 20590 Re: Designation-Restrict the Operation of Unmanned Aircraft in Close Proximity to a Fixed Site Facility (Docket No. FAA-2026-4558; Notice No. 26-03) Dear Administrator Bedford, The Edison Electric Instit more ST

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, Aug. 6 [Category: Media] -- The Poynter Institute posted the following news release: * * * Award-winning broadcast journalist Scott Pelley to receive Poynter Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Journalism * The Poynter Institute, a global leader in journalism, will honor award-winning journalist, bestselling author and longtime television news anchor and correspondent Scott Pelley with the 2026 Poynter Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Journalism at the Bowtie Ball in November. Pelley's career has spanned five decade more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Wicker Issues Statement on Russia's Unprecedented Escalation Against NATO Allies * U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today issued the following statement: "Vladimir Putin's military failures in Ukraine have led him to undertake unprecedented acts of aggression against our NATO allies. Last week, a Russian cruise missile impacted on Polish territory, and armed Russian drones were shot d more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Aug. 6, 2026, by Damien Spleeters, non-resident senior associate of the Economics Program and Scholl Chair in International Business: * * * Beyond Tracing: Anticipatory Technical Exploitation and Smart Friction Informed by more than a decade of documenting recovered weapons systems in conflicts, a 2023 investigation in Ukraine encountered one of the first Russian-produced copies of the Iranian-designed Shahed-136 one-way attack drone.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Aug. 6, 2026, by Victor Cha, president of the Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department, Director Bonny Lin and Associate Director Truly Tinsley, both of the China Power Project: * * * Old Friends, New Calculations: A Reset in China-North Korea Relations In June 2026, for the first time in seven years, Chinese leader Xi Jinping visited Pyongyang to meet with Kim Jong-un. While Xi hosted over 20 leaders in the first half of the calendar more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following Critical Questions Q&A on Aug. 6, 2026, involving Andrew Friedman, director and senior fellow in the Human Rights Initiative: * * * Bridging the Gap: LEO Satellite Internet and Human Rights Just a few days into Russia's full-scale invasion, Ukraine's minister of digital transformation (now Minister of Defense) took to Twitter to ask Elon Musk for Starlink in Ukraine. Approximately 12 hours later, Musk confirmed that the world's most prominent low Ea more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R49046) on July 27, 2026, entitled "Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations - Funding History and Agency Descriptions:" (Continued from Part 1 of 3) * * * Department of Energy The E&W regular appropriations acts typically have funded nearly all DOE programs./20 Major DOE activities are authorized under multiple energy statutes and include the following: * research and development (R&D) on renewable energy, energy ef more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. August 5, 2026 Submitted electronically via regulations.gov U.S. Department of Transportation Docket Operations, M-30 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Room W12-140 West Building Ground Floor Washington, DC 20590 Re: Comments of DefendUAS Inc. to the Section 2209 NPRM on Restricting the Operations of Unmanned Aircraft in Close Proximity to Fixed Site Facilities (FAA-2026-4 more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following commentary on Aug. 6, 2026, by IngeniSpace COO Jason Wang, national security researcher Pei-Jhen Wu and maritime domain analyst Marvin Bernardo in the foundation's China Brief: * * * Wind Turbine Among New Structures in Taiwan's EEZ Executive Summary: * In June 2026, China National Offshore Oil Corporation placed a 16MW floating wind turbine in Taiwan's exclusive economic zone (EEZ), approximately 50 miles (21.665646, 116.273408) from Taiwan-controlled Pratas Island. * The more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- LLC INTERN, Kyiv, Ukraine, won a federal contract award for $18,370 from the Department of State for all other business support services. Contract Award Number: 19UP3026P0707; NAICS Code: 561499; Product Service Code (PSC): X1ab; Solicitation Number: 19UP3026P0707 more CTR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey Blasts Trump Administration for Ending Haiti's Temporary Protected Status * Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after a lower court officially confirmed the end of Haiti Temporary Protected Status (TPS), following the Supreme Court's June ruling greenlighting the Trump administration's cruel termination. Senators Markey and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), along with Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07 more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sens. James Risch, R-Idaho, and Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, chairman and ranking member, of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 5, 2026: * * * Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen Meet with UK Foreign Secretary Miliband Today, U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Ranking Member released the statement below following their meeting with the Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom Ed Miliband. "W more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, and Jim Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member and chairman, of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 5, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen, Chairman Risch Meet with UK Foreign Secretary Miliband Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Jim Risch (R-ID), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the statement below following their meeting with the Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom Ed Miliband. "We w more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. August 5, 2026 Via Regulations.gov Docket ID No. FAA-2026-4558 Docket Operations U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E., Room W58-213 Washington, D.C. 20590-0001 Michelle Ferritto, Office of Rulemaking, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW Washington, DC 20591 RE: Comments of Venture Global LNG, Inc. on Proposed Rule more ST

COVENTRY, England, Aug. 6 -- The University of Warwick issued the following news release: * * * Warwick celebrates recognition in the National Teaching Fellowship Scheme 2026 * Dr Bo Kelestyn Associate Professor at Warwick Business School Bo Kelestyn is an educational leader whose design-led, participatory approach transforms learners and educators into agents of change. Through curriculum innovation, student partnership, and international leadership, particularly in support of Ukraine's educational reconstruction, she advances teaching  more PR