WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * DCCC Launches New Digital Ad in PA-07 Calling Out Ryan Mackenzie for Scrubbing His Campaign Website to Cover Up His Support for the War in Iran * The DCCC launched a new digital ad targeting vulnerable Republican Congressman Ryan Mackenzie for scrubbing his campaign website to try and cover up for the fact that he has repeatedly voted to support the price-hiking war in Iran. The ad will reach PA-07 voters on Meta and is backed by  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, issued the following commentary on Aug. 7, 2026, by senior fellow Luke Coffey to Arab News: * * * Business as Usual for U.S., Britain When It Matters Most Ed Miliband, Britain's new foreign secretary, met his US counterpart Marco Rubio in Washington this week. Although this was Miliband's first official visit to the US capital since taking office, it was actually the second time the two men had met in the more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia posted the following news release: * * * Master of Shadow Fleet Tanker Sentenced in D.C. for Evading U.S. Coast Guard During Weeks-Long Pursuit * WASHINGTON -Avtandil Kalandadze, 47, the former ship master of a shadow fleet tanker Bella 1 that historically transported Iran- and Venezuela-origin oil for the ultimate benefit of U.S. adversaries, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 10 months imprisonment in connection with refusing to obey orders from  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The White House Office of Management and Budget issued the following statement of administration policy on a Senate amendment to the the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act (H.R. 5334), which was introduced by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky: * * * The Administration strongly opposes S. Amendment 6715 to H.R. 5334, the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act. The amendment would remove key provisions of the carefully negotiated, bipartisan bill, including tariff authorities that are crucial to incent more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN12534) by Russian and European affairs specialists Andrew S. Bowen and Cory Welt. Here are excerpts: * * * The Russian Federation (Russia) launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. More than four years later, Russia and Ukraine remain engaged in Europe's largest war since World War II. With estimates of up to 2 million or more killed or wounded, and with Russia controlling about 20% of Ukraine's territory, neit more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (TNSletter) -- Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, and Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 28, 2026 The Honorable Paul Atkins Chair U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street NE Washington, DC 20549 Dear Chair Atkins: We write regarding the announcement earlier this month that Trump Media & Technology Group ("Trump Media") w more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2026: * * * Treasury Dismantles Iranian Regime's Global Clandestine Currency Networks Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action against multiple networks spanning several countries for enabling Iran's rahbar banking system to move hundreds of millions of dollars. Iran is desperate for foreign currency, and to make matters worse for the regime, it is losing substantial sums to corruption more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2026: * * * Treasury Sanctions Crypto Exchanges Funding Iran's IRGC and Enabling Illicit Finance Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is moving against digital asset exchanges that the Iranian regime relies on to launder billions of dollars, maintain covert access to international financial systems, and support the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), among other terrorist groups. This ac more PR