COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 21 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news: * * * As JD Vance Visits, Ohioans Are Slamming Republicans For Their Support Of Trump Admin's Economic Policies * "In a critical midterm election year, Republicans can't run from the harm that their agenda is causing for hardworking Ohioans" COLUMBUS, OH - As Vice President JD Vance heads to Ohio today, Ohioans are slamming Ohio Republicans for supporting the Trump Administration's devastating economic policies - and "Republicans are struggling up and down the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 (TNSLrpt) -- Better Markets, an organization that says it promotes pro-market, pro-business and pro-growth policies to help build a better financial system, issued the following analysis: * * * "Prediction Markets," Gambling, the CFTC & Regulation: Facts, Fiction & The Law Introduction Since 2022, Better Markets has been deeply engaged in the debates over so-called "prediction markets," first at the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and then in the courts, media, at other agencies, and now virtually everywher more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Eric Conroy Promised Trump's War Was Ending. Now He Says "We Need" To Spend More in Iran. * Conroy: "I really commend the president for what we're doing." Six months into Trump's reckless war in Iran, Ohio families are paying 29% more at the pump, taxpayers are $37.5 billion deeper in the hole, and Eric Conroy's big idea is to spend more. According to new reporting, Conroy said earlier this week that he'd vote for more military more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 (TNSrpt) -- The Food and Water Watch posted the following news release: * * * As Iran War Escalates, New Research Highlights the Grain Corporations Cashing in on Global Insecurity Grain corporations profited handsomely from high food prices during 2008 financial crisis, 2020 COVID-19 pandemic - As the Iran War escalates, threatening higher fertilizer and food costs, the national environmental organization Food & Water Watch has released new research revealing how the world's most powerful grain corporations cash in on g more PR

HIGH POINT, North Carolina, Aug. 21 -- High Point University issued the following news release: * * * HPU Poll 126: Majority of North Carolina Voters Say Country Headed in Wrong Direction * HIGH POINT, N.C., Aug. 21, 2026 - A new High Point University(r) Poll of North Carolina likely voters found that a majority (59%) said the country is on the wrong track, while 36% said that the country was headed in the right direction. More than one-third of likely voters (35%) said the state of North Carolina was headed in the right direction, while 4 more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Hickenlooper Visits Mountain Communities, Talks Immigration, Drought, Wildfire, Economy, Healthcare, and More * WASHINGTON - In case you missed it, Senator John Hickenlooper hit the road this week, conducting an oversight visit at the Aurora ICE Detention Facility before heading into the mountains to visit Golden, Blackhawk, Georgetown, Frisco, Beaver Creek, Edwards, and Eagle. On Monday, Hickenlooper conducted another oversight visi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Sen. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2026: * * * ICYMI: Sen. Banks Joins Kudlow on Fox Business Network Yesterday, Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) joined Kudlow on Fox Business Network to discuss the conflict in Iran, Economic D-Day, and the DSA's takeover of the Democratic Party. Key Excerpts on Iran: Sen. Jim Banks (R-Ind.): "At the end of the day, what President Trump and the U.S. Military are doing to push back, clear the strait. It's significant. It's working. The blockade, the eco more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed, Key Banking Committee Democrats Press Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh Over Lack of Disclosure About Calls with President Trump * WASHINGTON, DC -Alarmed by the fact that President Donald Trump continues to pressure the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates for political reasons, and given the confusion caused by President Trump and White House and Fed officials offering differing descriptions about the same contacts between President Trump and Fed more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 (TNSLrpt) -- THE STATE OF CLEAN ENERGY MANUFACTURING IN Q2 2026 - A report from Environmental Defense Fund - August 2026 (17 pages) * * * Contents Key Takeaways ... 2 Introduction ... 3 New Developments in Q2 2026 ... 5 Companies Announced $8 Billion in New Investments in Q2 2026 ... 6 Companies Canceled $3 Billion in Investments in Q2 2026 ... 6 Net Investments of $5 Billion in Q2 2026 ... 7 Trends in the Clean Economy through Q2 2026 ... 8 Georgia Continues to Lead Clean Energy Manufacturing ... 9 Batteries and  more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Blumenthal: Week in Review 8/14/2026-8/21/2026 * Calling on FEMA to Address Staffing Shortages [Hartford, CT] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, wrote to the new Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Cameron Hamilton demanding answers about how he plans to address critical staffing shortages at the agency. Since the start  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Visits Affordable Housing in Keene, Spotlights Key Provisions She Secured for New Hampshire in Landmark 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act * (Keene, NH) - Today, with New Hampshire housing costs at a record-high level, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) continued her "Affordability Action Tour" by visiting an affordable housing site in Keene to discuss her work in Washington to lower housing costs for Granite State families and increa more PR

ABUJA, Nigeria, Aug. 21 -- The Economic Community of West African States posted the following news release: * * * SIX DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS PRESENT LETTERS OF CREDENCE TO ECOWAS COMMISSION PRESIDENT FOR ACCREDITATION Six Diplomatic Missions have presented their Letters of Credence to the President of the ECOWAS Commission, His Excellency Dr. Omar Alieu TOURAY, for accreditation at the Commission's new Headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria. The diplomats accredited by Dr. TOURAY were Her Excellency Anna WESTERHOLM, Ambassador of Sweden; His Excellen more PR

COVENTRY, England, Aug. 21 -- The University of Warwick Business School posted the following news: * * * Start-up programme helps an MBA build Gen Z mental health app * By the time many young people reach Arokia Antonysamy's consulting room the warning signs have long been apparent. "They lose sleep, their appetite, have social withdrawal - can't be bothered," says the addiction psychiatrist. "They lose friendships, they drop out of uni, they drop out of school, they lose relationships with family - a lot of the damage is already done by  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following statement on Aug. 20, 2026, by Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott: * * * U.S. Sanctions Smuggling Network for Qods Force and Hizballah For decades, the Iranian regime has used Hizballah to spread terror throughout the Middle East. Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury is renewing its designation of Hizballah for its actions in support of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF). Treasury is also designating ten individuals that are part o more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Three Questions For Speaker Johnson and Tom Kean Jr. As They Fundraise Together in NJ-07 * As vulnerable Republican Tom Kean Jr. begs for cash from his D.C. party boss Speaker Mike Johnson in New Jersey today, here are three questions that the duo should have to answer: 1. Why did D.C. Republicans light $650K on fire meddling in the Democratic primary in a failed attempt to stop Navy veteran Rebecca Bennett from facing off again more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor Leads Bipartisan Letter Urging Administration to Protect American Farmers and Fertilizer Producers Against Rising Costs and Chinese Weaponization * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Reps. Kathy Castor (FL-14) and Zachary Nunn (IA-3), members of the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, today led a letter to USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins and U.S. Trade Representative Ja more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- The White House issued the following news on Aug. 20, 2026: * * * President Trump's Cabinet Champions America First Successes Nationwide From the heartland to the coasts, members of President Donald J. Trump's Cabinet are on the ground across the nation to engage with Americans and showcase the Administration's signature achievements. From energy dominance and infrastructure modernization to manufacturing growth, veterans' care, and border security, these visits deliver an unmistakable message: the America First agenda more PR