AALTO, Finland, Aug. 27 -- Aalto University issued the following news release: * * * Aalto University endowment returned 9.5% during first half of 2026 Endowment provides EUR 46 million funding to university operations in 2026. - Endowment provides EUR 46 million funding to university operations in 2026. This funding continues to secure high-quality education and research activities through economic cycles and compensates for the long-term erosion of the university's public funding base. Spending from the endowment is guided by the spendin more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following commentary by Director of Media Logan Sekulow: * * * The Mainstream Left TURNS on Radical Hasan Piker, Schumer Faces Electoral Test Many on the Left are sounding the alarm as the rise of radical candidates threatens the party's path to Senate control. As reported by Fox News: Prominent Democrats are lining up to condemn far-left streamer Hasan Piker after he warned that American Jews could face violence if they continue to be seen as strongly supporting Isr more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following commentary by Director of Media Logan Sekulow: * * * State Department Uncovers Scary Antifa Ties The State Department just uncovered disturbing ties between antifa extremists and networks linked to Hamas, Iran's IRGC, Hezbollah, and other terrorist organizations. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced sweeping sanctions against the international tech organizations and professionals (a tech collective) accused of providing encrypted tools to these radical gr more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on Aug. 27, 2026, by Emil Avdaliani, research fellow at the Turan Research Center and a professor of international relations at the European University in Tbilisi, Georgia: * * * Trump's Route Begins to Re-Make the South Caucasus The project unites the common interest of the participating states. - August marks the first anniversary of the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP) - an agreement poised to reshape the geopolitics  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF10119) by Asian trade and finance specialist Karen M. Sutter and Asian affairs specialist Susan V. Lawrence. Here are excerpts: * * * China Primer: U.S.-China Relations The United States and the People's Republic of China (PRC, or China) lead the world in the size of their economies, defense budgets, and research and technology investments. Both are among the five nuclear-armed, veto-wielding permanent members of the United N more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Aug. 25, 2026, by Center for the Industrial Base Director Jerry McGinn, and A.J. Dilts, senior program manager in the CSIS Defense and Security Department: * * * How Quickly Can the DOD Rebuild and Recast the Munitions Industrial Base? Recent analyses have identified the causes and consequences of shrinking munitions stockpiles. Policymakers and industry should now turn their efforts to not only rebuilding the munitions industrial bas more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Aug. 26, 2026, by Caroline Russell, associate fellow in the Energy Security and Climate Change Program: * * * Pakistan's LNG Imports Under Pressure: Impacts of the Strait of Hormuz's Closure and Pakistan's Diplomatic Response Introduction The Strait of Hormuz and Qatar's Ras Laffan liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility have been effectively shut for over five months due to the war between the United States and Iran, impacting 2 more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Deluzio, Finstad Reintroduce 'Water Authority Cybersecurity Protection Act' Following Recent Hacks on Water Systems Across America * CARNEGIE, PA - Today, Congressman Chris Deluzio (D-PA-17) and Congressman Brad Finstad (R-MN-01) announced the reintroduction of the Water Authority Cybersecurity Protection Act. This now bipartisan bill doubles the amount of funding available in certain grants and technical assistance to local water authorities more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on Aug. 27, 2026: * * * Trump Rubs Elbows With Rich Donors While Working Families Struggle To Get By in the Trump-Vance Economy Today, Donald Trump is traveling to Texas to headline an RNC fundraiser for Ken Paxton. As Trump once again dines with rich donors and rakes in millions for his coffers, Trump and Republicans have failed to deliver on their promise to bring down prices as working families struggle to get by in his deeply unpopular economy. I more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Rep. Shomari C. Figures, D-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Figures to Introduce Bill to Protect Alabama Cattle Farmers from President Trump's Beef Order * WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Shomari C. Figures (AL-02) announced that he plans to introduce legislation to reverse President Trump's plan to allow up to 300,000 metric tons of foreign ground beef to enter the United States tariff-free over the next 90 days-a move that gives little to no relief to consumers and serves as a significant disadvanta more PR

MARSHALL, Minnesota, Aug. 26 -- Southwest Minnesota State University posted the following news: * * * GOLD College Kickoff Set for Sept. 9 * GOLD College at SMSU The fall kick-off session for GOLD College will be held in the Conference Center Upper Level at SMSU on Wednesday, Sept. 9 starting at 1:30 pm with registration and social time. The fall instructors will give previews to their courses beginning at 1:45pm. GOLD College is an exciting program that offers lifelong learning opportunities to adults in areas of personal interest. GOLD more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2026: * * * Hoeven: T-REX Event Exemplifies North Dakota's Leadership in Drone & Counter-Drone Senator Worked with DoW, National Guard to Bring Technology Event to the State, Supporting the Rapid Development of UAS Capabilities & Countermeasures EMERADO, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven today marked the Technology Readiness Experimentation (T-REX) event in North Dakota, participating in the Distinguished Visitors Day at GrandSKY. T-REX is a De more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, issued the following commentary on Aug. 26, 2026, by senior fellow Ken Moriyasu to Nikkei Asia: * * * Kazakhstan, the World's Most Important Hedger, Bets on Stability Tokayev consolidates power to preserve a balance between China, Russia, and the US. - Just ahead of the Aug. 23 elections, Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev spoke to the nation on television and asked citizens to take the long  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Republican Senate Candidates Tell Voters to "Quit Your Bellyaching" Over Rising Costs, Economic Pain NOTUS' Dana Milbank: "Several Republican candidates and office holders are approaching the midterm elections with a most unorthodox message for voters: Quit your bellyaching" Milbank: "[Republicans'] toughen-up argument is part of a broader response to inflation that also includes a fair measure of denial and dismissal" - A n more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Inflation Worse Than Expected As Republican Economy Continues To Fail Americans * New inflation data shows prices rose 3.3% year-over-year in July -even higher than predicted -and experts are pointing to Trump and House Republicans' reckless war in Iran as the culprit. Meanwhile, Trump is launching an all-out trade war with Canada that could see Americans pay massive premiums on goods beginning in early September. The economy is more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Rep. Addison McDowell, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * McDowell Leads Resolution Honoring Gulf War-Era Veterans and Fifth Anniversary of Afghanistan Evacuation * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Addison McDowell (NC-06) introduced a resolution honoring the millions of American veterans who served during the Gulf War era and commemorating five years since the evacuation of Afghanistan. Approximately 8.4 million veterans served during the Gulf War era, representing roughly 43 percent of  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 28 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2026: * * * Michigan Democrats on JD Vance's Visit to Michigan Today, in response to news that JD Vance plans to campaign in Michigan alongside Mike Rogers, John James, and Michael Bouchard Junior on Monday, Michigan Democratic Party Chair Curtis Hertel released the following statement: "Michigan is being hit harder by Trump's tariffs than any other state, yet Mike Rogers, John James, and Michael Bouchard Junior are choosing to stand by more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * New Data: Trump-Vance Affordability Crisis Has Cost Virginia Families $3,200+ For Goods and Services * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) are highlighting a new congressional report showing that Virginia families have had to pay at least an extra $3,200 because of rising costs of goods and services on the Trump-Vance Administration's watch. "As if it weren't bad enough that President Trump broke every promise h more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (TNSrep) -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * New Data: Trump-Vance Affordability Crisis Has Cost Virginia Families $3,200+ for Goods and Services U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) are highlighting a new congressional report showing that Virginia families have had to pay at least an extra $3,200 because of rising costs of goods and services on the Trump-Vance administration's watch. "As if it weren't bad enough that President Trump broke every promise he made to the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * The New York Times Spotlights How Jen Kiggans' Support for The Iran War Will Cost Her in November * In Virginia's Navy Country, the Iran War Tests a G.O.P. Incumbent The New York Times spoke directly with voters in Virginia Beach, and what they heard is clear: they are fed up with Jen Kiggans for supporting Donald Trump's reckless war of choice in Iran. A military spouse in Chic's Beach lamented that "[Kiggans] has been up the  more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 27 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party posted the following news: * * * NOTUS: Michael Whatley In the Spotlight For Claiming "Inflation Is Dramatically Down" * DC insider Michael Whatley can't escape his constant lies that "there is no inflation" and "inflation has fallen off a cliff." A new column in NOTUS is highlighting some of Whatley's out-of-touch comments: NOTUS: The Republican Midterm Message on Inflation? Stop Whining! "Michael Whatley, the GOP nominee for Senate in North Carolina, had this to say more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gabe Vasquez Demands Answers on True Cost of Iran War for New Mexican Families * U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) sent a letter to President Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth demanding a full public accounting of the economic costs of their cost-raising war of choice with Iran as prices continue to skyrocket for American families. "What was billed as a two-week operation is now a full-scale war that has lasted for ove more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following letter to Affinity Partners CEO Jared Kushner: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 24, 2026 Mr. Jared Kushner "Special Envoy for Peace" Founder and Chief Executive Officer Affinity Partners 16690 Collins Avenue Sunny Isles Beach, FL 33160 Dear Mr. Kushner: You may have been too busy causing a new foreign policy fiasco in Albania after your yachting foray in the Adriatic to get back to us on  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Florida, issued the following letter with Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, ranking member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust, to Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson and Deputy Assistant Attorney General Omeed Assefi: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 26, 2026 Omeed Assefi Deputy Assistant Attorney General United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washing more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 26, 2026, on the July personal consumption expenditures price index: * * * "President Trump promised to lower costs 'on Day One.' He's failed. "Inflation today is higher than when he took office in January 2025, higher than when he launched his chaotic tariffs in April 2025, and higher than when he launched his illegal war in Iran five months ago. "Today's data conf more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Trump Unveils New Strategy for Midterms: Get in There, and Make It About Me * The economy is terrible, inflation is rising, the war in Iran is deeply unpopular, and poll after poll shows that Trump is behind on nearly every major issue. So of course the GOP's latest midterm strategy is to make it all about Trump. House Republicans can't run from their blind allegiance to Trump. And now, the call is coming from inside the White Ho more PR