WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following Critical Questions Q&A on March 17, 2026, involving Director Jerry McGinn, Deputy Director Aleksandar Jovovic and research assistant A.J. Dilts, all of the Center for the Industrial Base: * * * SBIR and STTR Reauthorization and the Future of Small Business Innovation On March 3, 2026, the United States Senate unanimously passed legislation to reauthorize the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sen. Schiff Leads Senate Democrats in Raising Alarm on Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency Conspiring Through Personal Emails to Undo Endangerment Finding * In a new oversight letter, Senators point to Trump officials' use of personal email accounts to blatantly evade transparency laws and conduct sensitive official business related to efforts to unlawfully dismantle fe more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on March 18, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on How Trump's Soft-on-Drug Policies Are Making Americans Less Safe Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at the Subcommittee on Oversight hearing examining how the Trump Administration is making Americans more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson Hosts Annual Friends of Ireland Luncheon * WASHINGTON -Today in the Rayburn Room of the U.S. Capitol, Speaker Johnson hosted President Donald Trump and Taoiseach of Ireland, Micheal Martin, for the annual Friends of Ireland Luncheon, a St. Patrick's Day tradition which began in 1983. The event featured remarks from Speaker Johnson, President Trump, and the Taoiseach as well as a more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson Hosts Annual Friends of Ireland Luncheon * WASHINGTON -Today in the Rayburn Room of the U.S. Capitol, Speaker Johnson hosted President Donald Trump and Taoiseach of Ireland, Micheal Martin, for the annual Friends of Ireland Luncheon, a St. Patrick's Day tradition which began in 1983. The event featured remarks from Speaker Johnson, President Trump, and the Taoise more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution released the following testimony by Amanda Frost, David Lurton Massee Jr. professor of law at the University of Virginia, from a March 10, 2026, hearing entitled "Protecting American Citizenship: Birthright Citizenship for Illegal Aliens and Tourists": * * * Thank you for inviting me to testify regarding the meaning of the Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. I am a professor of l more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Joins Schiff, Senate Democrats in Raising Alarm on Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency Conspiring Through Personal Emails to Undo Endangerment Finding * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), in demanding answers on records revealing U.S. Depar more PR

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The Fund for American Studies issued the following news: * * * Why Freedom and Tradition Still Matter: A New Book from TFAS Senior Scholar Donald Devine The Fund for American Studies (TFAS) is pleased to announce the release of a new book by Senior Scholar Dr. Donald J. Devine, "Thinking About Freedom and Tradition: Understanding the Philosophers Who Make the Case for Western Civilization." At a time when civic literacy and historical understanding are increasingly fra more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Wicker's Statement on the Passing of Judge Grady Jolly * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., released the following statement on the passing of Former U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge E. Grady Jolly. Circuit Judge Jolly was appointed to the federal bench in 1982 by former President Ronald Reagan. "Circuit Judge Grady Jolly was an outstanding and respected jurist -a credi more PR