WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2025: * * * At Hearing, Senator Murray Highlights Russia's Barbaric Kidnapping of Ukrainian Children, Slams Trump for Eliminating Funding for Efforts to Track Victims Today, at a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs hearing titled "The Abduction of Ukrainian Children by the Russian Federation," U more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2025: * * * Europe Subcommittee Chairman Keith Self Delivers Opening Remarks at Hearing on a Path Toward Stability in the Western Balkans Today, House Foreign Affairs Europe Subcommittee Chairman Keith Self delivered opening remarks at a subcommittee hearing titled "Flashpoint: A Path Toward Stability in the Western Balkans". The goal of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar Testifies at Bipartisan Hearing on Ukrainian Children Abducted by Russia * In Her Remarks, Klobuchar Discussed Her Recent Meeting with Ukrainian Children and Pope Leo Watch Klobuchar's Full Remarks Here WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) testified at a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on the abduction of Ukrainian children by the Russian Federation. At the hearing more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Calls for Immediate Resignation of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth * Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) called on Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to resign, following reports from the Washington Post (link is external) that Hegseth gave an illegal order resulting in a second strike to kill survivors of an initial attack on a vessel in the Caribbean Sea. Yesterday, the more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Schatz Opening Remarks At Appropriations Subcommittee Hearing On Abduction Of Ukrainian Children By Russia * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, delivered the following remarks at the subcommittee's hearing on the abduction of Ukrainian children by the Russian Federation. " more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following transcript of Secretary Marco Rubio's interview on Dec. 2, 2025, with Sean Hannity of Fox News' Hannity: * * * QUESTION: I want to start this out with a fun question. SECRETARY RUBIO: Yeah. Yeah. QUESTION: Because there are really serious issues involving national security, peace around the globe. SECRETARY RUBIO: Yeah. QUESTION: I mean, you're at the highest level of discussions, and we're going to get into a lot of the more PR

HALLANDALE, Florida, Nov. 30 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following remarks by Secretary Marco Rubio and Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Rustem Umerov ahead of their meeting: * * * SECRETARY RUBIO: Well, first of all, (inaudible) all of you that are here. It's great to be back with you again. I think we're going - we are - we continue this very important work building off what's been achieved not just in Geneva, the progress we've made there, but th more PR