WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on July 24, 2026, by non-resident senior fellows Irina Borogan and Andrei Soldatov: * * * Kremlin Throttles the Internet The Kremlin's incessant, restrictive attack on the Internet has apparently scored some successes in limiting the population's usage. - Russian telecom operators have just admitted a significant decline in mobile internet use across the country-- up to 40% in some regions. Overall, a national decline of up to 10% is expected by  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on July 24, 2026, by political analyst Mykyta Vorobiov: * * * Ukraine Embraces the New Warmakers and Casts Off the Old Ukraine has reached a crossroads in its wartime history as a new generation of soldiers takes command. There are risks in the decision. - The dismissal of Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov on July 15 has exposed a deeper divide within Ukraine's military leadership: a conflict between an older Soviet-influenced approach to warfare more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 [Category: Energy] -- The Institute for Energy Research posted the following commentary: * * * Chevron May Invest in a Pipeline Through Iraq * Key Takeaways 1 As the Iran conflict continues to threaten shipments of oil and energy products through the Strait of Hormuz, Middle East nations are looking for alternate routes. 2 Chevron recently signed deals to invest in Iraqi oil fields and to consider building a pipeline connecting Iraq's reservoirs to the Syrian coast. 3 The pipeline could use the route of one damaged d more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 24 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party posted the following news: * * * DC Insider Michael Whatley Caught Lying About Cooper's Stance On Taxes After Previously "Prais[ing] Roy Cooper For Cutting Taxes" * American Journal News : "Michael Whatley once praised Roy Cooper for cutting taxes in North Carolina." New reporting is highlighting that DC insider Michael Whatley is lying about Cooper's "long-standing support for eliminating taxes for tips, overtime pay, and Social Security benefits." Just a few years p more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 25 (TNSjou) -- The Florida State University College of Criminology and Criminal Justice issued the following news: * * * FSU's College of Criminology and Criminal Justice: A world leader in translational research for meaningful change The need for public colleges and universities to prove their value to the taxpayers who help fund them has never been greater. Ever-tightening budgets have narrowed the lens through which investments in public higher education and research are judged. It is a reality Thomas Blomberg, more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations released the following written testimony by David Maimon, head of fraud insights at SentiLink, and a professor of criminal justice and criminology at Georgia State University, from a July 15, 2026, hearing entitled "Emerging Fraud Threats and the Evolving Fraud Landscape": * * * Chairman Sessions, Ranking Member Mfume and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for having me here today to discuss an issue of critical importance to the federal more PR