WASHINGTON, June 19 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Republicans thought the Senate map was their friend. It isn't anymore. [Washington Post Opinion] In case you missed it, a new opinion piece in the Washington Post is highlighting how "strong Democratic recruitment" and "Trump's extreme unpopularity" have bolstered Senate Democrats' efforts to retake the Senate, helping Democratic candidates "lead or statistically tie [their oppo  more

MERRIFIELD, Virginia, June 18 [Category: Environment] -- The National Wildlife Federation posted the following news release: * * * Latest Offshore Wind Lease Buy-Backs Threaten Affordable Energy, Wildlife Protections * WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Department of the Interior's latest settlement with the developer Invenergy to buy back four offshore wind leases located in the New York Bight, off the Central Coast of California, and in the Gulf of Maine further damage progress toward clean and afford  more

PERTH, Australia, June 19 -- Murdoch University posted the following news: * * * Murdoch researcher named among world's top agri-food system innovators * A Murdoch University researcher whose work has supported 25 million smallholder farmers across Africa and South Asia has been recognised as a 2026 Top Agri-food Pioneer by the World Food Prize Foundation. Professor Rajeev Varshney FRS FAA, Director of the Centre for Crop and Food Innovation (CCFI), the WA State Agricultural Biotechnology   more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Nunn, Secretary Duffy Tour Des Moines Airport and New DART Facility * DES MOINES, IA - Congressman Zach Nunn (IA-03) on Thursday hosted U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean P. Duffy for a tour of the Des Moines International Airport and the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority's (DART) new Operations and Maintenance Facility. During the stops, Rep. Nunn and Secretary Duffy highlighted federal inves  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley Commends Senate Partners for Introducing Bill to Designate Haiti for Temporary Protected Status Following House Passage Senate Bill Follows Successful House Passage of Pressley's Discharge Petition to Extend TPS for Haitians -  Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) commended Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), along with Senate Democratic Leader Chuck S  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following opening statement on June 18, 2026, at an executive business meeting to vote on eight nominations and three bills: * * * Good morning. On today's agenda, we have eight nominations and three bills. We'll vote on two circuit court nominees: Benjamin Flowers, for the Sixth Circuit; and Matthew Schwartz, for the Second Circuit. We'll vote on four district court nominees: Mich  more