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China Condemns US, Taiwan Political Contacts
MENAFN
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August 9, 2025
(MENAFN) China on Friday expressed its strong disapproval of any kind of official contact between the United States and Taiwan. "China firmly opposes any form of official engagement between the US and the Taiwan region," said Defense Ministry...
New Executive Order Corrupts Federal Grants With Political Appointee Oversight and Interference
EIN Presswire
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August 8, 2025
New Executive Order hands control of all federally funded research to political appointees with no scientific or subject matter expertise. WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, August 8, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- On August 7th, President Trump signed...
Governor Newsom, state and Jewish Caucus leadership slam Trump DOJ’s billion-dollar UCLA political shakedown
Office of the California Governor
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August 8, 2025
While the Trump administration cuts anti-hate crime funding nationwide, his DOJ’s unprecedented weaponization of justice is a move designed to undermine academic freedom, punish California students, and cripple life-saving research. Earlier this...
Texas Attorney General office investigates political group for bribing democrats
MENAFN
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August 7, 2025
(MENAFN) Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Wednesday that his office has launched an investigation into a political group founded by former Democratic Congressman Beto O’Rourke, accusing it of unlawfully funding Democratic lawmakers who...
Exiled politician accuses EU candidate of resorting to ‘political terrorism’
MENAFN
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August 7, 2025
(MENAFN) Exiled Moldovan opposition figure Ilan Shor has accused the government in Chisinau of engaging in “political terrorism” following the sentencing of Evgenia Gutsul, the Euroskeptic governor of Moldova’s autonomous Gagauzia region. Gutsul...
H.R. 3483, Forcing Real Accountability for Unlawful Distributions Act of 2025
Congressional Budget Office
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August 15, 2025
Bill Summary H.R. 3483 would require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to develop an information technology system (IT) for the purpose of detecting fraudulent claims for health care services and report to the Congress on that system’s...
CBO's Estimates of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Effects of Public Law 119-21
Congressional Budget Office
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August 15, 2025
CBO was asked for information concerning the effects of a potential sequestration (the cancellation of budgetary resources) in accordance with the Statutory Pay‑As‑You‑Go Act of 2010 (S-PAYGO) that could occur as a result of the enactment of the...
S. 778, Lactation Spaces for Veteran Moms Act
Congressional Budget Office
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August 15, 2025
S. 778 would require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a designated lactation space in each VA medical center. According to the department, 26 medical centers that currently lack a designated lactation room would need to spend...
H.R. 3616, Reliable Power Act
Congressional Budget Office
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August 15, 2025
H.R. 3616 would require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), in consultation with the Electric Reliability Organization (ERO), to review regulations proposed by other federal agencies that could affect the reliability of the bulk-power...
H.R. 4549, Office of Rural Affairs Enhancement Act
Congressional Budget Office
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August 15, 2025
H.R. 4549 would require the Small Business Administration (SBA) to use a competitive hiring process to select an assistant administrator to lead the Office of Rural Affairs. Under current law, the Administrator of the SBA appoints a director to...
Sequestration 2025: An Update
Congressional Budget Office
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August 15, 2025
The Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (FRA, Public Law 118-5) established limits (often called caps) on discretionary budget authority for fiscal years 2024 and 2025. The Congressional Budget Office is required to report whether, according to its...
H.R. 3617, Securing America’s Critical Minerals Supply Act
Congressional Budget Office
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August 15, 2025
H.R. 3617 would require the Department of Energy (DOE) to: Assess the supply chain and related issues for critical energy resources, including critical minerals and other materials; Develop strategies to strengthen the supply chain for those...
Political verdicts direct blow to peace, stability in region
The Government of the Republic of Serbia
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August 2, 2025
Prime Minister Professor Đuro Macut, MD, DSc, expresses his deepest dissatisfaction and concern over the verdict of the Court of Appeal against Milorad Dodik, which confirmed the first-instance verdict of that country’s court.
Ukraine to prosecute deceased Russian politician over claims of financing terrorism
MENAFN
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August 6, 2025
(MENAFN) A Ukrainian court is set to begin proceedings against the late Russian ultranationalist politician Vladimir Zhirinovsky, nearly three years after his death. A local outlet reported Tuesday that the Shevchenko District Court in Kiev will...
Imprisoned Moldovan regional president criticizes decision as ‘political execution’
MENAFN
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August 6, 2025
(MENAFN) Evgenia Gutsul, the imprisoned leader of Moldova’s autonomous Gagauzia region, has denounced her recent seven-year sentence as a politically driven move aimed at suppressing dissent. Speaking through her lawyers on Telegram, Gutsul...
Moldovan regional leader denounces her conviction calling it political repression
MENAFN
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August 6, 2025
(MENAFN) Evgenia Gutsul, the imprisoned opposition leader of Moldova’s Gagauzia region, has denounced her recent conviction as a politically driven move aimed at suppressing dissent. She described the verdict as “a blow to democracy” and a warning...
Statement by President Marcos Perestrello on Five Years Since the 2020 Fraudulent Presidential Elections in Belarus
NATO Parliamentary Assembly
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August 15, 2025
09 August 2025 Five years ago today, the Belarusian people protested a stolen election and were met with brutal repression and the consolidation of Alexander Lukashenka’s authoritarian rule. Those events forced the country’s legitimate leaders...
Townsquare Beats Q2 Adjusted EBITDA Guide as Adjusted EBITDA Excluding Political Increases +4% YOY
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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August 6, 2025
Digital Represents 55% of 1H’25 Net Revenue and 56% of 1H’25 Segment Profit Repurchased $10 Million of Debt in Q2’25 and $13 Million of Debt Since the February 2025 Refinancing PURCHASE, N.Y., Aug. 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Townsquare Media,...
ADVISORY: Equal Pay for Equal Work Rally in support of striking Rogers technicians
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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August 15, 2025
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Members of the United Steelworkers union (USW) will rally outside Rogers Tower in Vancouver on Monday, August 18, in a show of solidarity with Abbotsford-based Rogers technicians who...
Bosnian appeals court upholds jail time, political prohibition on Serb entity President Dodik
MENAFN
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August 4, 2025
(MENAFN) Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Appeals Panel upheld a one-year prison sentence and a six-year ban from public office for Milorad Dodik, president of Republika Srpska, confirming a February verdict that found him guilty of ignoring decisions by...