PRESS ROOM

Speculation has begun about whether Hillary Clinton and House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) can work together if she is elected president and the Republicans maintain their majority in the House....

The ultimate question is not one of accounting, but of how much we really need to spend to defend the United States and support our allies around the world. We are now spending roughly $600 billion per year on the Pentagon and related agencies, which should be more than enough to mount a robust defense... READ MORE »

As some of you probably already know IAVA and NBC are hosting a candidate forum on veterans issues and national security with Hillary and Donald tonight at 8PM ET. This is a great opportunity for us to promote our series of candidate questions. Find sample tweets and questions here. ... READ MORE »

According to the UN Refugee Agency, more than 60 million people worldwide are currently displaced, with 54 percent of the world’s 21 million refugees coming from just three countries: Syria, Afghanistan and Somalia... READ MORE »

We are living at a time when there are over 60 countries involved in military conflict causing record numbers of refugees (65 million). The availability of weapons is often linked to escalations in conflict resulting in tremendous civilian casualties... READ MORE »

The level of Pentagon spending under a Clinton presidency could be up for grabs, with early decisions on personnel and the level of her first budget setting the trajectory for what might follow... READ MORE »

Laura Carlsen reports on This is Hell on developments in the 2014 case of the disappearance of 43 students from Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers’ College... READ MORE »

Resources dedicated to fight the spread of the Zika are running low. Congress should put partisan politics aside and provide funding to combat the virus. Because Zika primarily threatens pregnant women, sound family planning policies must be a central part of combating this virus.... READ MORE »

We must raise awareness that women and girls fleeing violence and economic hardship are vulnerable to sexual exploitation, violence and abuse; and we must do more to increase options for assistance. ... READ MORE »

Please take a moment to ask your Representative in Congress to sign Barbara Lee’s letter asking President Obama to adopt a no-first-use policy... READ MORE »

That is the politics in which I believe: ambitious and brave. The politics of hope. The politics that does not get distracted by petty matters, but that, rather, sets its sights on the most daring point on the horizon... READ MORE »

The United States is at its best when it is a global leader in defending human rights, and that commitment must include holding its allies accountable for their actions as well... READ MORE »