WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following news release: Former Federal Election Commission Chair Caroline C. Hunter is stepping down from the Commission after 12 years of service, effective July 3, 2020. Ms. Hunter submitted her resignation to the White House. "Serving on the Commission has been a great honor," Ms. Hunter said. "Because the Commission administers laws regulating political speech, its actions implicate core constitutional rights. My record refl more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The House Homeland Security subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism issued the following testimony by Michael Morell, ex-CIA acting director, in a virtual hearing entitled "Examining the Threat from ISIS and Al Qaeda" on June 24: Thank you for the opportunity to talk with you today about the threats that our nation still faces from al Qaeda and ISIS. I want to emphasize the word "still" because I fear that we are losing our focus on terrorism - in large part be more PR

SAN JOSE, California, June 26 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, chairman of the House Administration Committee, issued the following statement: Committee on House Administration Chairperson Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) issued the following statement today marking the seventh anniversary of the Supreme Court's 2013 decision in Shelby County v. Holder, which invalidated key provisions of the Voting Rights Act, leaving American voters vulnerable to tactics of suppression and discrimination: "Seven yea more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee issued the following testimony by Utah Gov. Michael O. Leavitt, ex-Health and Human Services secretary, at a hearing entitled "COVID-19: Lessons Learned to Prepare for the Next Pandemic" on June 23: Thank you for the invitation to appear before the HELP Committee again and for accommodating my remote participation. The topic of this hearing is of great importance to me personally and to the nation. I am pleased t more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following testimony by Chimene Keitner, Alfred and Hanna Fromm professor of international and comparative law at the University of California Hastings College of the Law, at a hearing entitled "The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, Coronavirus, and Addressing China's Culpability" on June 23: My name is Chimene Keitner. I am a member of the California, Ninth Circuit, and Supreme Court Bars, and I hold a chair in international law a more PR