WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The Advancement Project, a 501(c)3 non-profit that develops and inspires community-based solutions based on the high quality legal analysis and public education campaigns, issued the following news on Aug. 4: Federal lawmakers today proposed a groundbreaking amendment to the U.S. Constitution to enshrine an affirmative and explicit right to vote for all. The proposal guarantees "the fundamental right to vote in any public election" of every citizen of the United States of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on Aug. 3: The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned President Trump's disrespect for the congressional vetting process following the appointment of anti-Muslim bigot and conspiracy theorist Anthony J. Tata to the position of the "official performing the duties of the deputy undersecretary of defense for pol more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RL33487) entitled "Armed Conflict in Syria: Overview and U.S. Response". Here are excerpts of the report issued on July 27 and written by Carla E. Humud, coordinator and analyst in Middle Eastern affairs and Christopher M. Blanchard, specialist in Middle Eastern affairs: Summary: As of 2020, Syria faces growing economic instability and pockets of renewed political unrest, amid ongoing interventions by out more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R46195) entitled "Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act: Background, Status, and Issues". Here are excerpts of the report issued on Jan. 31 and written by Laura B. Comay, specialist in natural resources policy and Marc Humphries, specialist in energy policy: Summary: Almost all U.S. offshore oil and gas production occurs in the Gulf of Mexico. Federal oil and gas leasing in the Gulf is governed primarily by  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following transcript of an online interview on Aug. 3 with Beverly Kirk, director of the Smart Women, Smart Power Initiative: Kathleen Hicks: Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you so much for joining us today for this special Smart Women, Smart Power event as we continue celebrating five (areas ?) of smart and powerful conversations that amplify the voices of women. 2020 is also the 100th anniversary of the 19th  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., issued the following news release on Aug. 3: Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today expressed profound gratitude to President Barack Obama for including District of Columbia statehood among the marching orders he outlined in his moving eulogy of Congressman John Lewis. On July 30, 2020, Norton traveled with Speaker Nancy Pelosi, other congressional members, former presidents - Clinton, Bush and Obama - and many other distingui more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 4 -- Harvard Law School issued the following news: Harvard Law School student Sarah Rutherford '21 and her roommates (both Harvard University graduates) recently launched Black Bakers for Black Lives, an initiative to raise money for, and awareness of, organizations fighting for racial justice. Each week, they post menus, take orders, and bake delicious pastries for customers, then donate the proceeds to organizations that support the Black Lives Matter movement.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The House Oversight and Reform Committee issued the following testimony by Michael D. Shellenberger, president of Environmental Progress, at a hearing entitled "The Devastating Health Impacts of Climate Change" on Aug. 5: Good morning Chairwoman Maloney, Ranking Member Comer, and members of the committee. My name is Michael Shellenberger, and I am Founder and President of Environmental Progress, an independent and nonprofit research organization. As background, I am an in more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis issued the following testimony by Michael Shellenberger, founder and president of Environmental Progress, in a remote hearing entitled "Solving the Climate Crisis: Building a Vibrant and Just Clean Energy Economy": My name is Michael Shellenberger, and I am Founder and President of Environmental Progress, an independent and nonprofit research organization.1 I am an invited expert reviewer of the next assessment report by th more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: The U.S. trade deficit in the first half of President Donald Trump's fourth year in office remains 6.5% higher than in the same period in President Barack Obama's last year, despite a 15% overall fall-off in trade flows related to the global pandemic, new trade data released by the U.S. Census Bureau shows. "COVID-19 has reduced trade flows worldwide, so the fact that Trump's trade deficit is larger than the same period in more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 7 -- Tennessee State University issued the following news: Young people, galvanized over social injustice, are predicted to have a strong turnout in the General Election in November, Tennessee State University political analysts say. Their strong voting numbers are expected in spite of the coronavirus pandemic. Brian Russell, a political science professor at TSU, says the deaths of George Floyd and other black men and women due to police brutality is one main exampl more PR

CORAL GABLES, Florida, Aug. 8 -- The University of Miami issued the following news on Aug. 7: Political science faculty members prepare to teach students the ins and outs of American politics during an election year--and a pandemic. For the first time since the College of Arts and Sciences' Political Science Department began offering "The Election" course in 2004, more than 150 University of Miami students will wear masks, sit at least six feet apart from each other, and listen to prominent gu more PR