WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The Center for American Progress issued the following news release: As the Senate Republicans rush to confirm a third U.S. Supreme Court nominee for President Donald Trump, much of the country has turned its focus on the fate of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), President Barack Obama's landmark accomplishment that expanded access to health care for millions of Americans. For years, congressional Republicans have sought to overturn the law, either through legislation or judi more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 (TNSRep) -- The Center for American Progress issued the following news release: At a time of rising distrust in the news, internet rumors, and viral conspiracies, a national survey of more than 2,000 Americans finds a public ready to believe the accuracy of unproven or disproven claims. The report, "Conspiracy theories, misinformation, COVID-19, and the 2020 election," a collaboration between American Enterprise Institute's Survey Center on American Life and the Center for A more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 13 -- The Florida Department of Financial Services issued the following news release on Oct. 12: Today, Florida Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis provided to U.S. Senator Rick Scott a Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) report of Twitter following a July 2020 hack of high-profile accounts, including Former President Barack Obama, Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Kim Kardashian. The information from the FDLE report will support inquiries by the United States more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on Oct. 15: Today the Democratic National Committee is releasing a new ad featuring former President Barack Obama, "The 2020 Election Is Already Here." The spot highlights the stakes of this election, the importance of Americans voting now to make their voices heard and how they can find all the information they need to make their plan to vote at IWillVote.com. "Millions of Americans are already voting, more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on Oct. 13: Today, the Democratic National Committee is announcing new, state-specific voter education videos featuring former President Barack Obama, who encourages Americans to visit IWillVote.com to learn about their different options to cast their ballot and make a plan to vote to vote today. The DNC is releasing versions of the video with state-specific voting instructions for AK, AL, AZ, CO, FL, GA more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on Oct. 13: Today, the Democratic National Committee is releasing a new voter education video featuring former President Barack Obama, who encourages Coloradans to visit IWillVote.com to learn about the different options to cast their ballot and make a plan to vote today. "So much is at stake in this election -- from getting the pandemic under control to building a fairer economy to taking on climate cha more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on Oct. 13: Today, the Democratic National Committee is releasing a new voter education video featuring former President Barack Obama, who encourages Floridians to visit IWillVote.com to learn about the different options to cast their ballot and make a plan to vote today. "So much is at stake in this election -- from getting the pandemic under control to building a fairer economy to taking on climate cha more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on Oct. 13: Today, the Democratic National Committee is releasing a new voter education video featuring former President Barack Obama, who encourages Iowans to visit IWillVote.com to learn about the different options to cast their ballot and make a plan to vote today. "So much is at stake in this election -- from getting the pandemic under control to building a fairer economy to taking on climate change  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on Oct. 13: Today, the Democratic National Committee is releasing a new voter education video featuring former President Barack Obama, who encourages Mainers to visit IWillVote.com to learn about the different options to cast their ballot and make a plan to vote today. "So much is at stake in this election -- from getting the pandemic under control to building a fairer economy to taking on climate change more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on Oct. 13: Today, the Democratic National Committee is releasing a new voter education video featuring former President Barack Obama, who encourages Texans to visit IWillVote.com to learn about the different options to cast their ballot and make a plan to vote today. "So much is at stake in this election -- from getting the pandemic under control to building a fairer economy to taking on climate change  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on Oct. 13: Today, the Democratic National Committee is releasing a new voter education video featuring former President Barack Obama, who encourages Wisconsinites to visit IWillVote.com to learn about the different options to cast their ballot and make a plan to vote today. "So much is at stake in this election -- from getting the pandemic under control to building a fairer economy to taking on climate  more PR

NORTHFIELD, Minnesota, Oct. 13 -- St. Olaf College issued the following news: Author, advocate, and interfaith leader Eboo Patel will visit St. Olaf College virtually October 29-30 for a broad series of discussions with campus leaders and students. His visit, hosted by the Lutheran Center for Faith, Values, and Community, will include class visits, roundtable discussions with students, and a workshop for faculty and staff. It will also include a chapel talk at 11 a.m. on October 29 and a virtu more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 (TNSRep) -- The Aspen Institute issued the following news release on Oct. 15: K12 Climate Action, an initiative by the Aspen Institute, today released a report that examines key areas where states have enacted policies that can support schools in moving toward climate action. The report highlights opportunities for growth by focusing on state-level policy; it looks at six topics -- energy, transportation, food, virtual learning days, career and technical education and scienc more PR

NIAGARA, New York, Oct. 17 -- Niagara University issued the following news on Oct. 16: Denis McDonough, former White House chief of staff under President Barack Obama and former White House deputy national security advisor, was the second featured speaker in Niagara University's "Transformative Visions" presidential speaker series. The fireside chat-style discussion, hosted by the university's political science faculty, took place via Zoom on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020. McDonough, who acknowledged more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, Oct. 14 -- The University of Connecticut issued the following news: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has announced Dr. Cato T. Laurencin as the recipient of the 2020 Mike Hogg Award and Lecture, the institution's most prestigious award that is granted to practicing scientists and physicians who have made and continue to make exceptional transformative contributions to the field of biomedical research. Since the inaugural lecture in 1959, it has been awarde more PR

ATHENS, Georgia, Oct. 17 (TNSPer) -- The University of Georgia College School of Law issued the following news: As the month celebrating Latinx heritage draws to a close, the University of Georgia School of Law recently held a virtual portrait unveiling for Luis Aguilar, a 1979 graduate of the law school whose service on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission helped lead the country out of the economic upheaval of the 2008 recession. "It is fitting that as we celebrate Latinx Heritage Mon more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Oct. 13 (TNSRes) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: Whether one views gun ownership as positive or negative is a matter of perspective. But according to new research, it's the total number of guns a person owns that may define them politically. "The difference between owning a gun and not owning one and your likelihood of voting Republican is a fairly small probability. There's a much larger probability between a person who owns one gun and another who own more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on Oct. 13: Today, the Democratic National Committee released a new series of state specific voter education videos featuring former President Barack Obama, who encourages Americans to visit IWillVote.com and make a plan to vote. Check out what they're saying about the new videos in battlegrounds across the country: CNN: Democrats deploy Barack Obama for video voting guides. "Barack Obama is urging Amer more PR