WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- The American Federation of Teachers issued the following statement by President Randi Weingarten: * * * American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement in response to the Senate's confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court despite a boycott by Democratic senators: "Just days before voters elect the next president, with nearly 60 million ballots already cast, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's Senate ignored more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The American Enterprise Institute issued the following report entitled "Does the Executive Branch Control the Power of the Purse?" The report was written by resident scholar Philip A. Wallach and Molly E. Reynolds, senior fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution. Here are the excerpts: Key Points * Although the US Constitution gives Congress the power of the purse, today a number of laws and arrangements have empowered the executive branch to make ind more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Oct. 30 -- Benedict College issued the following news: As the presidential election approaches on Nov. 3, the Social Change Fund has partnered with Lyft and HBCU Heroes to provide historically Black college and university (HBCU) students discounted rides to polling sites on Election Day. Some of the 25 schools included in this partnership are Winston-Salem State, Florida A&M, Morehouse College, Hampton University and Prairie View A&M. "HBCU students are the future lea more PR

FULLERTON, California, Oct. 27 -- California State University Fullerton campus issued the following news: For the last four presidential elections, Cal State Fullerton's Chandrasekhar Putcha has developed a mathematical model to predict the next U.S. president. In the 2020 race for the White House, Putcha predicts Democratic Party nominee Joe Biden will clinch the nation's top elected post by a wide margin -- winning both the electoral votes and the popular vote. Republican President Donald T more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R46585) entitled "Climate Change Risk Mitigation by U.S. Foreign Assistance Agencies". Here are excerpts of the report issued on Oct. 29 and co-authored by Nick M. Brown and Emily M. Morgenstern, analyst in foreign assistance and foreign policy: Many in Congress have a keen interest in climate change, and determining how best to address that issue is a source of continuing discussion. Gaining increased at more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., issued the following statement on Oct. 26: * * * Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today commented on the Senate confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court of the United States. As Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus' (CBC) Judicial Nominations Task Force, Norton spent time reading Barrett's previous decisions and concluded that Judge Barrett's disregard for precedent posed considerable danger to the legi more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 30 -- The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: For Ford School dean Michael S. Barr insights into the executive and judicial branches of the U.S. government are more than academic: He served in two presidential administrations and was a law clerk for a Supreme Court justice. Barr, a key architect of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, sees a need for an even more comprehensive public investment a decade l more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The Immigrant Legal Resource Center issued the following white paper entitled "Denying the Right to Vote - Politicization of the Naturalization Process as a Novel Form of Voter Suppression": Executive Summary As of the second week of October, tens of thousands of U.S. residents have already been prevented from becoming U.S. citizens in time to meet their states' respective voter registration deadlines. As a result, most of these would-be voters will be barred from partic more ST

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 29 -- Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh issued the following news release on Oct. 28: Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh, together with the Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission (MLTRC), announced the commission has received a $300,000 Department of Justice grant to research and address the legacy of unsolved lynchings that occurred in the State of Maryland. The grant will be used to support the Commission's project, Justice in the Aftermat more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following statement on Oct. 26: * * * Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) released the following statement after Republicans confirmed Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court: "The process by which Judge Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court drips with hypocrisy, injustice, and the worst of what we've come to expect from partisan Washington. "Majority Leader McConnell  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 30 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: For Michael S. Barr, dean of University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy, insights into the executive and judicial branches of the U.S. government are more than academic: He served in two presidential administrations and was a law clerk for a Supreme Court justice. Barr, a key architect of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, sees a need for an even more com more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- The Washington Post issued the following WashPost PR Blog: The Washington Post today released a three-part documentary series chronicling thirty years of White House warnings and preparations for a global pandemic. "America's pandemic: Decades of warnings and a failed response" examines the role of past presidents and the steps they took to prevent a global pandemic from debilitating the nation's economy and health care system. In a three-part documentary, The Washingto more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- The Washington Post issued the following news release on Oct. 27: The Washington Post today released a three-part documentary series chronicling thirty years of White House warnings and preparations for a global pandemic. "America's pandemic: Decades of warnings and a failed response" examines the role of past presidents and the steps they took to prevent a global pandemic from debilitating the nation's economy and health care system. In a three-part documentary, The Was more PR