WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- The Arms Control Association has issued a 22-page report dated January 2021 entitled: "Nuclear Challenges for the New U.S. Presidential Administration - The First 100 Days and Beyond". The report was co-authored by Kelsey Davenport, Daryl G. Kimball and Kingston Reif. * * * Introduction Upon taking office, the new presidential administration of Joseph Biden will confront a dizzying array of major challenges, not the least of which are related to the risks posed by the  more ST

IRVING, Texas, Feb. 26 -- The American Association for Respiratory Care issued the following news: We asked colleagues at the AARC to share with us their Black History Month inspirations. Employees have highlighted their family members, friends, and others who have influenced and impacted their lives. A Trip to D.C. - Erica Coleman - Staff Accountant My Black History month inspiration is my sister Mary. She encouraged me to be a part of a historical moment regarding President Barack Obama's e more PR

SAN BERNARDINO, California, Feb. 23 -- California State University San Bernardino campus issued the following news: How the news media covers anti-Semitism was the topic of the CSUSB virtual Fourth Annual Rabbi Hillel Cohn Endowed Lecture on the Contemporary Jewish Experience, featuring journalism pioneer and award-winning editorial writer Jane Eisner. Anti-Semitism is sometimes referred to as the oldest hatred, but its intensity ebbs and flows throughout history and in America it is surging. more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The Campaign Legal Center issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2021: Republican and Democratic former chairs of the Federal Election Commission (FEC), Trevor Potter and Ann Ravel, submitted a letter of support for the FEC reform provisions in the For the People Act (H.R.1/S.1) to congressional leaders. The failures of the FEC to protect the integrity of the federal campaign process by providing transparency and fairly enforcing campaign finance law, and the refor more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The National Farmers Union issued the following statement on Feb. 23, 2021: * * * In a 92-7 vote, the U.S. Senate today confirmed Tom Vilsack as Secretary of Agriculture, demonstrating strong bipartisan support for President Joe Biden's pick. Vilsack previously held the position for eight years under President Barack Obama. National Farmers Union (NFU) President Rob Larew released the following statement in response to the news: "No one is more qualified to lead the US more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security issued the following testimony by Malcolm W. Nance, founder and executive director of the Terror Asymmetrics Project on Strategy, Tactics and Radical Ideologies, as part of a hybrid hearing entitled "The Rise of Domestic Terrorism in America": * * * Twenty seven years ago, on April 19, 1995 I was a US Navy Cryptologic Intelligence Chief Petty Officer aboard a Los Angeles Class submarine carrying  more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 23 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news release: The US government's decision to "re-engage" with the Geneva-based United Nations Human Rights Council is a big step toward the multilateral support for human rights that US President Joe Biden has promised. Yet key details remain to be worked out. Former President Donald Trump relinquished the US seat on the council mainly because of the body's repeated criticisms of the Israeli government and because its membership inc more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following 20-page report by Mark P. Mills, senior fellow in February 2021 entitled "Industrial Policy: Old-Think in the New Cloud Era". * * * Executive Summary Policymakers and pundits are increasingly claiming that this country needs an "industrial policy." Although this is far from a new idea, topline statistics give it surface plausibility. In 1980, the U.S. had a 30% share of global manufacturing; today, it has slipped to 16%. Chi more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-California, issued the following news release: Congressman Kevin McCarthy and Congressman David Valadao (CA-21) led the California Republican Congressional Delegation in urging the Biden administration to continue an operations plan to deliver water to the Central Valley and southern California from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. In a letter to the White House, every California Republican requested the continued implementation of a new oper more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, D-Tennessee, issued the following op-ed to the Hill: * * * Hagerty Op-Ed: Congress Must Check President Biden's Risky Iran Reset Congress must check Biden's risky Iran reset By Senator Bill Hagerty February 26, 2021 Link here: https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/foreign-policy/540628-congress-must-check-bidens-risky-iran-reset Just days after U.S. forces in Iraq suffered casualties from a rocket attack likely launched by an Iran-backed militia more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2021: Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today condemned the Biden administration's cancellation of an oil and gas lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico scheduled for March 17. The sale of available leases was to be livestreamed from New Orleans and would have involved approximately 78.3 million unleased acres. "Destroying jobs in an industry that makes up a third of Louisiana's economy is no way to 'Build B more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2021: U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden today introduced bipartisan legislation that would create an independent, non-partisan commission -- closely modeled after the 9/11 Commission that investigated the September 11, 2001 terror attacks -- to assess the nation's pandemic preparedness and response, and provide recommendations to improve our country's readiness for future public health crises. "More than 500,000  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2021: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) today introduced bipartisan legislation creating an independent, non-partisan commission, closely modeled after the 9/11 Commission that investigated the September 11, 2001 terror attacks, to assess the nation's pandemic preparedness and response, and provide recommendations to improve our country's readiness for future pu more PR

GENEVA, Switzerland, Feb. 24 -- The United Nations Human Rights Committee issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2021: UN experts/* said today the US Administration's review of how to close the Guantanamo Bay detention centre should also address ongoing violations of human rights being committed against the 40 remaining detainees, including torture and other ill- treatment. "We welcome the goal of closing the detention facility, consistent with our previous calls to end impunity for the more PR

MERCED, California, Feb. 24 (TNSJou) -- The University of California Merced issued the following Q&A: President Joe Biden and the Democrat-controlled Congress have started boldly with immigration. On Feb. 18, Democrats introduced the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021, which would rollback many of President Donald Trump's policies and bring comprehensive immigration reform, including a pathway to citizenship for the estimated 10.5 million undocumented immigrants in the United States. Researchers and  more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, Feb. 23 -- The University of Portland issued the following news: The University of Portland has announced plans for a virtual commencement ceremony honoring the graduating Class of 2021 on Sunday, May 9 at 1:00 p.m. Schedules for a virtual Baccalaureate Mass that weekend along with details for the commissioning of graduates from UP's Air Force and Army ROTC programs will be announced soon. The decision to hold an online event is driven by COVID-19 pandemic precautions limitin more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 27 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah, John Huber, issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2021: After six years of leadership as the United States Attorney for the District of Utah, America's longest currently serving U.S. Attorney is moving on. John Huber's last day as the United States Attorney is February 28. Huber was first nominated to the post by President Barack Obama, and was confirmed by the United States Senate in June of 2015. He was later more PR