PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 16 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: After Judge O. Rogeriee Thompson, 69, announced her intention to take "senior status" upon the confirmation of her successor, U.S. Senator Jack Reed lauded her faithful, distinguished service as a jurist. "Judge Thompson is brilliant, talented, and fair. I commend her faithful service on the federal bench, which will continue in a new role. She is an exemplary public servant committed to the more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 (TNSPol) -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary: * * * By Pierre Morcos, Visiting Fellow, Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program and Cyrus Newlin, Associate Fellow, Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program The first test of the cyber redlines set by President Biden in his summit with President Putin arrived on July 2, when a Russia-based hacking group known as REvil employed a ransomware attack--the largest ever--against Miami-based  more PR

SEATTLE, Washington, July 16 (TNSPer) -- The University of Washington issued the following news release on July 15, 2021: University of Washington Provost Mark A. Richards today announced Dianne Harris will become dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, beginning Sept. 1. Harris succeeds Dean Bob Stacey, who is retiring. She currently is a senior program officer in The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation's Higher Learning program, where her responsibilities include program leadership, strategic frame more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 (TNSPer) -- The Climate Reality Project issued the following news: The Climate Reality Project is proud to announce Fredrick A. Davie, formerly executive vice president of the Union Theological Seminary for a decade, has joined the organization's Board of Directors. As a member of Climate Reality's board, Mr. Davie will help steer Climate Reality's ongoing work to build a diverse, inclusive movement for climate action and advocate for bold and just clean energy solutions to more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 13 (TNSPer) -- Georgia Institute of Technology issued the following news: The ADVANCE Program at Georgia Tech welcomed three new professors on July 1: Ana "Annie" I. Anton (College of Computing), Nancey Green Leigh (College of Design), and Mary G. McDonald (College of Liberal Arts). The trio replaced outgoing program professors Dana Randall, Catherine Ross, and Mary Frank Fox as College representatives, respectively. Supported by Institute Diversity, Equity, and Inclusio more PR

NEW YORK, July 16 (TNSPol) -- The Innocence Project issued the following news release on July 15, 2021: Governor JB Pritzker signed historic legislation into law at a ceremonial bill signing, making Illinois the first state in the country to prohibit law enforcement officers from using deception while interrogating people under the age of 18. The new law bans commonly used deceptive interrogation tactics, including making false promises of leniency and false claims about the existence of incrim more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on July 14, 2021: U.S. Representative Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.) released the following statement amid ongoing anti-government protests in Cuba: "As the Cuban people cry out for help, I believe it is our moral and political duty to provide humanitarian assistance -- including food, medicines, and vaccines -- and to end the failed, unilaterally-harmful trade embargo that has defined the U.S. relationship with Cuba more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, ranking Republican member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following commentary on July 16, 2021, to the Washington Times: * * * There is probably no acronym in the English language that provokes more fear for the average American taxpayer than the initials I-R-S. In fact, polling recently showed a whopping 65 percent of Americans believe the Internal Revenue Service is already too powerful. But, for President Joe Biden, the IRS is  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, issued the following Capitol Report column: There is probably no acronym in the English language that provokes more fear for the average American taxpayer than the initials I-R-S. In fact, polling recently showed a whopping 65 percent of Americans believe the Internal Revenue Service is already too powerful. But, for President Joe Biden, the IRS is the key to jumpstarting his radical, progressive agenda. As the Republican Leader of the House more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on July 16, 2021: Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) introduced today the Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Act of 2021, a bipartisan, bicameral piece of legislation to bolster efforts to protect the federal judiciary and safeguard the personally identifiable information of federal judges and their immediate families. New Jersey Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker introduced companion legi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on July 14, 2021: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, (both D-N.J.) and Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (D-N.J.-11) today introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to bolster efforts to protect the federal judiciary and safeguard the personally identifiable information of federal judges and their immediate families. The bill, built on legislation first more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 13 (TNSPer) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: Three new members have been named to the Board of Tulane, the university's main governing body. The newly elected board members, who began their appointments on July 1, 2021, include Dr. Regina Benjamin, Richard M. Lerner and Martha Murphy. "These three new board members embody the values of Tulane University," President Michael A. Fitts said. "Each, through their own fields and in their own ways,  more PR