WASHINGTON, May 5 (TNSPer) -- The White House issued the following news release: President Biden announces his intent to appoint the following individuals to serve in key roles: * Admiral James A. "Sandy" Winnefeld, Jr., USN (Ret.), Chair, President's Intelligence Advisory Board * Gilman G. Louie, Member, President's Intelligence Advisory Board * Secretary Janet A. Napolitano, Member, President's Intelligence Advisory Board * Ambassador Richard R. Verma, Member, President's Intelligence Ad more PR

BRONX, New York, May 3 (TNStalk) -- The Fordham Political Review issued the following commentary: * * * By Brian Hartan April 24th is Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, during which countries from around the world commemorate the 1915 Armenian Genocide. Similar to years prior, we saw heads of state like President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau voice their support to join Armenian communities in honoring the memory of the victims. Unfortunately, however, the United States more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, May 7 (TNSPol) -- Friends of the Earth issued the following news release: The Greater Chaco Coalition/Frack Off Chaco, composed of environmental justice advocates, Indigenous grassroots organizations, tribal community leaders, and members of the public, rallied and delivered nearly 80,000 comments to the Bureau of Land Management demanding greater protections for the Greater Chaco Landscape and surrounding communities from expanded oil and gas activities. Today's rally co more PR

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The House Financial Services Committee issued the following statement by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra involving a hybrid hearing on April 27, 2022, entitled "Consumers First: Semi-Annual Report of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau": * * * I am pleased to appear before you today in conjunction with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) submission of the Semiannual Report to Congress. In my first six months as Director, the C more PR

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, issued the following statement on May 3, 2022: * * * U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio today released the following statement in response to a leaked draft U.S. Supreme Court ruling which would overturn a half-century of precedent under Roe v. Wade that protects a woman's right to choose to have an abortion. "Last night, press leaked a draft Supreme Court decision on the Mississippi Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization case. If enacted, this ru more PR

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, May 6 (TNStalk) -- The University of Virginia issued the following Q&A on May 5, 2022, with Barbara Perry, director of presidential studies at the Miller Center of Public Affairs: * * * In his leaked opinion setting up a potential reversal of Roe v. Wade, Justice Samuel Alito wrote that the Supreme Court "cannot allow our decisions to be affected by any extraneous influences, such as concern about the public's reaction to our work." But in the years since Roe, dozen more PR

NEW YORK, May 5 (TNStalk) -- Baruch College issued the following news: Prominent activist and social justice thought leader Shawn Dove will be the keynote speaker for Baruch College's Commencement Ceremony on May 26, 2022 at Barclays Center. Dove has nearly four decades of cross-sector leadership in the fields of youth and leadership development, community-building, philanthropy, arts education, and media literacy. His leadership mantra is: There is no cavalry coming to save the day in our co more PR