WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- The Capital Research Center posted the following commentary on Jan. 5, 2026, to the Giving Review: * * * Is "depolarization" the new DEI? Both efforts can be resource-intensive and deeply misguided. By Julia Nelson Editorial note: this essay originally appeared at The Giving Review. *** A few years ago, the Woodson Center applied for a grant that was (paraphrasing its own language) meant to fund projects that bring together groups of people that normally do not get a more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Center for Public Policy Research issued the following news release: * * * Free Enterprise Project Rings in the New Year With Five Corporate Settlements Shareholder activists with the National Center for Public Policy Research's Free Enterprise Project (FEP) have successfully negotiated shareholder proposal withdrawals with Prudential, Eli Lilly, Exxon, Capital One and AT&T. "As set forth on our website, 'the Na more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 5 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * International perspectives in library leadership * In a world of constant change and evolving societal expectations, libraries stand at a critical crossroads. As institutions traditionally dedicated to knowledge preservation and dissemination, libraries now face unprecedented challenges that demand innovative leadership approaches centered on equity, diversity, and inc more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 5 -- The Loyola University Chicago issued the following news release: * * * Loyola's Chaplain Mentor Program gets to the heart of patient-centered care * Claire Lohman (MD '29) had been thoroughly prepared for what she would see shadowing chaplain Maria Rego-Herrera on her rounds of Loyola University Medical Center's oncology and pediatric units. Even so, the scene Lohman witnessed in the first hospital room she visited came as a shock. In a care unit decorated with more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 31 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brown Secures Agreement with Trump Administration Preventing Further Delays in Medical and Public Health Research Following Lawsuit by Coalition, The Trump Administration Has Agreed to Cease Delays in Reviewing NIH Grant Applications * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown secured a settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) p more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release on Jan. 5, 2026: * * * Welch Leads Call Criticizing Trump's Creation of 'Second Amendment Section' at DOJ to Push Pro-Gun Agenda New section at DOJ's Civil Rights Division will enforce Trump's Executive Order on the Second Amendment * U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, and Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Dick Durbin (D-Ill.)  more PR