LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Jan. 21 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * "Goodbye New Hampshire, Hello Nevada?": NV Dems Bids to Host First in the Nation Presidential Nominating Contest * As the DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee prepares to set the 2028 presidential nominating calendar, the Nevada State Democratic Party submitted a proposal to be included in the early presidential primary nominating calendar and earn the first spot. We know that winning back the White  more PR

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Jan. 22 -- The Alabama Secretary of State issued the following news: * * * Secretary of State Wes Allen Encourages Alabamians to Serve as Poll Workers for the May 19 Primary Election "Poll workers are essential members of the elections administration team. They work hard from sun up to sun down on Election Day at every polling place across our state," Allen said. "As Secretary of State, I will always support our hardworking election officials across the state and ensure t more PR

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 20 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Audio & Rush Transcript: Governor Hochul Is a Guest on Spectrum News' "Capital Tonight" With Susan Arbetter * Earlier this evening, Governor Hochul was a guest on Spectrum News' "Capital Tonight" with Susan Arbetter. AUDIO: The Governor's remarks are available in audio form here. A rush transcript of the Governor's remarks is available below: Susan Arbetter, Capital Tonight: So much unc more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- British Ambassador Archie Young, United Kingdom Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, delivered a statement at the Security Council in New York regarding the escalating crisis in Haiti. Young condemned the actions of armed gangs and highlighted the plight of children facing food insecurity and forced recruitment. He urged Haitian political actors to resolve differences and finalize transitional governance arrangements before the mandate of the Transition more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell Joins Colleagues to Protect Timely USPS Delivery of Ballots, Mail Across the Nation U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and senior member of the Finance Committee, joined Senate colleagues in a letter to United States Postal Service (USPS) Postmaster General David Steiner raising concerns with recent develo more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Citizen's United Paved the Way for Trump's Corporate Grift * Sixteen years ago, the Supreme Court issued a ruling in Citizens United that allows corporations to flood our elections with unlimited amounts of money.  Lisa Gilbert and Robert Weissman, co-presidents of Public Citizen, issued the following statement in response: "Sixteen years ago, Citizens United unleashed a torrent of corpora more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Common Cause posted the following news release: * * * Common Cause Challenges Trump's Demands for Voter Data in 14 States * Today, Common Cause, the nation's leading good government organization, held a media briefing describing its multi-state legal response to unprecedented U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) demands for sensitive voter roll data. The Trump Administration's requests raise urgent questions about data privacy, federal overreach, and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Mackenzie Meets with Venezuelan Opposition Leader Maria Corina Machado * Washington, D.C. -Congressman Ryan Mackenzie (PA-07), representing the Lehigh Valley and the Poconos, attended a members-only roundtable on Tuesday night with Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado. Congressman Mackenzie is a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Western Hemisphere Subc more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMEN CARLOS GIMENEZ AND MARIO DIAZ-BALART MEET WITH MARIA CORINA MACHADO, VENEZUELA'S IRON LADY AND LIBERATOR * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Representatives Carlos A. Gimenez (FL-28) and Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-26) met with Maria Corina Machado, where they reaffirmed unwavering support and solidarity with the cause of freedom in Venezuela, Maria Corina Machado, and President-elect Edmundo Go more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Crow Receives an A+ Rating from End Citizens United for Work to Root Out Corruption in Politics * WASHINGTON -Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO-06) has received an A+ from anti-corruption, pro-democracy group End Citizens United for his legislative work to end the influence of big donors, corporations, and special interests in our politics. End Citizens United announced the rating today, 16 years after  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Jan. 21, 2026: * * * The Geopolitics of Maduro's Capture: Cuba's Inflection Point By Christopher Hernandez-Roy The release of the 2025 National Security Strategy that declared a "Trump Corollary" to the Monroe Doctrine, along with the early January U.S. military action in Venezuela, is altering political calculations across the Western Hemisphere, with deep implications for Cuba. The  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * National Republicans Spent Nearly $3 Million To Silence Missouri Voters Polling shows Missourians "strongly oppose" Republican effort to gerrymander congressional map * National Republicans and dark money groups spent nearly $3 million in an attempt to prevent Missourians from making their voices heard on the state's new gerrymandered map, new campaign finance data shows. It's no more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * New Polling Shows Democrats Take Command Leading in Race for Control of the House * The Democratic Party is deeply motivated to vote in November, with a clear advantage on the generic ballot ahead of the midterm elections, according to a new poll from CNN. The poll found Democrats are up five-points on the generic ballot - and among voters who said they were 'extremely motivated  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO AFSCME (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees) issued the following news release: * * * Department of Justice Acknowledges Misconduct by Trump-Vance Administration, DOGE Employees by Unlawfully Accessing and Misusing Social Security Data Disclosures Reveal New Lack of Compliance, Depths of Corruption and Malfeasance Plaintiffs Demand Confirmation That No Records Have Been Destroyed  * Baltimore, Md. - After a bombs more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- The Federation for American Immigration Reform issued the following news release on Jan. 21, 2026: * * * FAIR Defends Lawsuit Targeting Alien Voting Shows letting aliens vote violates Americans' constitutional rights * Yesterday, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) filed its opposition to a renewed motion to dismiss made by the DC Board of Elections, which FAIR is suing over DC's law letting al more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Jan. 21 -- Gov. Henry McMaster, R-South Carolina, posted the following news: * * * Gov. McMaster Appoints Robert Bolchoz to Chair Election Commission Governor Henry McMaster today appointed Columbia attorney Robert Bolchoz as the next Chairman of the South Carolina State Election Commission (SEC) following the resignation of current Chairman, Retired Federal Circuit Judge Dennis W. Shedd. The governor's appointment is effective January 22. "I thank Judge Shedd for h more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: DNC Blasts Trump's First Year in Office as a Disaster as Working Families Suffer Under Rising Costs, Less Health Care Donald Trump promised an economic "golden age" on "Day One," but his first year back in office has been a complete disaster for working families. Instead, Trump has squeezed American families' pocketbooks with skyrocketing prices and rising inflation, destroyed thousands of more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON MORNING JOE: "TRUMP PROMISED THAT COSTS WOULD GO DOWN ON DAY ONE. YEAR ONE HAS PASSED. COSTS HAVEN'T GONE DOWN, THEY'VE GONE UP" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MS NOW's Morning Joe, where he made clear that, one year into Donald Trump's term, House Democrats will continue to hold the Trump administration accountable for t more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON MORNING JOE: "TRUMP PROMISED THAT COSTS WOULD GO DOWN ON DAY ONE. YEAR ONE HAS PASSED. COSTS HAVEN'T GONE DOWN, THEY'VE GONE UP" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MS NOW's Morning Joe, where he made clear that, one year into Donald Trump's term, House Democrats will continue to hold the Trump administration accountable for the corruption and extremis more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following memorandum: * * * TO: Interested Parties FR: Lashelle Johnson, LCV Senior Director of State Climate and Equity Policy and Matthew Davis, LCV Vice President of Federal Policy RE: Trump props up costly, aging coal plants, leaving ratepayers holding the bill Over the last eight months, the Trump administration has begun requiring that decades-old, expensive and inefficient coal plants conti more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * On 16th Anniversary of Citizens United, Rep. Subramanyam Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Prevent Foreign Election Influence * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Representatives Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan Campaign and Election Accountability Act. 16 years ago today, the Supreme Court handed down its Citizens United decision which enabled corporations and o more PR

OTTAWA, Ontario, Jan. 21 -- Global Affairs Canada, an arm of the Canadian government, posted the following news release: * * * Project announcements made by Secretary of State Sarai during trip to Vietnam, Indonesia and Fiji * The Honourable Randeep Sarai, Secretary of State (International Development), announced that Canada will provide more than $123 million in funding to support projects in Vietnam, Indonesia and Fiji. He also announced the allocation of funding for four new initiatives v more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Jan. 21 -- The European Federation of Journalists posted the following news: * * * Public letter: Bosnian public broadcaster BHRT requires urgent action from Office of High Representative * The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), together with its Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners, has voiced serious concern today in a public letter to the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Christian Schmidt, over the lack of political action on the future of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, ranking member of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 21, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Morelle Delivers Floor Remarks on the Anniversary of the Citizens United v. FEC Decision Today, Rep. Joe Morelle (NY-25), the top Democrat on the Committee on House Administration, delivered floor remarks marking the anniversary of the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission SCOTUS decision. The following more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * RELEASE: Mullin Calls on U.S. Senate to Pass the SAVE Act to Strengthen Federal Election Integrity * Washington, D.C. - Today,U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) called on the U.S. Senate to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act-a commonsense bill which requires individuals registering to vote in federal elections to provide proof of U.S. citizenship. "We're still living w more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Mario Diaz-Balart and Carlos A. Gimenez Meet with Maria Corina Machado, Venezuela's Iron Lady and Liberators * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Representatives Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-26) and Carlos A. Gimenez (FL-28) met with Maria Corina Machado, where they reaffirmed unwavering support and solidarity with the cause of freedom in Venezuela, Maria Corina Machado, and President-elect Edmundo G more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, Jan. 22 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jackley's Legislative Bills on Election Integrity, Open Meeting Transparency Receive Senate Committee Approval South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley's legislative bills that would strengthen election integrity and open meeting transparency received unanimous approval Wednesday from the Senate State Affairs Committee. "This legislation helps protect the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise Touts One Year of President Trump's Wins * Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Newsmax's Wake Up America to discuss President Trump's historic successes after his first year back at the White House and House Republicans' efforts to return to regular order for government funding. Additionally, Leader Scalise emphasized the importance of securing Ameri more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise Touts One Year of President Trump's Wins * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Newsmax's Wake Up America to discuss President Trump's historic successes after his first year back at the White House and House Republicans' efforts to return to regular order for government funding. Additionally, Leader Scalise emphasized the importance of securing Amer more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 21 -- The University of California posted the following news release: * * * Some homeowners are going without insurance but choosing to stay put * Key takeaways * The inaugural UCLA Luskin California Poll measured state residents' viewpoints on pressing issues such as home insurance, financial well-being, ballot access and climate change. * More than 1 in 5 California homeowners have dropped their home insurance; most of these uninsured households would ra more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, ranking member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight, issued the following news release on Jan. 21, 2026: * * * Subcommittee Ranking Member Crockett's Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on Trump's Disregard for America's Cybersecurity Today, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Oversight, delivered opening remarks at a subcommittee hearing on foreign threats to U.S. infrastructure, making clear th more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Rep. Mike Thompson, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Thompson Issues Statement on DOGE Illegally Accessing Social Security Data * Read my statement on DOGE employees illegally accessing and sharing Social Security data: "Members of this administration continue to break the law, and they need to be held accountable. Two DOGE employees accessed and shared Americans' Social Security data in an effort to undermine our elections and overturn the will  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration's Efforts to Strip Shareholder Rights Makes the Miserable Citizens United Impacts Even Worse * On the 16th anniversary of the Supreme Court's disastrous Citizens United decision that unleashed unlimited election spending by big corporations, a Public Citizen analysis has found the Trump Administration has taken unprecedented actions to prevent shareholders from being able more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF10981) on Jan. 20, 2026, by American national government analyst Karen L. Shanton: * * * The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC): An Overview The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) is an independent federal agency that is charged with helping election officials to improve the administration of elections and voters to participate in the electoral process. It was est more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Katie Britt Releases Statement on the SAVE Act, Continues Call for Securing Our Elections * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) released the following statement on her support for the SAVE Act and her continued fight to secure America's elections: "I am proud to be a cosponsor of the SAVE Act. "Securing our elections has been a priority of mine since day one, which is more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Jan. 21 -- Gov. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following remarks on Jan. 19, 2026, at a joint session of the General Assembly outlining her vision to create a safer, stronger and more affordable Commonwealth: * * * Mr. Speaker, Madam Lieutenant Governor, Madam President Pro Tempore, Members of the General Assembly, Mr. Attorney General, Justices of the Supreme Court, Members of the Cabinet, our Clerks, honored guests, and most importantly -- my fellow Virginians more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 22 (TNSrpt) -- Vanderbilt Law School issued the following news: * * * Addressing the Energy Impact of AI Data Centers As AI companies build data centers across the country, American consumers have seen increased energy costs, and policymakers at all levels of government are concerned about the resilience of the electrical grid. A new report released today by Matthew McHale and Hannah Wiseman proposes nine ideas for state and federal policymakers to protect household more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Three More Years to Go: Sen. Schiff Breaks Down Trump's First Year in Office, Underlines Continued Need to Defend Democracy * Schiff: "Someone has to stand up to this abuse of power. Someone has to defend our country and its people. Someone has to fight back. I have and I always will, because this fight isn't over. It's just beginning, and I won't back down." Washington, D.C. -In a new vi more PR