ALBANY, New York, Feb. 2 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Warns New Yorkers of Potential Harms of Sports Betting and Prediction Markets * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today issued a consumer alert warning New Yorkers of the risks posed by prediction markets, online platforms offering bets masquerading as "event contracts" on the outcomes of political elections, sporting events, or other future eve more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Bean Urges Senate Action on SAVE Act Ahead of 2026 Election * WASHINGTON -Today, U.S. Congressman Aaron Bean (FL-04) joined U.S. Congressman Brandon Gill (TX-26) in urging Chairman of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to advance the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act and hold a committee markup before the 2026 midterm elections. Upon sending the more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Cato Institute issued the following news release: * * * Cato Expert Warns Against Trump's Desire to Nationalize Elections In a recent interview with former FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino, President Donald Trump said, "The Republicans should say, 'We want to take over.' We should take over the voting, the voting in at least many -- 15 places. The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting." Following this statement, Cato Institute senior fellow Walter Olson shared the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2026: * * * Congress Approves FY 2026 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill The bill now heads to the President to be signed into law * Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations Act by a vote of 217 to 214. The legislation, w more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn, Lee, Roy Introduce the SAVE America Act * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) joined Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) and Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21) in introducing the SAVE America Act, which would require individuals to present proof of citizenship when registering to vote as well as photo identification before voting in a federal election. The legislation would also ensure states appropriately maintain vot more PR

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Feb. 4 -- The Alabama Secretary of State issued the following news on Feb. 3, 2026: * * * Election Integrity Update from Secretary of State Wes Allen: "Alabama Holds Election Law Violators Accountable." Wes Allen, Alabama's Secretary of State, is providing an election integrity update on the cases of the three individuals charged with absentee ballot harvesting in Russell County. Since the individuals' arrests in August, a Russell County Grand Jury has separately indicted more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Emmer Cosponsors Minnesota Voter Integrity Act of 2026 to Secure Minnesota's Elections * WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06) cosponsored Congressman Pete Stauber's (MN-08) bill, the Minnesota Voter Integrity Act of 2026, to restore integrity to Minnesota's elections. Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach (MN-07) and Congressman Brad Finstad (MN-01) are also cosponsors of the legislation. Th more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Feb. 3 [Category: Sociological] -- Equality California posted the following news release: * * * Equality California Launches 2026 Organizational Messaging: Rise Up * February 3, 2026 CONTACT: Jorge Reyes Salinas, Equality California PHONE: (213) 355-3057 / MOBILE: (213) 355-3057 / EMAIL: press@eqca.org LOS ANGELES - Equality California, the nation's largest statewide LGBTQ+ civil rights organization announced the launch of its 2026 organizational message: Ris more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 3 -- The Georgia Secretary of State issued the following news on Feb. 2, 2026: * * * Groundhog Day Returns, Highlighting Raffensperger's Five-Point Plan for Election Reform Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger says voters deserve better than a rerun of the same election arguments every election cycle, and calls on elected officials to help move the debate forward. With Georgia's election results confirmed repeatedly through audits, recounts, and court review, Raffenspe more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2026: * * * Human Rights in Belarus Today: Political Prisoners and the Ongoing Crackdown Opening statement of Co-Chairman Smith at hearing on Belarus * The following are excerpts of Co-Chairman Chris Smith's (R-NJ) opening statement at the Tom Lantos Human Rights Committee's February 3rd hearing--his eighth hearing chaired exclusively on Belarus--entitled "Human Rights in Belarus Today: Politi more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- The International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers issued the following news: * * * IFPTE Requests the House Pass Five FY26 Appropriations Bills and Ensure Administration Respects the Law and Constitution Ahead of the House vote to end the partial government shutdown by passing five Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) appropriations bills, Senate Amendments to H.R. 7418, IFPTE urged the passage of the legislation and also urged lawmakers "accountability, oversight, more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on Feb. 3, 2026, in its Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Moscow Leverages Extremism in the Balkans By Blerim Vela Executive Summary: * Russia is exporting an illiberal governance model to the Western Balkans, using extremist movements, Orthodox religious networks, and sympathetic political elites to weave Kremlin-aligned narratives into elections, legislation, and public discourse. * Transnational far-right networks more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 [Category: Law/Legal] -- Judicial Watch issued the following news release: * * * Judicial Watch Sues FEC for Records on ActBlue Donor Fraud Allegations * (Washington, DC) - Judicial Watch announced today that it filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the Federal Election Commission (FEC) for records related to alleged fraudulent donor activities by the Democrat fundraising platform ActBlue ( Judicial Watch Inc. v Federal Election Commission (No. 1:26-cv- more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Lawler Sends Open Letter to The Haitian Community of New York Following Court Decision Halting TPS Termination * Washington, D.C. - 2/3/26... Today, Congressman Mike Lawler sent a letter to New York's Haitian community reaffirming his continued support for extending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti, following a federal court decision halting the Administration's plan to terminate protection more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 3 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2026: * * * Committee advances Kuhn measure to require disclaimers in AI-generated political ads Last week, the Legislature's Judiciary Committee voted in favor of advancing LD 517, a measure sponsored by Rep. Amy Kuhn, D-Falmouth. As amended, the bill would enhance protections for Maine elections by requiring political campaigns and political action committees to provide a disclosure label for an more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * McBath, Colleagues Ring Alarm on Voting Rights Following FBI's Fulton County Elections Raid * New oversight effort is demanding answers from the Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding the FBI's raid of Fulton County's elections center In a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, the Congresswomen and Senator Warnock expressed grave concerns on the FBI's raid and requested an immediate briefing ICYMI  more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Jan. 31 -- The Office of the Minnesota Governor issued the following news release: * * * Governor's Office Announces Appointments The Office of the Governor today announced the following appointments to the African American Health State Advisory Council, Board of High Pressure Piping Systems, Board on Judicial Standards, Board of Medical Practice, Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board, MN Board on Aging, and the Trust Fund Citizen Selection Committee. Matthew Arri more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Murkowski Highlights Wide-Ranging Wins for Alaska in Appropriations Package * Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) celebrated major Alaska priorities she successfully secured in the final appropriations "minibus" bill that completes five of the final six spending bills to fully fund the government. H.R. 7148 includes the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Labor, Health and Human Services, more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 [Category: Political] -- The NAACP posted the following news release: * * * NAACP Condemns Trump's Call to 'Nationalize' Elections * WASHINGTON, D.C. \-The NAACP condemns in the strongest possible terms President Donald Trump's outrageous and dangerous rhetoric suggesting the federal government should "nationalize" elections. This is a desperate attempt to continue to weaken and ultimately destroy the very foundations of our democracy. Such statements are not only reckles more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2026: * * * New Report Exposes European Commission Decade-Long Campaign to Censor American Speech Today, the House Judiciary Committee released a interim staff report titled "The Foreign Censorship Threat, Part II: Europe's Decade-Long Campaign to Censor the Global Internet and How it Harms American Speech in the United States." Nonpublic Big Tech documents pr more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 4 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2026: * * * Governor Shapiro's 2026-27 Budget Address as Prepared for Delivery Today, Governor Josh Shapiro delivered his 2026-27 Budget Address to the General Assembly and to the people of Pennsylvania. Governor Shapiro's 2026-27 Budget Address as Prepared for Delivery: Lieutenant Governor Davis, Speaker McClinton, President Pro Tem Ward - Leader Bradford, Leader Pittman, L more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla Statement on Republicans' Latest Attempt to Pass SAVE Act to Suppress the Right to Vote for Millions of Americans * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration and California's former Secretary of State, issued the following statement as Republicans in Congress introduced the SAVE America Act, an updated  more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, Feb. 4 -- Rand issued the following commentary on Feb. 3, 2026: * * * Venezuela After Maduro: Q&A with RAND Experts By Tahina Montoya, Marie Jones and Kelly Piazza Today marks one month since the dramatic U.S. operation in Venezuela that captured Nicolas Maduro, the country's president, and brought him to New York City to face federal drug trafficking charges. While many details about the operation are clearer now than they were in the immediate aftermath, it remai more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Feb. 3 -- Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon issued the following news on Feb. 2, 2026: * * * Statement from Secretary Simon on Federal Minnesota Voter Integrity Act On February 2, 2026, Congressman Pete Stauber, Majority Whip Tom Emmer, Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach, and Congressman Brad Finstad introduced the Minnesota Voter Integrity Act of 2026 in the U.S. House of Representatives. Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon made the following statement: "Th more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 4 -- The Utah State Bar issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2026: * * * Utah State Bar Emphasizes Need for Lower Court Resources, Willingness to Collaborate with Decisions Impacting the Judiciary The Utah State Bar held a press conference on Tuesday at the Utah State Capitol to address a growing number of legislative proposals that would alter how judges are nominated, retained, and insulated from political pressure. The Bar emphasized its willingness to co more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 [Category: Political] -- The Campaign Legal Center posted the following news release: * * * Voting Rights Advocates Sue Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth for Failing to Disclose Information on Jail-Based Voting * BOSTON - Today, voting rights and prisoners' rights advocates filed a lawsuit in Massachusetts' highest court seeking an order compelling Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin to release reports on jail-based voting, as required by a more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Warnock, Colleagues Ring Alarm on Voting Rights Following FBI's Fulton County Elections Raid * Amid an endless avalanche of legally dubious actions taken by the Trump Administration, new oversight effort led by Senator Warnock is demanding answers from the Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding the FBI's raid of Fulton County's elections center Senator Reverend Warnock is leading the oversig more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Womack Votes to Pass Amended Full-Year Spending Package * WASHINGTON, D.C. -February 3, 2026... Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today voted in support of the Senate amendment to H.R. 7148, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026. The package includes the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD), and Related Agencies Appropriations Act-legislation led by House Appropri more PR