PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 11 -- The Arizona State Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2026: * * * Senator Hoffman Advances Legislation to Create Charlie Kirk & Don Bolles Memorials, Rename Wesley Bolin Plaza Senate Government Committee Chairman Jake Hoffman is advancing legislation to rename Wesley Bolin Plaza and authorize the creation of two memorials honoring Charlie Kirk and investigative journalist Don Bolles. SB 1686 formally renames Wesley Bolin Plaza a more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 10 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Azerbaijan Expands Crackdown on Activists in Exile * Courts in Azerbaijan have handed down further politically motivated in-absentia convictions against journalists, bloggers, and other critics of the government living abroad, expanding the authorities' campaign of transnational repression. In January, a Baku court convicted several government critics residing in the United States. Sevinc Osm more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Feb. 10 -- The European Federation of Journalists posted the following news: * * * Bosnia and Herzegovina: Attack on journalist Sanja Vaskovic yet another alarm for the state of media freedom * The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) joins the SafeJournalists Network (SJN) in strongly condemning the recent physical attacks against journalists and media professionals in the Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, which represent a severe threat to media freedom and t more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2026: * * * Cantwell Delivers Opening Remarks at Hearing on Broadcast Ownership U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, delivered the below opening statement at a hearing on the future of broadcast ownership featuring testimony from Chri more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on Feb. 9, 2026, by non-resident senior fellow Alexander Kolyandr: * * * Stormy Weather Pummels Russia's Economy Russia's economy is already suffering strong headwinds in 2026. Cracks are appearing, and more trouble is certain. * For starters, the budget, which has saved the economy from collapse since Russia's all-out war of aggression against Ukraine began in 2022, and which fueled growth in the more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on Feb. 9, 2026, by David Kirichenko, associate research fellow at the Henry Jackson Society: * * * Musk Throttles Russia's Battlefield Communications Attacks on Ukraine's frontline have been slowing since sudden curbs limited Moscow's use of Starlink satellites, forcing it to seek workarounds. * Panic spread across Russian military channels in early February after Starlink implemented new restri more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following Critical Questions Q&A on Feb. 9, 2026, by Georges Fauriol, senior associate (non-resident) with the Americas Program, and Mary Speck, former senior advisor to the Latin America Program at the U.S. Institute of Peace: * * * Haiti Embarks on Another Rocky Political Transition While the media focuses on Venezuela, Cuba, Greenland, and Iran, the State Department has been quietly shaping an internationa more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 [Category: Political] -- Defending Rights and Dissent issued the following news: * * * Event: FBI Raids Washington Post Reporter, Experts React * Last month, FBI agents raided the home of Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson and seized her computers and phone, ransacking her possessions in violation of the Privacy Act and threatening press freedom. Although Natanson was not the subject of the investigation, the search warrant indicated the raid was part of an Espionage more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2026: * * * EXCERPTS: Senator Coons warns that Trump administration's unchecked use of government power could threaten the foundation of democracy in Senate floor speech U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) delivered a floor speech today warning the Trump administration's abuse of unchecked government power threatens the core principles that have defined our nation since its founding. Senator more PR

OXFORD, Ohio, Feb. 10 -- Miami University posted the following news: * * * Haygood book earns strong praise * Early reviews are starting to come in for Miami University alumnus Wil Haygood's latest book, and they are overwhelmingly positive. The New York Times praised Haygood's "The War Within a War: The Black Struggled in Vietnam and at Home" on Feb. 9 as a "rare, illuminating look at the way the war shaped the struggle for equality back home." David Shribman in a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette  more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 10 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Mali's Military Junta Escalates Assault on Free Expression * An appeals court in Mali 's capital, Bamako, has upheld a two-year prison sentence for former Prime Minister Moussa Mara, the latest demonstration of the military junta's intent to suppress free expression in the country. On February 9, the court confirmed the sentence imposed on Mara in October by the national cybercrime court, wit more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Blake Moore, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Representatives Moore, Veasey Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Prohibit Foreign Investment into NIL Deals * WASHINGTON - Representatives Blake Moore (R-UT) and Marc Veasey (D-TX) introduced bipartisan legislation to prohibit foreign investment into collegiate sports name, image, and likeness (NIL) agreements and restrict foreign investments into collegiate athletics revenue streams. The development of NIL more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Alabama, chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, issued the following news release: * * * Evidence-Driven Policy: Appropriators Review Student Literacy Outcomes Today, the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL), held a hearing on childhood literacy and the reading skills foundational to lif more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 10 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO Writers Guild of America East issued the following news release: * * * WGAE Members at CBS News 24/7 Begin Negotiations with CBS/Paramount for Third Union Contract * New York, NY (February 10, 2026)- Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) members at CBS News 24/7 today began negotiations with CBS/Paramount management on a third collective bargaining agreement. The CBS News 24/7 Union will be negotiating for fairer pay, enhanced protections a more PR