LOS ANGELES, California, Feb. 18 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following news on Feb. 17, 2026: * * * Aviation Policy News: DHS shutdown highlights airport security system's flaws Plus: NTSB collision report cites FAA failures, NASA's obsolete Moon launch program, and more. In this issue: * DHS shutdown highlights airport security system's flaws * NTSB collision report cites FAA failures * "FAA and aviation policy reform: the time is now" * FAA reorganization plan muddies the water more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on Feb. 18, 2026, by non-resident senior fellow David J. Kostelancik: * * * Time to Embrace the Western Balkans Both Europe and the US will benefit once the six Western Balkan candidates join the EU. * Accelerating European Union (EU) membership for the Western Balkans would be a clear demonstration of the continent's strength at a moment when transatlantic relations are being recalibrated. Enlar more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on Feb. 18, 2026, by Gabrielius Landsbergis, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania: * * * Landsbergis: Europe, Look to Thyself If Europe hopes to find inspiration and security from others it is destined for disappointment, says Lithuania's former Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis. * I left this year's Munich Security Conference in a mood which diplomats would describe as "thoughtfu more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Georgetown University Law Center issued the following news: * * * Georgetown Law Names Inaugural Moses Public Interest Scholars and Fellows * Five Georgetown Law 2Ls and three recent graduates have been selected to receive scholarships and fellowships to support their pursuit of public interest careers. They are the first to receive awards from the historic $10 million public interest fund established last spring by alumnus Alfred Moses, L'56, H'13. "The students and more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Feb. 18 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * Jerry Seib to host new WSJ bipartisan polling team at the Dole Institute, will write new Bob Dole biography * LAWRENCE -The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas has announced Dole Institute Visiting Fellow Jerry Seib will return to the institute this spring to moderate " Inside the Electorate: A Bipartisan Look Ahead to the 2026 Midterms." The event, which will take place at 7 more PR

BASEL, Switzerland, Feb. 19 -- Novartis, a pharmaceutical company, issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * Novartis remibrutinib first therapy to achieve Phase III primary endpoint in chronic inducible urticaria (CIndU) * Statistically significant and clinically meaningful results seen in RemIND trial with complete responses achieved in 3 CIndU types1 * Remibrutinib, a highly selective oral BTK inhibitor, was well-tolerated and demonstrated a favorable safety profile, inclu more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 18 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Public Comment Opposing CMS Hospital Rule Restricting Gender-Affirming Care for Youth * Submitted via Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// www.regulations.gov February 17, 2026 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-3481-P Re : [CMS-3481-P] RIN 0938-AV87 Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Hospital Condition of Participation more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 18 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Public Comment Opposing Proposed Funding Restrictions on Gender-Affirming Care for Youth Receiving Medicaid and CHIP * Submitted via Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// www.regulations.gov February 17, 2026 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-2451-P Re : [ CMS-2451-P] RIN 0938-AV73 Medicaid Program; Prohibition on Fe more PR