RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 19 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * 30 Days of Action: Attorney General Jay Jones Delivering for Virginians, Defending the Commonwealth Today, Attorney General Jay Jones today released a comprehensive update on the work completed in his first month, standing up for Virginians' rights, advancing litigation to lower costs, defending public health and safety, reversing flawed legal positions, and fighting ba more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * America First Legal Renews Fight, Files Amended Complaint in Landmark Lawsuit Challenging the 2020 Census * America First Legal (AFL) has filed an amended complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division, in its case challenging the U.S. Census Bureau's unlawful use of statistical methods in the 2020 Census. AFL's ame more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 18 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Urges U.S. Senate to Reject SAVE America Act * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 12 attorneys general in urging the U.S. Senate to reject the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act, warning that the legislation would nationalize election administration, impose sweeping new barriers to voter registrat more PR

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 18 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Leads Multistate Coalition Urging Senate to Reject Extremist SAVE America Act * February 18, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 11 other attorneys general in urging the U.S. Senate to reject the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act, warning that the legislation would unlawfully nationalize elect more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 18 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL URGES SENATE TO REJECT SAVE AMERICA ACT, FEDERAL TAKEOVER OF ELECTION ADMINISTRATION * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 12 attorneys general, is urging the U.S. Senate to reject the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act, warning that the legislation would improperly nationalize election administration, impose sw more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 18 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Urges Senate to Reject SAVE America Act * (Hartford, CT) -Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 12 attorneys general in urging the U.S. Senate to reject the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act, warning that the legislation would unlawfully nationalize election administration, impose sweeping new barriers to voter re more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * BREAKING: DNC Files Amicus Brief to Counter GOP Attacks on Military Families' Right To Vote in Michigan DNC brief highlights RNC's illegal effort to disenfranchise military spouses * Today, the DNC filed a legal brief to combat a Republican attempt to disenfranchise thousands of U.S. citizens abroad, most notably military families. Ahead of a Michigan state court's consideratio 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 (TNSLrpt) -- The Council on Foreign Relations issued the following report on Feb. 18, 2026 by Roxanna Vigil entitled "Preventing Renewed Conflict in Colombia - Contingency Planning Memorandum". Here is the introduction: * * * Over the last thirty years, Colombia has transformed from one of the most dangerous countries in the world to a safer and more prosperous democracy. The United States maintained a bipartisan policy toward Colombia for over a decade, focused on securit more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following Critical Questions Q&A on Feb. 18, 2026, by Leah Kieff, non-resident senior associate with the Project on Prosperity and Development: * * * Transnistria: A Conflict Unfrozen but Not Thawed For more than three decades, Transnistria has existed as one of Europe's frozen conflicts--a breakaway region of Moldova sustained by Russian economic subsidies and military presence. But over the last year, the c more PR

LONDON, England, Feb. 18 -- The British Electoral Commission issued the following new release: * * * Electoral Commission publishes concluded investigation update The Electoral Commission has concluded an investigation into the Irish Republican Socialist Party. The announcement is part of the Commission's monthly update on concluded investigations. [View table in the link below] Cahir Hughes, Head of the Electoral Commission in Northern Ireland, said: "The political finance laws we enforce more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Feb. 18 [Category: Sociological] -- Equality California posted the following news release: * * * Equality California Endorses Out-LGBTQ+ Leader Marni von Wilpert for Congress in CA-48 * PALM SPRINGS - Equality California, the nation's largest statewide LGBTQ+ civil rights organization, announced the endorsement of out LGBTQ+ San Diego City Councilmember Marni von Wilpert in California's 48th Congressional District. Von Wilpert is attempting to flip this seat and oust more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 19 -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog on Feb. 18, 2026, by Azya Thornton: * * * Halbert Pulls Petition for 3rd Term, 2 Other Offices Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert has pulled a qualifying petition to run for a third term even though the county charter limits her to two consecutive terms. The Daily Memphian raises the possibility that Halbert's action might forecast a challenge to those limits, which have been in place since 2010 more PR

SANTA CRUZ, California, Feb. 18 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * How corporations and politicians decide what you eat: a conversation with Marion Nestle * At 89, Marion Nestle, the longtime nutrition scholar and tireless consumer advocate, has no plans for retirement or even slowing down. On February 11, she visited the UC Santa Cruz campus for the first time since the mid-1960s, when the university first opened. She made the most of her ti more PR

VIENNA, Austria, Feb. 18 -- The International Press Institute issued the following news: * * * Hungary: Reports of potential corporate influence behind SPO investigations set dangerous precedent for press freedom IPI renews call for repeal of restrictive Sovereignty Protection Act and dismantling of Sovereignty Protection Office * The International Press Institute (IPI) is alarmed by reports that multinational company Samsung SDI may have prompted Hungary's Sovereignty Protection Office (SP more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on Feb. 17, 2026: * * * ICYMI: Newsweek: Inside DNC Chair Ken Martin's Plan To Turn Democratic Momentum Into Power Key Point: "Martin's job is ensuring the right combination of resources and strategy translates into November victories that actually shift power. And he ascended to his current position by promising to invest in the Democratic state parties to rebuild the Democratic Party's organizing infr 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

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 [Category: Political] -- The Ripon Society posted the following news release: * * * LATEST RIPON FORUM EXAMINES STATE OF THE ECONOMY * Plus, a profile of Financial Services Committee Chair French Hill Just over one year into the Trump Administration and just under nine months until the mid-term elections, The Ripon Forum examines the state of the U.S. economy and some of the challenges facing American families and businesses in 2026.  In the cover essay for the latest  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * McConnell Statement on FEC Nominees * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Chairman of the Senate Rules Committee, issued the following statement on the Trump Administration nominees for the Federal Election Commission, Ashley Stow and Andrew Woodson: "I applaud the president for putting forward strong, qualified choices to serve as commissioners at the Federal Election Comm more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 19 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Urges Senate to Reject SAVE America Act Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 12 attorneys general in urging the U.S. Senate to reject the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act, warning that the legislation would upend election administration, impose sweeping new barriers to voter registration, and more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 18 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news on Feb. 17, 2026: * * * North Carolina "Shoulder[ing] Billions in Costs" and Bleeding Manufacturing Jobs Thanks To Michael Whatley's Tariffs New reporting from Fox News is highlighting how North Carolina is "bearing the brunt of hefty tariff bills." Whatley's tariffs are "raising prices" and devastating North Carolina's working families and small businesses. This comes as Carolina Journal repor more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * Reproductive Freedom for All Endorses Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes for Reelection * Today, Reproductive Freedom for All endorsed Attorney General Kris Mayes for reelection. Mayes has consistently used her position to expand access to reproductive freedom for all Arizonans, including her leadership on efforts to block the Arizona Sup more PR

GLASGOW, England, Feb. 19 -- The John Smith Centre at the University of Glasgow issued the following news: * * * TACKLING THE BIG ISSUES: JOHN SMITH CENTRE'S UK YOUTH POLL THEMES CHOSEN BY YOUNG PEOPLE Young people taking the John Smith Centre's groundbreaking Youth Poll Project course have chosen the themes for this year's high-profile UK Youth Poll. * The UK Youth Poll, generously funded by Nationwide, produces high-quality annual data and results about the priorities and opinions of youn more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 18 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Venezuela: Dismantle Repressive Apparatus * (Washington, DC) - Venezuelan authorities should take prompt measures to reform key judicial and electoral institutions and repeal abusive laws, Human Rights Watch said today. Following US military strikes in Venezuela and the arrest of Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, on January 3, 2026, Venezuelan authorities have released hundreds of po more PR