NEW YORK, Feb. 20 [Category: Media] -- PEN America, an organization that says it stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression, posted the following news release: * * * 2026 PEN/Robert J.Dau Prize Winners Explore the Breadth of Human Experience * Twelve debut writers chosen for originality, craft, and pushing literary boundaries were announced today as 2026 winners of the PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers. Their exceptional storie more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on Feb. 20, 2026, by Ax:son Johnson fellow Kseniya Sotnikova: * * * Making Ukraine Ready for Renewal As Ukrainians suffer their toughest winter since the full-scale invasion, it's hope for the future that keeps them going. And they need to make detailed plans for it. * In our freezing apartments, we know we are weeks away from spring. It's a season that symbolizes hope and renewal, as well as the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on Feb. 20, 2026, by Ax:son Johnson fellow Uliana Movchan: * * * Ukraine Needs Stronger Institutions Right Now The country's democratic institutions have shown amazing resilience under pressure of war, but need immediate reform to support peacetime rebuilding and political debate. * Core state functions have continued since the full-scale invasion despite infrastructure damage, personnel shortages more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on Feb. 19, 2026, by Armando Chaguaceda and Cesar E. Santos, researchers at Government and Political Analysis AC. Chaguaceda is also Karl Loewenstein fellow and visiting professor of political science at Amherst College. * * * Cuba's Woes Threaten the Kremlin's Authoritarian International The Kremlin and its allies in Havana are united by a desire to undermine democratic systems. That relationship more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on Feb. 20, 2026, by Jan Lipavsky, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic: * * * What Is Our Ukraine Policy? Victory, Victory at All Costs As Churchill said of another war, Ukraine and the West must have "victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be." * As the fifth year of Russia's war against Ukraine is poised to begin, the end still seems nowhe more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- George Washington University posted the following news: * * * Media Tip Sheet: Trump's Tariffs Struck Down By Supreme Court Ruling The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that President Donald Trump did not have the power to impose wide-ranging global tariffs using a 1977 law called the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). The Court said that only Congress, not the president, has the authority to set tariffs, which are taxes on imported goods. The Congressional more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 21 -- The University of Wisconsin posted the following news: * * * Research shows social media advertising suppresses voting in targeted communities A new study is the first to quantify the effect of this kind of microtargeting on voter turnout. By Chris Barncard Messages intended to suppress votes can be precisely delivered to particularly vulnerable and consequential groups of people via social media and keep millions of them from casting ballots, according to a more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Feb. 20 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * Supreme Court striking down tariffs 'foreseeable, logical,' international trade law expert says * LAWRENCE -The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday struck down President Donald Trump's tariffs implemented under the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act, or IEEPA. In the 6-3 ruling, the court stated the IEEPA did not grant the president authority to levy such taxes against foreign governments. Raj B more PR

RICHARDSON, Texas, Feb. 21 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: * * * Study: How Communities Shape Burn Survivors' Return to Society By: Jessica Good In a study published in the journal Burns, researchers in the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences combined geospatial mapping data with patient information from the Burn Model System (BMS) National Database. "When people experience severe burn injuries and reenter the community, they experi more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 20 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news: * * * WATCH: GOV. DEWINE SAYS VIVEK RAMASWAMY MORE FOCUSED ON 2028 THAN DELIVERING FOR OHIOANS * Columbus, Ohio- At the Politico's 2026 Governors Summit, when asked if Vivek Ramaswamy wants to be a good governor of Ohio or a national political celebrity, Governor Mike DeWine said "I don't know. I assume he wants to be both." WATCH THE CLIP HERE Ramaswamy has focused his attention on the national spotlight thr more PR