PHOENIX, Arizona, March 18 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Charges Kalshi With Illegal Gambling Operation, Election Wagering in Arizona Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes today filed criminal charges against KalshiEx LLC and Kalshi Trading LLC, the companies behind the Kalshi prediction markets platform, for operating an illegal gambling business in Arizona without a license as well as for election wager more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * America First Legal Urges the U.S. Supreme Court to Overturn Judicial Overreach by Upholding Routine Election Integrity Rules * America First Legal (AFL), alongside Christopher Mills of Spero Law LLC, has filed an amicus brief in Pennsylvania v. Eakin, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a case challenging Pennsylvania's requirement that mail-in voters more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following news: * * * Political Takeover Planned for the Senate Floor By Logan Sekulow Senate Republicans are planning a takeover of the Senate floor - one that could potentially last several weeks - in an attempt to force a vote on the SAVE America Act. However, Democrats in Congress are determined to stop the legislation from passing. Why? If passed, this law would require voters to have proof of citizenship to cas more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 18 -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog on March 17, 2026, by Azya Thornton: * * * Amicus Brief: AG Urges Election Integrity Tennessee has joined 20 other states in filing an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to review and overturn a federal appellate decision that struck down a Pennsylvania law requiring voters to handwrite the date on mail-in ballots. According to a press release, the brief supports a petition filed by  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 16 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL ISSUES 2025 PUBLIC ACCESS REPORT DURING SUNSHINE WEEK * Chicago - In recognition of Sunshine Week, Attorney General Kwame Raoul released the Public Access Counselor Annual Report with details of a sampling of over 6,000 new matters received in 2025, as well as other matters the Public Access Counselor (PAC) addressed last year. The PAC works to increase trans more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Barrasso Praises the SAVE America Act * "The SAVE America Act protects the vote of every single American citizen. What it says is simple. If you want to vote in the United States of America, you need to be a citizen of the United States of America. You need to show ID at the polls to vote. This is common sense." WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today delivered remar more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Barrasso: The Save America Act is Common Sense * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today spoke at a press conference about the SAVE America Act. Sen. Barrasso said: "Ten million illegal immigrants flooded into our country while Joe Biden was president and the Democrats were in charge in the United States Senate and House. "And now the Democrats want those same il more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * By The Numbers: What the SAVE America Act Would Mean for Georgia * Senator Reverend Warnock is sounding the alarm about Washington Republicans' SAVE America Act, legislation that would disenfranchise millions of Georgians and remove their ability to vote in federal elections The legislation would force voters to undergo burdensome verification requirements and present multiple types of iden more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on March 17, 2026, by senior non-resident fellow Andy Pryce: * * * UK Must Follow Allies on AI Lies The UK is constantly targeted by enemies seeking to change its politics through manipulation. It must follow the lead of France and others to take action. * France's first strategy to combat information manipulation, published in February, details four pillars: mobilizing the nation; regulating pla more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on March 17, 2026, by Antonia-Laura Pup, research assistant at the Center for Security Studies at Georgetown University: * * * Romania Makes Allies Great Again War makes strange allies (and opponents), as the US administration discovered in Romania. * Romania's liberal government not only agreed to a US request to use the enormous Mihail Kogalniceanu air base in Constanta as part of Operation Epi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following remarks on March 17, 2026, by Chairman Michael S. Selig at the 9th Annual DC Blockchain Summit: * * * The Trust Revolution Good afternoon. Before I begin, I must note that the views I share today are my own as Chairman and do not necessarily reflect those of the Commission. It is an honor to be here and to speak with the builders, developers, and entrepreneurs who are helping to shape the next frontier of  more PR

PASAY CITY, Philippines, March 18 -- The Philippines Department of Foreign Affairs issued the following news release: * * * DFA-OVS, COMELEC-OFOV Take Part in Commission on Filipinos Overseas Forum Entitled - Votes That Count: Overseas Voting Dialogue with Filipino Diaspora The Department of Foreign Affairs - Overseas Voting Secretariat (DFA-OVS) and the Commission on Elections - Office for Overseas Voting (COMELEC-OFOV) represented by Vice Chairperson Raul H. Dado and Director Jan Jordan L. more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Senator Schmitt Calls for Passage of the SAVE America Act on Fox News * WASHINGTON, DC -U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) joined Fox News' Hannity to call for the Senate to pass the SAVE America Act. Watch the full interview HERE. Senator Schmitt on the Importance of the SAVE America Act : "I think the Democrats want to cheat. Everybody knows this, right? When President Trump gave his  more PR

VIENNA, Austria, March 18 -- The International Press Institute issued the following news on March 17, 2026: * * * Hungary: Journalists covering campaign events face obstruction ahead of election IPI calls for journalists to be allowed to report freely ahead of April vote * The International Press Institute (IPI) today condemns recent incidents of obstruction, intimidation and forcible removal of journalists covering campaign events in Hungary and calls for all media to be allowed to report  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following fact sheet (No. 98-684) on March 16, 2026, by senior research librarian Carla Y. Davis-Castro. Here are excerpts: * * * Latin America and the Caribbean: Fact Sheet on Leaders and Elections This report provides the results of recent presidential elections in Latin America and the Caribbean. Below are three tables, organized by region, that include the date of each country's independence, the name of the  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 [Category: Political] -- The League of Women Voters issued the following news release: * * * LWV's Celina Stewart, Senators Schumer, Padilla, Representative Morelle, and Voting Rights Advocates Reject SAVE America Act * WATCH : Stewart, Schumer, Padilla, Morelle slam voter suppression and voter purge bill WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Celina Stewart, Esq., Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the League of Women Voters, US Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), US Senato more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Schmitt to Introduce Amendment to SAVE America Act Following Through on Trump Priorities * U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) today announced he will be introducing a substitute amendment to the SAVE America Act to include President Trump's priorities to restore election integrity, keep men out of women's sports, and protect children from gender mutilation surgeries. "The American pe more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, ranking member of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * Schumer, Padilla, Morelle, Voting Rights Advocates Reject Republicans' SAVE America Act, Trump's Attempted Elections Takeover Schumer, Padilla, Morelle slam Trump and Republicans' voter suppression and voter purge bill * Today, U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranki more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * Senator Banks on the Senate Floor: "We Must Pass SAVE America Act!" Today, Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) spoke on the Senate floor about the importance of requiring voter ID laws in America and how the SAVE America Act would enable this commonsense legislation. See remarks below: "Mr. President, there are some things in the world that are so obvious that there's really no use in debati more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * Official Campaign Launch for United States Candidates at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) The United States has officially launched campaigns to re-elect Doreen Bogdan-Martin as ITU Secretary-General, elect Jennifer Warren to the ITU Radio Regulations Board (RRB), and re-elect the United States to the ITU Council. The campaign launch took place during the Inter-American  more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 17 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: * * * Tennessee Pushes for Election Integrity at the United States Supreme Court * Tennessee has joined Missouri and 19 other states in filing an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court of the United States to review and overturn a federal appellate decision that struck down a Pennsylvania law requiring voters to handwrite the date on mail-in ballots. The multistate brief supports a peti more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Senate Minority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: The SAVE America Act Protects Our Elections and Our Youth * Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Mr. President, today we are kicking off an extended debate on the SAVE America Act - a package of commonsense measures more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, March 17 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Technology Sydney issued the following news: * * * Authored by: Robert Finkeldey, PhD Scholar of Corporate Corruption of Democracy, UTS New study shows global democracy hasn't been this bad since 1978. Australia should be worried A new report assessing democratic values across more than 200 countries has found six billion people live in autocracies. Australia is ranked 12th best overall democracy, but there's much to learn from highe more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following statement: * * * Statement from Lawyers' Committee on the SAVE America Act This week, the Senate is anticipated to bring the SAVE America Act to the floor for debate. If passed, the SAVE America Act will create additional barriers for eligible voters to register to vote and cast a ballot, and disrupt how elections are administered nationwide, mere months before the midterms.  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Schumer, Padilla, Morelle, Voting Rights Advocates Reject Republicans' SAVE America Act, Trump's Attempted Elections Takeover * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, U.S. Representative Joe Morelle (N.Y.-25), Ranking Member of the House Adminis more PR