WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following news release on March 25, 2026: * * * AFPI Holds Ending Human Trafficking Roundtable The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) today hosted a roundtable event focused on Ending Human Trafficking, convening national leaders, law enforcement officials, and advocates to discuss policy solutions to end human trafficking, support victims and the vulnerable, and restore safety across the nation. The event was led by Bo more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government released the following testimony by James Rogers, senior counsel of the America First Legal Foundation, from a March 18, 2026, hearing entitled "Immigration Policy by Court Order: The Adverse Effects of Plyler v. Doe": * * * Chairman Roy, Ranking Member Scanlon, and Members of the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government: Thank you for the invitation to testify on this critical to more PR

FAIRFAX, Virginia, March 26 -- Americans for Limited Government issued the following news release on March 25, 2026: * * * DHS Shutdown Winding Down Without Any Real Concessions--Again Americans for Limited Government Executive Director Robert Romano today issued the following statement in response to a proposed deal to reopen the Department of Homeland Security: "Headed into the 2026 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) partial shutdown, Democrats were demanding judicial warrants for immig more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Democracy Forward, an organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, issued the following news release on March 23, 2026: * * * As the Trump-Vance Administration Threatens to Undermine Free and Fair Elections, Democracy Forward Sues to Force Release of Public Records Regarding Feared Unauthorized Sharing of Americans' Data with Election-Denying Organization Baltimore, Md. - Dem more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, March 25 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Band and Theater Teacher Named 2026 Rogers Educational Innovation Fund Winner * Ellie Campbell believes music and music technology are for everyone. All her students at the Capitol Region Education Council's Academy of International Studies in Bloomfield deserve the chance to access new technologies that make music creation and recording possible, especially if students in neighboring towns do, to more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Barrasso Highlights Democrat Voter ID Hypocrisy * "Tomorrow, we are going to give every single Senate Democrat in this chamber the chance to go on the record. They will have the opportunity to show the American people where they stand on common sense requirements for photo ID. This vote is a clear yes or no for Democrat Senators." WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) to more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Delivers Opening Statement at Forum on how DHS Policies Hurt Children * U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI), delivered an opening statement at a bicameral public forum on how DHS policies hurt children. The forum, entitled "Our Values at Stake: How Trump's Immigration Agenda Endangers Children," featured t more PR

MANCHESTER, England, March 25 -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * Campaign results in right to work for health professional asylum seekers * The UK Government has announced a significant change to immigration rules which will allow some asylum-seeking doctors, nurses and other health professionals to work in the UK. It follows a campaign led by a national coalition of partners, including academics from The University of Manchester, and legal representat more PR

NEW YORK, March 25 -- The Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following news release on March 24, 2026: * * * Supreme Court Today: Immigration Advocates Tell Justices Trump's Turnback Policy Violated Law Thousands denied right to seek asylum and forced back into danger; case has implications for refugee rights * Immigration advocates argued today before the Supreme Court that the Trump administration's turnback policy violated federal immigration law. Under the now-defunct policy, i more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Vicente Gonzalez Urges Release of South Texas DACA Recipients in ICE Detention * The Congressman's constituents, Juan Chavez Sebastian Velasco and Jahasiel Pena Enriquez, are recent examples of active DACA protections being ignored Contact: Alexis Torres (link sends email) Washington, D.C.- Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) urged President Donald J. Trump and his Adminis more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn on Democrats' Shameful DHS Shutdown, Trump's Deployment of ICE to Airports * WASHINGTON - Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed Democrats' continued obstruction and refusal to fund and re-open the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), leaving the American people to suffer and President Trump with no choice but to deploy U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Crow: Trump Admin Wrong to Divert Anti-Terrorism, Human Trafficking, Resources to Immigration Enforcement * WASHINGTON -Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO), a former Army Ranger and Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and House Armed Services Committee, is calling on Congress to force the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to focus on its full mission, rather than divert more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on March 25, 2026: * * * DeLauro on House Floor: "There is no practical need to condition funding for TSA on funding for ICE" House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor: I thank the Ranking Member for yielding. Mr. Speaker, the bill at issue in this rule today is not a more PR

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Delivers Floor Speech Outlining His Concerns Over Markwayne Mullin's Nomination To Lead DHS Ahead Of Confirmation Vote Ahead of the confirmation vote of Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) to be Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Commi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight released the following written testimony by Thomas W. Padden, former deputy director of the Organized Crime and Drug Task Force, from a March 18, 2026, hearing entitled "The Legal Basis for Action Against Venezuelan Drug Traffickers": * * * Chairman Jordan, Ranking Member Raskin, Chairman Van Drew, Ranking Member Crockett, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today. At the end of  more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 24 [Category: Sociological] -- The American Friends Service Committee issued the following news: * * * Facing public outrage, NYC Hospital CEO announces Palantir contract will not be renewed * NEW YORK (March 24, 2026) The President and Chief Executive Officer of New York City Health + Hospital Corporation (NYCHHC) said last Monday that they will not renew their contract with the controversial surveillance tech company Palantir Technologies Inc. Activists an more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government released the following testimony by Matthew J. O'Brien, deputy executive director of the Federation for Immigration Reform, and former assistant chief immigration judge, from a March 18, 2026, hearing entitled "Immigration Policy by Court Order: The Adverse Effects of Plyler v. Doe": * * * We are here today to discuss the Supreme Court's decision in Plyler v. Doe. That decision rewrote--rather t more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Fitzpatrick, Suozzi Announce Bipartisan Effort to Fund TSA, Coast Guard, FEMA, and Other DHS Departments, While Advancing ICE Reform * Proposal Would Fix Chaos at American Airports, Mandate ICE Standards Consistent with Other Federal Agencies, Target Enforcement on "Worst of the Worst" Washington, D.C.- Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Congressman Tom Suozzi (D-NY) have announc more PR

MELBOURNE, Australia, March 25 [Category: International] -- The Institute of Public Affairs issued the following news release: * * * Government-caused inflation crushing working Australians * "Federal and state governments must not be allowed to use the conflict in the Middle East as a get-out-of-jail-free card for creating the inflationary environment that Australian working families are being forced to endure every day," said Dr Kevin You, Senior Fellow at the Institute of Public Affairs.  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on March 25, 2026: * * * Day 40: Senate Democrats Continue to Abdicate Their Article I Responsibilities The Department of Homeland Security has been shut down for 40 days, making it the longest partial government shutdown in history, and nearing the record-breaking 43-day total government shutdown from last fall. Democrats continue to block funding for DHS over  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on March 24, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Raskin Delivers Remarks Before European Parliament on Republicans' Overblown Claims of EU Censorship Distracting from Rampant First Amendment Violations in America Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered remarks before the European Parliament, at a hearing of the Committee  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * ICE Lodges Arrest Detainer for Mexican Criminal Illegal Alien Charged with Laundering Millions of Dollars in Narcotics Trafficking * WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today released the following statement regarding U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodging a detainer for the arrest of Jose Alonso Paramo-Arguello, a criminal illegal alien from Mexic more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Lateefah Simon, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Congresswoman Simon Holds Disability Roundtable with Local and National Leader, Organizing Against Republican Attacks to the Disability Community and Envisioning a More Accessible, Equitable, and Just Future * OAKLAND, CA - In case you missed it, on March 13, 2026, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) hosted a roundtable with local and national disability policy leaders at the Center  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. John Curtis, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Curtis, Schiff Join Squawk Box to Discuss Prediction Markets Legislation, DHS Funding * Senators highlight legislation to ensure prediction gambling market is regulated by states, not the federal government WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator John Curtis (R-UT), joined by Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA), today appeared on CNBC' s Squawk Box to discuss the Prediction Markets Are Gambling Act, legislation they  more PR

LEIDEN, The Netherlands, March 25 -- Leiden University issued the following news: * * * Paper versus practice: border control is in human hands Even when a border has officially disappeared, it is still people who decide whether others may cross freely. This was also true for the Polish-German border, where PhD candidate Maryla Klajn spent six months conducting fieldwork. 'The initially saw me as the enemy.' Alongside studying and analysing the laws governing the Polish-German border, Klajn' more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 25, 2026: * * * McIver, Hirono, Blunt Rochester Lead Colleagues in Introducing Working Women's Bill of Rights Today, U.S. Representative LaMonica McIver (D-NJ), along with Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Chair of the Democratic Women's Caucus Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM), and U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) led 16 of their colleagues in introduci more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government released the following testimony by Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, from a March 18, 2026, hearing entitled "Immigration Policy by Court Order: The Adverse Effects of Plyler v. Doe": * * * Good morning. My name is Thomas A. Saenz, and I am president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educati more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Miller Meeks: Washington Gridlock Is Grounding America * WASHINGTON, DC \- It is day 41 of the Democrat DHS Shutdown, and in an op-ed published in the Iowa Field Report, Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01) is calling out the Democrats for putting partisan politics over the American people. "Delays are piling up. Flights are being canceled. Travel plans are being disrupted for more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 26 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Walz Establishes Council to Document the Impacts of Operation Metro Surge Council will document harms, elevate Minnesotans' stories, and deliver recommendations to prevent future abuses * Governor Tim Walz today signed an executive order establishing a Governor's Council to document the impacts of Operation Metro Surge and Operation PARRIS. The council will create a public record o more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Murray and Wyden Press Trump Administration on Effort to Undermine Legal Services for Unaccompanied Children * Senators: "Without in-person orientations, we are deeply worried that children who have yet to speak with counsel to understand their rights may be pressured by the Department of Homeland Security to sign their legal rights away and self-deport, which could result in children returning  more PR

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, March 25 -- The University of Notre Dame posted the following news: * * * Notre Dame scholar joins Supreme Court brief defending birthright citizenship * Amid the Trump administration's legal challenge to birthright citizenship, Amy Hsin is among a group of scholars who have submitted an amicus brief to the Supreme Court, providing social science evidence for the justices to consider as they hear a case this spring. The brief argues that birthright citizenship -the leg more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- New York City Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani appeared on PBS NewsHour to reflect on his first months in office and the significant challenges facing his administration. During the interview at the City Hall, Mamdani addressed the generational $12 billion fiscal deficit he inherited, noting that his team has successfully reduced the gap to $5.4 billion through reserves and state partnerships. The mayor defended his "whole-of-government" approach to public safety, including t more PR

ROCHESTER, Michigan, March 26 -- Oakland University issued the following news: * * * OU's Master of Science in Finance program earns STEM designation Students pursuing a Master of Science in Finance at the Oakland University School of Business will now benefit from a STEM-designated program that reflects the growing role of analytics and data-driven decision making in modern finance. The designation strengthens the program's ability to prepare graduates for careers that require both financia more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla Defends Congress' Authority Over Asylum Law Amid SCOTUS Arguments in Noem v. Al Otro Lado * Padilla co-led an amicus brief rejecting the Trump Administration's unconstitutional attempt to rewrite asylum statutes by executive action WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, issued the following stateme more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Welch Pulls Back Curtain on Republicans' So-Called "Sanctuary City" Narrative * Welch: "This is about protecting the right of local communities to protect local communities." WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, pushed back on the false narrative that "sanctuary city" policies impede on local law more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Benjamin Cline, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Cline Introduces Bill to Reverse Governor Spanberger's New Sanctuary Policies and Strengthen Federal-State-Local Immigration Enforcement * Today, Rep. Ben Cline (VA-06) introduced the 287(g) Cooperation Act of 2026, legislation to strengthen federal-local immigration enforcement partnerships by requiring state and local law enforcement agencies to enter into a 287(g) memorandum of agreement more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Valerie Foushee, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Foushee Demands Answers Regarding Civilian Detainments at Military Installations in North Carolina * WASHINGTON, DC (March 25, 2026) -Yesterday, Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04) sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth demanding answers on the reports of eleven individuals who were detained after inadvertently entering military-controlled areas in or near North Carolin more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Dave Min, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Min and Pressley Introduce Bill to Provide Oversight on Deaths Caused by ICE * Washington, D.C. - Representatives Dave Min (CA-47) and Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) introduced the DHS Use of Force Transparency Act of 2026 to increase transparency and government oversight regarding injuries and deaths caused by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity. This legislation will address th more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following statement by Secretary Marco Rubio on Greece National Day: * * * On behalf of the United States of America, I extend my congratulations to the Greek people as they celebrate their Independence Day. We honor Greece as the birthplace of democracy and recognize its role in shaping the ideals that inspired Western Civilization and our nation's founders. Greece is a valued NATO Ally, and our close defense and law enforcement c more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following statement on March 23, 2026: * * * U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), the ranking member of the Senate Coast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries Subcommittee, today released a statement after voting against the confirmation of U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) to be Secretary of Homeland Security. "Tonight, I voted against confirming Senator Mullin as President Trump's next Secretary of Homeland Sec more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Blunt Rochester, Hirono & Representative McIver Lead Colleagues in Introducing Working Women's Bill of Rights U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) and U.S. Representative LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.-10),along with Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.-3) and Chair of the Democratic Women's Caucus Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.-3), led 16 of their c more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Nellie Pou, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Shutdown Chaos: Pou Blasts GOP Failures at Homeland Hearing * WASHINGTON, DC - Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ-09) today participated in a House Homeland Security Committee hearing, Harmful Impacts of the DHS Shutdown on Americans, using the event to blast Republicans for holding homeland security funding hostage to force through even more money for ICE agents. "If my GOP colleagues cared about k more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Darren Soto, D-Florida, issued the following news release on March 25, 2026: * * * Soto Files Discharge Petition to Force Vote on Venezuela TPS Act of 2025 The discharge petition currently has 31 signatures and needs 218 to move forward * On Thursday, March 19, 2026, Rep. Darren Soto (D-FL-09) filed a discharge petition to force a vote on H.R. 3310, the Venezuela TPS Act of 2025, legislation designating Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status. H.R. 3310 was int more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, March 25 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * Study examines effectiveness of politicians' public denials amid corruption accusations * LAWRENCE -Citizens have many ways to stay informed about political corruption, ranging from traditional media to prosecutorial disclosures to digital activism. "But we forget that politicians have many ways to fight back. Part of the model of accountability for corruption needs to include the communication and stra more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 26 -- The Center for Gender and Refugee Studies issued the following news release on March 24, 2026: * * * Supreme Court Today: Immigration Advocates Tell Justices Trump's Turnback Policy Violated Law Thousands denied right to seek asylum and forced back into danger; case has implications for refugee rights * Immigration advocates argued today before the Supreme Court that the Trump administration's turnback policy violated federal immigration law. Under the more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government released the following testimony by Mandy Drogin, senior fellow of the Texas Public Policy Foundation Government Reform and Oversight Coalition, from a March 18, 2026, hearing entitled "Immigration Policy by Court Order: The Adverse Effects of Plyler v. Doe": * * * Chairman, Ranking Member, and Members of the Committee, Thank you for the opportunity to testify today on the adverse effects of Pl more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 [Category: Sociological] -- Cato Institute issued the following news release: * * * The Immigrant Crime Narrative Doesn't Match the Data * A new Cato briefing paper published today challenges one of the most pervasive assumptions in American immigration debates: that illegal immigrants are more crime-prone than native-born Americans. The data say otherwise. Cato scholars Alex Nowrasteh and Michelangelo Landgrave analyzed 2024 Census data and found that illegal immigr more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO Communications Workers of America posted the following news release: * * * United Videogame Workers-CWA Launch New Organizing Campaigns at GDC Following Anniversary * San Francisco, Calif. - One year after video game workers announced the formation of their direct-join, industry-wide union in March 2025 at the Game Developers Conference, United Videogame Workers-CWA Local 9433 (UVW-CWA) attended the 2026 GDC Festival of Gaming (formerly k more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman, Walkinshaw demand answers on uscis processing delays affecting ukrainians seeking humanitarian parole & work authorization requests * Washington, D.C. -U.S. Representatives Eugene Vindman (Va.-07) and James Walkinshaw (Va.-11) led a letter to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Joseph B. Edlow demanding answers about delays affecting Ukrainian humanitarian parole  more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, March 26 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Virginia Tech expert explains why ICE won't help the lines at airports By Melody Warnick Although the government has sent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to airports around the country, a Virginia Tech expert on airport engineering doubts their ability to make an impact on the long lines at security checkpoints. "TSA agents are specially trained over the course of months. ICE agents are n more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The White House issued the following news on March 24, 2026: * * * Secretary Markwayne Mullin Is Ready to Deliver on President Trump's Agenda Today, Markwayne Mullin was officially sworn in as the ninth Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security following his bipartisan confirmation by the Senate. A proven fighter with deep experience as a business owner, rancher, and former Congressman and Senator, Secretary Mullin brings unmatched energy and commitment to secur more PR