WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following statement: * * * AFPI Applauds President Trump's Executive Order to Strengthen Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections Today, the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) issued the following statement from the Honorable J. Kenneth Blackwell, Chair of Election Integrity, in response to President Trump's Executive Order, Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections: "We appl more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, April 1 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown releases statement on President Trump's latest unlawful executive order on elections * Attorney General Nick Brown today released the following statement on President Trump's latest unlawful executive order attempting to exert control over elections: "It's no surprise that the same man that claims he won the 2020 election and advances nonsense conspiracy theories  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 1 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Issues Statement on Trump's Blatantly Unlawful Elections EO * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following statement in response to President Trump's newest attempt to federalize elections via executive order: "President Trump, in his unrelenting quest to federalize elections, has issued yet another unlawful executive order attempting to usurp the s more PR

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, April 2 -- The Alabama Secretary of State issued the following statement on April 1, 2026, on the final passage of HB 95 by the Alabama Legislature: * * * Secretary of State Wes Allen's Statement on the Alabama Legislature's Final Passage of HB 95 "Today, the Alabama Legislature passed HB 95, a bill that requires audits after state and county elections. I have always supported election transparency. I voted for post-election audits when I was a member of the Alabama Hou more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following news: * * * Court Throws Out Johnson Amendment Case on a Technicality - But Fight for Pastors' Free Speech Is Far From Over By Jordan Sekulow A federal court just dismissed the most significant legal challenge in decades to the Johnson Amendment - the unconstitutional law that has been used by the IRS to silence pastors for 70 years. But the court didn't rule on the merits. It never ruled that the Johnson Ame more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Asian Americans Advancing Justice issued the following news release: * * * Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC Denounce Attack on Mail Voting, our Freedom to Vote Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC (Advancing Justice - AAJC) issues the following statement in response to President Trump's executive order restricting vote by mail: "In America, voters decide elections while the states and Congress administer how elections are run. The  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 [Category: Sociological] -- Cato Institute issued the following news release: * * * Cato Experts: Trump Usurps Executive Limits to Alter Election Laws * Yesterday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to mandate state cooperation with federal authorities on mail balloting and limit the ballots USPS delivers. Following this executive order, Walter Olson, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, released a new statement: "In this country, states are in charge of more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Highlights Importance of Acknowledging Lynchings in a Public Comment to the National Park Service * Follows 2022 passage of his Evaluating Lynching Locations (ELL) Act MEMPHIS - In 2022, President Biden signed into law the Evaluating Lynching Locations (or ELL) for National Park Sites Act, named in part in memory of Ell Persons, lynched by a Memphis mob in 1917. The legislation  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher On President Trump's Executive Order To Restrict Mail-In Voting * Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) released the following statement after President Trump signed an executive order to restrict access to mail-in voting, asserting control over elections. "President Trump's executive order attempting to seize control of elections and restrict Americans' abili more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Ross Statement on Trump's Voter Suppression Executive Order * Raleigh, N.C. - Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) released the following statement on President Trump's executive order: "Rather than win elections fair and square, Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans are once again trying to tilt the playing field in their favor. First, they tried to pass the so-call more PR

STRASBOURG, France, April 2 -- The Council of Europe issued the following news: * * * Council of Europe Congress reports local democracy in Georgia in jeopardy Rebuilding of genuine local democracy and reducing polarisation among priorities * The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe has expressed alarm at the state of local democracy in Georgia, a longstanding and important member of the Council of Europe. The Congress found local democracy to be in jeopardy more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 1 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Ron DeSantis Signs Florida SAVE Act to Strengthen Election Integrity and Security * THE VILLAGES, Fla. -Today, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed the Florida SAVE Act, legislation that continues Florida's efforts to lead the nation in secure, transparent, and efficient elections. "Safeguarding the electoral process to improve oversight and prevent unlawful influence has been a more PR

HEMPSTEAD, New York, April 1 -- Hofstra University issued the following news: * * * Kalikow School Hosts Bipartisan Discussion on White House Policies and the 2026 Midterm Elections Hofstra University welcomed students, faculty, and community members to a timely discussion examining how current White House policies may inform the 2026 congressional midterm elections, with Kalikow Senior Presidential Fellows Ari Fleischer, former White House press secretary under President George W. Bush, and  more PR

STRASBOURG, France, April 2 -- The Parliamentary Assembly, an arm of the Council of Europe, issued the following news: * * * Hungary's elections must not be shaped by fear, abuse of state resources or foreign manipulation, says PACE pre-electoral delegation A cross-party delegation of observers from PACE, visiting Budapest on 30 and 31 March ahead of the 12 April parliamentary elections, held talks with representatives of the authorities, the election administration, political parties, civil  more PR

NEW YORK, April 1 [Category: Sociological] -- The International Aid Transparency Initiative, a voluntary, multi-stakeholder initiative that works with donors, partner countries and civil society organizations to make information about aid spending easier to access and use, posted the following news: * * * IATI welcomes new Governing Board for 2026-2028 * The International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) has welcomed its newly elected Governing Board for the 2026-2028 term, with new leader more PR

MELBOURNE, Australia, April 2 -- The Institution of Chemical Engineers issued the following news release: * * * IChemE Trustee elections Following the close of the call for nominations on 3 March 2026, the Nominations Committee considered the applications against the person specifications set out in the Trustee role profiles and confirmed the candidates suitable for the roles for which they applied. One eligible nomination was received for each of the Trustee roles due to become vacant at th more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Murkowski Delivers 2026 Address to Alaska State Legislature * Juneau, AK - Today, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) delivered her 2026 address to the Alaska State Legislature during a joint legislative session at the Alaska State Capitol Building in Juneau. During her remarks, Senator Murkowski praised the steadfast partnerships that have led to meaningful progress across sectors aro more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 [Category: Political] -- The Campaign Legal Center posted the following news release: * * * Joint Statement from CLC, DDF and LULAC Regarding President Trump's New Elections Executive Order * WASHINGTON - On March 31, 2026, President Donald Trump signed an anti-voter executive order that threatens Americans' freedom to vote. Danielle Lang, vice president of voting rights and the rule of law at Campaign Legal Center (CLC), issued the following joint statement alongside No more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 1, 2026: * * * Justice Department Sues Idaho for Failure to Produce Voter Rolls Today, the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division announced it has filed a federal lawsuit against the state of Idaho for failing to produce their full voter registration lists upon request. This brings the Justice Department's nationwide total to 30 states and the District of Columbia. "The Justice Department wil more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Larsen Defends Free and Fair Elections * Today, Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement: "President Trump has no constitutional authority to change election law by executive order. This is an unlawful effort to suppress the right to vote. No matter what the President says, there is no proof of widespread voter fraud in our elections. "While this Executive Order is  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Blasts Unconstitutional Trump Order to Nationalize Elections * East Hartford, CT - Today, House Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) condemned President Trump's unconstitutional executive order to nationalize voting by empowering Trump appointees at the Social Security Administration (SSA) and Department of Homeland Security to decide who is eligible to vo more PR

NEW YORK, April 1 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * LDF Denounces Mail Ballot Executive Order * Yesterday, President Donald Trump issued an executive order that would dramatically curtail mail-in voting and create a government-controlled list of Americans eligible to vote. In response, Legal Defense Fund (LDF) President and Director-Counsel Janai Nelson issued the following statement. "This executive order is blatantly il more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 [Category: Political] -- The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights issued the following news release: * * * The Leadership Conference Condemns Executive Order: "Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections" * Maya Wiley, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement: Today's executive order on federal elections is a recipe for chaos, disenfranchisement, and constitutional crisis more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 [Category: Political] -- Maya Wiley, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, blasted today's executive order on federal elections as a "recipe for chaos, disenfranchisement, and constitutional crisis," saying it forces the USPS and states into compressed deadlines for sweeping rulemaking, mandates federal "State Citizenship Lists" drawn from error-prone databases, and shifts heavy financial, administrative and constitutional costs onto states more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 [Category: Political] -- The League of Women Voters issued the following news release: * * * League of Women Voters Responds to Executive Order on Mail-In Voting * WASHINGTON, DC -The League of Women Voters issued the following statement in response to President Trump's executive order, "Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections": "The League of Women Voters has always and will always stand unapologetically on the side of voters, particularly more PR

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, March 31 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Lombardo Caves to Trump After He Signs Executive Order to Restrict Mail-In Voting * Donald Trump escalated his attacks on Nevada elections today by issuing an executive order to shut down mail-in voting nationwide -all while his cheerleader-in-chief Joe Lombardo refuses to stand up for Nevadans right to vote. Although he voted four times by mail in the last five years, Lombardo has said "I wou more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 1 -- Gov. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, posted the following statement on President Trump's attacks on mail-in ballots: * "The Constitution is clear: states run elections, not the federal government. New Jersey has administered safe, secure, and accessible voting for generations. "Our vote-by-mail system works. Millions of New Jerseyans - Republicans, Democrats, and unaffiliated voters alike - rely on it. The president himself has cast ballots by mail. This order d more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 [Category: Political] -- The NAACP posted the following news release: * * * NAACP Calls for Fair Elections Practices in Response to Trump Executive Order Limiting Mail-in Voting * April 1, 2026 Contact: Chyna Fields, cfields@naacpnet.org WASHINGTON -Last night, President Trump signed an executive order limiting mail-in ballots to an approved list of absentee voters. The Department of Homeland Security in collaboration the Social Security Administration have been taske more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 2 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news release on April 1, 2026: * * * NCGOP blasts baseless, politically-motivated complaints targeting Cumberland County election officials The North Carolina Republican Party (NCGOP) forcefully calls out two sham complaints filed by partisan liberal activist Bob Hall as nothing more than a coordinated political attack designed to intimidate Republican election officials and undermine confidence in No more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, April 1 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * New UMass Poll Finds Continued Partisan Division and Erosion of Support for President Trump's Immigration Policies, Claims * Topline results and crosstabs for the poll can be found at www.umass.edu/poll Fifteen months into President Donald Trump's second term in office, a new national University of Massachusetts Amherst Poll finds public support continuing to erode on his handling of immigra more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The National Council of Nonprofits posted the following news release: * * * Nonprofit Leaders Welcome Court Decision Protecting Public Trust Court upholds longstanding law that keeps partisan politics out of charitable nonprofits and safeguards their ability to serve communities. * Nonprofit organizations nationwide welcomed a federal court decision on March 31 dismissing a proposed legal settlement that would have barred enforcement of a federal law protecting nonpr more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Brad Sherman, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Over 2,000 Join Congressman Brad Sherman Telephone Town Hall * SHERMAN OAKS, CA -On March 31, over 2,000 residents joined Congressman Brad Sherman (CA-32) for another live Telephone Town Hall to discuss key national and local issues, including economic challenges facing families, the ongoing war with Iran, and growing concerns over what Sherman described as President Donald Trump's reckless and  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla Statement on Trump's Illegal Election Takeover Executive Order * SAN JOSE, CA -Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration and California's former Secretary of State, issued the following statement as President Trump issued a sweeping illegal election "takeover" executive order, including by attempting to crack down on m more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on April 1, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Robert Garcia Statement on President Trump's Unconstitutional Attack on Voting Rights and Mail-In Voting Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, released the following statement after President Trump signed an executive order to create a national more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Andrea Salinas' Statement in Response to Trump's Executive Order Attacking Mail-In Voting * Tualatin, OR - Tonight, U.S. Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) issued the following statement in response to President Trump's executive order attacking mail-in voting: "Trump is once again trying to attack our elections, this time going after mail-in voting. For thirty years, Oregon has conducted more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Wilson Condemns Trump Executive Order Restricting Mail-In Voting * MIAMI GARDENS, FL -Today, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) released the following statement in response to President Trump's executive order restricting mail-in voting. "This executive order is a blatant attack on the right to vote and a dangerous abuse of power. "No president has the authority to decide who get more PR

VIENNA, Austria, April 1 -- The International Press Institute issued the following news: * * * Serbia: Authorities must stop the spiral of violence against journalists IPI and media freedom partners publish preliminary findings following mission to Belgrade * Media freedom in Serbia remains trapped in a downward spiral amidst record levels of physical violence against journalists, death threats and online smear campaigns, alarming levels of impunity, and tight political control over the med more PR

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, April 1 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Southern Poverty Law Center posted the following news: * * * SPLC Denounces Trump's Executive Order to Limit Americans' Voting Access * Latest efforts to restrict voting access would bar millions of Americans from voting by mail The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) condemns President Donald Trump's recent executive order that intentionally attempts to block millions of Americans from voting by mail.  This latest threat to voting  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Stand Up America, an organization was born in 2016 as a digital-first grassroots community working to resist what they say is Donald Trump's corruption, racism and his threats to democracy, issued the following news release on April 1, 2026: * * * GOVERNOR SIGNS NEW ANTI-VOTER LAW THAT COULD PURGE THOUSANDS FROM VOTER ROLLS TALLAHASSEE, FL.-- Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed legislation that will make it harder for thousands of eligible American citizens to vote. Und more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 1 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Statement from Governor Maura Healey on President Trump's Executive Order on Mail-In-Voting * Governor Maura Healey issued the following statement on President Trump's recent executive order titled "Ensuring Citizenship and Integrity in Federal Elections," which includes new restrictions on mail-in voting: "Let's call this what this is -President Trump is escalating his campaign t more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF10275) on March 30, 2026, by Asian affairs specialist Susan V. Lawrence. Here are excerpts: * * * Taiwan: Background and U.S. Relations Introduction Taiwan, which also calls itself the Republic of China (ROC), is a self-governing East Asian democracy located across the Taiwan Strait from mainland China. Taiwan's popularly-elected leaders govern 23.3 million people on the main more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 2 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on April 1, 2026: * * * AG Jones Responds to Trump-Aligned, Thiel-Funded Effort Exploiting Civil Rights Imagery to Mislead Voters New election filings revealed that a group backed by Peter Thiel -- a Silicon Valley billionaire and one of Donald Trump's most prominent financial backers who has helped fund Trump-aligned candidates and political efforts nationwide -- has poured $2.5 million into  more PR

NEW YORK, April 1 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * Voting Rights Advocates Sue to Block Florida's Restrictive "Show Your Papers" Law * MIAMI -Voting rights advocates filed a federal lawsuit today challenging Florida House Bill 991, a new law requiring documentary proof of citizenship, wa more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 [Category: Political] -- The League of Women Voters issued the following news release: * * * Voting Rights Advocates Sue to Block Florida's Restrictive "Show Your Papers" Law * MIAMI, FL -Today, voting rights advocates filed a federal lawsuit challenging Florida House Bill 991, a new law requiring documentary proof of citizenship, warning that the measure will disenfranchise eligible voters and create unnecessary barriers to the freedom to vote. The law requires prospecti more PR

NEW YORK, April 1 [Category: Political] -- The Hispanic Federation, an organization that supports and strengthens Latino institutions through education, health, immigration, civic engagement, economic empowerment and the environment, issued the following news release: * * * Voting Rights Advocates Sue to Block Florida's Restrictive "Show Your Papers" Law Miami, FL - Voting rights advocates filed a federal lawsuit today challenging Florida House Bill 991, a new law requiring documentary proof  more PR

MIAMI, Florida, April 1 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida issued the following news release: * * * Voting Rights Advocates Sue to Block Florida's Restrictive "Show Your Papers" Law * Voting rights advocates filed a federal lawsuit challenging Florida House Bill 991, a new law requiring documentary proof of citizenship, warning that the measure will disenfranchise eligible voters and create unnecessary barriers to the freedom to vote. The law requires pros more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Statement on Trump's Unconstitutional Executive Order on Mail-In Voting * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement in response to Donald Trump's unconstitutional executive order on vote-by-mail and elections: "This is a desperate last-ditch effort by a failing president to suppress American votes because his agenda of pardoning pedophiles, embarking more PR