CHICAGO, Illinois, April 4 -- Alianza Americas, a transnational advocacy network of Latin American migrant-led organizations, issued the following news release on April 3, 2026: * * * Absolutely No! to 1.5 trillion in military spending in the 2027 budget. The finalized 2027 budget outline submitted by President Trump to Congress prioritizes defense spending over the needs of the American people. Alianza Americas, a network of more than 55 organizations led by immigrants from Latin America and more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 4 -- KFF, an organization that says it focuses on health policy, issued the following news release: * * * A Preview of the Role Health Care May Play in the 2026 Election KFF has long examined the role of health care in U.S. elections, tracking how the issue ranks among voters' top concerns, which political party or candidate voters' trust, and how health care issues might motivate voter turnout. This issue brief summarizes the role health care has historically more PR

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on President Trump's Announcement on Iran War * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on President Trump's announcement on the Iran War: "President Trump didn't have a plan going into this war, and there's still no credible plan to end it now. The American people did not ask for this conflict, Congress did not authorize it, and th more PR

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan: One Year of President Trump's Tariffs Have Driven Up Costs and Made Life More Expensive for New Mexicans * Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Finance, issued the following statement on the one-year anniversary of President Trump's sweeping tariffs that have hurt hardworking New Mexicans and Americans across the country: "One year a more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 4 -- The Maine State House Speaker issued the following news: * * * Appropriations Committee Advances Supplemental Budget Focused on Stability, Relief, and Essential Services The Legislature's Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee today voted 8-4 to advance a supplemental budget focused on protecting essential services, delivering targeted relief, and meeting the state's most immediate obligations in a challenging fiscal environment. The proposal prioritizes st more PR

NEW YORK, April 4 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Mine Ban Treaty Achieves Progress amid Challenges * Since the 1990s conflicts in the Balkans, Croatia suffered from the scourge of landmines, with hundreds of civilians killed and thousands of acres of land inaccessible due to contamination. In March, the country celebrated becoming mine-free, following a US$1.38 billion, 30-year clearance campaign. Croatia's story underscores the value of th more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 4 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news on April 2, 2026: * * * FROM FAYETTEVILLE OBSERVER: Michael Whatley Profits Off War In Iran After Dismissing Sacrifice Of Service Members A new column from the Fayetteville Observer is highlighting that DC insider Michael Whatley is personally financially profiting from the war in Iran as it spikes his oil and gas investments. Whatley is a "longtime oil lobbyist" who represented Big Oil companies more PR

WASHINGTON, April 4 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11406) on April 3, 2026, by legislative attorney Jay B. Sykes: Here are excerpts: * * * Prediction Markets and Insider Trading Law The past two years have witnessed the dramatic growth of prediction markets--i.e., online platforms that allow users to buy or sell contracts with payoffs tied to the occurrence or nonoccurrence of specific events, such as sporting event outc more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Opposes Trump's Unjustified Defense Budget Increase * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the Trump Administration proposed raising the fiscal year 2027 defense budget by 50 percent, to $1.5 trillion, a figure that includes some $350 billion that Trump wants Republicans to pass on a party-line vote outside the annual defense authorization and appropriation process, which means less oversight and fewer st more PR

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Bradley Schneider, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * SCHNEIDER STATEMENT ON THE PRESIDENT'S FAILURE TO DEFINE AN ENDGAME IN IRAN * LINCOLNSHIRE, IL - Rep. Brad Schneider (IL-10), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and co-founder and co-chair of the Abraham Accords Caucus, released the following statement in response to President Trump's address to the nation on the war in Iran: "Five weeks after starting his war against Iran, Pres more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Blumenthal: Week in Review 3/27/2026-4/3/2026 * Slamming Trump Cuts Making it More Difficult to File Taxes [Hartford, CT] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) joined advocates to slam cuts by the Trump Administration that are making filing taxes more challenging this year. Last fall, the Trump Administration announced it was ending the free Direct File program following press more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Statement on Trump Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Proposal * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and lead Democrat on the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, released the following statement regarding the Trump Administration's initial proposed budget for fiscal year 2027: "Donald Trump's budget propos more PR