CARDIFF, Wales, April 7 -- Cardiff University posted the following news: * * * "We are living with disinformation. We are not going to eradicate it", global expert argues * Disinformation communicated by and on behalf of foreign powers is now part and parcel of digital statecraft in the information age, an expert from Cardiff University has said. Professor Martin Innes, co-director of the Security, Crime and Innovation Intelligence Institute, gave evidence to two UK inquiries. One was led by the Foreign Affairs Committee, titled Disinform more PR

LONDON, England, April 8 -- The British Insurance Brokers' Association issued the following news release: * * * Andy Burnham to provide opening keynote address at The BIBA Conference 2026 The British Insurance Brokers' Association (BIBA) has announced that Andy Burnham will be joining the morning Keynote session and addressing Conference delegates on Wednesday 13 May. Graeme Trudgill, BIBA CEO said: "It will be great to welcome Andy back to The BIBA Conference. Much has changed in politics and the economy since he last addressed BIBA delega more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 8 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following statement on April 7, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Issues Statement on Warren Petersen's Referral to the US Attorney Attorney General Mayes today issued the following statement in response to Warren Petersen's referral to the US Attorney: Despite multiple court challenges, investigations and audits that all showed the 2020 election in Arizona was conducted fairly, transparently and securely, Warren Petersen inexplicably remains an election denier six more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 [Category: Sociological] -- Cato Institute issued the following news release: * * * Cato's Eddington: DOJ Opinion Strips Key Accountability Tool Ahead of Elections * On April 1, Assistant Attorney General T. Elliot Gaiser issued an opinion asserting that President Donald Trump "need not further comply" with the Presidential Records Act of 1978, arguing it is unconstitutional in its entirety. A new blog post from Patrick Eddington, a senior fellow in homeland security and civil liberties at the Cato Institute, details t more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on April 7, 2026, by Ferenc Nemeth, research fellow and program manager at the Hungarian Institute of International Affairs: * * * Hungary's Election: It's the Villages, Stupid Understanding Hungarian politics means looking beyond Budapest. As the country nears its watershed April 12 election, the countryside is in sharp focus. * At first glance, little seems to be happening in sleepy towns and villages of rural Hungary; in reality, these often s more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on April 7, 2026, by Julius Strauss, former foreign correspondent for the Daily Telegraph: * * * Hungary's Moment of Truth What will happen when Hungarians vote on April 12? What comes after that? These questions loom before Hungary's most contested elections yet. * There are two questions that I am most asked when I say that I am (half) Hungarian and spend a lot of time in Budapest. The first is: Why on earth is Hungary so pro-Russian? The coun more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Common Cause posted the following news release: * * * Watchdog Group Calls for Trump Cabinet to Invoke 25th Amendment * In response to President Trump announcing his intent to commit war crimes on social media, Common Cause calls on our military to refuse any illegal order and his Cabinet and Vice President Vance to invoke the 25th Amendment immediately and begin succession planning. The evidence is clear: Donald J. Trump is unfit to lead, and he no longer possesses the mental faculties require more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Cook Political: Five More House Ratings Shift Toward Democrats * As the American people's approval of Republicans continues to crater, House Democrats' path to the majority is clearer than ever. Today, Cook Political Report shifted five races toward Democrats, including Republican held PA-08 (Lean Republican to Toss Up) and FL-27 (Solid Republican to Likely Republican). The non-partisan race rater notes these shifts "reflect [...] more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following news on April 7, 2026: * * * CRC News: Following the money Recent media accounts have quoted CRC and InfluenceWatch research and researchers on issues as diverse as biased Census counts, nonprofit transparency and the staffing of Virginia state government. * Fox News-- China's American Mao: Inside Singham's blueprint to 'wage war' for a 'new world order': At a Shanghai conference blessed by the Communist Party of China, Neville Roy Singham emerged as China's new Americ more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on April 7, 2026, by Margarita R. Seminario, senior associate (non-resident) with the Americas Program: * * * Peru 2026 General Election: First-Round Vote Must-Knows The 2026 Peru general election is set against a backdrop of instability, polarization, and a fragmented field of candidates. When analyzed against the 2025 U.S. National Security Strategy, this election is a metric to determine whether Peru will build on its major non-NATO a more PR

NEW YORK, April 7 [Category: BizMedia] -- Fox, a media company, issued the following news release: * * * FOX to Integrate Kalshi Forecasts Across FOX News Media and FOX One Platforms * NEW YORK, NY (April 7, 2026) - Kalshi, the world's largest prediction market, and Fox Corporation (NASDAQ: FOXA, FOX), a leader in producing and distributing news, sports and entertainment content, today announced an integration to incorporate Kalshi's data across FOX News Channel, FOX Business Network, FOX Weather and the FOX One platform. Prediction mark more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 8 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release on April 7, 2026: * * * Carr Joins 25-State Coalition in Amicus Brief Against Noncitizen Voting Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr has filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a Ninth Circuit decision that undermines states' ability to prevent noncitizens from voting in American elections. "Only American citizens are eligible to vote in American elections. Period. That's not partisan or political - it's the law, and we h more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Statement on President Trump's 2027 Budget * Heinrich, Lujan: "Trump's budget is a slap in the face to working families in New Mexico" WASHINGTON \- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Financeand Senate Budget Committee, released the following statement on President Trump's Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27)  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Statement on President Trump's 2027 Budget * Heinrich, Lujan: "Trump's budget is a slap in the face to working families in New Mexico" WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Finance and Senate Budget Committee, released the following statement on President Trump's Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) bu more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 7 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * IFJ Centenary World Congress: the countdown has begun * 07 April 2026 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) will bring together more than 300 representatives of journalists' organisations in Paris from 4 to 7 May 2026 for its Centenary World Congress, with the support of its French affiliates SNJ, SNJ-CGT, CFDT and Force Ouvriere. Credit: IFJ. The IFJ represents 188 journalists' unions and as more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following commentary on April 7, 2026, by political analyst Peter Fazekas in its Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Orban's Rule Could End Despite Russian Interference Executive Summary: * Hungary's April 12 parliamentary election is shaping up to be its most competitive since 2010, with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's Fidesz-Christian Democratic People's Party (KDNP) alliance facing a serious challenge from Peter Magyar's pro-EU Tisza party, and polls suggesting a potential incum more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on April 7, 2026, by Beka Chedia, professor of political science for the independent research institute Varieties of Democracy at the Department of Political Science of the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, and a political scientist from Tbilisi, Georgia, in the foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Russian Intelligence Enters Battle of Georgian Patriarchal Throne Executive Summary: * The death of Georgian Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II--whose funeral drew m more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The Peterson Institute for International Economics issued the following commentary on April 7, 2026, by senior fellow Monica de Bolle: * * * The EU-Mercosur agreement could tap a new source of critical minerals for the West It took a quarter century of negotiations before the European Union and the South American economic bloc Mercosur signed a trade agreement earlier this year despite objections from protectionist interests in France, Italy, Ireland, Poland, and other countries. The agreement must still be fully ratif more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * RATINGS CHANGE: Alarm Bells are Blaring for Maria Elvira Salazar as Cook Political Report Shifts FL-27 Rating in Democrats' Favor * Today, Cook Political Report announced that it is shifting its prediction for Florida's 27th Congressional District towards Democrats, building on growing momentum and setting the stage for a competitive election this year. Cook Political noted that recent Democratic victories and large vote-swings  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Roy Introduces Bill to Fully Fund DHS and Advance SAVE America Act * April 7, 2026 Press Release Washington, D.C. - Congressman Chip Roy (R-TX) introduced H.R. 8206, legislation to fully fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for 60 days while advancing his SAVE America Act, which would require voter ID and proof of citizenship for federal elections. The bill is an alternative proposal to the ongoing funding negotiations and aims to en more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 8 -- The Republican Party of Virginia posted the following news on April 7, 2026: * * * Republican Party of Virginia Announces Candidates for U.S. Senate Primary Today, the Republican Party of Virginia certified to the Virginia Department of Elections three candidates whose names will appear on the ballot for the United States Senate in the August 4 Republican Primary. Bert Mizusawa, Kim Farington, and David Williams all submitted the sufficient number of signatures to qualify as competitors for the Republican nomi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Senate Majority PAC, an organizations that works to elect Democratic senators who are committed to an economy that provides opportunity and security for America's working families and who stand up to protect the rights of all Americans, issued the following statement on April 6, 2026: * * * Senate Majority PAC Statement on SLF Battleground Plan Senate Majority PAC Spokesperson Lauren French issued the following statement after Senate Leadership Fund announced their need to spend in deep-red states: "The Senate Leader more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF10165) on April 6, 2026. The white paper is written by Asian affairs specialist Mark E. Manyin, foreign affairs analyst Daniel J. Longo and international trade and finance analyst Liana Wong. Here are excerpts: * * * South Korea: Background and U.S. Relations Overview South Korea (officially the Republic of Korea, or ROK) is one of the United States' most important strategic and economic partners in Asia. Under the 1953 U.S more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 [Category: Political] -- The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights issued the following news release: * * * Why Harmeet Dhillon Should Not Be Elevated * A PDF of this document can be found here INTRODUCTION Harmeet Dhillon was confirmed as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights on April 3, 2025, by a vote of 52 to 45, over the strong objections of civil rights organizations who warned that she had spent the bulk of her career actively working against the civil rights laws she would be confirmed to enfo more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, April 7 -- The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Windham Community Memorial Hospital Employees Vote Overwhelmingly to Remove AFT Union 'Representation' * Despite last-ditch effort by teacher union lawyers to overturn vote, over 300 hospital employees are officially union free Willimantic, CT (April 7, 2026) - Employees at Windham Community Memorial Hospital are officially free from the unwanted "representation" of American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Local 5099  more PR