NEW YORK, April 11 -- The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, an organization that defends the right of Catholics to participate in American public life without defamation or discrimination, issued the following commentary on April 10, 2026, by Director of Research Kyle Nazareth: * * * WHAT IS A RELIGION? Over the past decade, the U.S. Supreme Court has significantly expanded religious liberty, restoring religion's rightful place in the public square. In response, irreligious grou more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution released the following testimony by Jessica M. Vaughan, director of policy studies at the Center for Immigration Studies, from a March 25, 2026, hearing entitled "Protecting American Citizenship II: Federalism, Sanctuary Cities, and the Rule of Law": * * * Thank you, Chairman Schmitt, for the opportunity to testify. Today there are 13 states and about 100 localities that have adopted sanctuary policies. We estimate th more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Warren, Escobar, Underwood Lead 32 Lawmakers in Pressing Homeland Security Watchdog to Investigate Detainee Locator System Failures * "Without a functional locator system, DHS is effectively creating 'disappearances' on U.S. soil, and we urge the DHS Office of Inspector General to investigate this matter" Santa Fe, N.M. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mas more PR

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Warren, Escobar, Underwood Lead 32 Lawmakers in Pressing Homeland Security Watchdog to Investigate Detainee Locator System Failures * "Without a functional locator system, DHS is effectively creating 'disappearances' on U.S. soil, and we urge the DHS Office of Inspector General to investigate this matter" Santa Fe, N.M. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mas more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, April 9 -- Occidental Petroleum, an oil and gas, exploration and production company, issued the following news release: * * * Occidental Announces Gulf of America Oil Discovery at Bandit Occidental and its co-owners are evaluating results to determine next steps * Occidental (NYSE: OXY) today announced an oil discovery at the Bandit prospect in the Gulf of America, about 125 miles south of the Louisiana coast. The exploration well, located in Green Canyon Block 680, encounte more PR

MERRIFIELD, Virginia, April 11 -- The Public Advocate of the U.S. issued the following statement on April 9, 2026, by President Eugene Delgaudio: * * * PUBLIC ADVOCATE CELEBRATES: 23 STATES AND SEVERAL NATIONS NOW BLOCK PORN Eugene Delgaudio, age 71, in a direct email message to supporters nationwide in the United States wrote: "THANK YOU to Public Advocate supporters who helped me fight for the passage of Age Restrictions in Texas and helped me convince the Supreme Court to uphold that age more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, April 11 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary on April 10, 2026, by drug policy analyst Layal Bou Harfouch: * * * Better data collection is the key to improving pregnancy care behind bars Across the United States, at least 1,157 pregnant women are admitted to prison each year, based on U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) data. The true number is likely higher, as these figures do not fully capture state and local systems where reporting is inco more PR

DALLAS, Texas, April 7 -- Southwest Airlines issued the following news release: * * * Southwest Airlines Pops the Cork on Santa Rosa Service Paired with Sip and Ship Program for Wine Lovers Starting April 24 Travelers can toast to a new destination and fly a case of wine home "on the house" * Southwest Airlines Co. began service in Santa Rosa, California's Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport today. To celebrate the airline's wine country expansion, Southwest(R) will introduce a new Sip  more PR

GEORGETOWN, Texas, April 7 (TNSjou) -- Southwestern University issued the following news: * * * Professor of Spanish Publishes Research Inspired by Personal Fertility Journey Motivated by her own personal fertility journey, Professor of Spanish Katy Ross recently published Narrating Infertility in Spain, an examination of the fertility crisis in Spain and around the world. * For Professor of Spanish Katy Ross, research is often personal, a tool to help process the things going on in her dai more PR

CANBERRA, Australia, April 13 -- The office of the Prime Minister of Australia issued the following news release: * * * Television interview - Sunrise * MATT SHIRVINGTON, HOST : We're being warned this morning that major Asian fuel producers may start prioritising their own domestic markets if this supply crisis continues to worse around the world. NAT BARR, HOST : That could be a disaster for Australia because we import around 90 per cent of our refined fuel from Asia. So, later today, Pr more PR

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, April 8 -- Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences issued the following news release: * * * Texas A&M Veterinary Team Saves Kitten From Rare Congenital Abnormality When Kalyn Scott picked up her Sphynx kitten, Kai, at 7 weeks old, she immediately fell in love with his playful personality and big heart. The last thing she could have imagined for her fun-loving and affectionate kitten was having him undergo major surgery to save his li more PR