WASHINGTON, May 26 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Matthew Leffler, vice president of the American Federation of Government Employees Local 1699 at the Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center, Pennsylvania, from a May 13, 2026, hearing entitled "Protecting Those Who Served: A Review of VA Police Operations": * * * Chairman Moran, Ranking Member Blumenthal, and Members of the Committee: Thank you for inviting the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) to participate in today's hearing on "Prote more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary by Theresa Grover: * * * ATR Applauds Winning Pledge Signers in May 19 Primaries Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) commends the Taxpayer Protection Pledge signers in Louisiana, Alabama, Idaho, Georgia, Kentucky, Oregon, and Pennsylvania for their recent primary victories. By signing the Pledge, these candidates have made a written commitment to taxpayers to oppose and vote against any and all income tax increases if elected to Congress. The following primary winn more PR

NEW ALBANY, Indiana, May 25 -- Indiana University Southeast campus posted the following news: * * * Baseball advances after win over No. 2 Georgia Gwinnett * View print quality image about1 about1 LEWISTON, Idaho - IU Southeast's first game at the 2026 Avista NAIA World Series against No. 2 Georgia Gwinnett ended in a dramatic, 14-13 win for the No. 9 Grenadiers. Trailing 8-7 in the top of the sixth, the Grenadiers' offense got to work. Joel Johnson led off the inning with a single, then Trevor Goodwin drew a full count walk to put two  more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 25 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Jonathan Wolf honored as Penn State's 2026 Philanthropist of the Year * Penn State has named Jonathan Wolf as its 2026 Philanthropist of the Year. The award, which recognizes individuals, couples or families who have demonstrated exceptional generosity in the promotion and support of the University, celebrates Wolf's landmark gift in 2025 to dramatically scale up the University's resources for undergraduates studying to become addiction a more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- The House Judiciary Committee released the following testimony by Maya Wiley, president and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, from a May 20, 2026, hearing entitled "The Southern Poverty Law Center: Manufacturing Hate": * * * Thank you, Chairman Jordan and Ranking Member Raskin. My name is Maya Wiley. I am the daughter of civil rights leaders, and I am president and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, the nation's oldest and largest civil rights coalition, founded in 1950. more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, May 25 -- Macquarie University issued the following news release: * * * Macquarie research tackles minerals, cane toads, fisheries and more in ARC boost * From extracting critical minerals to curbing invasive cane toads, Macquarie University researchers will lead five industry and community-partnered projects backed by more than $3.1 million in the Australian Research Council's Linkage Projects 2025 Round 2 scheme. The projects pair Macquarie University researchers with partners to tackle practical challenges in sustain more PR

ROBINS AFB, Georgia, May 24 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command posted the following news: * * * Reserve Advantage Featured at Miami Beach Airshow * MIAMI BEACH, Fl. - Air Force Reserve Command highlighted decisive capabilities during the 2026 Hyundai Air & Sea Show in Miami Beach, May 23-24, 2026. The two-day event over Memorial Day weekend provided opportunities to showcase capabilities in the air and on the ground with military displays and recruiting events. Friday before the show, Lt. Gen. John P. Healy, chief of the Air Force Res more PR

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, May 25 -- The European Union's European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control issued the following news: * * * Strengthening disease outbreak preparedness through partnership on joint scenario training * As rising global interconnection increases public health risks worldwide, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), building on the success of its previous programme through European Health Task Force (EUHTF), will once again host the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN) Outbreak Res more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Georgia, ranking member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet, issued the following opening statement at a hearing entitled "Court Packing: A Threat to the Supreme Court's Legitimacy": * * * Subcommittee Ranking Member Johnson's Opening Statement at Hearing on How Republican Corruption and Extremism Broke the Supreme Court Today, Rep. Hank Johnson, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial  more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, May 25 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * The #RoadToOmaha Starts Here: ESPN to present every pitch of the 2026 NCAA Baseball Regionals May 29-June 1 * * ESPN to showcase at least 96 NCAA Regional games across four days * Squeeze Play Presented by Capital One returns with live whip-around coverage from all 16 sites * Game On: Journey to the NCAA Championship premieres Thursday, May 28 (5:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2) ESPN's exclusive coverage of the NCAA Divisio more PR