WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell, Colleagues Sound Alarm on Trump Administration Opening the Door to Midterm Election Interference * 06.09.26 Senators call out DOJ's quiet removal of long-standing election prosecution manual ahead of 2026 midterms WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), ranking member of the Seante Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, joined Sens. Alex Padil more PR

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on June 9, 2026, by Emil Avdaliani, research fellow at the Turan Research Center and a professor of international relations at the European University in Tbilisi, Georgia: * * * Armenia Votes to Shun Russia Pashinyan's victory leaves the Kremlin with the difficult choice of confrontation or something more pragmatic. - The parliamentary elections in Armenia ended in the incumbent prime minister Nikol Pashinyan and his party Civil Contract's victor more PR

NEW YORK, June 10 -- Columbia University Columbia Journalism School issued the following news: * * * The Brown Institute for Media Innovation Awards 2026-2027 "Magic Grants." This year's projects cross both campuses and blend journalistic insight with technical innovation. - This year, the Brown Institute for Media Innovation awarded its 15th cohort of Magic Grants. The winners proposed new work in investigative reporting, civic technology, accessible technology, public health and tools for creative work. Two of this year's grants are bico more PR

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following news on June 9, 2026: * * * CRC News: SPLC Coverage A compilation of recent coverage of of the SPLC scandal that uses CRC research. - In late April the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) was indicted by a Federal Grand Jury for (according to the U.S. Department of Justice news release) "wire fraud, false statements, and conspiracy to commit money laundering." Among its claims, the government alleges that the SPLC was secretly funding the very racist extremists that the more PR

DOVER, Delaware, June 10 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release on June 9, 2026: * * * AG Jennings defeats Koch billionaire-backed effort to upend Delaware's election transparency laws Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced today that a Koch family-affiliated campaign group's attempt to nullify state law requiring basic transparency for third-party campaign advertisers has been defeated in court. "This victory affirms that it is the people of Delaware - not the Koch family or any other billionaires  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * DHS Directs ICE to Deport Aliens Who Vote in American Elections * The Immigration and Nationality Act directs the removal of aliens who illegally vote in American elections WASHINGTON - The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the following statement after DHS General Counsel James Percival directed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to enforce stricter penalties, including deportation, for aliens who more PR

LONDON, England, June 10 -- PEN International issued the following news: * * * Egyptians deserve human rights, not a fragile status quo supported by the EU PEN International is joining a coalition of human rights organisations issuing a joint statement ahead of the EU-Egypt Association Council meeting on 15 June 2026. The statement calls on the EU to address Egypt's worsening human rights situation, including repression, shrinking civic space, and continued violations, and to ensure its policies do not enable ongoing abuses. Two years after more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 10 (TNSrpt) -- The Georgia Institute of Technology School of Public Policy Internet Governance Project issued the following commentary: * * * Tanzania Is Getting Online. Its Digital Economy Isn't Following By Karim Farhat, Brenden Kuerbis and Milton Mueller Across most of the developing world, the story of the last two decades has been a hopeful one: as people come online, the digital economy grows, services expand, new businesses take root, people make more money and lift themselves by their bootstraps. Tanzania was  more PR

CLEMSON, South Carolina, June 9 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Getting Started with Workday checklist * With Clemson launching Workday in just a few weeks, the Workday program team has created a short checklist to help ensure you're ready for July 1. 1. Take Workday Basics training and any other additional training you may be assigned. Faculty and staff will receive emails when they are enrolled in additional training courses. 2. Pay attention to upcoming cutover deadlines that impact hiring, payroll and timeke more PR

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks, Shaheen, Press Rubio for Answers on Admin's Inaction on Venezuela, Question Lack of Progress to Secure Democratic Transition * Washington, D.C. \- Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio demanding answers on the administra more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Chairman Emeritus McCaul on ABC's "This Week" * WASHINGTON - U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) -chairman emeritus of the House Foreign Affairs and Homeland Security Committees -joined Martha Raddatz on ABC's "This Week" to discuss the latest on Ukraine, Iran, FISA reauthorization, and more.Click to watch (link is external) Excerpts from the interview: On his recent vote to support Ukraine: "I voted for the Ukraine bill on the H more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, June 9 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Lane Discusses Civic Engagement, Voting Rights, Power of Community on National Podcast * As political polarization, voter fatigue, and public distrust in institutions continue to shape the national conversation, Shannon R. Lane believes one message is more important than ever: democracy only works when people participate. Lane, director of the Nancy A. Humphreys Institute for Political Social Work at the UConn School of Social Work, recently shar more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees issued the following news release: * * * Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses Former Rep. Ben McAdams for Election to U.S. House * AFGE says McAdams has the experience needed to advocate for AFGE and federal employees on Capitol Hill AURORA, Colo. - The American Federation of Government Employees today announced its endorsement of Ben McAdams for election to the U.S. House of Representatives representing Utah's 1 st Congressional District i more PR

NEW YORK, June 9 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * LDF Joins Lawsuit Challenging Discriminatory Tennessee Congressional Map * Filing Urges Court to Immediately Suspend the New Map for Upcoming Elections On behalf of the Memphis Urban League, the Legal Defense Fund today joined the NAACP lawsuit challenging Tennessee's newly enacted congressional map that intentionally discriminates against Black voters. Today's filing asked the federal court to issue a preliminary injunc more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Padilla, Cantwell Lead Senate Colleagues in Urging Sec. Lutnick to Halt Implementation of Trump's Illegal EO to Eliminate Vote-by-Mail * Senators Direct Dept. of Commerce to Explain its Involvement with USPS and Elections and Preserve Documents for Congressional Oversight Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, and Maria Cantwell more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * McCANN-MENTUM: Sean McCann Leads Bill Huizenga 48% to 45% in New Poll * Semafor : Democrat McCann pulls ahead in key House race New polling out of Michigan's 4th district finds Sean McCann with a three-point lead over Bill Huizenga. McCann leads Huizenga 48% to 45%, and has a 19-point lead with Independents. NOTABLY: The poll also found that Trump - who won MI-04 by 6 points - is underwater, with " nearly six in 10 disapprov[i more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 [Category: Political] -- The NAACP posted the following news release: * * * NAACP Files Motion to Block Tennessee's Unconstitutional Congressional Map * The NAACP, NAACP Tennessee State Conference, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and LDF file motion for preliminary injunction before a three judge panel in federal court on behalf of impacted voters  NASHVILLE, Tenn. -The NAACP and the NAACP Tennessee State Conference and impacted voters, along with co-counsels the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under L more PR

WASHINGTON, June 8 [Category: Political] -- The NAACP posted the following news release: * * * NAACP, Voting Rights Advocates File Amicus Brief in Challenge to Florida's New Congressional Map * TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Today, Florida State Conference of the NAACP, Dream Defenders, The Black Collective, Advancement Project, and Community Justice Project filed an amicus brief to support a coalition of voting rights organizations and individuals seeking to overturn Florida's new congressional redistricting map. The brief urges Florida appellate cou more PR

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Durbin, Whitehouse, Colleagues Sound Alarm on Trump Administration Use of Election Crimes Prosecutions to Interfere in Midterm Elections * Senators call out DOJ's quiet removal of long-standing election prosecution manual ahead of 2026 midterms WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Ranking Member of more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Schiff Introduces Legislation to Prevent Government Payouts to January 6th Insurrectionists and Those Convicted of Election Interference * New legislation comes as President Trump refuses to back down from attempts to use taxpayer money to pay off criminals and people convicted of attacking Capitol Police Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced the Preventing Payo more PR

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on June 9, 2026: * * * Senators Coons, Blunt Rochester join Democratic colleagues to sound alarm on Trump administration use of election crimes prosecutions to interfere in midterm elections Senators call out DOJ's quiet removal of long-standing election prosecution manual ahead of 2026 midterms - U.S. Senators Chris Coons and Lisa Blunt Rochester (both D-Del.), joined Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R. more PR

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on June 8, 2026: * * * Shaheen, Meeks Press Rubio for Answers on Admin's Inaction on Venezuela, Question Lack of Progress to Secure Democratic Transition Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * The Case Against Kevin Kiley * "Voters know the difference between a real independent leader and a political opportunist. Kevin Kiley's label may have changed, but his MAGA loyalties and record have not. CA-06 voters deserve better than being lied to, and they have a clear alternative in Dr. Richard Pan - a proven leader who has spent his career fighting to make health care more affordable and putting California families first," sa more PR

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Joins Padilla, Durbin, Whitehouse, Colleagues in Sounding Alarm on Trump Administration Use of Election Crimes Prosecutions to Interfere in Midterm Elections * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R. more PR

CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 10 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio posted the following news release: * * * Voter Rights Coalition Condemns Sub. House Bill 472, Lawmakers' Latest Effort to Dismantle Absentee Voting * COLUMBUS, OH - Today, the Ohio Senate General Government Committee adopted a substitute version of House Bill 472 that now includes photo ID requirements for absentee ballot requests. The bill utilizes vague, confusing language to create a photo ID verification portal and/or requires Ohio voters to sub more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Kaine, Colleagues Sound Alarm on Risk of Trump-Vance Administration Using Election Crimes Prosecutions to Interfere in Midterm Elections * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined 22 of their Senate Democratic colleagues in demanding answers from the Trump-Vance Administration over the removal of the most recent version of the Federal Prosecution of Election Offenses manual from the Department of Justice' more PR