DETROIT, Michigan, June 17 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan issued the following news release on June 16, 2026: * * * Michigan Senate Passes Crucial State Voting Rights Act to Prevent Racial Discrimination in Voting The Michigan State Senate today passed the Michigan Voting Rights Act (MIVRA), taking a major step towards enacting state-level protections for voters against discrimination in elections. Black voters are currently facing the greatest assault on voting rights since the 1900s era of state-enforced racial discrimi more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following news release on June 16, 2026: * * * AFPI's Kenneth Blackwell on Today's Primary Elections Across the Country America First Policy Institute (AFPI) Secure Elections Chairman J. Kenneth Blackwell today urges Americans to head to the polls as voters in Oklahoma, the District of Columbia, Alabama, Georgia, and California cast ballots in primaries, runoffs, and a special election, which will help set the choices voters face this November. He stated: "Self-government more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on June 16, 2026, by Henrietta Levin, senior fellow with the Freeman Chair in China Studies, and former intern Daniel Castro Bonilla: * * * Southbound Diplomacy: Assessing Taiwan's "Integrated Diplomacy" on the 10th Anniversary of the New Southbound Policy Shortly after taking office in 2024, Taiwan Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung announced a new strategy to navigate the volatile geopolitical landscape. Termed "integrated diplomacy", the  more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, June 16 -- The European Federation of Journalists posted the following news: * * * France: Critical juncture for media freedom ahead of 2027 elections * From 9-11 June 2026, the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF) conducted a joint mission to France to assess the current state of media freedom in the country. This statement presents the mission's preliminary findings. The mission was led by the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) and joined by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), ARTI more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Reproductive Freedom For All's My Body. My Pod. Went Live at the Activist Summit--With Congressman Jamie Raskin, Katie Phang, and Brittany Fonteno * ICYMI: Reproductive Freedom For All's My Body. My Pod. Went Live at the Activist Summit-With Congressman Jamie Raskin, Katie Phang, and Brittany Fonteno At Reproductive Freedom for All's 2026 Activist Summit, President and CEO Mini T more PR

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, June 16 [Category: Media] -- The International Media Support, an organisation that says it works to strengthen the capacity of media to reduce conflict and facilitate dialogue, issued the following news: * * * IPI and IMS announce 2026 recipients of World Press Freedom Hero and Free Media Pioneer awards * Today, the International Press Institute (IPI) and IMS (International Media Support) are proud to announce this year's recipients of the World Press Freedom Hero and Free Media Pioneer awards, who together demonstrate  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on June 16, 2026, by cybersecurity researcher Luke Rodeheffer in the foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Moscow Concerned About Armenia's Wavering EAEU Membership Executive Summary: * The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) is continuing to pursue free trade across member-states, but Armenia's membership is in doubt following the Armenian Prime Minister's pro-Western Civil Contract party's victory in the country's June 7 parliamentary elections. * Trade volume more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees issued the following news release: * * * Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses 5 Colorado Lawmakers for Reelection to Congress * AFGE says Sen. Hickenlooper and Reps. DeGette, Neguse, Crow, and Petterson support federal workers and their rights AURORA, Colo. - The American Federation of Government Employees today announced its endorsement of five members of Congress for reelection to their seats representing Colorado in the 2026 elections.  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The League of Women Voters issued the following news release on June 16, 2026: * * * The League of Women Voters Sounds the Alarm as Attacks on Voter Participation Intensify Ahead of the Midterms The League of Women Voters today urged Americans nationwide to recognize and reject an escalating pattern of voter silencing, intimidation, and suppression as the country moves closer to the November midterm elections. From continued efforts to relitigate the 2020 election to raids on voting rights organizations and renewed eff more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 [Category: Political] -- The Campaign Legal Center posted the following news release: * * * Michigan Senate Passes Crucial State Voting Rights Act to Prevent Racial Discrimination in Voting * LANSING, Mich. -The Michigan State Senate today passed the Michigan Voting Rights Act (MIVRA), taking a major step toward enacting state-level protections for voters against discrimination in elections. Black voters are currently facing the greatest assault on voting rights since the 1900s era of state-enforced racial discriminati more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * NEW POLL: Rural Voters Sour on Trump and GOP's Broken Promises on Economy, Higher Prices * Rural Americans are souring on Republican rule as the midterms approach, according to new polling from Reuters/Ipsos. The poll found that disapproval for Trump among rural Americans has jumped by 14% since February 2025. Driving the discontent is the 61% of rural voters who disapprove of Trump's handling of the economy and addressing cost  more PR

CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 16 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio posted the following news release: * * * Ohio Voter Rights Coalition Calls on Governor DeWine to Veto Anti-Voter, Unfunded Mandate House Bill 472 * Columbus - Today, the Ohio Voter Rights Coalition calls on Governor DeWine to veto House Bill 472, warning the legislation would make it harder for many Ohioans to vote by mail and would introduce new identity theft and privacy concerns for voters. The bill would also force local elections officials to p more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 16 -- Yale Law School posted the following news: * * * Professor Samuel Moyn's Book Challenges America's Gerontocracy * Professor Samuel Moyn writes that privileging older Americans has a cost for all.  The 2024 presidential campaign cast a harsh spotlight on President Joe Biden's age and mental acuity as well as the erratic behavior of his successor, Donald Trump. Both men were the oldest presidents to take office, and the campaign highlighted the political consequences of aging leadership to millions of Amer more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48910) entitled "Trump Accounts: Overview and Policy Considerations" by public finance analyst Brendan McDermott. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Trump Accounts are a new form of traditional individual retirement account (IRA) that the 2025 reconciliation law (P.L. 119-21) created for the benefit of children. Savers will be able to contribute to Trump Accounts starting on July 4, 2026. Traditional IRAs are typically tax-advantaged account more PR