WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Speaking at a United Nations Security Council meeting in New York, British Ambassador James Kariuki, charge d'affaires at the U.N., urged Israel to resume negotiations with the Syrian government and pursue a diplomatic solution. He expressed concern over increasing Israeli military activity in Syria and violations of the 1974 Disengagement of Forces Agreement, reaffirming the United Kingdom's position recognizing the Golan Heights as Israeli-occupied Syrian territory. Kariuki welcomed a memorandum of understanding betwe more PR

HANOVER, New Hampshire, June 23 (TNSjou) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * How AI-Generated Cartoons Reshaped Taiwan's 2024 Protests A new Dartmouth study finds that cute AI imagery used as partisan attack may signal a new tactic in political warfare. Written by Matthew Shipman In spring 2024, more than 100,000 people protested in Taiwan's streets. On Threads, a parallel fight was underway. In May of that year, opposition lawmakers introduced legislation that would give Taiwan's legislature broad new investigative pow more PR

NEW YORK, June 22 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * Federal Court Rejects DOJ Attempt to Obtain Maryland's Sensitive Voter Data * ANNAPOLIS, Md. -A federal court today rejected the U.S. Department of Justice's attempt to force Maryland election officials to turn over the state's unredacted voter registration file, protecting the sensitiv more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 22 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, posted the following news: * * * FHLBank Chicago Announces Start of 2026 Director Election * On June 22, 2026, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago (FHLBank Chicago) announced the start of the 2026 Election of FHLBank Chicago Directors. Please visit our Director Elections page, where you will find: * The 2026 Member and Independent Director Election Schedule. * The Independent Director Application Form and import more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 23 -- Politico issued the following transcript of a podcast involving Jack Schlossberg, a democratic candidate for New York's 12th Congressional District: * * * Full Transcript: Jack Schlossberg on "The Conversation with Dasha Burns" This is a full unedited transcript of POLITICO's interview with Jack Schlossberg on "The Conversation with Dasha Burns": Jack Schlossberg: I'm getting a little sick and tired of this. Everyone acts like I'm controversial just because I was out there early doing this, and now everyone d more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 22 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Whitmer Signs Bipartisan Bills to Ensure All Votes Are Counted, Strengthening and Securing Michigan's Elections * June 22, 2026 Contact: press@michigan.gov Bills ensure that the votes of service members and Michiganders overseas are fairly processed and counted LANSING, Mich. -Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed four bipartisan bills that amend local elected officials' terms of office to ensure effective implementatio more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Sen. Schiff Discusses Trump's Rampant Corruption, the Democratic Party's Midterm Agenda, and the Future of AI on CNN's One Thing * Seattle, WA - In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), joined CNN's One Thing podcast with host David Rind at the 2026 Cascade PBS Ideas Festival to discuss the brazen and rampant corruption schemes of President Trump and his administration, and how the cost of that corruption is coming at th more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Applauds Court Order Blocking Illegal Trump Voter Purge Database * East Hartford, CT - Today, House Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) applauded a federal court ruling (link is external) blocking President Trump's illegal database that would have empowered erroneous and unlawful purges of voters in across the country. This ruling follows a bombshell court filing earlier this year revealing that 'DOGE' st more PR

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES IN BROOKLYN: "WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO STAND UP TO MAKE THIS CITY, OUR COMMUNITY AND THIS COUNTRY THE BEST VERSION OF AMERICA" * Yesterday, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held his fourth annual Juneteenth Jubilee and Youth Sports Day, where his remarks emphasized that House Democrats will continue to stand up to defend our democracy and fight back against the onslaught of extremism being visited on our country by extr more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform and Antitrust released the following written testimony by Curtis LeGeyt, president and CEO of the National Association of Broadcasters, from a June 10, 2026, hearing entitled "Examining the Sports Broadcasting Act": * * * I. Introduction Good morning, Chairman Fitzgerald, Ranking Member Nadler and members of the Subcommittee. My name is Curtis LeGeyt, and I am the Chief Executive Officer of the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB). NA more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * New Warren Report Exposes How Trump Has Turned His Back on American Workers * Text of Report (PDF) Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released a new report titled "10 Ways President Trump Has Hurt American Workers," detailing how President Trump has broken his promises to workers. "Donald Trump promised American workers he'd have their backs, then turned on them once he took office," said Senator Warren. "He's  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 (TNSletter) -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following letter to State Democracy Defenders Fund: * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 11, 2026 The Honorable Norm Eisen Co-founder and Executive Chair State Democracy Defenders Fund 611 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Suite 143 Washington, DC 20003 Dear Ambassador Eisen: The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform continues to investigate activity by tax exempt entities and the effectivene more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 [Category: Energy] -- The Institute for Energy Research posted the following commentary: * * * The United States Becomes the World's Top Oil Exporter Amidst the Iranian and Ukrainian Conflicts * Key Takeaways 1 The United States has gone from the world's largest oil importer to its largest exporter as the shale revolution revamped U.S. energy production and nearly tripled its oil and liquids production since 2010. 2 The United States became the world's largest oil producer in 2019 due to the oil shale renaissance and  more PR

BIDDEFORD, Maine, June 23 -- The University of New England issued the following news: * * * UNE to host panel discussion on Maine's recent primaries in partnership with The Maine Monitor The University of New England School of Arts and Humanities will partner with The Maine Monitor this week to host a conversation about Maine's rank-choice voting results in the recent primary election, a timely and trending topic in Maine at the moment. The panel discussion, "Monitor Talks: Examining Maine's Primary Election and the Role of Ranked-Choice Vo more PR