EAST LANSING, Michigan, June 23 -- Michigan State University posted the following news: * * * 2 Spartans earn top dissertation fellowships in education * Two Michigan State University Spartans earned Dissertation Fellowships from the National Academy of Education and Spencer Foundation. The annual fellowships are bestowed to a selected group of doctoral students for furthering educational research through a rigorous process. Around 60 to 70 awardees are selected each year nationwide and are given a $27,500 stipend. Patrick Massey (College more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 24 -- The American Bar Association issued the following news on June 23, 2026: * * * ABA Judicial Division recognizes former NC Chief Justice Mark Martin, NAIJ with civility, justice awards The American Bar Association Judicial Division will present its William D. Missouri Civility Award to Mark Martin, former chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, and its Justice and Rule of Law Award to the National Association of Immigration Judges on Thursday, July 30, during the 2026 ABA Annual Conference. The awards more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * After Republicans Gave ICE, CBP $70 Billion in New Funding Bill, Agencies Continue to Sit on $95 Billion from Previous Funding Bill * As of the End of May, ICE and CBP Still Have $95 Billion in Unobligated Funding Washington, D.C. - After President Trump signed into law a Republican funding bill that gave Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) nearly $70 billion in new funding, data from the Office o more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * Anti-Muslim Speaker Did Not Attend 'Issues, Etc.' Conference at Concordia University Following CAIR-Chicago's, Community Partner's Advocacy The Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago), a chapter of the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is pleased that notorious Islamophobe Robert Spencer did not speak at Concordia University Chicago as previously planned. Spencer administe more PR

BINGHAMTON, New York, June 24 -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Tyrants and Rogues: New book explores the grievances at the heart of the American Revolution On its 250th anniversary, historian Robert Parkinson takes a deep look at the Declaration of Independence By Jennifer Micale Known for its high-minded ideals, it's easy to forget that the Declaration of Independence was written not with stoicism but rage, the kind that pulled down houses and pelted neighbors' doorways with buckets of pungent mud. On the 250th  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Democracy Forward, an organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, posted the following news release on June 22, 2026: * * * Coalition Challenges Latest Efforts to Politicize Homelessness Funding Grants New Filing Highlights Repeated Mistakes and Unlawful Criteria in Latest Homelessness Funding Announcement - Providence, R.I. - A broad coalition of local governments and nonprofit organizations have challenged the Trump-Vanc more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on June 23, 2026, by Associate Director Juliana Rubio and Interim Program Coordinator Kaela Werchniak, both of the Americas Program: * * * After Maduro: Human Trafficking and the Vulnerability of Venezuelan Migrants in Colombia Trafficking in persons (TIP) remains a critical threat to the personal security of migrant populations while also undermining governance, economic stability, migration management, and the broader security of both  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 (TNSletter) -- Demand Progress Education Fund and Common Cause Illinois issued the following letter to Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission: * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 11, 2026 Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission Supreme Court of Illinois 130 E. Randolph Dr., Ste. 1500 Chicago, IL 60601-6219 Dear Officials: We are writing to raise serious concerns about the professional conduct of federal prosecutors in the Office of the United States Attorney for the Nort more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 23 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * DOJ Formalizes Intent to Sell Romulus Warehouse with Court * LANSING - Late yesterday, a Joint Status Update was filed in the District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, formalizing the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Agency's decision to abandon its plans to convert the Romulus warehouse into an immigration detention center and instead sell the facility. In the Report, jointly signed by attorneys from the U.S more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Padilla Sound Alarm On Historically High Number Of Deaths In Immigration Detention * June 22, 2026 In a letter to DHS Sec. Mullin and ICE Acting Director Venturella, the Senators demand the Trump Administration halt ICE detention expansion until deficiencies are corrected WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), Ranking Memb more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 22, 2026: * * * Durbin, Padilla Sound Alarm On Historically High Number Of Deaths In Immigration Detention In a letter to DHS Sec. Mullin and ICE Acting Director Venturella, the Senators demand the Trump Administration halt ICE detention expansion until deficiencies are corrected - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Sena more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 (TNSFR) -- The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to adjust the fees that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) charges for Form N-400, and Form N-336, to end both the reduced fee option for Form N-400, and the availability of fee waivers for both forms. Current and former armed forces service members would remain exempt from paying the fees when filing for naturalization under statutes for members of the armed forces. The proposed rule is intended to align these fees with the relative costs to adjudi more PR

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, June 24 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * Five U of A Students Receive International Awards to Teach Abroad Four University of Arkansas students have received English Teaching Assistant Awards through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, and one student has been named an alternate for the prestigious international exchange program. The students receiving Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Awards: * Madeline "Maddie" Gwinner, who will serve in Germany; * Daisy Rehbock, who will serve in more PR

NEW YORK, June 24 -- Columbia University Columbia Journalism School issued the following news: * * * FRONTLINE Announces 2026-2027 Columbia Journalism Fellow FRONTLINE (PBS) welcomes Alonso Vidal, '26 M.S. Stabile, as its 2026-27 journalism fellow from Columbia Journalism School. - Vidal represents FRONTLINE's 12th round of journalism fellows from Columbia University. His year-long fellowship, generously supported by The Tow Foundation, aims to expose emerging investigative journalists to FRONTLINE's award-winning approach to documentary s more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 24 -- The Georgia Secretary of State issued the following news: * * * Secretary Raffensperger: SAVE was a Valuable Citizenship Verification Tool for States Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is championing his office's use of the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program after a federal judge blocked its usage. "Ensuring only Americans vote in Georgia's election has been a top priority of mine. I am disappointed to see a federal judge block states from using this valuable tool," said Secretary R more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, June 24 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Walz Files 16 FOIA Requests to Disclose Extent of Trump's Retribution Campaign Against Minnesota Governor Tim Walz today announced that his office has filed 16 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests with federal agencies across the Trump Administration, seeking records, communications, and writings referencing "Minnesota", "Walz", "reckoning", "retribution", "punish", or "Democrat" since January 20, 2025. "For nearly a year, Mi more PR

ALBANY, New York, June 22 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Governor Hochul and Attorney General James Sue To Defend New Community Safety Laws * June 22, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Governor Kathy Hochul and Attorney General Letitia James today sued the Trump administration to protect a new package of state laws establishing critical accountability measures concerning immigration and law enforcement operations in New York. One of the laws, set to take effect this Friday, prohibits local, stat more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- The Congressional Hispanic Caucus issued the following news release on June 22, 2026: * * * ICYMI: Congressional Hispanic Caucus Members Fought for the American People and Pushed Back Against Republicans' $70 Billion ICE Slush Fund Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) led the effort to channel federal spending toward working families' priorities, as Republicans remained dead-set on blowing billions of taxpayer dollars on President Trump's personal agenda. At a time when working families are struggling to more PR

ALBANY, New York, June 23 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Governor Hochul and Attorney General James Sue To Defend New Community Safety Laws * June 23, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Governor Kathy Hochul and Attorney General Letitia James today sued the Trump administration to protect a new package of state laws establishing critical accountability measures concerning immigration and law enforcement operations in New York. One of the laws, set to take effect this Friday, prohibits loca more PR

ALBANY, New York, June 23 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Governor Hochul and Attorney General James Sue to Defend New Community Safety Laws * New York Governor Kathy Hochul and Attorney General Letitia James yesterday sued the Trump Administration to protect a new package of state laws establishing critical accountability measures concerning immigration and law enforcement operations in New York. One of the laws, set to take effect this Friday, prohibits local, state and federal law enforce more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 24 -- The Immigrant Legal Resource Center issued the following news release: * * * Supreme Court Strikes Blow to Lawful Permanent Residents The Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) denounced a ruling handed down today by the conservative Supreme Court justices that gives immigration officers more power to remove lawful permanent residents from the U.S., making it easier to deport people. The case is Blanche v. Lau. The justices voted 6-3 against Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) Muk Choi Lau, who had been cha more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * James Beard Foundation Celebrates Senator Lujan as 2026 Impact Award Honoree for National Leadership on Nutrition Programs The James Beard Foundation(r) celebrated U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and four other honorees of the 2026 James Beard Impact Awards at a luncheon in Chicago on Sunday, June 14. The event honored five changemakers from across the country whose work is helping to build a more equitable, sustainable, and economically via more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * MAJOR VICTORY -- America First Legal and State of Texas Defeat Illegal Biden-Era Backdoor Amnesty Program That Froze Immigration Court Cases * Yesterday, America First Legal (AFL), in partnership with the Office of the Texas Attorney General, filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas challenging a sweeping Biden-era regulation that empowered immigration judges to indefini more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The Peterson Institute for International Economics issued the following commentary on June 23, 2026, by senior research staffer Michael A. Clemens: * * * US is driving away international students at a long-term economic cost For generations, students from around the world have fueled universities in the United States, their top destination by far. Those students don't just sustain a $43 billion export industry in higher education services per year. Many remain after graduation as a key source of high-skill science and  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Details Unprecedented Corruption of Trump White House Over the Last 500 Days U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate to expose the nuclear-grade corruption and self-dealing that has defined the first 500 days of President Trump's second term. Following up on previous floor speeches detailing the staggering amount of corruption in Trump's first six weeks in office and the first 100 days of his second more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: The Economy in Kansas is Set & Primed * Senator Marshall Joins Cats & Cosby on WABC New York City - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined John Catsimatidis on WABC Radio's Cats & Cosby to discuss the cost of living, gas prices lowering and driving inflation down, the boom of Kansas manufacturing, immigration reform, why it is important to celebrate America 250, the rise of socialism in American politics, and the  more PR

BOULDER, Colorado, June 22 -- The University of Colorado Boulder campus posted the following news: * * * Ten years after Brexit, the consequences are clear...and complicated * CU Boulder political scientist Joseph Jupille says reverberations from the United Kingdom's vote to exit the European Union are still being felt a decade later Ten years ago this week, British voters narrowly chose to leave the European Union, with about 52% voting in favor of leaving and 48% against. The result stunned many observers around the world, including Jose more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 [Category: International] -- The Federation for American Immigration Reform issued the following news release: * * * Victory! Supreme Court Refuses to Let Alien Criminals be Readmitted * FAIR had shown Congress intended to protect the nation WASHINGTON-Today, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit that weakened provisions in immigration law meant to protect the nation from criminal aliens. The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) had filed a brief in t more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, June 23 -- Washington University in St. Louis posted the following news: * * * 'Buenos Aires Modern, 1935-1950' * The Kemper Art Museum at Washington University in St. Louis will present "Buenos Aires Modern, 1935-1950," on view Sept. 9 to Jan. 4. This exhibition is the first in the United States to examine the inventive activities of a thriving, cross-disciplinary artistic community of locals, exiles and immigrants living in Buenos Aires during the early 20th century. In the first half of the 20th century over 200,00 more PR

BANGALORE, India, June 24 -- Wipro Ltd., an AI-powered technology services and consulting company, issued the following news release: * * * Wipro Partners with Palo Alto Networks to Deliver AI-Powered Cyber Defense EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. | BENGALURU, India - Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO), a leading AI-powered technology services and consulting company, announced the expansion of its partnership with Palo Alto Networks, the global AI cybersecurity leader, to offer AI-driven Managed Detection and Response (MDR) services. Th more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, June 23 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * World Cup 2026: IFJ monitors press freedom and journalists' rights The 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup began on 11 June and will last until 19 July, with matches taking place in the three host countries: Canada, the United States and Mexico. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is closely monitoring any violations of the rights of journalists and media workers who are reporting on the tournament, and rei more PR