NEW YORK, June 23 [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: * * * ACLU Launches Historic Election Safeguarding Effort Ahead of the Midterms * WASHINGTON -In 2026, the ACLU will be at the forefront of ensuring all eligible voters can cast their ballot-making its largest ever investment in election safeguarding during a midterm cycle. Bolstered by the c more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 24 -- The Arizona State Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news release: * * * Hobbs Rejects Election Integrity Package, Sides with Secrecy Over Transparency Governor Katie Hobbs is keeping Arizona voters in the dark by vetoing a package of election integrity reforms that would have increased transparency, strengthened ballot security, improved accountability, and given the public greater ability to verify election results. The vetoes continue a troubling pattern. Whenever lawmakers propose reforms that pro more PR

ALBANY, New York, June 23 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * B-Roll, Video, Audio, Photos & Rush Transcript: Governor Hochul, Buffalo Bills and Erie County Announce Completion of New $2.1 Billion Highmark Stadium * Governor Kathy Hochul, the Buffalo Bills and Erie County today celebrated the official completion of the new $2.1 billion Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park. The massive public-private partnership marks the largest construction project in Western New York history, delivering a state-of-the-ar more PR

NEW YORK, June 22 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Cambodia: Coerced Confessions Silence Activists, Opposition * * Cambodia's government is systematically coercing and publicizing confessions from detained political opposition members and activists to undermine their political standing. * By compelling the activists to join the ruling party, the authorities seek to discredit them and further cement effective one-party rule. * The Cambodian government should drop politically motivated ch more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell Raises Alarm Over Trump Administration Efforts to Deny Vote by Mail Senator delivers floor remarks decrying use of new bureaucratic hurdles to suppress voting; New Postal Service rule under Trump routes Washingtonians' ballots to regional processing centers, delaying postmarking for days after they were mailed; Test case: In Snohomish Co, just 1/5 of ballots mailed for a February special election were postmarked on the same day they we more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on June 22, 2026, by Emil Avdaliani, research fellow at the Turan Research Center and a professor of international relations at the European University in Tbilisi, Georgia: * * * Literal Bridge Building: Turkey and Armenia Amid tensions with Russia, Armenia is pursuing a full rapprochement with Turkey. - The last time Turkey's border with Armenia was open, Bill Clinton was the US president and Boris Yeltsin was his Russian counterpart. Jurassic  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following remarks on June 23, 2026, by Chairman Michael S. Selig at the American Cotton Shippers Association Annual Convention: * * * Good morning and thank you for that kind introduction. It is an honor to be with the men and women who provide our country and the world with clothes, textiles, and medical supplies from American grown cotton. As is customary, I must note that the views I share today are my own as Chairman and don't necessarily reflect those of the Comm more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Club for Growth PAC issued the following news release on June 22, 2026: * * * Club for Growth PAC Endorses Mike Mazzei in OK-GOV Race Club for Growth PAC endorsed Mike Mazzei in Oklahoma's Gubernatorial race. Mazzei, a former State Senator and businessman, is running against outspoken school freedom opponent Gentner Drummond in the August 25th Republican runoff to replace term-limited Governor Kevin Stitt. President Trump has also endorsed Mazzei in the race. "Mike Mazzei is the only candidate in Oklahoma's Gubernator more PR

DENVER, Colorado, June 24 -- The Colorado Secretary of State issued the following news release: * * * Proposed Initiative #175 Qualifies for General Election Ballot The Elections Division of the Colorado Secretary of State's Office announced today that proponents of Proposed Initiative #175 "State Revenue Supporting Road Transportation," have submitted the required number of signatures to appear on the November 3, 2026 General Election Ballot. Proposed Initiative #175 proposes to change the Colorado Constitution, and therefore signatures we more PR

SALISBURY, North Carolina, June 23 -- Catawba College posted the following news: * * * Cooper Leads Whatley by 14 Points as Trump Remains Underwater in North Carolina, New Catawba College-YouGov Survey Finds * Democrats hold advantage on congressional and legislative ballot tests while Republican voters appear less Trump-centered than they were six months ago; North Carolinians remain opposed to the conflict with Iran. President Donald Trump's approval remains underwater among North Carolinians -43 percent approve to 54 percent disapprove 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, issued the following news release on June 22, 2026: * * * Federal Judge Shuts Down Trump-Vance Voter Purge Database Administration's Plan to Unlawfully Aggregate Personal Data to Enable Voter Purges Ended by Court Order in Significant Voting Issues Victory - A Trump-Vance administration attempt to unlawfully meddle in elections was struck down today, as a fe more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news on June 23, 2026: * * * REMINDER: 100% MAGA Stacy Garrity Is All-In On Trump's Cost-Raising Agenda As Donald Trump heads to the Lehigh Valley today to try to rewrite his record of sowing chaos and making everything more expensive for hardworking Pennsylvanians, Stacy Garrity remains in unwavering support of his extreme and costly agenda. Here's a reminder of just some of the ways Garrity has put her "100% MAGA" loyalties ahead of the needs of Pennsylvania  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news on June 23, 2026: * * * Rob Sand Rakes in Endorsements from Over 100 "Rob-Publicans" On Monday, Rob Sand's campaign released a list of over 100 registered Republicans from every corner of Iowa who are backing him for governor, the latest sign that his "platform aimed at drawing support from nonpartisans, independents and Republicans" is resonating. The coalition includes current and former Republican elected officials and leaders, like former Crawford Coun more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release on June 23, 2026: * * * IN THE STATES: Republicans Face Fractured Base After Bruising, Divisive Primaries Tea Party Movement Co-Founder and Georgia voter Debbie Dooley: Mike Collins "has a ton of baggage and is unfit for office. Georgia will lose a 4th Senate seat in a row" - In competitive Senate races across the map, Republicans are facing a fractured base after bruising, divisive primaries that have left their candidates badly damaged,  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Calls Out President Trump's Ongoing Attacks To Americans' Voting Rights & Our Free And Fair Elections * June 23, 2026 Durbin: "As we celebrate our country's 250th year of independence, we must join together in support of free and fair elections and condemn any attempts by this President or otherwise to undermine our democracy before it's too late." WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the S 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 23, 2026: * * * Durbin Calls Out President Trump's Ongoing Attacks To Americans' Voting Rights & Our Free And Fair Elections U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today called out the Trump Administration's ongoing efforts to undermine America's free and fair elections and restrict Americans' voting rights ahead of the midterm electio more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * FACT CHECK: Kevin Kiley is Trying to Rewrite His Election Denying Record * As Kevin Kiley scrambles to sell himself as an 'independent voice,' lying to CA-06 voters to desperately cling to his seat in Congress - local press are exposing his long record of refusing to acknowledge the results of the 2020 election. As Donald Trump renews his attacks on California's elections and spreads fresh conspiracy theories, Kiley has refused  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

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 22, 2026: * * * House Republicans Threaten ActBlue with Contempt, Reject Baseless Privilege Claims House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH), House Administration Committee Chairman Bryan Steil (R-WI), and House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) sent a letter to ActBlue CEO Regina Wallace-Jones threatening to hold ActBlue in contempt of Congress for its inadequate  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, issued the following commentary by Keystone Defense Initiative Director Rebeccah L. Heinrichs to National Review: * * * The MoU Gives the Momentum to Iran There's not much for Americans to like about the Memorandum of Understanding with Iran. - The Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran has been signed remotely and is in effect. By now, analysts have alre more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on June 22, 2026, by Vasif Huseynov, senior fellow at the Center of Analysis of International Relations and an adjunct lecturer at Khazar University in Baku, Azerbaijan, in the foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Armenia's Election Results Telling for Azerbaijan Peace Process Executive Summary: * The results of Armenia's June 7 parliamentary elections led to a win for Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's peace-oriented and pro-Western agenda, with nearly half  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- The League of Women Voters issued the following news release on June 22, 2026: * * * Federal Judge Shuts Down Trump-Vance Voter Purge Database Administration's Plan to Unlawfully Aggregate Personal Data to Enable Voter Purges Ended by Court Order in Significant Voting Issues Victory - A Trump-Vance administration attempt to unlawfully meddle in elections was struck down today, as a federal judge ordered the administration to end and disentangle a massive government database that consolidates millions of Americans' se more PR

LONDON, England, June 23 [Category: Arts/Cultural] (TNSrep) -- The Museums Association posted the following news: * * * Is your museum ready for local government reform in England? * Identify risks, get your impact data in order, and map out who your stakeholders are - these are some of the key things museums in England should be doing ahead of the upcoming reorganisation of the local government system, according to Arts Council England (ACE). The arm's-length body has produced a checklist for the sector as the UK Government prepares to ma more PR

GENEVA, Switzerland, June 24 (TNSrep) -- The United Nations Human Rights Council issued the following news release on June 22, 2026: * * * Myanmar: Foreign indifference compounds suffering of civilians - UN report As the situation in Myanmar worsens after five years of conflict-related violence, a decline in international assistance is further compounding the suffering of millions of people, a report (https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/4116161?ln=en) published today by the UN Human Rights Office finds. At the same time, foreign actors con more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 24 -- North Carolina Community College System issued the following news: * * * North Carolina Places Second in the Nation at the SkillsUSA National Championships Community college students play a leading role, earning 47 of North Carolina's 79 national medals as the state finishes second nationwide and top five in attendance - North Carolina's career and technical education (CTE) students brought home 79 medals from the 61st annual SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference -- the second-highest medal more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * RATINGS CHANGE: Chuck Edwards' Downward Spiral * Last week, Cook Political Report announced that it is shifting its rating for North Carolina's 11th Congressional District even further towards Democrats, as farmer Jamie Ager continues to sow the seeds of a Red-to-Blue flip in this district. Cook Political Report cited recent polling that shows Ager and Edwards in a deadheat in the race for NC-11. REMINDER: Earlier this month,  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 [Category: Political] -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: * * * The 68% Mandate: New Polling Shows Americans Are Ready to Fire the Entire Congress * This isn't just standard political dissatisfaction; it is a profound, systemic rejection of Washington's permanent ruling class. The Clean Slate Question "Suppose you could vote to keep or replace the entire Congress. If the election were held today, how would you vote?" * 68% -Replace the entire Congress * 13% -Keep the entire Congress * 19% more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * United States Files Complaint Against Boston Musicians' Association, Local 9-535, American Federation of Musicians, Alleging Union's Election of Officers Violated Labor Law The U.S. Attorney's Office has filed a complaint on behalf of the Department of Labor alleging the Boston Musicians' Association, Local 9-535 of the American Federation of Musicians (the "Union"), violated the Labor-Management Report more PR