PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 23 [Category: Sociological] -- The American Friends Service Committee issued the following news: * * * AFSC calls for dropping charges against Swarthmore 9 * PHILADELPHIA (June 23, 2026) On July 1, nine activists arrested at a pro-Palestinian encampment at Swarthmore College will go to trial in Delaware County, PA. Students set up the encampment in April 2025 to pressure the college to cut ties with Cisco Systems, a technology company profiting from Israel's genocide in Gaza. The American Friends Service Com more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * After Returning Nearly $6.5 Million to Delawareans, Rep. Sarah McBride's Office Named Best Constituent Service in Congress * WASHINGTON, D.C. -After helping more than 1,500 Delawareans navigate federal agencies and returning nearly $6.5 million in backlogged benefits, the Office of U.S. Representative Sarah McBride (D-Del.) has been awarded the 2026 Democracy Award for Best Constituent Service in Congress by the Congressional Management Foundatio more PR

WILMINGTON, Delaware, June 25 -- AstraZeneca, a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release on June 24, 2026: * * * AstraZeneca and YMCA of the USA Announce Landmark Partnership Aimed to Address Gaps in Cancer Care Five-year, multimillion-dollar partnership kicks off with cancer screening and early detection education initiative in 75 communities - AstraZeneca and YMCA of the USA (Y-USA) announced today at the Aspen Ideas: Health conference, a five-year partnership focused on strengthening cancer education in the areas of  more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, June 23 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Joins Federal Partners in National Health Care Fraud Takedown 2026 * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the California Department of Justice's (California DOJ) participation in the 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown, a coordinated law enforcement operation that resulted in criminal charges against 455 defendants nationwide with over $6.5 billion in intended losses. Working along more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, June 23 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Opposes Increased Oil and Gas Development on Alaska's Coastal Plain * OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined a coalition of 13 other attorneys general in filing amicus briefs supporting three lawsuits challenging the Trump administration's decision to authorize an oil and gas program that would maximize development of the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. In th more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, June 24 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Secures Major Victory, Court Strikes Down Trump's March 2025 Elections Executive Order * OAKLAND -Co-leading a coalition of 19 attorneys general, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued the following statement after the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts granted the coalition's motion for a permanent injunction and blocked key provisions of Executive Order No. 14248 from takin more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, June 23 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Welcomes Shopify Ban on All E-Cigarette Sales, Following Call for Action * OAKLAND -Co-leading a bipartisan coalition of 25 attorneys general, California Attorney General Rob Bonta and the City of New York today welcomed Shopify's decision to ban the sale of all vaping products, including e-cigarettes, through its e-commerce platform. The decision is a direct response to the coalition's November 2025 call  more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, June 24 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Secures Major Victory, Court Strikes Down Trump's March 2025 Elections Executive Order * Attorney General Charity Clark and a coalition of 18 other attorneys general today announced a victory after the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts granted the coalition's motion for a permanent injunction and blocked key provisions of Executive Order No. 14248 from taking effect. Issued by President T more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 23 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL URGES COURT REVIEW OF MANUFACTURED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, CORRUPT USE OF LEGAL SYSTEM IN TRUMP v. IRS * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 23 attorneys general, today filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida to carefully scrutinize the parties' conduct and claimed settlement agreement in Trump v. IRS. In the brief, Raoul and the co more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 23 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Condemns Unprecedented Misuse of Legal System in Trump v. IRS * Press Releases (Hartford, CT) -Connecticut Attorney General William Tong today, as part of a multistate coalition, filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida to scrutinize the parties' conduct and purported "settlement" agreement in Trump v. IRS. In January 2026, President Trump, his family, a more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 24 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Welcomes Shopify Ban on All E-Cigarette Sales Following Call for Action * Press Releases (Hartford, CT) -As part of a bipartisan coalition of 25 attorneys general and the City of New York, Attorney General William Tong today welcomed Shopify's decision to ban the sale of all vaping products, such as e-cigarettes, through its e-commerce platform. The decision is a direct response to the coalition's Nove more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following testimony by Brett Matsumoto, President Trump's nominee to be commissioner of the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics, from a June 10, 2026, confirmation hearing: * * * Good morning. Chairman Cassidy, Ranking Member Sanders, and Members of the Committee, it is an honor to appear before you as the nominee to be Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It is an honor to have been nominated by President Trump for this  more PR

NEW YORK, June 24 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * Delaware Voting Rights Act Passes State House of Representatives * On June 18, the Delaware John Lewis Voting Rights Act (DEVRA) passed in the Delaware House of Representatives in a bipartisan vote. This crucial bill will help prohibit racial discrimination in voting procedures at the local level, including in redistricting. "The Delaware House, in a bipartisan vote, has recognized how urgently the DEVRA voter protectio more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Announces Over $1.3 Million in Brownfields Grants to Revitalize Communities in Delaware * Contact Information: EPA Press Office ( press@epa.gov ) PHILADELPHIA - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced more than $1.3 million in Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment and Cleanup (MAC) grants to accelerate the cleanup of polluted sites across Delaware. With these funds, EPA is investing directly in American communities to more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Graham Applauds Senate Passage of Glioblastoma Awareness Day Resolution * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today applauded the passage of his Senate Resolution designating July 15, 2026 as Glioblastoma Awareness Day. "Glioblastoma is an aggressive brain cancer, and I have seen three members of the Senate family, Ted Kennedy, Senator Barrasso's wife, Bobbi, and my dearest friend John McCain, lose their battle to more PR

LONDON, England, June 25 -- GSK (formerly GlaxoSmithKline), a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release on June 24, 2026: * * * GSK announces commencement of tender offer to acquire Nuvalent, Inc. GSK plc (LSE/NYSE: GSK) today announced that Harmony Row Acquisition Co. ("Purchaser"), a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of GlaxoSmithKline LLC ("GSK LLC"), which is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of GSK, has commenced a tender offer to purchase all of the issued and outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0 more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 25 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release on June 24, 2026: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNE LOPEZ WELCOMES SHOPIFY BAN ON ALL E-CIGARETTE SALES, FOLLOWING CALL FOR ACTION As part of a bipartisan coalition of 25 attorneys general and the City of New York, Attorney General Lopez today welcomed Shopify's decision to ban the sale of all vaping products, including e-cigarettes, through its e-commerce platform. The decision is a direct response to the coalition's November 2025 call for stro more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Murray, Blunt Rochester, Baldwin, Grijalva Introduce Bicameral Resolution to Commemorate 54th Anniversary of Title IX * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Patty Murray (D-WA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and U.S. Representative Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ) introduced a bicameral resolution commemorating the 54 th anniversary of the passage of Title IX. In 1972, Title IX was signed into law, outla more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on June 23, 2026: * * * ICYMI: At Spotlight Forum on Dobbs Anniversary, Blunt Rochester and Senate Democrats Highlight How Republicans' Efforts to Ban Abortion & Rip Away Reproductive Health Care Has Harmed Women & Families U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Vice Chair of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, were joined by multiple  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on June 24, 2026: * * * Chemours Agrees to $450M Landmark Settlement Agreement for Releases of PFAS "Forever Chemicals" in West Virginia, North Carolina, and New Jersey Settlement Includes $22.5M Civil Penalty and $90M in Funding for Programs to Control PFAS Discharges and Remove PFAS from Drinking Water - Today, the Justice Department, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WV DEP) announced a m more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 24 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Leading Supreme Court Advocate Chris Michel Rejoins Kirkland & Ellis * Kirkland & Ellis announced today that Christopher G. Michel, one of the country's most accomplished appellate and Supreme Court advocates, will rejoin the Firm as a partner. Mr. Michel will lead Kirkland's Supreme Court and appellate practice, further strengthening the Firm's long history of success representing clients facing complex and high-s more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on June 24, 2026: * * * McIver Stands Against DOJ Targeting at Oral Arguments in Criminal Case Protecting congressional oversight has never been more urgent, with an increasingly violent ICE escalating tensions nationwide and Delaney Hall remaining a flashpoint. - WILMINGTON, DE - Today, a federal court in Wilmington, Delaware, heard oral argument in the ongoing criminal case against Congresswoman LaMonica McIver (NJ-10) brought by the Trump admini more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * PHOTO RELEASE: Rep. McBride Highlights $1 Million Federal Investment in Delaware Workforce Training Programs * NEW CASTLE, Del. -Today, U.S. Representative Sarah McBride (D-Del.) visited the Delaware Skills Center to highlight the $1 million in Community Project Funding she secured to support the purchase and renovation of a permanent facility for the Delaware Skills Center and the New Castle County Vo-Tech Adult Education Division. Photos from t more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. McBride Named Leader of House Democratic Caucus Working Group on Caregiving * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Delaware Congresswoman Sarah McBride (D-Del.) announced that she has been selected by House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) to lead the Caregiving Working Group, which is charged with developing the House Democratic Caucus's legislative agenda on caregiving for the next Congress. McBride will co-lead the working group alongside Rep. Mor more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. McBride, Lawler Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect Americans from Foreign Scammers * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Representatives Sarah McBride (D-Del.) and Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) introduced the bipartisan Stop Scamming Americans Act, legislation to better equip U.S. diplomats to confront foreign governments that are complicit in operating scam centers. The bill is an important step toward protecting Delawareans and Americans across the country,  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 1:26-cv-00744; D. Del. Filed June 24, 2026) involving a nuclear engineer charged with insider trading: * * * Today, the Securities and Exchange Commission filed charges against Casey Muggleston, a nuclear engineer formerly employed by Constellation Energy Corporation, for allegedly insider trading in Constellation's securities based on confidential information he obtained during his employment. According to the SEC's complaint, in 2024 more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following floor remarks on June 24, 2026: * * * REMARKS: Senator Coons marks America's 250th anniversary with call to renew nation's commitment to liberty and justice for all U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) delivered remarks on the Senate floor today ahead of Independence Day and the 250th anniversary of America's founding, calling on Americans to recommit to the shared ideals of liberty, equality, and justice for all. Senator Coons began his remarks by sharing memories more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on June 24, 2026: * * * Senator Blunt Rochester Celebrates 21st Century ROAD to Housing Passage on CNBC's "Squawk Box" Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, today appeared on CNBC's "Squawk Box." She celebrated the passage of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, the first comprehensive congressional housing legislation in 3 decades. Five Blunt Rochester bills were included  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on June 24, 2026: * * * Senator Blunt Rochester Questions Experts on the Current Affordability Crisis and Support for Our Veterans U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, participated in a hearing on the state of affordability. She celebrated the passage of the 21st Century Road to Housing Act, which will address the state of housing, and reflected on recent conversations wi more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 24 -- Temple University posted the following news: * * * Temple researchers use GIS technology to uncover Philadelphia's Underground Railroad history Using geographic information systems, College of Liberal Arts professors Jeremy Mennis and Nilgun Anadolu-Okur mapped the historic towns and counties from which individuals escaped slavery to Philadelphia on the Underground Railroad between 1853 and 1861. William Still published his records in a book titled The Underground Railroad, which is now regarded as on more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * The Case Against Peter Oberacker * "Josh Riley is a fifth-generation Upstate New Yorker who has spent his life fighting for working families and taking on the utility companies and corporate giants driving up New Yorkers' costs. Peter Oberacker is an out-of-touch Albany insider who lied the second he launched his campaign, sided with corporate special interests over Upstate families at every turn, and would rubber stamp Donald Tru more PR