OAKLAND, California, June 26 -- Positive Women's Network-USA issued the following news: * * * #HIVResists: June 2026 Monthly Policy Update Content Warning: many of these updates include information about harmful attacks on Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) and LGBTQ+ folks. Hot Topic Necropolitics of The Trump Administration - How The Federal Government is Using Federal Funding to Determine Who Lives and Who Dies [Necropolitics is a term created by African scholar, Achielle Mbembe, read more HERE (https://criticallegalthin more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, June 26 -- The European Federation of Journalists posted the following news: * * * 2026 Digital News Report: Navigating journalism amid a continued crisis of trust * The 2026 Digital News Report, recently published by the Reuters Institute in collaboration with the University of Oxford, highlights the volatile landscape observed in the past year's rapidly evolving media ecosystem. News consumption is increasingly characterised by "platformisation," with social media and video networks becoming the dominant mode of accessi more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- AARP issued the following news release on June 25, 2026: * * * New AARP Ohio Poll: 50+ Voters Key in Tight Senate, Governor Races Affordability and Social Security are top issues for 50+ voters - Today, AARP launched its 2026 midterm election polling series, being conducted by the bipartisan team of Fabrizio-Ward and Impact Research, with a statewide poll of Ohio that reveals how important older voters are in this year's elections. Ohio voters 50 and older make up an outsized portion of the electorate: in the 2022 mi more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * After Trump Threatens To "Take Over The Voting," Padilla, Schiff, Senate Democrats Warn Trump Agency Heads: No Cover-Ups, Preserve All Election Records * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla, Ranking Member of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee and California's former Secretary of State, and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.), joined Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Senator Mark Warner (D-Va.), Vice Chairman of more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * After Trump Threatens To "Take Over The Voting," Schiff, Padilla, Senate Democrats Warn Trump Agency Heads: No Cover-Ups, Preserve All Election Records * U.S. Senators Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla (both D-Calif.), joined Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Senator Mark Warner (D-Va.), and 17 other Senate Democrats, including every Ranking Member of committees overseeing agencies with election roles, in warning executive agency heads  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 25 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Blocks Trump Administration From Exerting Federal Control Over Elections * Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today secured a victory from the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, blocking President Trump's unlawful Executive Order that attempted to interfere with states' constitutional authority to administer elections. The final ruling follows a multistate lawsu more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 25 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Blocks Administration from Exerting Federal Control Over Elections * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today secured a victory (PDF) from the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, blocking President Trump's unlawful Executive Order that attempted to interfere with states' constitutional authority to administer elections. The final ruling follows a multistate lawsuit brought by Attorney General more PR

NEW YORK, June 25 -- The United Nations posted the following news release: * * * At 20, Peacebuilding Commission Must 'Imagine New Generation of Peace Efforts' for Today's Reality, Secretary-General Says * Following are UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' remarks to the annual session of the Peacebuilding Commission, in New York today: We gather to mark both the twentieth anniversary of the United Nations Peacebuilding Architecture and the first-ever Peacebuilding Week. For two decades, the Peacebuilding Commission and the Peacebuildin more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 25 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL PROTECTS ELECTIONS FROM FEDERAL OVERREACH, PERMANENTLY BLOCKS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S UNLAWFUL EXECUTIVE ORDERS * Chicago -Attorney General Kwame Raoul scored two separate legal victories permanently blocking the implementation of key provisions in President Trump's unlawful executive orders that attempted to interfere with states' constitutional authority to administer elections. "These rulings are a win for  more PR

LONDON, England, June 26 -- The British Electoral Commission issued the following news release: * * * Misinformation concerns grow but public confidence in elections remain high New findings from the Electoral Commission's annual public opinion tracker show concerns are growing about misinformation and the transparency of political finance, but public confidence in the running of elections remains high. Satisfaction with the process of voting is at one of the highest levels since tracking began in 2012, with 80% of respondents saying they a more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Addressing the United Nations Security Council in New York, British Minister Counsellor Jennifer MacNaughtan welcomed political developments in the Central African Republic while urging stronger local action to counter cross-border violence and human rights violations. MacNaughtan highlighted the successful execution of regional elections and the disarmament of more than 1,300 ex-combatants as positive milestones for stability. However, she emphasized that a volatile spillover from the conflict in neighboring Sudan has t more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, June 27 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on June 26, 2026: * * * Governor Newsom, Legislative leaders announce 2026-27 balanced budget agreement that ensures $0 deficit, while funding healthcare and key services NO deficit THIS YEAR. NO deficit NEXT YEAR. * FUNDED: small business tax cuts * FUNDED: free school meals, free summer school, universal pre-school, and childcare slots * FUNDED: historic investment in students with disabilities * FUNDED: healthcare affordability *  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell Joins Colleagues Introducing Bill to Defend Americans' Right to Vote * 06.26.26 New bill would help Americans citizens sue to enforce their voting rights WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, co-sponsored legislation to create the first-ever affirmative federal voting rights guarantee  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on June 25, 2026, by investigative researcher Parker Thayer: * * * The Left's voter registration grift thrived in 2024 Most people would be astonished to learn how much of the "money in politics" that they love to hate lives, at least nominally, outside of politics. Everyone knows about Super PACs and "dark money" groups, but for years now tax-exempt 501(c)(3) charitable organizations have been one of the biggest centers of political power and money in the co more PR

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following InfluenceWatch wrapup on June 26, 2026, by Jonathan Harsh: * * * InfluenceWatch, a project of Capital Research Center, is a comprehensive and ever-evolving compilation of our research into the numerous advocacy groups, foundations, and donors working to influence the public policy process. The website offers transparency into these influencers' funding, motives, and connections while providing insight often neglected by other watchdog groups. The information compiled in  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on June 24, 2026, by Democratic Resilience Program fellow Mikhail Komin: * * * Putin Is Losing the Fight to Keep Russians Offline Millions of Russians are bypassing Vladimir Putin's attempts to block access to the internet, and his regime is struggling to keep up. - The Kremlin's ban on Telegram, Russia's most popular messaging app, triggered one of the strongest public pushbacks against Putin since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. There have  more PR

CLEMSON, South Carolina, June 26 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Clemson University historian named to prestigious Liberty Fellowship More than 350 fellows have worked individually and collectively toward "creating a better South Carolina for all." Clemson historian Otis Pickett is the fifth Clemson Liberty Fellow, and his charge is to help tackle some of the state's most pressing challenges. If you were a movie producer looking to cast someone for the role of cool college history professor, you might put out a casti more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Johnson Co-Introduces Resolution Calling for Reforms to Protect Democracy * WASHINGTON, D.C. -This week, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee over Federal Courts, joined leaders of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC), Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), and the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) in announcing a new House re more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene On Kean Jr.'s Unexplained Absence: "The People in New Jersey Haven't Had Representation" * DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene is calling out missing Congressman Tom Kean Jr. for failing to show up for the New Jersey families he was elected to serve. Chair DelBene's message to Kean Jr. is simple: "The people in New Jersey haven't had representation, and that is unacceptable." Chair DelBene added that " Rebecca Be more PR

PANAMA CITY, Panama, June 23 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following remarks by Deputy Secretary Christopher Landau at the 56th Organization of American States General Assembly: * * * Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau at the 56th OAS General Assembly DEPUTY SECRETARY LANDAU: Mr. Secretary General, ministers, ambassadors, colleagues, and friends - a special thank you to President Mulino and to you, Foreign Minister Acha, for your generous hospitality. Two hundred years ago, representatives of the newly independent republ more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, June 25 -- The European Policy Centre issued the following commentary on June 22, 2026, by Fenja Tramsen, programme assistant in the European Politics and Institutions Programme: * * * Ten years on, Brexit's lesson for the far right was to stay, not leave On 23 June 2026, it will be ten years since UK citizens voted to leave the European Union. The standard reading of the aftermath is reassuring for EU institutions: given the costs of Brexit for the UK, the public has concluded that leaving is not viable. That reading is n more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, June 26 -- Michigan State University posted the following news: * * * Faculty voice: The creative tension of America's founding documents * Eric Gonzalez Juenke is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science and is on faculty in the Chicano/Latino Studies Program at the College of Social Science. As a scholar in U.S. electoral politics, local and state elections and minority political representation, he continues to publish research on U.S. politics and engages students in academic-driven games. Her more PR

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following weekly digest: * * * Commission meetings and hearings No open meetings or executive sessions were scheduled this week. * * * Litigation Bernegger v. FEC (Case No. 25-4559) On June 15, Plaintiff filed a Motion to Correct the Record Under Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(a) and for an Order Directing the Clerk of Court to Enter Default Under Fed. R. Civ. P. 55(a) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. On June 24, the court issued a Minute Order denying Plaintiff more PR

LONDON, England, June 23 -- Global Justice Now issued the following open letter with Another Europe is Possible and Stop Trump Coalition: * * * What needs to change: an open letter to Andy Burnham With Keir Starmer announcing his departure as prime minister and Andy Burnham looking highly likely to succeed him, Global Justice Now and allies have written this open letter on what change would mean for Britain's role in the world. - Dear Andy Burnham, We are deeply dismayed by the record of this government. Like so many in Britain, we are de more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper Responds to Trump's Tina Peters Poll Asking Whether He Should "Clear Her Name & Compensate Her" * Hickenlooper has led the fight in Congress to prevent election criminals like Tina Peters from receiving taxpayer-funded payouts DENVER, Colo. - Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper released the following statement in response to President Trump's poll asking whether he should "clear [Tina Peters'] name and compensate her." Trump' more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Ossoff Introduce Right to Vote Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Jon Ossoff (D-GA) introduced the Right to Vote Act, legislation to create the first-ever affirmative federal voting rights guarantee for all eligible citizens. As the Trump Administration continues to threaten the voting rights of millions of Americans nationwide, this legislation would enshrine the fundamental right to vote into law. "Nothi more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Administration Committee, issued the following opening remarks on June 24, 2026, at a markup of bills targeting election security, congressional ethics and legislative branch operations: * * * Today, the Committee on House Administration will consider critical legislation to require voter ID in federal elections, prevent Members of Congress from using insider information to profit from prediction markets, and address 21st-century challenges facing the legislative bran more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following opening statement at a House Select Committee on China hearing on China's economic espionage and subnational influence in the U.S.: * * * "Thank you Chairman Moolenaar and Ranking Member Khanna for the opportunity to participate in this hearing. I commend you and your fellow committee members for the important work you all have been doing to expose efforts by the Chinese Communist Party to infiltrate and influence our nati more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee released the following written testimony by David Feith, senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, from a June 11, 2026, hearing entitled "AI and the American Dream: Promoting Innovation, Affordability, and American Dominance": * * * Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Warren, and members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify today. I will focus my remarks on AI competition with China and the importance of export controls to preserving America's techn more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Krishnamoorthi Threatens Subpoena of Postmaster General Over Trump-Ordered Plan to Restrict Mail Ballot Delivery * WASHINGTON -Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), a senior member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, warned Postmaster General David Steiner on Thursday that he will pursue a congressional subpoena and lead efforts to remove him from office if the U.S. Postal Service continues advancing a proposal tied more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON CNN: "AT THE END OF THE DAY, ONCE THE TEMPER TANTRUM ENDS, DONALD TRUMP BACKS DOWN" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNN's The Situation Room, where he emphasized that while Donald Trump and Republicans continue to fight each other instead of making life better for the American people, Democrats remain committed to lowering the high cost of living and cleaning up corruptio more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON CNN: "AT THE END OF THE DAY, ONCE THE TEMPER TANTRUM ENDS, DONALD TRUMP BACKS DOWN" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNN's The Situation Room, where he emphasized that while Donald Trump and Republicans continue to fight each other instead of making life better for the American people, Democrats remain committed to lowering the high cost of living and cleaning up corruption. WOLF BLITZER: Joining more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 [Category: Political] -- The NAACP posted the following news release: * * * NAACP Applauds Sixth Circuit Decision Protecting Michigan Voter Data * Today, the NAACP celebrated a major victory for voting rights as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of the Department of Justice's (DOJ) voter data demand case in Michigan. The ruling firmly rejects attempts to exploit civil rights legislation to fuel aggressive voter roll purges and mass surveillance of the electorate. In its opinion, the more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO National Association of Letter Carriers issued the following news: * * * NALC files comments on Postal Service's proposed rule affecting mail-in ballots * On June 2, the Postal Service published a proposed rule related to the agency's handling of federal mail-in ballots. The proposed rule comes after an executive order related to mail-in ballots was released on March 31. The proposed rule would require states to submit lists of mail-in voters and ballot barcodes to the Postal Service. Un more PR

CLAREMONT, California, June 26 -- Pomona College posted the following news: * * * Pomona Faculty Members Receive Promotions, Tenure * Fourteen faculty members have been promoted, recognizing the exceptional work and impact of faculty across departments. The Pomona College Board of Trustees approved the promotions during meetings on December 12 and May 15-16. They take effect July 1. Promoted to Associate Professor Ellie Anderson was promoted to associate professor of philosophy and awarded tenure. Anderson specializes in continental Eur more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. John Mannion, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Representative Mannion Demands Answers From Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin After ICE Agents Target Syracuse Poll Worker Over First Amendment-Protected Activity * SYRACUSE, NY -Representative John W. Mannion (NY-22) today sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin demanding answers after out of state ICE agents delivered an unsigned warning letter to a poll worker (link is external) over her personal s more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * Reproductive Freedom for All Launches My Body. My Ballot., the Largest Midterm Investment in Its History Today, as part of its My Body. My Ballot. campaign-the largest midterm electoral effort in the organization's history-Reproductive Freedom for All released a new video highlighting what's at stake for reproductive freedom in the 2026 elections. The video previews the campaign's strategy more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: We Need the SAVE America Act to Save Our Republic * Senator Marshall Joins Newsmax Rob Schmitt Tonight Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Rob Schmitt Tonight on Newsmax to discuss why the SAVE America Act is so important for American democracy, how the Senate filibuster is blocking progress on it, and the tough road to getting it passed through the Senate. Click HERE to download the full video.  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * TWO NEW POLLS SHOW PAIGE COGNETTI AHEAD OF STOCK TRADING CONGRESSMAN ROB BRESNAHAN * Bresnahan is underwater as NEPA voters learn about how he made stock trades with access to insider information timed directly around his votes Two new polls this week - one first reported by TIME, and the second by POLITICO - both show Paige Cognetti out front of Bresnahan. Bresnahan is deeply unpopular and underwater with NEPA voters who con more PR

DAYTON, Ohio, June 26 -- The University of Dayton posted the following UD in the News wrap up for June 20-26, 2026: * * * The Chronicle of Higher Education highlighted UD in its "Teaching" newsletter. Inside Higher Ed featured Flyer Farm in a story. Faculty also contributed expertise to The Conversation and The National Desk. Teaching: How AI is forcing professors to overhaul the way they teach (https://www.chronicle.com/newsletter/teaching/2026-06-25) The Chronicle of Higher Education Sidaard Gunasekaran, School of Engineering * * *  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The League of Women Voters posted the following news release on June 25, 2026: * * * Voting Rights Groups Applaud Ruling Declaring 2026 Executive Order Interference with Voter Rolls and Mail-In Ballots Unconstitutional and Unlawful BOSTON -- A federal court today declared unconstitutional key portions of President Trump's executive order restricting mail voting. The executive order, issued in March 2026, unlawfully attempted to seize control of elections by ordering the Department of Homeland Security to compile a list more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Wash. Post: Bill To Raise Minimum Wage To $25 An Hour Will Be Introduced In Senate * By: Matthew Choi and Riley Beggin Source: The Washington Post The minimum wage would be raised to $25 an hour under a new bill to be introduced by Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Connecticut) on Thursday, in a bid to enthuse the working-class voters who have abandoned the Democratic Party. The legislation, dubbed the Living Wage for All Act, has a companion bi more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, June 27 -- The Washington Secretary of State issued the following statement on the U.S. Postal Service proposed ballot rule: * * * Secretary of State Steve Hobbs' comments on USPS proposed ballot rule As Secretary of State of Washington, I submit the following comments in response to the United States Postal Service proposal titled Ballot Mail for Federal Elections as noticed on May 29, 2026. The Constitution is clear that authority over federal elections rests with states and Congress. My authority to administer elect more PR