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

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Accuracy in Media issued the following news: * * * DEI Defeated in North Carolina and Kansas After releasing a dozen hidden camera investigations from universities in both the Tar Heel State and the Jayhawk State, and after hundreds of Accuracy in Media activists emailed university trustees, North Carolina and Kansas have now enacted meaningful bans on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in higher education. For months, Accuracy in Media has called for every state to enact a Florida-style DEI ban which prohibits educator more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- The House Judiciary Committee released the following testimony by Ryan Bangert, senior vice president for strategic initiatives at the Alliance Defending Freedom, from a June 9, 2026, hearing entitled "The Southern Poverty Law Center: Manufacturing Hate, Part II": * * * Dear Chairman Jordan, Ranking Member Raskin, and Members of the Committee: Alliance Defending Freedom is one of the nation's most successful Supreme Court advocates, with 18 wins since 2011 and two more decisions pending. We work in the courts and with  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on June 22, 2026: * * * Banks Secures NDAA Amendment to End DEI Practices, Get Rid of Email Pronouns Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) secured an amendment in the Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), passed by the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) last week, to better align federal law with the Trump administration's reversal of Biden-era Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion practices and hiring. The bill will now head to the Senate floor f more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Budd Leads Bill to Codify Trump Admin Policy Eliminating U.S. Foreign Aid Funding for Abortion, DEI & Gender Ideology * Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) introduced the Promoting Human Flourishing in Foreign Assistance Act today to codify the Trump Administration's Promoting Human Flourishing in Foreign Assistance (PHFFA) Policy. This legislation would reinstate and expand Mexico City Policy by preventing U.S. foreign assistance f more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Center for Public Policy Research issued the following news release: * * * Closing the DEI Disclosure Gap * SEC Petition Calls for Disclosure of Risks Linked to Race-Based Financial Programs Washington, D.C. -A new petition to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requests that the SEC issue guidance to publicly traded financial institutions regarding disclosure of material risks arising from race-based lending, investment and credit programs. O more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on June 24, 2026: * * * Committee Approves FY27 Defense Appropriations Act Today, the House Appropriations Committee met to consider the Fiscal Year 2027 Defense Appropriations Act. The measure was approved by the Committee with a vote of 34 to 27. Defense Subcommittee Chairman Ken Calvert (R-CA) said, "The passage of our annual defense appropriations bill fulfills our commitment to keep America safe and ensure more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies issued the following news release on June 24, 2026: * * * Defense of Freedom Institute Files Federal Civil Rights Complaint Against Atlanta-Area School District Complaint follows DFI report exposing City Schools of Decatur's illegal race- and sex-based policies and practices - The Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies (DFI) today filed a federal civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights against City Schools of D more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Diaz-Balart Commends Full Committee Passage of FY27 Department of War Funding Bill * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-26), Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Committee and member of the Defense Subcommittee on House Appropriations, issued the following statement after the full committee approval of the Fiscal Year 2027 Department of War Appropriations Act (link is external).Vice Chairman Diaz-Balart said, "I commend Cha more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 (TNSinfo) -- The General Services Administration issued the following information collection: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, GSA invites the public to comment on a new information collection to comply with Executive Order (E.O.) 14398, Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors for contract-like instruments. A. Purpose This is a new information collection to comply with Executive Order (E.O.) 14398, Addressing DEI Discrimination  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

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 19 [Category: ThinkTank] (TNSrep) -- The Goldwater Institute posted the following news: * * * Liberty in Action: No Way to a $750K Giveaway * Risk is part of the game for any business launching a profit-seeking venture-and taxpayers should never be forced to subsidize any business, successful or not. That's why the Goldwater Institute is suing Columbia, Mo., over its illegal deal to provide American Airlines with up to $750,000 in taxpayer money if its new route to North Carolina isn't always profitable. Goldwater fi more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 26 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Goldwater Institute posted the following news wrap up: * * * Liberty in Action: The Story of America * What did the Founders really mean when they said "All men are created equal"? Whose ideas informed Thomas Jefferson when he drafted the Declaration of Independence? The Goldwater Institute's Timothy Sandefur answers these questions and more in a new webinar on the eve of the nation's 250 th anniversary. In the webinar, Sandefur, the author of Proclaiming Liberty: John Adams, Thomas J more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, June 23 -- NATO issued the following news: * * * IBAN strengthens international cooperation with European Supreme Audit Institutions * Brussels, 2026 - Under the leadership of its Chair, Mr. Sebastien Lepers, the International Board of Auditors for NATO (IBAN) continues to expand its network of international partnerships. In recent months, Mr. Lepers has signed a series of cooperation agreements and Memoranda of Understanding with the Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) of Croatia, Latvia, Italy, Germany and Greece. Signe more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news releaseon June 22, 2026: * * * Justice Department Concludes USDA Preferences for "Socially Disadvantaged" Groups Violate the Constitution The Department of Justice issued an opinion today finding that certain U.S. Department of Agriculture ("USDA") preferences for "socially disadvantaged" groups unconstitutionally discriminated based on race and sex. The Office of Legal Counsel determined that conservation planning programs that authorized USDA to waive user fee more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Lankford, Budd Lead Bill to Codify Trump Admin Policy Eliminating US Foreign Aid Funding for Abortion, DEI & Gender Ideology * WASHINGTON, DC -US Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Ted Budd (R-NC) introduced the Promoting Human Flourishing in Foreign Assistance Act today to codify the Trump Administration's Promoting Human Flourishing in Foreign Assistance (PHFFA) Policy. This legislation would reinstate and expand Mexico City Policy by preventi more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 27 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following commentary on June 26, 2026, by associate Alexis Phipps Boyd and counsel Zahra Jivani Fenelon: * * * The New DOE-DOJ Interagency Agreement: A Meaningful Shift in Civil Rights Enforcement for Educational Institutions At a Glance * New DOE-DOJ agreement marks a structural shift in how federal civil rights enforcement in education may be carried out. * The substantive law remains the same, but the investigative process may now involve earlier DOJ participation, mo more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- The House Education and Workforce Committee released the following written testimony by Johnathan J. Smith, managing director of education and federal strategic advocacy at the National Center for Youth Law, from a June 10, 2026, hearing entitled "Breaking Trust: Attacks on Parental Rights, Inappropriate Content, and Legal Abuses in America's Schools": * * * Chairman Walberg, Ranking Member Scott, and Members of the Committee on Education and Workforce, on behalf of the National Center for Youth Law,1 I want to thank yo more PR

PIAZZA DEI CAPRETTARI, Rome, June 25 -- The National Institute for Nuclear Physics issued the following news release on June 24, 2026: * * * THE HEART OF THE MILKY WAY IN THE SIGHTS OF THE EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY'S EUCLID SPACECRAFT The ESA Euclid mission, thanks to the VIS instrument developed with the contribution of the Italian Space Agency (ASI), has obtained the largest and most detailed image ever made of the centre of the Milky Way in visible light. Teeming with over 60 million stars, this image of our galaxy will allow scientists to co more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 24 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Goldwater Institute posted the following news: * * * North Carolina Ends DEI in Public Universities and State Government * Today, North Carolina became the latest state to strike a blow against discriminatory "diversity, equity, and inclusion" programs (DEI) in public schools and state government when lawmakers overrode the governor's veto on three bills that decisively prohibit DEI initiatives that promote discrimination, waste taxpayer money, and distort education. Each of the bills more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news on June 24, 2026: * * * Pressley Makes Plain the Traumatic, Generational Harm of Republicans' Denying Abortion Care, Offers Vision for True Reproductive Justice On Fourth Anniversary of Devastating Dobbs Decision, Pressley Issues Call to Action, Uplifts Families Impacted by Republicans Denying Abortion Care - Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) led a press conference with House Democratic Leadership to mark the fourth anniversary of the devast more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 (TNSletter) -- Reps. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, and Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, issued the following letter to Chairman Tim Walberg, R-Michigan: * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 17, 2026 The Honorable Tim Walberg Chairman Committee on Education and Workforce 2176 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20215 Dear Chairman Walberg: We write to request that you promptly hold an ove more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on June 24, 2026: * * * Risch, Budd Lead Bill to Codify Trump Admin Policy Eliminating U.S. Foreign Aid Funding for Abortion, DEI, Gender Ideology U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Ted Budd (R-N.C.) introduced the Promoting Human Flourishing in Foreign Assistance Act today to codify the Trump Administration's Promoting Human Flourishing in Foreign Assistance (PHFFA) Policy. This legislation would reinsta more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on June 25, 2026: * * * SBA Releases FY25 Scorecard for Small Business Contracting Trump Administration Procured $273 Billion in Small Business Goods and Services, Supporting 1.2 Million Jobs - Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the results of its Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 federal procurement scorecard, which measures how well federal agencies meet their small business contracting goals each year. In FY25, the Trump Administrat more PR

PLANO, Texas, June 22 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Siemens Digital Industries Software, a subsidiary of Siemens, issued the following news release: * * * Siemens at NFPA 2026: Advancing Fire Protection Through Innovation * Siemens will showcase its latest fire safety innovations at NFPA Conference & Expo 2026, taking place June 22-24 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Attendees are invited to visit Booth 603 to explore Siemens' newest and upgraded fire safety offerings, including Acend Intelligent, ASD+, Fire Install Suite, and Fire Digital Twi more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 [Category: BizIndustrial Materials] -- Siemens USA, a technology company that say it focuses on industry, infrastructure, transport and healthcare, posted the following news release: * * * Siemens at NFPA 2026: Advancing Fire Protection Through Innovation * * Visit Booth 603 to Explore New Solutions for Notification, Detection, Installation, and Digitalization Siemens will showcase its latest fire safety innovations at NFPA Conference & Expo 2026, taking place June 22-24 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Attendees are invited to  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 24, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Sykes Calls Out Trump Administration's Attacks on Science During Oversight Hearing Today, U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology's Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, criticized the Trump Administration's attacks on scientific research and pressed Department of Justice officials about the Administration's use of the False Claims A more PR

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * The Leader's Floor Lookout: Week of June 22, 2026 * Here's what to watch for on the House Floor this week: Strengthening American Energy Dominance and National Security House Republicans consider American energy dominance a top priority to secure a safe and prosperous future for our nation. While significant strides have been made to bolster American energy production in recent years, strengthening our energy and water infr more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee released the following testimony by Agriculture Secretary Brooke L. Rollins from a June 10, 2026, hearing on the oversight of the agency: * * * Chairman Boozman, Ranking Member Klobuchar, and distinguished members of the Committee: I appreciate the opportunity to be before you to provide an update on the Department of Agriculture. I am proud of the work we are doing, under the bold leadership of President Trump, to put our hardworking farmers, ranchers, and rural  more PR