WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following news release on July 1, 2026: * * * AFPI Applauds NDAA, Advances in Election Security in Congress The America First Policy Institute welcomes House consideration of the FY27 NDAA and its focus on rebuilding America's defense industrial base, restoring military readiness, strengthening deterrence, supporting service members, securing critical supply chains, and cutting waste, fraud, and abuse. America's national security depends on our ability to build, field, sust more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following commentary on July 1, 2026, by Election Integrity Chair Ken Blackwell: * * * Your Mail-In Ballot Should Not Disappear into the Mail System Absentee ballot voting has existed for decades as an accommodation for Americans who could not reasonably vote in person. It began with military members serving away from home and later extended to voters who were legitimately unable to appear at the polls because of disability, travel, or other serious circumstances. There is more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, June 30 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta and Secretary of State Weber Continue Challenge to Shasta County's Measure B with Lawsuit Now in Trial Court * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Secretary of State Shirley Weber today announced they are continuing their challenge to Shasta County's Measure B, which would overhaul the County's election system and undermine state election law protections. Originally filed in the California T more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin Calls for Investigation into USPS Delays During Wisconsin's Spring Election U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) called for an investigation into the delays at the United States Postal Service (USPS) during the Wisconsin Spring Election that led to hundreds of Wisconsinites across the state not having their votes counted. Baldwin notes that hundreds of Wisconsinites sent their ballots before Election Day, some as early as weeks before the ele more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 [Category: Sociological] (TNSrpt) -- The American Economic Liberties Project posted the following news release: * * * July 4th BBQ Burn: Beef Prices Remain at Record Highs as Trump Continues to Prioritize Anything But Americans' Unaffordable Groceries New Rethink Trade report finds extreme corporate concentration in meatpacking is driving the beef price crisis, with costs rising even more after Trump cut tariffs and authorized record imports to help foreign allies. - Unwilling to take on the big meatpacking monopolies, P more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The Center for American Progress issued the following news release on July 1, 2026: * * * CAP To Launch First-of-Its-Kind Interactive Tracker Mapping Barriers to Voting for Disabled Americans New York -- On Thursday, July 9, the Center for American Progress will host "Mapping Disabled People's Access to the Polls," a discussion and demonstration of CAP's new, first-of-its-kind Accessible Democracy Tracker, an interactive tool that maps barriers to voting access for disabled Americans across the country. The event will e more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on July 1, 2026, by Donatienne Ruy, fellow in the Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program: * * * Europe Should Center Anti-Corruption in Its Democratic Resilience Efforts Something is rotten in the state of Denmark. Well, singling out one country is perhaps unfair; a more accurate paraphrasing of the famous line would be "something is rotten in the state of democracy." Across Europe, democracy is under pressure. Trust in democracy's function more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * The Case Against Gabe Evans "Whether he's lying about gutting health care, misrepresenting his own personal story, or downplaying how his extreme agenda raises costs, it's clear Coloradans just can't trust Gabe Evans. Voters already know Manny Rutinel as a proven fighter who focuses on what matters most to families - lower costs, affordable health care, and a thriving economy. That's why they'll fire Evans and send Manny to Congress more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following memorandum on June 30, 2026: * * * The Case Against Jeff Crank "Jeff Crank works for billionaires, not for Coloradans. While families struggle to make ends meet, Crank is working every day to push tax breaks for his ultra-wealthy bosses who bankrolled his political career - at the expense of everyone else. Unlike Crank, Jessica Killin is running for Congress to lower costs for families, stand up for veterans and military families, and be an independent more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release on July 1, 2026: * * * Alaska Senate Race Shifts Towards Peltola as Democrats Move "Within Striking Distance" of Majority Today, race raters at the Cook Political Report shifted the Alaska Senate race in Democrats' favor, representing "a key shift in the overall battle for Senate control" as new polls show "ideal recruit" and "proven electoral overperformer" Mary Peltola garnering "a particularly positive impression from voters" thanks to her more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Progressive Policy Institute posted the following news release: * * * Democrats Should Learn From Colorado's 20-Plus-Year Winning Streak, Not One Victory in Deep-Blue Denver Today, Will Marshall, President of the Progressive Policy Institute (PPI), issued the following statement on Tuesday's Colorado primary elections: "Melat Kiros's win over Diana DeGette in Colorado's First District will be celebrated by the party's left flank as proof that the socialist insurgency is unstoppable. It's proof more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following statement on June 30, 2026, with the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee: * * * DNC, DSCC, and DCCC Statement on Supreme Court Ruling in Campaign Finance Case Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission, siding with the Republican Party's efforts to overturn decades of precedent and rewrite campaign finance laws, and eliminate a key saf more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following statement on June 30, 2026, with the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and Democratic National Committee: * * * DSCC, DCCC, and DNC Statement on Supreme Court Ruling in Campaign Finance Case Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission, siding with the Republican Party's efforts to overturn decades of precedent and rewrite campaign finance laws, and eliminate a key saf more PR

SHEFFIELD, England, July 1 [Category: Medical] -- The European Respiratory Society posted the following news: * * * ERS Leadership Elections 2026: meet the candidates for ERS Vice President * Voting opened this month for the ERS Leadership Elections 2026, which presents candidates for the next ERS Vice President. To help ERS members cast their vote, we are highlighting the candidates. The person elected as the next ERS Vice President will subsequently fulfil the role of ERS President Elect, ERS President and Past President over a four-y more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 2 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release on July 1, 2026: * * * Carr Joins Multistate Effort to Defend Commonsense Voter ID Laws Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr has filed an amicus brief in support of Indiana's voter ID law and the rights of states to enact critical election integrity measures. "The majority of Americans support commonsense voter ID laws. It's not partisan. It's about protecting the integrity of our elections," said Carr. "We have similar requirements here in Geor more PR

VIENNA, Austria, July 1 -- The International Press Institute issued the following news: * * * Georgia: Authorities must end legal and regulatory pressure on critical broadcasters Regulatory fines mark another escalation in pressure against independent broadcasters - The International Press Institute (IPI) today raises alarm over growing regulatory and legal pressures against independent television broadcasters in Georgia, which mark another escalation in the playbook of attacks on press freedom. As hostility from the Russia-friendly Georg more PR

DENVER, Colorado, June 30 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Polis Congratulates Colorado Primary Election Winners Tonight, Governor Jared Polis congratulated the Democratic and Republican nominees for Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, and Treasurer. "I want to start by thanking Colorado's voters -Democrats, Republicans and Independents -who voted and made their voices heard. Our democracy is stronger when people participate, and your decision to vote in a primary makes a positiv more PR

NEW YORK, July 1 -- The Hispanic Federation, an organization that supports and strengthens Latino institutions through education, health, immigration, civic engagement, economic empowerment and the environment, issued the following statement on June 29, 2026: * * * Hispanic Federation Welcomes SCOTUS Ruling Defending Mail in Ballots, a Critical Step in Defending Democracy Hispanic Federation will continue to push back on broader voting rights attack such as redistricting and additional attempts to curtail mail-in ballots - Today, the Supre more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following statement on June 30, 2026: * * * Chairman Arrington Statement: HHS Uncovers One Million Obamacare Enrollees without Social Security Numbers House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) released the following statement after HHS Secretary RFK Jr. and CMS Administrator Dr. Oz announced that over one million Obamacare enrollees lack a social security number: "Secretary Kennedy and Dr. Oz are the tip of the spear in President Tr more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on June 30, 2026: * * * ICYMI: DNC Trains Organizers, Registers Voters, and Mobilizes Volunteers During Stuff Costs Too Much Weekend of Action In case you missed it, the DNC hosted a successful Stuff Costs Too Much Weekend of Action in which Democrats throughout the country held more than 200 on-the-ground events, engaged thousands of volunteers, trained 150 new organizers, and had nearly 10,000 conversations with working families. Events included an  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * In Case You Missed It... Sen. Rick Scott Reacts to Supreme Court Rulings, Demands Congress Return to DC * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rick Scott joined the Charlie Kirk Show yesterday with Andrew Kolvet and Blake Neff to break down the Supreme Court rulings on birthright citizenship, transgender athletes, and campaign finance rules. Watch the full interview HERE or by clicking below. HIGHLIGHTS: On Birthright Citizenship: "I don't get the  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The League of Women Voters issued the following news release: * * * League of Women Voters: Birthright Citizenship Ruling Is a Critical Win -- And a Warning We Cannot Ignore The League of Women Voters of the United States today issued an urgent call to action following yesterday's Supreme Court effective 5-4 ruling on Trump v. Barbara, upholding birthright citizenship under the Fourteenth Amendment. While the official 6-3 decision is a vital victory for constitutional democracy, the League warns that the razor-thin marg more PR

NEW YORK, July 1 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * NAACP Successfully Halts USPS Plan to Interfere with Mail-In Voting Today, a federal judge issued an order blocking procedures proposed by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to limit mail-in voting for certain voters. The order came in response to a successful motion filed by Public Citizen Litigation Group and the Legal Defense Fund (LDF), on behalf of the NAACP, to enforce a 2021 settlement agreement in which USPS committed t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * NAACP Successfully Halts USPS Plan to Interfere with Mail-In Voting * Today, a federal judge issued an order blocking procedures proposed by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to limit mail-in voting for certain voters. The order came in response to a successful motion filed by Public Citizen Litigation Group and the Legal Defense Fund (LDF), on behalf of the NAACP, to enforce a 2021 settlement agreement in which USPS committed to prioritizing th more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, July 2 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release on June 30, 2026: * * * Northwestern experts on today's SCOTUS decisions on birthright citizenship and trans athletes in organized sports CHICAGO -- The U.S. Supreme Court today handed down decisions in major cases, including the constitutionality of Trump's executive order to end birthright citizenship and whether transgender athletes are allowed to compete in organized sports. Northwestern Pritzker School of Law experts are available to media. To arran more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla Statement on Supreme Court Further Dismantling Limits on Campaign Spending * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee with oversight over federal elections, issued the following statement following the Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling in National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission striking down federal limits on coordinated campaign spendi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following statement on June 30, 2026: * * * Rep. Sykes Responds to Major Supreme Court Decisions U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13) released the following statements in response to this week's decisions from the Supreme Court. On Birthright Citizenship "The Constitution is clear. The Fourteenth Amendment guarantees birthright citizenship, and today's decision upholds one of our nation's most fundamental constitutional promises. The rule of law matters, and no presiden more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 (TNSletter) -- Reps. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Administration Committee, Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, and James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following letter to ActBlue: * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 2, 2026 Ms. Kimberly Peeler-Allen Chairwoman of the Board of Directors ActBlue Dear Ms. Peeler-Allen: The Committee on House Administration, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committ more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, July 1 -- The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Sioux City Hospital Nurses Win Vote to Eject UFCW Union Bosses Labor Board certifies election result; 191 registered nurses officially free of unwanted union at UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's - Downtown location Sioux City, IA - Registered nurses at UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's - Downtown hospital have successfully voted to remove United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 222IN union officials from their wor more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Stand Up America, an organization was born in 2016 as a digital-first grassroots community working to resist what they say is Donald Trump's corruption, racism and his threats to democracy, issued the following news release on June 30, 2026: * * * SUPREME COURT GIVES BLESSING FOR BILLIONAIRES TO BUY MORE INFLUENCE OVER POLITICIANS Today, the Supreme Court ruled for the Republican Party and JD Vance in National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission, reversing previous decisions and removing one o more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The League of Women Voters posted the following news release on June 29, 2026: * * * Supreme Court Protects Mail Voting and Preserves States' Authority Over Ballot Receipt Rules Today, the Supreme Court issued a decision upholding voters' rights and permitting Mississippi voters' ballots that are cast on time to be counted after Election Day according to state law. The decision reverses the Fifth Circuit's incorrect interpretation of federal Election Day statutes, which would have invalidated decades-old absentee ballot more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The League of Women Voters posted the following news release on June 30, 2026: * * * Supreme Court Strikes Down Key Campaign Finance Provision, Turning Political Parties Into Conduits for Big Donors Today, in a 6-3 ruling, the US Supreme Court issued yet another troubling decision that will open the door to the corrupting influence of more big money in our political system. This case was brought by the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), which sought to strike down limits on coordinated political party spen more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 2 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: * * * Voting Rights Groups Secure Legal Win for Pennsylvania Voter Privacy Judge blocks Trump administration's attempt to access Pennsylvania's voter roll. - Following intervention by Common Cause, the League of Women Voters, and individual Pennsylvania voters, a federal judge dismissed the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) lawsuit to obtain sensitive voter data in Pennsylvania. The civil rights groups, represented b more PR

ROCK HILL, South Carolina, July 1 -- Winthrop University posted the following news: * * * Winthrop's West Forum Receives Grant to Deepen Civic Engagement HIGHLIGHTS  * The grant will be used to deepen student civic engagement by more intentionally embedding civic learning in Winthrop's General Education Core courses and by working with Student Voting Ambassadors to get the word out about the fall midterm elections. * Voting engagement efforts and programming also will take place this fall within the Athletics Department and the Department more PR