WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Tom Barrett, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * America 250 Years Later: Restoring The Foundation Of Trust * In case you missed it, Congressman Tom Barrett (MI-07) wrote an op-ed in the Lansing City Pulse reflecting on America's 250th anniversary and arguing that Restoring Trust in Government is essential to preserving our democracy. This is the first pillar of Barrett's Blueprint for a Better America, his plan to challenge the status quo and take on the issues that Americans care about most. Y more PR

BANGKOK, Thailand, July 2 -- The Asian Network for Free Elections issued the following news: * * * ANFREL deploys observer teams to monitor Bangkok polls The Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) deployed small teams of election observers to monitor the elections in Bangkok, Thailand on 28 June 2026. Bangkok voters headed to the polls to elect the capital's governor and members of the Bangkok Metropolitan Council. Pattaya voters simultaneously went to the polls to elect the city's mayor and city council members. ANFREL observed the ele more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 2 -- The Arizona State Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news release: * * * Senator Leach Reassures Arizona Voters Supreme Court Ruling Does Not Change Arizona Election Law Despite a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision involving another state's absentee ballot law, Arizona voters will continue following the same rules they always have when returning early ballots. On Monday, the Court issued a 5-4 decision in Watson v. Republican National Committee, upholding a Mississippi law that allows absentee ballots  more PR

LONDON, England, July 2 -- Article 19, an organization that says it propels the freedom of expression movement, posted the following news: * * * Malaysia: Cybercrimes Bill 2026 is a threat to free expression and privacy ARTICLE 19, the Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ), and Sinar Project are concerned about the threat posed by the Malaysian Cybercrimes Bill 2026 to the right to freedom of expression online, as well as to media, journalists and broadcast organisations in Malaysia. Although Malaysia is a signatory to the United Nations C more PR

SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island, July 2 -- Bryant University issued the following news: * * * As America celebrates 250 years, political scientist reflects on governance, country's future * From revolutionary reenactments at Fort Ticonderoga to a maritime tour of 50 tall and military ships that begins along the East Coast, America 250 festivities are underway as the country approaches its quarter-millennium anniversary on July 4. "Many scholars agree that we are one of, if not the oldest, democracies still in existence," says Political Science A more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 [Category: Political] -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: * * * Breaking the Gridlock: How the State-by-State Term Limits on Congress Movement is Tackling DC's 10% Approval Rating * The Growing Map of "Passed States" The first half of 2026 has brought monumental victories. We have successfully passed our Term Limits Convention resolution through both legislative chambers in Arizona and Kansas. These two critical wins add these states to our rapidly growing map of official "passed states," which alr more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Krishnamoorthi Responds to Report that FBI Diverted Hundreds of Personnel to 2020 Georgia Election Investigation * WASHINGTON -Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi today issued the following statement after a report from MS NOW that the FBI directed hundreds of intelligence analysts and other personnel to support an investigation related to the 2020 election in Georgia: "The FBI exists to protect the American people and uphold the  more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 2 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * Deadlines Approaching for August Primary * A number of deadlines are approaching for Tennessee's Aug. 6 election. Voters that day will select primary candidates for governor, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state Senate (odd-numbered districts), state House, and Republican and Democratic state executive committees. General elections also will be held for vacant state judicial offices and county offices. The deadline to re more PR

DOVER, Delaware, July 3 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release on July 2, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jennings announces two major victories striking down executive orders on elections Attorney General Jennings today announced two major victories as U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts grants summary judgment and permanent injunctions against two Trump Administration Executive Orders, EO 14248 and EO 14399. "The Constitution is crystal clear: it is the authority of the states - not t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following news release on July 2, 2026: * * * House Intelligence Committee Democrats Call for Transparency on Election Security Ranking Member Jim Himes (CT-04) today led Democratic Members of the House Intelligence Committee in a letter to Acting Director Bill Pulte regarding recent, alarming reporting about the White House's efforts to validate their election conspiracies through the declassification of se more PR

NEW YORK, July 2 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following commentary by Teppei Kasai, senior program officer in the Asia Division: * * * Japan Should Reject Myanmar Junta's Call for Development Aid Don't Ignore Military's Poor Record on Rights, Humanitarian Assistance - Khin Khin Soe, the spokesperson for Myanmar's military-controlled parliament, urged the Japanese government on June 30 to resume development aid to the country. At a news conference in Naypyidaw, Myanmar's capital, the spokesperson said "ordinary more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Reproductive Freedom for All Arizona Marks Four Years Since Dobbs with Week of Action Events Across the State * ICYMI: Reproductive Freedom for All Arizona Marks Four Years Since Dobbs with Week of Action Events Across the State Last week, Reproductive Freedom for All Arizona marked the four-year anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Reproductive Freedom for All Nevada Marks Four Years Since Dobbs With Week of Action Events Across the State * Last week, Reproductive Freedom for All Nevada marked the four-year anniversary of the decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization -which stripped away the federal right to abortion access-with events throughout the state that highlighted Nevada's progress and  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following commentary on July 2, 2026, by Paul Goble, specialist on ethnic and religious questions in Eurasia, in the foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Moldova's Moves to Limit Gagauz Autonomy Could Destabilize Southeastern Europe Executive Summary: * Moldova is seeking to restrict further the autonomy of Gagauzia, its Christian Turkic region, ahead of a July 7 Constitutional Court ruling that would strip the region of its remaining self-governance rights under the 1994 accord more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 3 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on July 2, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Joins Multistate Opposition to Postal Service's Attempt to Undermine Voting Rights Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a multistate coalition of 24 attorneys general in filing a formal comment letter today opposing the U.S. Postal Service's (USPS) attempt to aid the president's efforts to seize control of elections and restrict mail-in voting through a proposed rule, and asking the Pos more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 [Category: Political] -- The NAACP posted the following news release: * * * NAACP Halts USPS Plan to Interfere with Mail-In Voting * : July 1, 2026 Contact: NAACP, communications@naacpnet.org Public Citizen Litigation Group, obaddar@citizen.org LDF, media@naacpldf.org WASHINGTON -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 Gro more PR

SOUTH BEND, Indiana, July 3 -- The University of Notre Dame Law School posted the following news: * * * Notre Dame Law Professors Offer Insight on Supreme Court Rulings Author: Jonathan Bailey On Tuesday, the Supreme Court concluded its 2025-26 term with landmark decisions addressing birthright citizenship, mail-in voting, religious liberty, and presidential authority. Professors Richard Garnett, Derek Muller, Ashley Sanchez, and Haley Proctor shared their legal expertise with several national news outlets, offering analysis of the Court's  more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 3 -- Politico issued the following transcript of a podcast involving filmmaker Ken Burns: * * * Full Transcript: Ken Burns This is a full unedited transcript of POLITICO's interview with Ken Burns on "The Conversation with Dasha Burns": Ken Burns: It's not a spectator sport, democracy. It's about active engagement. We are given this gift of citizenship. Most people before the American Revolution were subjects under authoritarian rule. Dasha Burns: Hello, hello. Welcome to The Conversation, and happy Fourth of July more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, July 2 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sanders Calls for Special Election to Fill Vacancy in Office for State Senator for District 1 * TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS COME - GREETINGS: A PROCLAMATION CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF FILLING A VACANCY IN OFFICE FOR STATE SENATOR FOR DISTRICT 1 AND SETTING ELECTION-RELATED DEADLINES, PURSUANT TO ARK. CODE ANN. SS 7-7-105 WHEREAS: The Honorable Ben Gilmore, Arkansas State Senator representing District  more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 2 -- Yale Law School posted the following news: * * * Scholars Convene in Panama to Weigh Constitutional Law and Democracy * Back to News A full house at the SELA panel, "When National Judges Face Transnational Questions." Yale Law School alumni from across the Americas and the Atlantic converged in Panama City in June for the 30th Seminario en Latinoamerica de Teoria Constitucional y Politica, or SELA 4. Faculty in attendance from Yale Law School and 19 partnering institutions spent three days discussing pa more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF10199) on June 30, 2026. The report is written by Asian affairs specialist Mark E. Manyin, foreign affairs analyst Daniel J. Longo and international trade and finance specialists Cathleen D. Cimino-Isaacs and Kyla H. Kitamura. Here are excerpts: * * * U.S.-Japan Relations Overview Japan, a U.S. treaty ally since 1952, is an important U.S. security and trade partner. Shared bilateral goals include addressing the challenge of  more PR

TORONTO, Ontario, July 2 [Category: Business] -- The Canadian Federation of Independent Business issued the following news: * * * Victoria ranks worst, Vancouver best as B.C. small businesses say City Hall costs a top concern * Victoria, July 02, 2026 - As the deadline arrives for most in the province to pay their local property taxes, small businesses in B.C. cities say the cost of their local government is a top issue. According to a survey by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB), 62 percent of B.C. businesses identified more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The League of Women Voters posted the following news release on July 1, 2026: * * * Voting Rights Groups Secure Legal Win for Pennsylvania Voter Privacy 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 by the ACLU, the ACLU of Pennsylvania, and the Public Interest Law Center, intervened in the lawsuit by DOJ in more PR