AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, July 17 (TNSxrep) -- Lawyers for Lawyers issued the following joint report on July 16, 2026, with four law associations: * * * Lawyers for Lawyers submits joint report on the situation of lawyers ahead of the UPR of Zimbabwe Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L), together with Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR), the International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI), the Law Society of England and Wales, and the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC), submitted a joint report for the fourth  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 17 -- The American Bar Association issued the following news on July 16, 2026: * * * ABA 2026 Annual Conference will explore election integrity, AI and America's 250th Legal professionals from across the nation will convene July 29-Aug. 4 in Chicago for the American Bar Association 2026 Annual Conference, where attorneys, judges and legal scholars will examine pressing issues shaping the legal profession, including artificial intelligence, election integrity, the current state of the justice system and the judiciary.  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The AFL-CIO issued the following statement by President Liz Shuler: * * * AFL-CIO: The Labor Movement Rejects the President's Agenda to Deny Working People's Fundamental Rights AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement in response to President Trump's national address on elections: Tonight, President Trump pushed years-old, thoroughly debunked, alarmingly dangerous conspiracy theories in an effort to undermine our elections and deny Americans their fundamental freedoms. The purpose is clear: divide,  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following statement on July 16, 2026: * * * AFPI Condemns Media Censorship and Deep State Secrecy, Applauds President Trump's Swift Action to Protect the Republic and Restore Election Integrity Tonight, the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) released the following statement: "It is shameful that certain media outlets chose to censor the President of the United States' speech, denying the American people the opportunity to hear directly from their elected leader. This bl more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Teachers issued the following news release: * * * AFT's Weingarten Delivers Major National Address Ahead of Midterms * WASHINGTON -Calling out the obscene explosion of billionaire wealth at the same time most American households live paycheck to paycheck, AFT President Randi Weingarten urged the union's 1.88 million members to get out the vote and hit the streets for the upcoming midterms, to reverse the growing power imbalance poisoning American democracy. In a b more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Ahead of Trump's Address, Krishnamoorthi Warns Trump Is Politicizing Intelligence to Justify Federal Takeover of Elections * WASHINGTON -Ahead of President Trump's address on election security tonight, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), a senior member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement: "For nearly six years, President Trump has tried to rewrite the history of the 2020 election. more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The American Action Forum issued the following news release: * * * Reconciliation 3.0: The House FY 2027 Budget Resolution * The Trump Administration has requested that Congress adopt a new fiscal year 2027 budget resolution, which would permit it to enact key policy changes through the budget reconciliation process. Director of Fiscal Policy Jordan Haring reviews the recently introduced draft resolution to address the administration request. Key points: * House Budget Committee Chairman Jode more PR

NEW YORK, July 16 -- The Associated Press issued the following news release on July 15, 2026: * * * AP Fund for Journalism, Microsoft expand election resources for Washington newsrooms AP Fund for Journalism (APFJ) today announced funding from Microsoft to strengthen the local news ecosystem in Washington state ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Through that support, APFJ will provide 10 local newsrooms across the state with elections coverage and resources from The Associated Press, helping the outlets provide their own audiences with tr more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Arrington Advances Reconciliation 3.0 * Washington, D.C. - Today, the House Budget Committee passed the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2027, a critical first step in unlocking the reconciliation process to support our troops, secure our elections, and strengthen our food supply. Upon passage of the resolution, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement: "Republicans are united and undeter more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * At Roundtable Celebrating John Lewis' Legacy, Cantwell Calls Out Trump Admin Attacks on Vote-By-Mail: "We Will Not Be Intimidated." * 07.16.26 Near anniversary of Rep. Lewis' passing, faith leaders & voting rights advocates honor his legacy as a champion of free & fair elections; Forum held ahead of President Trump's speech tonight, where he's expected to once again challenge America's free and fair elections WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, duri more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Ami Bera, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Bera, House Intelligence Committee Democrats Call on Intelligence Community Leadership to Rebut Trump's Election Lies * Washington, D.C. - Today, Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) joined House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Ranking Member Jim Himes (CT-04) and all other Democratic members of the Committee in sending a letter to Acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte, Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe, F more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, July 16 -- The European Federation of Journalists posted the following news: * * * Big Tech, AI, and journalism: Visibility, authority, and viability * By Renate Schroeder, EFJ Director (originally published on July 6 on CMPF blog section ) With Big Tech being the gatekeepers of information and with AI, GenAI, chatbots accelerating, visibility, authority and viability of journalism is ever more at stake. With algorithms prioritising disinformation, toxic news, emotions and lies, with politicians lying bluntly and usin more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- British Ambassador Kate Foster, charge d'affaires to the United Nations, reaffirmed the full commitment of the implementation of the 2016 Peace Agreement in Colombia during remarks at the UN Security Council in New York. Foster congratulated the Colombian people on their peaceful presidential elections and expressed anticipation for collaborating with Columbian President Abelardo de la Espriella to address ongoing security issues, including violence against agreement signatories and community leaders. Highlighting the 1 more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Jesus Garcia, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Garcia Condemns Trump's Ongoing Election Subversion * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Jesus "Chuy" Garcia (IL-04) issued the following statement after President Donald Trump's speech attempting to undermine the 2026 election: "Tonight's unhinged speech is the beginning of Trump's attempt to overthrow the 2026 midterm election and to smear and criminalize noncitizens. This is what our insecure, delusional President does: if he doesn't  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto, Rosen Demand Thorough Investigation of USPS's Failure to Deliver Mail Ballots from Lyon and Douglas Counties * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) sent a letter to Postmaster General David Steiner and United States Postal Service (USPS) Inspector General Tammy Hull demanding they thoroughly investigate a recent incident in which more than 30 mail ballots from Dougla more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, posted the following news release: * * * Crow Statement on Trump Lies * WASHINGTON -Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO), a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement on President Trump's partisan speech of election denialism: "Tonight the American people heard more lies from an unwell President. "Donald Trump is obsessed with staying in office so he can enrich himself and his billionaire donors-disregarding the will of the voters. He's de more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand Statement On Trump's Primetime Waste of Time * Watch Here. Today, ahead of President Trump's "speech," U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) - who will be spending all of Friday traveling across New York talking about grocery prices - released the following statement and video: "At a time when families are paying more for less under this administration, instead of focusing on improving their lives, the president is focused on more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich on MSNOW: "The Bar Was Low and He Managed to Go Under It" * VIDEO HERE WASHINGTON - This evening, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) appeared on MSNOW's The Weeknight with Symone Sanders, Michael Steele, and Luke Russert where he reacted to Jay Clayton's nomination hearing to be Director of National Intelligence (DNI) -touching on Clayton's refusal to answer whether he was aware of Tulsi Gabbard's presence while a search warrant more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following news release on July 16, 2026: * * * House Intelligence Democrats Call on IC Leadership to Rebut Trump's Election Lies Ranking Member Jim Himes (CT-04) today led Democratic Members of the House Intelligence Committee in a letter to Acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency John Ratcliffe, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Kash Pa more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * House Intelligence Democrats Call on Intelligence Leadership to Rebut Trump's Election Lies * Washington, DC- Today, Representative Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06) joined fellow Democratic Members of the House Intelligence Committee in a letter to Acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency John Ratcliffe, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Kash Patel, and Director of the National  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following commentary on July 16, 2026, by Communications Director Schuyler Van Tassel in the foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * EU Sanctions Expose Funding Mechanism Behind Pro-Russian Influencer Executive Summary: * The European Union sanctioned Russian influencer Alexandra Jost on June 15 for disseminating disinformation about Russia's war against Ukraine. Influencers such as Jost are essential to the Kremlin's goals of pushing falsely historicized narratives of Russian and more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees issued the following news release: * * * Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses 3 Minnesota Incumbents for Reelection to Congress * AFGE says Reps. Morrison, McCollum, and Omar have 100% voting records on issues vital to AFGE members and all federal workers EAGAN, Minn. - The American Federation of Government Employees today announced its endorsement of three members of Congress for reelection to the U.S. House representing Minnesota in the  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Larsen Releases Statement on Trump's Election Speech * Today, Representative Rick Larsen released the following statement: "The President's speech tonight should be about lowering costs and creating jobs. Instead, he will continue spreading lies about American elections. The truth is simple: Donald Trump lost the 2020 election. America's elections are secure, transparent and run by state and local officials from both parties. "After the 2020 more PR

NEW YORK, July 16 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * LDF Prebunks Disproven Claims of Stolen 2020 Election Ahead of Trump's Speech on Elections and Voting * Tonight, President Donald Trump is scheduled to deliver remarks on U.S. elections and voting machines that will likely include his repeatedly disproven conspiracy theory of substantial fraud within the 2020 presidential election. Ahead of the president's address, LDF President and Director-Counsel Janai Nelson issued  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON DONALD TRUMP'S DERANGED SPEECH * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: Donald Trump has once again chosen to spew deliberate and dangerous lies because the economy is a disaster and he knows that the American people have had enough. He has cynically and corruptly decided to call into question our free and fair elections before a single ballot has been cast. Why? Republicans bel more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Welch, Schiff, Raskin, Ocasio-Cortez Introduce Legislation Imposing Gift Ban on Supreme Court Justices * Legislation Cracks Down on Lavish Gifts to Supreme Court Justices With $50 Limit Aligning Ethics Rules With Congress, Other Judges, and Federal Officials Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Peter Welch (D-VT), and Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) introduced the High Court Gift Ban Act, legislation to close a glaring ethics more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * MAJOR VICTORY -- America First Legal Secures Sweeping Settlement Deal for Maricopa County Recorder in Arizona Election Integrity Lawsuit * America First Legal (AFL) has secured a sweeping settlement for its client, Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap, in its Arizona election integrity case against the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors (the Board), restoring the Recorder's authority over key election fun more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on July 16, 2026: * * * Rep. Gottheimer, House Intelligence Committee Democrats Warn Against Weaponizing Declassified Intelligence Ahead of Trump Address Today, Thursday, July 16, 2026, ahead of President Trump's primetime address in which he is expected to revive claims of fraud and foreign interference in the 2020 election, Rep. Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5), joined by House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Democrats, sent a letter to Acting Dir more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Lloyd Smucker, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Smucker Supports SAVE and Protect America Act * WASHINGTON -Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11), Vice Chair of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement after voting in favor of the SAVE and Protect America Act, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2027: "Today, the House Budget Committee took an important step toward strengthening our national security and protecting the integrity of our elections. "I wa more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rosen, Cortez Masto Demand Investigation of USPS's Failure to Deliver Mail Ballots from Lyon and Douglas Counties * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) sent a letter to Postmaster General David Steiner and United States Postal Service (USPS) Inspector General Tammy Hull demanding they thoroughly investigate a recent incident in which more than 30 mail-in ballots from Douglas and Lyon counties wer more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Linda T. Sanchez, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Sanchez: Trump is focused on conspiracy theories, not solving Americans' problems * WASHINGTON - Congresswoman Linda T. Sanchez (D-Calif.) released the following statement after President Trump addressed the nation regarding his disproven conspiracy theories about widespread election fraud: "President Trump is reviving long-debunked conspiracy theories because he refuses to accept that he lost the 2020 election. Now he's using those same l more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Ossoff Presses Director of National Intelligence Nominee on 2020 Election Results, Fulton County Raid * WATCH: Sen. Ossoff's full line of questioning This is an external link Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff, a member of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee, today pressed President Trump's nominee for Director of National Intelligence on the 2020 election results and the Fulton County raid earlier this year. Today, in a U.S. Senat more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott Reacts to President Trump's Release of CCP Election Interference Evidence * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Rick Scott issued the following statement following President Trump's speech Thursday night: "Tonight's revelations in President Trump's speech were truly shocking. Communist China is our enemy and will stop at nothing to undermine our republic and destroy our way of life. The deep state will stop at nothing to stay in power an more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Schiff Breaks Down Todd Blanche Hearing, Condemns Continued Evasions from Trump Nominees on CNN and MS NOW * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joined CNN's OutFront with Erin Burnett and MS NOW's The Briefing with Jen Psaki to recap his questioning of Todd Blanche during the Acting Attorney General's confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. He condemned Blanche's role in the conception and approval of  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Schiff Prepares America for Repeated Trump Election Fraud Claims on CNN Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joined CNN's The Lead with Jake Tapper to discuss the upcoming primetime address by President Trump and the latest exposure of President Trump's corruption and insider trading scandals.  Schiff also continued his condemnation of President Trump's incompetent handling of the illegal Iran war, emphasizing the need to pass a War  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following statement on July 16, 2026: * * * Senator Coons statement on President Trump's Oval Office address WILMINGTON, Del. - U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) put out the following statement in response to President Trump's prime time speech: "Tonight's address from President Trump was a tantrum of sinister innuendo, conspiracy theories, and misdirection. Americans who tuned in tonight heard no new concrete or proven claims about foreign interference in our elections.  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Ashley Brooke Moody, R-Florida, issued the following news release on July 15, 2026: * * * Senator Moody Slams Rampant Fraud Across The United States, Unveils Ballots by Election Day Act Today, Senator Ashley Moody shined a light on the Fraud Economy that exists in America and called out Democrats who dismiss the issue and don't even attend hearings exposing pervasive fraud. Senator Moody's comments came during the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, where she also unveiled the Ballots by E more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt Praises Acting AG Blanche's Crackdown on Crime and Support for Rule of Law, Calls for Swift Confirmation * U.S. SENATE -Today, at the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for Todd Blanche to be U.S. Attorney General, U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) praised the Acting Attorney General and the Trump Administration for working to crack down on violent crime, eliminate fraud, and uphold the rule of law. Following the Biden  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Slotkin Introduces MERIT Act to Require National Security Experience for Intelligence Leadership * The MERIT Act comes as an unqualified loyalist of President Trump serves as acting DNI- and while the broader weaponization of the intelligence community is at risk WASHINGTON D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) introduced the Minimum Experience Requirements for Intelligence Transition (MERIT) Act, legislation that would require any more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson on Reconciliation 3.0: Safeguarding American Elections is Important to the American People and it's Important for the Future * Speaker Johnson and Vice President J.D. Vance hold press availability on Reconciliation 3.0 WASHINGTON -This afternoon, Speaker Johnson delivered remarks following House Republicans' conference meeting with Vice President J.D. Vance regarding the budget resolution for Congressional Republ more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 17 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following statement on July 16, 2026: * * * Statement from Attorney General Brown Following President Trump's Speech on U.S. Elections Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today issued the following statement on President Donald Trump's speech concerning United States elections: "Tonight, President Trump used a national address to make broad claims about the integrity of our elections that risk undermining public confidence in our democratic process. Marylan more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 16 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following statement on July 15, 2026: * * * Statement from Attorney General Jones After Federal Judge Tosses the DOJ's Dangerous Voter Roll Lawsuit Attorney General Jay Jones released the following statement after a judge dismissed the federal government's lawsuit seeking access to the Commonwealth's unredacted voter rolls: "Donald Trump, Todd Blanche, and Harmeet Dhillon tried to seize Virginians' voter data through what we successfully argued was a contrived dem more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Dave Min, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * STATEMENT: Rep. Dave Min on Trump's National Address * Washington, D.C. -Representative Dave Min (CA-47) released the following statement ahead of President Trump's national address: "Donald Trump will go on TV later today and if reports are correct, he will once again try to rewrite the history of the 2020 election, the latest salvo in a sustained, coordinated 'Big Lie' to undermine Americans' faith in our democracy and, perhaps, to lay the groun more PR

BAYREUTH, Germany, July 16 (TNSjou) -- The University of Bayreuth issued the following news release: * * * How AI Predicts Voting Decisions An international research team involving the University of Bayreuth has, for the first time, analysed the "inner workings" of AI language models when predicting political voting decisions. To do so, the researchers examined six national elections and AI-based election forecasts and developed a new method for making more precise predictions. They presented their findings at one of the world's leading AI c more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, July 17 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan posted the following statement on July 16, 2026: * * * Voting Rights Advocates Respond to President Trump's Attempt to Sow Doubt in Our Elections President Trump's desperate diatribe this evening was another pathetic attempt to sow doubt in our elections and undermine our democracy. We've seen this show before. Fortunately, our elections and democracy do not belong to any politician. They belong to the people. Our elections do not rest with Washington or even Lansi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden: Clayton's Humiliating Hearing Proves Reform Is the Only Path Forward on FISA Section 702 * Washington, D.C. - Following the confirmation hearing for Director of National Intelligence nominee Jay Clayton, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued the following statement on the state of FISA Section 702: "Jay Clayton's humiliating performance yesterday proved what I have said for months: the only path forward to renew Section 702 of FISA is reform. A man w more PR