WASHINGTON, July 17 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news: * * * 'Reconciliation 3.0' advances without tax instructions * The House Budget Committee Thursday advanced a fiscal year 2027 budget resolution focused on strengthening the military, elections, and food supply. No instructions related to tax issues were included in the resolution. America's Credit Unions remains engaged with lawmakers to ensure they understand and recognize the value of credit unions as they consider provisions. Ameri more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Teachers issued the following news release: * * * AFT's Weingarten Responds to Desperate Trump Election Lies * WASHINGTON -AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement after President Donald Trump delivered a farcical prime-time address to the nation: "Donald Trump is desperate and afraid. Instead of tackling the cost-of-living crisis, he's dredging up sad, 6-year-old conspiracy theories to sow doubt in democracy and seize control over the midterm more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Common Cause posted the following news release: * * * Americans are Hurting, President's Speech Ignores Their Needs * WASHINGTON - Tonight, President Donald Trump gave a primetime speech addressing a multitude of issues, including past elections. It did not offer any real solutions to Americans' biggest concerns. Statement of Virginia Kase Solomon, President & CEO of Common Cause " Our country is suffering through disastrous consequences no one voted for-higher gas prices, a massive outbreak  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 16 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel Issues Statement on President Trump's Primetime Election Speech * Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following statement in response to President Trump's primetime election speech:  "The President has now spent an entire decade trying to convince you that our elections are unsecure and illegitimate. He is now just doing it from the most visible stage in the world: the White House. He once again more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 16 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL ISSUES STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT TRUMP'S CONTINUED ATTEMPTS TO UNDERMINE FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following statement in response to President Trump's reckless attacks on our nation's elections. "What we saw tonight was another pathetic attempt to rewrite the past and ignore the will of American voters. Donald Trump's obsession with an election he lost six years more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin Responds to Trump's Speech Laying Groundwork to Undermine 2026 Election * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) released a statement in response to President Trump's address to the nation. Over the past several months, President Trump has repeated his false claims that the 2020 election was stolen from him over 100 times while taking an all-of-the-above approach to try to interfere in the upcoming 2026 elections, in more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Tom Barrett, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Barrett Introduces Two More Bills to Reform Campaign Finance, Limit Fundraising and Out-of-State Spending * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Tom Barrett (MI-07) introduced two new bills in his plan to Reform Campaign Finance, which is part of his broader Blueprint for a Better America. The Campaign Accountability and Parity (CAP) Act ( H.R. 9726 ) and Outside Influence Prevention Act ( H.R. 9727 ) would cap congressional campaign fundraising more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 [Category: Political] -- The Campaign Legal Center posted the following news release: * * * Campaign Legal Center Attorneys Recognized with ABA's On The Rise - Top 40 Young Lawyers Award * WASHINGTON -Campaign Legal Center (CLC) is proud to announce that two of its attorneys have been recognized by the American Bar Association (ABA) as recipients of the 2026 On the Rise - Top 40 Young Lawyers Award. Jonathan Diaz, the director of voting advocacy and partnerships, and Valencia Richardson, senior legal counsel for voting more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell Response to Trump's Prime Time Speech Attacking Election Integrity * 07.16.26 WASHINGTON, D.C. - This evening, President Donald Trump delivered a prime time speech from the White House during which he baselessly attacked the integrity of elections in the United States. U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) issued the following statement: "The President is wrong. Washington State's universal vote-by-mail system is safe and secure an more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The Center for American Progress issued the following statement on July 16, 2026: * * * Trump Dredges Up Debunked Election Conspiracy Claims To Distract Voters Today, President Donald Trump made remarks asserting that China and other foreign nations attempted to meddle in the 2020 election. In response, Michael Sozan, senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, issued the following statement: Yet again, President Trump is dredging up debunked election conspiracy theories in a desperate effort to rewrite the pas more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN12713) by American national government analyst Karen L. Shanton. Here are excerpts: * * * Commission Without Commissioners: The U.S. Election Assistance Commission Commissioner Donald Palmer resigned from the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) on April 30, 2026. On July 9, the remaining three members of the four-person commission were effectively removed from their positions. According to media reports, Commissioners Th more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on July 17, 2026: * * * Committee Takes Proactive Step to Prevent Partisan Shutdown, Protect Full-Year Funding Process With all twelve FY27 appropriations bills advanced through the full committee and three passed across the floor, the House is taking the next responsible step to ensure government operations remain unimpeded in the fall as work toward full-year funding continues. - After Senate Democrats drove more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Congress Must Reject Desperate Republican Effort to Fund Trump's Iran War and Undemocratic SAVE Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On July 16th, the Republican leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives Budget Committee passed a budget resolution that would increase Pentagon funding by $60 billion and increase intelligence agencies' funding by $13 billion. Lisa Gilbert, co-president of Public Citizen, issued the following statement on the Budge more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN JOE MORELLE REAFFIRMS LEADERSHIP ON ELECTION SECURITY FOLLOWING PRESIDENT TRUMP'S LATEST FALSE CLAIMS * (Rochester, N.Y.)- Following President Trump's Address to the Nation last night, Congressman Joe Morelle, Ranking Member of the Committee on House Administration and the top House Democrat on election security, reaffirmed his commitment to protecting the integrity of American elections and ensuring every eligible voter can cast a b more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Johnson's Statement on President Trump's Unhinged Election Security Speech * DECATUR, GA -"Voters are not going to be distracted by Trump's release of what are massively redacted declassified files that fail to prove that the 2020 election was stolen from him. Voters remain focused on the facts that he and his wealthy friends are getting richer and richer as gas, groceries and housing cost are driving everyone else toward more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Escobar Statement Following Dangerous Trump Speech to Cast Doubt on Election Safety * Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) released the following statement after Donald Trump gave a rambling, dangerous speech from the White House: "Since the 2020 election, more than 60 judges - some of whom Trump appointed - rejected lawsuits challenging the results. Numerous recounts and audits have only reaffirmed that he lost. Prominen more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13270) by American national government specialist R. Sam Garrett. Here are excerpts: * * * Coordinated Party Expenditures: Policy Background On June 30, 2026, in National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission (NRSC v. FEC), the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated federal statutory limits on a type of political party spending known as coordinated party expenditures. This CRS In Focus provides brief policy b more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. J. Luis Correa, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * CORREA STATEMENT ON TRUMP'S ELECTION INTEGRITY CLAIMS * WASHINGTON - U.S. Representative Lou Correa (CA-46) released the following statement in response to President Trump's primetime address regarding election integrity. "The President is concerned about election integrity, yet his administration has been dismantling the actual defenses that keep our elections secure. He gutted the election security team, defunded the Election Infrastructur more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news: * * * Des Moines Register: Zach Lahn "Embraces Reynolds Legacy," Cast Himself as "Heir" to Failures New reporting from the Des Moines Register delivered more proof that Kansas carpetbagger and career political operative Zach Lahn would continue the failed status quo in Iowa. The Des Moines Register reported how Lahn enthusiastically "cast himself as the heir" to Governor Kim Reynolds, who is one of the most unpopular governors in the country after a decade more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on July 17, 2026: * * * Trump's Approval Drops to Historic Lows as Even His Strongest Supporters Turn Their Backs on Him Trump's base of supporters is shrinking and losing enthusiasm heading into the midterm elections - Donald Trump's approval rating is tanking, and even his most loyal supporters are fed up with him. A new poll released yesterday showed a dismal 15% of people "strongly approve" of Trump's job performance -- a record low in the poll's more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association issued the following news release: * * * Equipment Finance Industry Confidence Unchanged in July The Equipment Leasing & Finance Association (ELFA) today released its July 2026 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI), revealing confidence in the equipment finance market is 63.7, unchanged from the June index. The index provides a qualitative assessment from key executives in the $1.3 trillion equipment finance industry. July 2026 Survey Results:  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- 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. 25-4072) On July 6, Plaintiff filed a Motion for an Order Directing the Clerk to Enter Default Under Fed. R. Civ. P. 55(a), or in the Alternative, for Entry of Default by the Court in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Campaign Legal Center v. FEC (Case No. 26-1559) On July 10, the Co more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Frankel Responds to Trump's Primetime Attack on Voting Rights * Today, Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-22) released the following statement in response to President Trump's Thursday evening election remarks: "President Trump's address last night was another attempt to distract the American people with falsehoods and long-debunked conspiracy theories about our elections instead of addressing the issues families care about most," said Rep. Frankel.  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 16 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Whitmer Statement on President Trump's Speech * Contact: press@michigan.gov LANSING, Mich. -Tonight, Governor Gretchen Whitmer released the following statement on President Trump's speech: "Michigan elections are safe and secure - any suggestion otherwise is designed to undermine our voters' basic rights. For decades, our voting systems have been rigorously tested, certified, and subject to strict standards before they are ever more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, July 17 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Abbott Appoints Howden As Texas Secretary Of State * Governor Greg Abbott today appointed Robert S. Howden as the 116th Secretary of State of Texas, effective July 18, 2026. "Robert Howden has served Texas with distinction in four Republican governors' administrations," said Governor Abbott. "I have full confidence he will excel as Secretary of State. His experience in the legislative process and extensive public service have prepared hi more PR

SALEM, Oregon, July 16 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kotek Responds to President Trump's Attacks on U.S. Elections * Salem, OR - Governor Tina Kotek issued the following statement in response to President Trump's primetime address this evening: "Oregon's elections belong to Oregonians, not politicians in Washington, D.C.," Governor Kotek said. "Repeated investigations, audits, and court decisions have consistently failed to substantiate widespread election fraud anywhere in the country. Or more PR

DENVER, Colorado, July 16 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Polis Celebrates Colorado and America's Safe and Secure Election System * DENVER \- Governor Polis released the following statement on President Trump's conspiracy-laden remarks. "I'm glad that the President is releasing documents, because the more we know about election threats, the more we can be prepared to protect the integrity and security of our elections. But the President's mad ramblings do nothing to actually improve elect more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Statement on Trump's Attempts to Manufacture Distractions From His War With Iran, High Gas Prices, & the Skyrocketing Cost of Everyday Essentials * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement reacting to President Trump's Oval Office address where the president attacked American elections and set the groundwork for denying the results of the 2026 midterm elections, instead of addressing his rol more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper Condemns Trump's Primetime Address & False Election Claims * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper released the below statement following President Donald Trump's primetime address where he continued spreading lies and misinformation about America's free and fair elections: "President Trump is once again peddling conspiracies to distract from his failures and doubling down on his efforts to make it harder to vote," more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on July 16, 2026: * * * House Budget Committee Advances Reconciliation 3.0 to Support Our Troops and Secure Our Elections Today, the House Budget Committee passed by a vote of 20 - 14 the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2027, a critical first step in unlocking the process to support our troops, strengthen our food supply, and secure our elections. Upon passage of the resolution, Chairman Jodey A more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following statement on July 16, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Thompson Statement on Trump's Election Security Lies Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the below statement on President Trump's lie-ridden address to the nation tonight on "election security": "Donald Trump has chosen to use a primetime address to the nation to - once again - find a new  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Statement on Trump's Conspiracy-Laden Speech * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) released the following statement regarding President Donald Trump's speech last night: "Donald Trump spoke to the nation last night for nearly half an hour. Did he share any semblance of a plan to lower Americans' housing, food, or energy costs? Or to end his deeply unpopular war with Iran that is putting servicemembers at risk and crushing  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Krishnamoorthi Renews Call to Reject Todd Blanche, Citing Epstein Cover-Up and Loyalty to Trump Over the Constitution * WASHINGTON -Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) released the following statement renewing his call for the Senate to reject Todd Blanche's nomination to serve as Attorney General following Blanche's Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings: "A month ago, I led my colleagues in urging the Senate to reject Todd  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Statement on Court Decision Blocking Trump Administration Access to Connecticut Voter Records * East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement applauding the dismissal of the Trump Department of Justice's (DOJ) lawsuit against the State of Connecticut, in their attempt to access the state's sensitive voter records. This is the sixteenth time federal judges have ruled against the administration's more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following news release: * * * Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Responds to President Trump's Address on Election Integrity * Following President Trump's speech tonight, Shaylyn Cochran, deputy executive director of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, released the following statement: "Tonight's speech was not an update, but yet another rehashing of President Trump's personal grievances about losing the 2020 more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader 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  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Trump's Attempt to Undermine Confidence in U.S. Elections * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement in response to President Trump's attempt to undermine free and fair elections in his address to the nation: "Donald Trump lost the 2020 election. He's still selling the same lies that led to a violent insurrection five years ago. He would rather relitigate the 2020 election than a more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- 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

LANSING, Michigan, July 18 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on July 16, 2026: * * * REMINDER: Mike Rogers Is An Election Denier and Threatened to Intimidate Detroit Voters Ahead of President Trump's speech tonight where he is expected to push more lies that the 2020 presidential election was stolen, a reminder that failed GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers has repeatedly spread an "evidence-free claim that the 2024 election was also stolen" from him--which Trump has embraced--and has called on off-duty cops to more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following statement on July 17, 2026: * * * Moolenaar: The CCP is Not Interested in a Constructive Relationship Chairman John Moolenaar of the Select Committee on China made the following statement on newly declassified files revealing further efforts by the Chinese government to divide American society and influence our elections: "The Select Committee has s more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Neal Blasts Trump's Election Conspiracies * SPRINGFIELD, MA- Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement blasting President Trump for spreading more debunked falsehoods regarding the security of U.S. elections: "The President knows he's failed the American people. Wages can't keep up with his inflation, he can't find his way out of a war he started that nobody wanted, and families are watching their savings dry up while  more PR

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, July 16 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * NV Dems Chair Statement on Trump Lying About Elections * "It is very clear he will use every tool at his disposal to rig our election system solely for his own political gain" Nevada State Democratic Party Chair Daniele Monroe-Moreno released the following statement in response to Donald Trump's brazen attempt to rewrite history and rig elections: "Donald Trump is using the office of the president to spread dangerous falsehoods about elect more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla Advocates for Protection Against Election Interference Amid Trump Election Chaos * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Rules Committee with oversight over federal elections and California's former Secretary of State, convened a voting rights breakfast roundtable with Senate Democrats' Election Protection Task Force and faith organizations and civil rights groups to sound the alarm o more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla Responds to Trump's Election Conspiracy Address * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Rules Committee, which oversees federal elections, released the following statement on President Trump's continued unfounded election denial claims during a primetime address to the nation: "Let me lay out the facts: Donald Trump lost the 2020 election. Period. Despite his false claims, there is no evid more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Statement on Trump's Prime-time Speech on 2020 Election Allegations * WASHINGTON, DC - Tonight, after President Trump delivered a primetime address seeking to relitigate the 2020 election and sow doubt about election integrity, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) issued the following statement: "Tonight, President Trump demonstrated his distrust of the American people and their right to vote in a free and fair election, because his administratio more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Adams on the Legacy of John Lewis * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, July 17, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12), issued the following statement to mark the 6th anniversary of the death of Congressman John Lewis. "Today, on the John Lewis 'Good Trouble' Day of Action, we honor the life, legacy, and enduring courage of Congressman John Lewis-a man who devoted his life to protecting one of the most fundamental rights in our democracy:  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Andrea Salinas' Statement Reaffirming the Integrity of U.S. Elections * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) released the following statement reaffirming the integrity of U.S. elections. Her statement comes in response to President Trump's prime-time address to the nation. "Tonight, Donald Trump once again tried to put into question the integrity of our elections. Trump is trying to undermine confidence in the upco more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Cisneros Statement on Lies and Misinformation about U.S. elections in Trump's Speech * Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Gil Cisneros (CA-31) released the following statement on lies, deception, and misinformation in Trump's speech. "Tonight, President Trump delivered a dishonest speech about alleged corruption in our election system, with no evidence to back up his baseless claims. This is just another thinly veiled attempt to creat more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, with 10 co-signers issued the following letter to the Central Intelligence Agency, FBI, National Security Agency and Office of the Director of National Intelligence: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 16, 2026 The Honorable William J. Pulte Acting Director Office of the Director of National Intelligence - The Honorable Kash Patel Director Federal Bureau of Investigation - The Honorable Joh more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. McBride Marks Anniversary of Congressman John Lewis' Passing with Call to Defend Voting Rights and Democracy * WASHINGTON, DC -This week, U.S. Representative Sarah McBride (D-Del.) took to the House floor to commemorate the sixth anniversary of Congressman John Lewis' passing, honoring the civil rights icon's legacy. In her remarks, Rep. McBride urged Congress to continue the fight to protect voting rights and strengthen American democracy a more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Tokuda Responds to President Trump's Remarks on Election Integrity * Hawai`i - U.S. Representative Jill N. Tokuda (HI-02) released the following statement in response to President Donald Trump's remarks on election integrity and the SAVE America Act. "While families are wondering how they'll afford groceries, gas, and healthcare, Donald Trump is still obsessed with relitigating an election he lost six years ago. Elections were secure then, and more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Vasquez Statement on President's Primetime Address to the Nation * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On July 16, 2026, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) released the following statement in response to the President's primetime address to the nation: "New Mexicans are suffering from the President's failed economic policy -from skyrocketing gas prices to higher grocery costs to inflated healthcare -and the President is still focused on denying t more PR

GABORONE, Botswana, July 17 -- The Southern African Development Community posted the following news: * * * SADC Endorses Wide-Ranging Measures to Strengthen Peace, Security and Democratic Governance * The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Ministerial Committee of the Organ (MCO) on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation has endorsed a wide range of measures aimed at strengthening peace and security, promoting democratic governance, improving migration management, combating corruption and organised crime, and preserving the r more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following letter to the Senate leadership: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 13, 2026 The Honorable John Thune Majority Leader United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 - The Honorable Chuck Schumer Minority Leader United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 - Dear Leader Thune and Minority Leader Schumer: On June 30, 2026, the Office of Government Ethics relea more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following letter to Acting Special Counsel Jamieson Greer: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 13, 2026 Jamieson Greer Acting Special Counsel U.S. Office of Special Counsel 1730 M St. NW Suite 300 Washington, DC 20036 Dr. Mr. Greer, I write today to draw your attention to a Hatch Act Complaint I filed with your office, and I ask that the Office of Special Counsel immediately open an investigation into Secreta more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on July 16, 2026: * * * Senate Intel Vice Chair Warner Statement on President Trump's Speech Tonight U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Vice Chair of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement: "Tonight, Americans heard the president once again repeat claims about our elections that have been investigated for years and repeatedly rejected by the Intelligence Community, the FBI, DHS, DOJ, bipartisan state election officials, aud more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Adam Smith, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement on July 17, 2026: * * * Smith Statement on Upcoming House Vote for FY27 NDAA House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement in advance of next week's expected floor vote on H.R. 8800, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27 NDAA). "The annual defense authorization bill is a critically important piece of legislation, particular more PR

SOUTHAMPTON, England, July 17 -- The University of Southampton posted the following news: * * * Southampton academics elected as British Academy fellows * Celebrated academics from the University of Southampton have been named fellows of the British Academy for their contributions to humanities and social sciences. Professor Jane Falkingham joins the acclaimed academy alongside political expert Professor Will Jennings as fellows, and Professor Tony Brown as an international fellow. They will become part of a community of nearly 2,000 ac more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * STATEMENT: Senator Schiff Reacts to Trump's Renewed Election Fraud Claims * Schiff: "Trump knows he has failed to deliver on any of his campaign promises, has raised costs of American families instead of lowering them, and gotten us into another Middle Eastern war nobody wanted. Terrified that voters will send his party packing in the midterms, he is falling back on some old lies and putting out new ones." Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Adam S more PR

NEW YORK, July 16 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: * * * Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Syrian Arab Republic * Introduction 1. On December 8, 2024, a coalition of armed opposition groups led by Hay'et Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) overthrew the government of Bashar al-Assad, ending over 60 years of Baath party rule in Syria. Human Rights Watch Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of the Syrian Arab Republic 2\. The transitional government is led by former HTS figures. HTS was re more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Trump Escalates Big Lie About U.S. Elections in Latest Assault on Our Democracy * WASHINGTON, D.C. -President Trump has delivered a conspiratorial and lie-ridden speech to cast doubt on the fairness of U.S. elections and push his voter suppression bill that's known as the SAVE America Act. In response, Public Citizen co-president Lisa Gilbert issued the following statement: "Trump's speech tonight is yet another example of his contempt  more PR

LEXINGTON, Virginia, July 18 -- Washington and Lee University issued the following news: * * * Maureen Edobor Quoted by Democracy Docket on Election Assistance Commission Firings Edobor discussed the constitutional implications of the Trump administration's dismissal of the bipartisan commission overseeing federal election administration. - Washington and Lee law professor Maureen Edobor was recently quoted by "Democracy Docket" in an article examining the legal and practical implications of the Trump administration's dismissal of all rema more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch, Lujan, Schiff, Raskin, Ocasio-Cortez Introduce Bicameral 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. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights, this week joi more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 17 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news wrap up on July 17, 2026: * * * WHAT VIRGINIANS ARE SEEING: ATTORNEY GENERAL JAY JONES SHARES WEEKLY ROUNDUP OF ACTIONS TAKEN Affirms commitment to protect ratepayers, secures landmark $2.25 million fair housing settlement, secures a settlement of $845,500 from CashApp, and fights federal overreach - Attorney General Jay Jones affirmed his commitment to protecting and acting on behalf of ratepayers in front of the State Corporation Commission (SCC) more PR