NEW YORK, Aug. 5 -- The Columbia Law School posted the following news: * * * Professor Joshua Mitts on Prediction Markets and Informed Trading * Prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket are booming. With about $24 billion in monthly global trading volume in April 2026 alone, prediction markets offer users the ability to bet on the occurrence of events as large as election outcomes and as small as high temperatures on a given day in a specific location. But Joshua Mitts, David J. Greenwald Professor of Law, says that a considerable amou more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 5 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Signs PROTECT Act to Keep ICE out of Courthouses, Schools and Hospitals * CHELSEA -Governor Maura Healey today stood with immigrants, advocates, community leaders, law enforcement, teachers, nurses, doctors, clergy and elected officials at La Colaborativa in Chelsea to sign the PROTECT Act, landmark legislation that provides the strongest protections in the nation against the dangerous and illegal tact more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley Denounces Termination of Temporary Protected Status for Haiti & Syria * In April, House Passed Pressley-Led Measure to Extend TPS for Haiti that Awaits Action in the Senate Over 350,000 Haitian Nationals at Risk of Job Loss and Deportation BOSTON - Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) issued a statement in vigorous support of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders and the families impacted by Trump's cruel termination of TPS fo more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen, Senator Cruz Lead Colleagues in Introducing Bipartisan Resolution Supporting Free and Fair Elections in Venezuela Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Ted Cruz (R-TX) introduced a bipartisan resolution reaffirming America's support for free and fair elections in Venezuela. The r more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following remarks on Aug. 4, 2026, by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Paraguayan Foreign Minister Ruben Ramirez Lezcano at the signing of a memorandum of understanding for strategic civil nuclear cooperation: * * * SECRETARY RUBIO: Before we sign it I just want to say a few words in English and Spanish. I think this is just another step in the continued growth of our relationship between our two countries. I think this MOU reflects that continued cooperation. In fact, as we were co more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following readout by Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott on Secretary Marco Rubio's meeting on Aug. 4, 2026, with Paraguayan Vice President Pedro Alliana: * * * Secretary of State Marco Rubio met today with Vice President Pedro Alliana of Paraguay, underscoring the United States' commitment to a strong and enduring partnership with Paraguay. The two leaders discussed deepening security cooperation to counter transnational criminal and terrorist threats. Secretary Rubio thanked more PR

DORAL, Florida, Aug. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Defense Southern Command issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Southern Command establishes Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere U.S. Southern Command activated Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere (JTF-WHEM) today, a purpose-built, joint task force that will synchronize U.S. military operations with allies and partners to counter threats, strengthen regional security, and respond rapidly to crises across the Western Hemisphere. SOUTHCOM Commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan directed the ac more PR