SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 7 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta and Secretary of State Weber Secure Preliminary Injunction Blocking Shasta County's Illegal Measure B * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber, Ph.D., today issued the following statements after the Shasta County Superior Court granted the State's motion for a preliminary injunction, blocking Shasta County from implementing or enforcing Measure B. Among other  more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 8 (TNSrep) -- The Georgia Secretary of State issued the following news: * * * RLA, Ballot Image Audits of Special Election Confirm Election Outcome Beginning Wednesday, county election officials in all 6 counties in the July 28th Special Election for US House of Representatives District 13 hand counted randomly selected ballots as part of a risk limiting audit (RLA). The purpose of the audit was to confirm the accuracy of the results. A risk limit of 5% was set for the RLA, a limit that is among the best in the countr more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Is Donald Trump's Personal Endorsement the House GOP's Kiss of Death? * After suffering two humiliating primary losses in one week - many are wondering if the GOP's midterm strategy of rallying behind Trump and to "put him on the ballot" is actually political suicide This has not been a good week for NRCC and Trump-backed congressional candidates. First, a NRCC-backed, Trump endorsed, "MAGA Majority" designated candidate lost th more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 28, 2026 The Honorable Marco Rubio Secretary of State U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street NW Washington, DC 20520 Dear Secretary Rubio: I write to urge the State Department to conduct a Diplomatic Security tiered assessment of Somalia and establish a separate, region-specific Travel Advisory for Somaliland. The Department currently maintains a Level 4 "Do Not Travel" ad more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, with 11 co-signers issued the following letter to the departments of Defense, Justice and Homeland Security: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 28, 2026 The Honorable Todd Blanche Acting Attorney General U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530 - The Honorable Markwayne Mullin Secretary U.S. Department of Homeland Security 2707 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20528 - The Honorable Pete Hegseth Se more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Mission to the United Nations issued the following remarks by Jennifer Locetta, Alternative Representative for Special Political Affairs at U.N. Security Council Briefing on Sudan and South Sudan: * * * Thank you, Madam President and to all of our briefers this morning. Fifteen years after the world watched the promising beginning of South Sudan, conflict continues to rob its people of long-promised stability. The first quarter of 2026 saw an alarmingly high rate of civilian casualties, with killings and sexual  more PR