ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 13 -- TheDream.US, a college and career success program for immigrant youth, issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2026: * * * "The Frequency" Spotlights Newest Cohort of TheDream.US Scholars: Nearly 9 in 10 Lack DACA or TPS New installment of The Frequency highlights the ambitions and growing immigration uncertainty facing the 2026-2027 New Scholar class - Washington, DC - TheDream.US today released new data on its incoming class of close to 1,000 new TheDream.US Scholars, who are set to attend one of nea more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Aug. 14 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota issued the following news release: * * * ACLU-MN Condemns Opening and Federal Purchase of Appleton ICE Detention Facility The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota strongly condemns the reopening of former Prairie Correctional Facility in Appleton as a 1,600-bed immigration detention center and the sale of the property to the federal government. CoreCivic, the operator and previous owner of the facility, announced on Tuesday, Aug. 4, that the facility wil more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 14 -- Alianza Americas, a transnational advocacy network of Latin American migrant-led organizations, issued the following statement on Aug. 13, 2026: * * * ICE cannot try to distance itself from the deaths of detainees by releasing them at the last minute On July 18, Jose Chajon-Raxon, a Guatemalan man, was detained by ICE in Delaney Hall, NJ. On July 19, Jose suffered a medical emergency that the nurse described as seizures. Jose was rushed to a hospital. On July 22, ICE released Jose and placed him in the care of t more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following fact sheet: * * * Alaska: The Great American Comeback The Economy: The Working Families Tax Cuts Land in the Last Frontier The Working Families Tax Cuts (WFTC), enacted as the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) and signed July 4, 2025, deliver what supporters call the largest federal tax relief for working families in a generation, just as the state's unemployment rate breaks out of a years-long rut. * * * Figure 1. Average Working Families Tax Cuts savings by key g more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following fact sheet: * * * Iowa: The Great American Comeback The Economy: The Working Families Tax Cuts Land on Top of Iowa's New Flat Tax On January 1, 2025, Iowa's income tax became a single flat 3.8% rate--down from graduated rates topping out at 5.7% in 2024 (Iowa Capital Dispatch, 2025a), reform that lifted Iowa to #17 overall and #11 on the individual income tax component of the Tax Foundation's 2026 State Tax Competitiveness Index (Tax Foundation, 2026a). Now the W more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following fact sheet: * * * South Dakota: The Great American Comeback The Economy: The Nation's Lowest Unemployment Meets the Working Families Tax Cuts South Dakota shows what pro-growth policy delivers: no state income tax, the Nation's lowest unemployment rate, an economy that just topped $80 billion for the first time--and now the largest federal tax relief for working families in a generation under the Working Families Tax Cuts (WFTC), enacted as the One Big Beautiful  more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Aug. 13 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson defends strong illegal immigration enforcement at SCOTUS * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson joined a 27-state coalition in a friend-of-the-court brief at the U.S. Supreme Court supporting the legality of detaining illegal aliens without a bond hearing pending their removal from the country. While immigration enforcement is frequently a federal responsibility, states can take action th more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 13 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Joins Coalition to Defend International Students' and Faculty's Free Speech Rights * Attorneys general urge the court to uphold First Amendment protections, reject visa revocations and deportations based on political speech OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta, as part of a multistate coalition, filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit to uphold a district cou more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 13 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SUES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FOR UNLAWFULLY DEMANDING PERSONAL INFORMATION OF CDL DRIVERS * Administration Threatens to Withhold $10 Million in Federal Funding Unless Sensitive Information of Millions of Drivers Turned Over Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul led a coalition of 21 attorneys general and the state of Pennsylvania today in filing two lawsuits against the Trump administration for demanding product more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Barrasso for the Washington Examiner: Democrats are controlled by dangerous, left-wing extremists * Washington Examiner Democrats are controlled by dangerous, left-wing extremists Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) August 12, 2026 The driving force in today's Democratic Party is an extreme organization. It's called the Democratic Socialists of America. Its membership is growing. Its radical candidates are winning. Its left-wing vis more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Demands Investigation Into Detention Of Children In Federal Custody * [Hartford, CT] -U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal, a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, wrote to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Inspector General T. March Bell demanding he launch a formal investigation the Office of Refugee Resettlement's evasion of its legal responsibilities to the immigrant children in its custody.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus issued the following news release: * * * CAPAC Releases 'Spill the Tea' Episode with Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi Today, the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) released the latest episode of its Spill the Tea with Chair Meng video series with Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08), Co-Chair of CAPAC's Immigration Task Force. In this episode, Rep. Krishnamoorthi discusses how the Trump administration has fueled anti-Asian and anti-Indian hate, explains how attacks  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on Aug. 12, 2026, by Managing Editor and Director of Content Ken Braun: * * * Opponents of nuclear power now hauling in $400k per hour The total combined annual revenue of the NGOs known to oppose carbon-free nuclear energy is now more than $3.5 billion. Despite removing one of the biggest names from the list, this is still $200 million more than last year. - The combined annual revenue of American nonprofits known to oppose emissions-free nuclear power now  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Castro, San Antonio Delegation Urge Cities to End Their 287(g) Agreements with ICE * August 12, 2026 #"They want to wreck families. They know what they are doing." San Antonio, TX -Today, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Congressman Greg Casar (TX-35), and Texas Reps. Trey Martinez Fischer, and Barbara Gervin-Hawkins announced they have asked six San Antonio area municipalities-Balcones Heights, China Grove, Hollywood Park, Saint Hedwig, Sandy more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Amended Lawsuit Filed Challenging "Alligator Alcatraz" * MIAMI-Conservation groups filed an updated lawsuit today as part of the ongoing legal challenge over the Everglades detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz" in the heart of Big Cypress National Preserve. The amended lawsuit shows that state and federal officials withheld crucial information from a federal appeals court proving that Florida applied for federal  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: * * * Cold War-era law finds new use at America's B-2 bomber base * KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AFNS) - Qilin Wu, a Chinese national who returned to Whiteman Air Force Base after being warned not to photograph the installation, was sentenced to six months in federal custody following a case built on a 76-year-old executive order signed by President Harry Truman. The conviction showed how a Cold War-era legal framework can be used against repeated, unauthorized photography around se more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Escobar Celebrates Rep. Salazar's Vatican Meeting on the Bipartisan Dignity Act * Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16), co-author of the Dignity Act, released the following statement on Representative Maria Salazar's Trip to the Vatican to meet with His Holiness Pope Leo XIV: "I'm thrilled that my colleague and legislative partner, Rep. Salazar, spoke with Pope Leo XIV about our legislation, the Dignity Act. "Pope Leo h more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Rep. Maria Salazar, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSWOMAN MARIA ELVIRA SALAZAR SPEAKS WITH POPE LEO XIV AT THE VATICAN ABOUT IMMIGRATION, PRESENTS DIGNITY ACT * VATICAN CITY -U.S. Representative Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) spoke today with His Holiness Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, where she raised the issue of immigration in the United States and personally presented the Holy Father with information about the DIGNITY Act (H.R. 4393), her bipartisan immigration reform legislation. During th more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Joins Britt in Introducing Legislation to Close Immigration Detention Loophole * Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined Senator Katie Britt (R-Alabama) in introducing legislation to close a legal loophole that generally requires the release of illegal aliens, including those with criminal records, from immigration detention into American communities after six months if no country has accepted them for deportation. The Keep Ou more PR

DOVER, Delaware, Aug. 14 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release on Aug. 13, 2026: * * * AG Jennings sues Trump Administration to block unlawful demand for CDL drivers' personal information Attorney General Kathy Jennings today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in filing two lawsuits against the Trump Administration to block an attempt to access State-owned records containing the sensitive personal information of 17 million drivers, and threatening to termina more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * DHS Deploys Freshly Acquired Jets to Shuttle Trump Officials--including Kash Patel & Tom Homan--Around in Luxury * Murray and Murphy Blast Wasteful Spending, Demand Answers Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA),Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Chris Murphy (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Subcommittee, wrote a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin blasting D more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The George Washington University Law School issued the following news: * * * GW Law Announces 2026-27 Richey Fellows GW Law will welcome six Richey Fellows throughout the 2026-27 academic year to provide resources and guidance to students considering non-profit and public sector careers. Named in honor of the Hon. Charles R. Richey of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, the Richey Fellows Program brings highly accomplished mid-career public interest lawyers to the GW Law campus for a three-d more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Grothman Introduces PERM Backlog Reduction Act to Address Green Card Processing Delays * Congressmen Glenn Grothman (R-WI) and Lou Correa (D-CA) introduced the PERM Backlog Reduction Act, legislation to reduce costly delays in the Department of Labor's Program Electronic Review Management (PERM) system, which employers use to obtain permanent labor certifications required for certain permanent employment-based immigration petitions, by establis more PR

COURBEVOIE, France, Aug. 14 -- IDEMIA Group, a provider of security and identity solutions, issued the following news release: * * * IDEMIA Public Security Reinforces Leadership in Trusted Biometrics by Achieving Top Results in NIST's Latest Face Recognition Benchmark The results reaffirm the company's leadership in one of the industry's most demanding and operationally relevant biometric evaluations. - IDEMIA Public Security, the leading provider of secure and trusted biometric-based solutions, today announced that its facial recognition  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * IN HIS OWN WORDS: Greg Cunningham is Too Extreme for New Mexico * It's been a banner few weeks for Greg Cunningham proving just how extreme, callous, and out of touch he is with the New Mexico families. In his own words, Cunningham has made clear he'll be a rubberstamp to Trump and the MAGA wing of his party, cheer on a reckless war even as families feel the crushing economic costs, disparage New Mexicans who rely on SNAP and Me more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly renews push for 'Dalilah's Law' to strengthen highway safety, close loopholes * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) renewed his support for Dalilah's Law, legislation that would strengthen Commercial Driver's License (CDL) requirements and help prevent unqualified drivers from operating commercial vehicles on American roadways. The renewed push comes ahead of the first anniversary of an August 18, 2025, crash on the Flor more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King Releases Statement on Reported Use of Shock Gloves by ICE * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) released the following statement in response to reporting that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is spending $20 million dollars on "shock gloves" in its nationwide patrols. "At a time when the majority of Americans believe that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has been irresponsible in its use of force, the new ICE more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 12 -- Lipscomb University posted the following news: * * * Alumna researches and shares Nashville's history at Two Rivers Mansion * Education and tour coordinator Emily Nix works to constantly uncover new details to bring a living history to Nashvillians. History, says Emily Nix (BA '08), is not static. "Knowing that the narrative might shift a little bit with new documentation, plus making sure we are telling stories that may not always have been told-that's being a good historian," said Nix, the education and more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- LULAC, the League of United Latin American Citizens, issued the following news release on Aug. 13, 2026: * * * LULAC DEMANDS AN IMMEDIATE PAUSE ON SHOCK GLOVES, FULL-BODY RESTRAINTS AND ANY NEW USE-OF-FORCE EQUIPMENT FOR IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT Nation's oldest and largest Latino civil rights organization asks the questions no one in authority has answered: Where are the rules published, who wrote them, who enforces them, and why is equipment arriving faster than training, policy and accountability? - The League of Un more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 14 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Aug. 13, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Sues Trump Administration for Unlawfully Demanding Personal Information of CDL Drivers Administration Threatens to Withhold $10 Million in Federal Funding Unless Sensitive Information of Millions of Drivers is Turned Over - Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general and the state of Pennsylvania today in filing two lawsuits against the Trump administra more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * DHS Deploys Freshly Acquired Jets to Shuttle Trump Officials--including Kash Patel & Tom Homan--Around in Luxury Murray and Murphy Blast Wasteful Spending, Demand Answers - U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA),Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Chris Murphy (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Subcommittee, wrote a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secr more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 14 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on Aug. 13, 2026: * * * AG Davenport Sues Trump Administration for Unlawfully Demanding Personal Information of Drivers Administration Threatens to Withhold $10 Million in Federal Funding Unless Sensitive Information of Millions of Drivers with Commercial Drivers Licenses is Turned Over - Attorney General Jennifer Davenport joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general and the state of Pennsylvania today in filing two lawsuits agai more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 14 -- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued the following news on Aug. 13, 2026: * * * Mayor Mamdani Announces City Will Cover All Out-of-Pocket Child Care Costs for Families Receiving Child Care Subsidies What you should know * Mamdani administration will make child care completely free for all families currently receiving child care assistance through contracts and vouchers - Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani announced today that the City will make child care completely free for all families receiving child care assistance t more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 14 -- Boston University School of Law issued the following news: * * * Naomi Mann Leads BU Law's Growing Experiential Education Program as the New Associate Dean Mann plans to forge new partnerships with local and national organizations on initiatives that advance civil justice and expand access to legal representation. By Rebecca Beyer In the past three years, Boston University School of Law's experiential learning program has expanded its offerings across the board, adding new clinics and practicums for stude more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Warren, Colleagues Press Trump Administration on CMS Guidance that Could Threaten Nursing Home Residents' Right to Vote * U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) led 11 of their Senate colleagues in urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Mehmet Oz to repeal new guidance that threatens nursing home residents' ri more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley, Community Leaders Call for Shift in National Priorities: Away from War, Toward Our Families * Dorchester presser comes as Trump continues war with Iran and proposes $1.5 trillion military budget while exacerbating affordability crisis and attacks on immigrant communities "It is much easier instead for this man to scapegoat immigrants, to vilify our neighbors, than to make good on his promises... It's much easier to inflate the military  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-New York, issued the following news on Aug. 13, 2026: * * * Reps. Torres and Latimer Introduce Families Deserve to Know Act, Legislation to Require ICE to Notify Families of Deaths and Medical Emergencies in Custody Today, Rep. Ritchie Torres (NY-15) and Rep. George Latimer (NY-16) introduced the Families Deserve to Know Act, legislation that would require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to notify a detainee's family when their loved one dies, is hospitalized, or suffers a medical  more PR

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Aug. 14 -- The Southern Environmental Law Center posted the following news release on Aug. 13, 2026: * * * SELC presses U.S. Forest Service for more information around ICE operation in Pisgah National Forest ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- On Thursday, the Southern Environmental Law Center sent a letter to the U.S. Forest Service, calling on the agency to hold a public meeting to discuss a recent Immigrations & Customs Enforcement operation at the Wilson Creek Wild and Scenic River Area, a swimming, kayaking, biking, and hiking more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, with 15 co-signers issued the following letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 11, 2026 Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Secretary of Health and Human Services U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue SW Washington, DC 20201 Secretary Kennedy, We are alarmed by the recent news that the Trump administration intends to1 award $150 million to a Houston law firm with close  more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 13 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The State Bar of California posted the following news: * * * State Bar Seizes Records of Tustin Man's Illegal Immigration Law Practice * The State Bar of California announced today the seizure of the unauthorized law practice of John Minnella of Tustin, following an investigation sparked by a Mexican immigrant who paid Minnella thousands of dollars for immigration legal services that were never delivered. A State Bar investigation began in 2024 after Minnella's former client filed more PR

DURHAM, North Carolina, Aug. 13 -- North Carolina Central University issued the following news: * * * Students Explore Criminal Justice in Costa Rica * Fourteen students from North Carolina Central University (NCCU) traveled to Costa Rica for an immersive study abroad experience. After a week of study and preparation, undergraduate and graduate students from the NCCU criminal justice program explored the Central American nation from May 9 - 16. The program focused on comparing the U.S. and Costa Rican criminal justice systems. "For ages  more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 13 -- TheDream.US, a college and career success program for immigrant youth, issued the following news release: * * * Gaby Pacheco: Illinois In-State Tuition Policies for Dreamers Strengthen Entire State TheDream.US Responds to Recent Developments Blocking In-State Tuition in Illinois - Washington, DC - A recent judicial ruling, following an earlier U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit, has blocked in-state tuition access for Illinois Dreamers for the time being - despite the fact Illinois elected officials support  more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 13 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ogletree Deakins, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Three Ogletree Deakins Attorneys Recognized as BTI Client Service All-Stars 2026 * ATLANTA - August 13, 2026 - Ogletree Deakins, one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, is pleased to announce that The BTI Consulting Group and corporate counsel have named three of the firm's shareholders to the BTI Client Service All-Stars 2026 list. The Ogletree Deakins attorneys recognized as BTI C more PR

DAVIS, California, Aug. 14 -- The University of California Davis School of Law issued the following news: * * * N.Y. Times Quotes Professor Johnson on Evidence of Racial Profiling in Immigration Sweeps Professor Emeritus Kevin R. Johnson spoke to the New York Times for an Aug. 11 report on how body-camera footage, text messages and other evidence from lawsuits indicate racial profiling within the mass deportation campaign by President Donald Trump's administration. The story weighs such evidence against what the Times called Supreme Court J more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 14 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jones Co-Leads Lawsuit Against Trump Administration for Unlawfully Demanding Personal Information of CDL Drivers Administration threatens to withhold $10 million in federal funding unless sensitive information of millions of drivers is turned over - Attorney General Jones, along with Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, California Attorney General, Rob Bonta, and District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwal more PR

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 12 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Video, Audio, Photos & Rush Transcript: Governor Hochul, Mayor Mamdani and Attorney General James Stand Up to ICE Overreach and Reaffirm Protections for New Yorkers * Governor Kathy Hochul, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani and Attorney General Letitia James stood together today against the Trump Administration's aggressive federal immigration enforcement and reminded New Yorkers of their rights and protections. In addition, Governor Hochul announc more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Garcia Press Trump on Thousands of Stock Trades, Question Him on Self-Enrichment from Government Actions * Trump financial disclosures reveal over 17,000 stock trades, worth up to $1.56 billion "The American people deserve to know that the President is not using his office to increase the value of his stock portfolios, rather than working to bring down the cost of groceries" Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senator E more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Progressive Policy Institute posted the following news release: * * * Wisconsin Democrats Give Their Party a Fighting Chance in November * WASHINGTON (August 12, 2026) -Today, Will Marshall, President of the Progressive Policy Institute (PPI), issued the following statement on Tuesday's Wisconsin primary elections: "David Crowley's stunning upset of State Rep. Francesca Hong in yesterday's Wisconsin Democratic primary contest for governor underscores the vulnerability of democratic socialist more PR