WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release on Aug. 24, 2026: * * * TEN WEEKS OUT: Democrats' "Growing Momentum" Stretches "Toss-Up" Battle for Senate Control "Deep into Trump Country" Axios: "At the start of the cycle, Cook Political Report called Democrats' path to a Senate majority 'herculean.' Last week, it declared the battle for the Senate a toss-up" NBC News' Ryan Nobles: "The results in Alaska during this last primary were as good as they could possibly be with Mary Peltola.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following commentary by Director of Media Logan Sekulow: * * * Currency Crashes Ahead of Bessent "Economic D-Day" Iran's currency has dropped to a record low against the U.S. dollar as the Trump Administration prepares to unveil what Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is calling an "economic D-Day" aimed at tightening financial pressure on Tehran. President Trump says Iran is "collapsing," while divisions appear to be growing within Iran's leadership over whether to con more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 [Category: Financial Services] (TNSletter) -- Better Markets, an organization that says it promotes pro-market, pro-business and pro-growth policies to help build a better financial system, issued the following letter with 15 organizations to Commodity Futures Trading Commission: * * * July 27, 2026 Christopher J. Kirkpatrick Secretary Commodity Futures Trading Commission Three Lafayette Center 1155 21st Street, NW Washington, DC 20581 Re: Prediction Markets, RIN 3038-AF65 Dear Mr. Kirkpatrick: We are writing in  more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 25 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2026: * * * Governor Newsom announces intent for California to sue Trump administration over latest attack on voting; new legislation introduced to defend democracy What you need to know: Governor Gavin Newsom took another step today to defend elections in California in the wake of the Trump administration's continued attacks on democracy -- announcing California's intent to sue over Trump's latest attack on mail-in ballots as we more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (TNSrpt) -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on Aug. 24, 2026, by investigative researcher Parker Thayer, senior research analyst Robert Stilson and journalist Fred Lucas: * * * The "Charities" influencing elections: 2024 and beyond A new CRC report on the charities trying to influence elections is available for download. - From the Constitutional Convention through the end of the 20th century, American elections were a simple, widely understood and respected, core act of citizenship. Of cours more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The Center for American Progress issued the following statement on Aug. 24, 2026: * * * Supreme Court Sows Uncertainty on Trump Administration's Mail-in Ballot Order Today, the Supreme Court issued an emergency order that lifts one of the roadblocks preventing the Trump administration from moving ahead with plans to restrict the use of mail ballots while lower courts continue to decide whether the president's executive order is legal. In response, Ben Hovland, senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, issued t more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- The Congressional Black Caucus issued the following news release: * * * Congressional Black Caucus Condemns SCOTUS Ruling Clearing Path for Trump's Attacks on Mail-in Ballots Ahead of November Elections * Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement: "The John Roberts Supreme Court has once again turned its back on the American people, clearing the way for the Trump Administration's corrupt, anti-democratic scheme to rest more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cleaver Calls on President Trump to Reconsider Importation of Foreign Beef Products * (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) urged the Trump Administration to reverse course on its plan to import 300,000 metric tons of foreign beef over the next 90 days. In a Truth Social post, the President indicated that these beef products will not be subject to out-of-quota tariffs and will allegedly be sold a more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- Rep. Jefferson Van Drew, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Van Drew: Gov. Sherrill Responds to Election Integrity Questions with Political Hit Piece * Today, Congressman Jeff Van Drew responded to Governor Mikie Sherrill's letter attacking members of the Republican Study Committee who joined Congressman Van Drew's effort to get answers about the failure that placed thousands of individuals who identified themselves as noncitizens on New Jersey's voter rolls. "When we first raised this more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following statement on Aug. 24, 2026, with the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee and Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee: * * * DGA, DCCC, DSCC, and DNC Statement on Supreme Court's Procedural Ruling Regarding Trump's Executive Order to Restrict Mail-In Voting Following a decision by the Supreme Court staying a permanent injunction of Trump's Executive Order to restrict mail-in voting, DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene, DSCC Chair Kir more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following statement on Aug. 24, 2026, with the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Governors Association and Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee: * * * DNC, DCCC, DSCC, and DGA Statement on Supreme Court's Procedural Ruling Regarding Trump's Executive Order to Restrict Mail-In Voting Following a decision by the Supreme Court staying a permanent injunction of Trump's Executive Order to restrict mail-in voting, DNC Chair Ken Martin, DCCC Chair Suzan D more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following statement on Aug. 24, 2026, with the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Governors Association and Democratic National Committee: * * * DSCC, DCCC, DNC, and DGA Statement on Supreme Court's Procedural Ruling Regarding Trump's Executive Order to Restrict Mail-In Voting Following a decision by the Supreme Court staying a permanent injunction of Trump's Executive Order to restrict mail-in voting, DSCC Chair Kirsten Gillibrand, DCCC Chair more PR

BAGHDAD, Iraq, Aug. 24 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Palestinian Centre for Human posted issued the following news release: * * * E1 Settlement Project Moves into Implementation Stage, Requiring Urgent and Binding International Action to Stop It * The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) condemns in the strongest terms the Israeli occupation authorities' escalation of measures to implement the E1 settlement project in the eastern part of occupied Jerusalem. Most recently, the authorities opened up a tender for the construction of 1,234 more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 24, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Robert Garcia Statement After Supreme Court Removes Hurdle for Trump's Executive Order Restricting Mail-in Voting Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement after the Supreme Court halted a lower court's ruling that paused portions of President Trump's execu more PR

VIENNA, Austria, Aug. 24 -- The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe posted the following news release: * * * Kazakhstan's elections were technically well prepared, but took place in an environment lacking political pluralism, international observers say * ASTANA, 24 August 2026 - Kazakhstan's 23 August early parliamentary elections, while technically well prepared, took place in an environment lacking political pluralism. Political choice was reduced by the lack of distinct political alternatives, with all contesting partie more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON SUPREME COURT DECISION ON MAIL-IN VOTING * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: The sycophantic Supreme Court majority's decision in the vote-by-mail case is sowing chaos in service to Donald Trump's effort to undermine our free and fair elections. The Trump-aligned justices on the Supreme Court did not and cannot give the President the power to decid more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON SUPREME COURT DECISION ON MAIL-IN VOTING * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: The sycophantic Supreme Court majority's decision in the vote-by-mail case is sowing chaos in service to Donald Trump's effort to undermine our free and fair elections. The Trump-aligned justices on the Supreme Court did not and cannot give the President the power to decide how states run elections more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 25 -- New Jersey League of Conservation Voters, an organization that says it works to elect environmentally responsible candidates to state and local offices, issued the following news release: * * * New Jersey LCV Announces Endorsements for Local Elections: Leading Political Voice for the Environment Endorses Strong Pro-Environment Candidates New Jersey LCV, the leading political voice for the environment in New Jersey, announced its 2026 endorsements for local races in the general election. New Jersey LCV is a non more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 23 -- Gov. Spencer J. Cox, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS RELEASE: Gov. Spencer J. Cox and Lt. Gov. Deidre M. Henderson Public Schedule Aug 24 - Aug 28, 2026 * **Events labeled Media Access indicate that an event is open to media. Events labeled Media Availability indicate that an event is open to the media and that a media Q&A is planned.** Gov. Spencer J. Cox's Schedule Aug. 24 - 28, 2026 **The governor's schedule is subject to frequent change** **All times are listed in the local tim more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * William Lawrence Pled Guilty to Felony, Resisted and Obstructed Police A new report reveals Socialist William Lawrence pled guilty to a felony, resisted and obstructed police, and used lockboxes to lock himself to machinery in protest of the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline. This is a concerning pattern as Socialist felon William Lawrence has a rich history of calling to defund the police. "Socialist felon William Lawrence is a radical far-left  more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 25 -- The Pennsylvania Department of State issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2026: * * * Pennsylvania Department of State Launches New Voter Registration Dashboard, Making it Easier for Pennsylvanians to Access Publicly Available Data New dashboard and graphics provide user-friendly visual representations of voter registration data the Department has publicly reported for years - Less than 80 days until Election Day, the Pennsylvania Department of State today rolled out a new way for Pennsylvanian more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 25 -- Politico issued the following transcript of a podcast involving social psychologist Jonathan Haidt: * * * Full Transcript: Social Psychologist Jonathan Haidt This is a full unedited transcript of POLITICO's interview with Jonathan Haidt on "The Conversation with Dasha Burns": Jonathan Haidt: AI is scaring the hell out of people, as it rightfully should. The existential threats are extraordinary. We should be talking about them every day. The threats to children are far beyond those of social media. Dasha Bur more PR

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Aug. 25 -- The League of Women Voters of South Dakota issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2026: * * * Pro-Voter Coalition Sues South Dakota Over Confusing Administration of Documentation Law Today, the League of Women Voters of South Dakota (LWVSD) and an individual plaintiff, represented by Campaign Legal Center (CLC), the American Civil Liberties Union Voting Rights Project (ACLU VRP), the American Civil Liberties Union of South Dakota (ACLU SD) and Heidepriem Purtell Siegel Hinrichs, LLP, filed a lawsu more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following Dear Democratic Colleague letter to Members of Congress: * * * August 3, 2026 Dear Democratic Colleague: Last month, the Social Security Administration released a report finding that by 2032 the Social Security Trust Fund will be able to cover just 78 percent of the benefits of more than 70 million Americans who have earned them. In other words, if Congress does not act within the next six years, Social Security benefits will be cut by 22 percent. We h more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Stand Up America, an organization was born in 2016 as a digital-first grassroots community working to resist what they say is Donald Trump's corruption, racism and his threats to democracy, issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2026: * * * Supreme Court Sides With Trump In Push to Restrict Vote By Mail Stand Up America members submitted over 220,000 public comments opposing USPS rule - Today, in a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court paused a lower court's ruling blocking the implementation of Donald Trump's execu more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 25 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts posted the following news release on Aug. 24, 2026: * * * Voting Rights Organizations Seek to Enforce Injunction Against Mail Voting Executive Order Motion comes one day after USPS issued final rule pursuant to unlawful executive order - Plaintiffs in League of Women Voters of Massachusetts v. Trump today filed a motion to enforce a federal court order in response to the U.S. Postal Service's (USPS) issuance of a final rule to implement Section 3 of the  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 25 -- The League of Women Voters of Massachusetts issued the following news release: * * * Voting Rights Organizations Seek to Enforce Injunction Against Mail Voting Executive Order Plaintiffs in League of Women Voters of Massachusetts v. Trump filed a motion to enforce a federal court order in response to the U.S. Postal Service's (USPS) issuance of a final rule to implement Section 3 of the President's March 2026 executive order on mail voting. The rule was effective on August 21, 2026, and makes clear that it w more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, Aug. 25 -- The Washington Secretary of State issued the following news on Aug. 24, 2026: * * * Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs issues statement on SCOTUS ruling staying injunction on mail-in ballot Executive Order Today, the United States Supreme Court stayed one of two injunctions that prevented the federal government from implementing new regulations on mail-in voting ahead of the November General Election. The Court did not rule on the merits or constitutionality of the President's actions. Instead, it det more PR

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. 24 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Frantz Ward, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * With Recent NLRB Confirmations, the Table Is Set for Reconsideration of Biden-Era Decisions. What Will Be on the Menu? * On August 7, 2026, James R. Macy and David M. Prouty were confirmed by the Senate to the National Labor Relations Board, bringing the five-member Board to a composition of a 3-to-1 Republican majority, with one Democratic seat vacant (formerly held by Democrat Gwynne Wilcox). Member Macy was sworn in on August 17 more PR