WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * America First Legal Files Petition to Abolish AmeriCorps' Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Leadership Role * Today, America First Legal (AFL) filed a formal rulemaking petition calling on the Corporation for National and Community Service, an independent government agency commonly referred to as "AmeriCorps," to repeal a Biden-era regulation that created a Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer leadersh more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * America First Legal Supports EEOC Proposal to End Mandatory Race and Sex Reporting Requirements That Fuel Corporate DEI * Today, America First Legal (AFL) filed a comment supporting the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) proposed rule ending federal requirements forcing employers to collect and report race- and sex-based data to the government. Since 1966, federal regulations have requi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. August 24, 2026 Suzanne Plimpton Management Analyst National Science Foundation Randolph Building 401 Dulany Street Alexandria, VA 22314 Dear Ms. Plimpton: Thank you for the opportunity to comment on NSF's proposed Guidance on Financial Assistance. The American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) is the leading professional membership organization dedicated to  more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. August 24, 2026 Comments on the Draft NSF Guidance on Financial Assistance Docket No. NSF-2026-OTR-0001; Information Collection 3145-0058, 91 Fed. Reg. 38030 (June 24, 2026) Submitted by: American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) submits these comments on the draft NSF G more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. August 24, 2026 Re: Information Collection 3090-XXXX, Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors (E.O. 14398) for Contract-like Instruments, Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause: 52.222-90 To Whom it May Concern: On behalf of the Apartment and Office Building Association (AOBA) of Metropolitan Washington, I write to express our concerns and opposition t more ST

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 25 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Goldwater Institute posted the following news: * * * Arizona Supreme Court Must Ensure State Accountability for DEI Violations * Arizona law is clear: state agencies cannot force their employees into discriminatory diversity, equity, and inclusion trainings as a job requirement. But a court ruling that prohibits state workers from suing when their employers do just that threatens to leave this important law essentially meaningless. That's why the Goldwater Institute is heading back to t more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. August 24, 2026 National Science Foundation 401 Dulany St Alexandria, VA 22314 Re: NSF-2026-OTR-0001, National Science Foundation Draft Guidance on Financial Assistance (GFA) Dear Mr. Brian Stone, Thank you for the opportunity to provide comments on the National Science Foundation's (NSF) draft Guidance on Financial Assistance (GFA), Docket No. NSF-2026-OTR-0 more ST

LONDON, England, Aug. 28 -- The British Film Institute issued the following news release: * * * BFI SUPPORTS SIX UK BLACK AND GLOBAL MAJORITY PRODUCERS TO ATTEND TIFF: THE MARKET AS PART OF PROGRAMME OF ACTIVITY DURING THE FESTIVAL * Delegation of producers with projects in active development will travel to Toronto International Film Festival's inaugural Market thanks to the BFI National Lottery International Connections Fund * Cohort of UK producers - Farah Abushwesha, Yemi Adegbulu, Jumafor Ajogwu, Emma Grazette, Nadine Marsh-Edwards and  more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Michigan, Aug. 29 -- Clark Hill, a law firm, issued the following legal update: * * * Federal Contractors Gain Some Compliance Relief as DOL Eliminates EO 11246 Regulations Executive Summary & Key Business Takeaways The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a final rule eliminating the regulations implementing Executive Order 11246, ending the long-standing federal contractor affirmative action framework and creating a near-term opportunity to reduce compliance burden while preserving the controls needed to manage continuing more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (TNSFR) -- Seven federal agencies issued the following action in the Federal Register. The agencies are the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Federal Housing Finance Agency, National Credit Union Administration, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the U.S. departments of Housing and Urban Development and Justice. * * * FDIC, NCUA, OCC, CFPB, HUD, DOJ, and FHFA (collectively, the agencies) are issuing this notice to inform the public of the rescission of the " Interagenc more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 25 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following Insight on Aug. 24, 2026: * * * OFCCP Dismantles Decades of Federal Contractor Affirmative Action Requirements: Your Guide and Next Steps Federal officials just finalized three separate rules that impact compliance obligations for federal contractors' affirmative action and reporting requirements federal contractors have followed for decades. The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) initially proposed these rules last summer and just published fi more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 28 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Goldwater Institute posted the following news wrap up entitled "Liberty In Action Weekly: Exposing 'Petty Health Bureaucrats'": * * * Liberty In Action Weekly: Exposing 'Petty Health Bureaucrats' * It's about as simple as can be: The government has no business in your grandma's kitchen. Now, media outlets nationwide are spreading the word about the Goldwater Institute's efforts to protect the rights of a Missouri grandma who was threatened by "petty health bureaucrats" for cooking break more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- The Heritage Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Heritage Foundation Applauds Trump Administration's Recommendation to Remove ABA's Accreditation Authority The U.S. Department of Education today recommended removing the American Bar Association's authority to accredit law schools, citing, among other issues, that the ABA's accreditation committee is not independent of the professional organization. Zack Smith, senior legal fellow in the Heritage Foundation's Legal Policy Center, made the following sta more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release on Aug. 25, 2026: * * * HUD Leads Interagency Rescission of 2022 Statement on Special Purpose Credit Programs Advancing fair housing and equal treatment under the law - Today, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), the Office of the Compt more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 25 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following news release: * * * HUD Leads Interagency Rescission of 2022 Statement on Special Purpose Credit Programs * Alexandria, VA (August 25, 2026) -Today, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), and the Feder more PR

MANHATTAN, Kansas, Aug. 26 [Category: Media] -- The Journalism Education Association issued the following news: * * * JEA honors 9 Rising Stars in 2026 * The Journalism Education Association names nine teachers as 2026 Rising Stars to recognize their dedication to scholastic journalism and media advising. They will be recognized at the Fall 2026 JEA/NSPA National High School Journalism Convention in Orlando this November. Rising Star Awards are presented to advisers who are in their first five years of advising and have had success advisin more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Aug. 25, 2026: * * * Deloitte Agrees to Pay $21.5M to Resolve Alleged Employment Discrimination Violations Today the Justice Department announced another False Claims Act resolution secured under the Civil Rights Fraud Initiative, which was launched by the Department in May 2025. Deloitte LLP, Deloitte Consulting LLP, Deloitte & Touche LLP, Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP, and Deloitte Transactions and Business Analytics LLP, (collectively, De more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 29 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Aug. 28, 2026, by Joanna Williams to Daily Wire: * * * Press Freedom, DEI, And The Response To Cambridge's Jason Arday Controversy British academia is using Arday's suicide to justify more DEI training as necessary within a "racist" society. - It was never going to end well. Jason Arday, the University of Cambridge's "youngest-ever black professor," was found dead, apparently by his own hand, on August 14. News of his death, at just 41, came after more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 26 [Category: Law/Legal] (TNSletter) -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following letter with 15 organizations to American Bar Association: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 19, 2026 Hon. Melissa Hart Council Chair Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar American Bar Association (ABA) 1050 Connecticut Ave. N.W. Suite 400 Washington, D.C. 20036 Dear Hon. Hart: On behalf of the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) and the 16 undersigned civil and human rights legal organ more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. 1 National Science Foundation Docket No. NSF-2026-OTR-0001 NSF Guidance on Financial Assistance Draft for Public Comment August 22, 2026 NSF should revise its proposal to modify the "Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide" (PAPPG), now to be renamed "Guidance on Financial Assistance." The draft Guidance on Financial Assistance (GFA) incorporates by reference  more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 [Category: Sociological] (TNSrpt) -- The Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies posted the following news release: * * * New Report: $230 Million in Federal Grants Tied to Intersectionality Could Fuel Race- and Sex- Based Discrimination * A new report from the Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies (DFI) and the Legal Insurrection Foundation (LIF) examines how federal agencies and funding recipients use intersectional ideology to embed unlawful race- and sex-based preferences in grantmaking. The repor more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * Secretary McMahon Joins President Trump to Deliver Back-to-School Remarks at the White House * Today, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon joined President Trump at the White House Rose Garden to welcome parents and students back to school. Below are her remarks as prepared for delivery: Thank you, Mr. President. Parents, educators, and students -happy back to school season! This school year marks a return to common sense in American ed more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following letter with 10 co-signers to Education Secretary Linda McMahon: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 11, 2026 The Honorable Linda McMahon Secretary U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20202 Dear Secretary McMahon: We strongly urge the Department of Education (ED) to withdraw the proposed rule entitled "Rescinding the Equity Assistance Center Program Regulations." This proposed rule would effectively g more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. August 22, 2026 Anne-Marie Nunez, PhD Distinguished Centennial Professor in Educational Leadership and Foundations The University of Texas at El Paso 500 W. University Ave El Paso, TX 79968 Re: Public Comment on Proposed NSF Guidance on Financial Assistance (Version 27-1) Information Collection 3145-0058 / Docket No. NSF-2026-OTR-0001 Relevant Sections: Draft GFA Gui more ST

UTRECHT, The Netherlands, Aug. 27 -- Utrecht University issued the following news: * * * Go-ahead for monitoring well for underground heat storage at the Utrecht Science Park The University of Utrecht is taking an important step towards making its energy supply more sustainable. The Executive Board has given the go-ahead for the next phase of the high-temperature thermal storage (HTS) project. During this phase, a monitoring and exploration well will be installed to further map the characteristics of the subsurface. The HTS project is a col more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 26 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * What's New On HBO Max This September * FEATURED PROGRAMMING Debuts September 20 HBO Original Comedy Series YOUTH 8 Episodes Rollout: The first two episodes will debut Sunday, September 20 followed by one new episode weekly Logline: YOUTH follows a 50-year-old divorcee's search for sex and love whilst juggling caring for her ailing parents and parenting her should-be grown up son. Cast: Sharon H more PR