WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * "Cast, But Never Counted": Cantwell & Secretary of State Hobbs Say Trump's USPS Suppressing WA Mail-In Voting by Postmarking or Delivering Ballots After Election Day * .#New snapshot report shows rejected primary ballot rates more than doubled in 19 WA counties compared to 2024, and more than quadrupled in 2 counties; Cantwell: "Washingtonians need to know: The Post Office is taking your ballot as a piece of mail but not stamping it that day. more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 2 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * ACLU, ACLU-MS, LDF, and NAACP Successfully Defend Fair DeSoto County Judicial Districts * Challengers of DeSoto County's sole majority-Black judicial subdistrict filed a stipulation yesterday to dismiss their own lawsuit after a federal judge rejected their effort to dismantle the district. Dismissal of the lawsuit, brought by DeSoto County Supervisor Robert Foster and others, preserves the only judicial subdistrict in th more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following commentary: * * * President Trump Impeachment "Inevitable?" A third impeachment of President Donald Trump appears inevitable as pollsters are predicting very bad results for Republicans in the 2026 midterms. Democrats are all but certain to take back the House of Representatives, raising the question: What will they impeach Trump for this time? And what happens if the GOP loses the U.S. Senate? As reported by The Hill: As the final primaries wrap up and we  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Club for Growth PAC, an advocacy organization, issued the following news release: * * * Club for Growth PAC Endorses Chuck Gray in WY-AL Race Club for Growth PAC endorsed Chuck Gray in Wyoming's At-Large district in the U.S. House of Representatives. Gray is running to replace Rep. Harriet Hageman, who is campaigning for the state's U.S. Senate seat. Gray is Wyoming Secretary of State, former Wyoming State Representative, and a 2022 Club for Growth Foundation Fellow. "While serving in Wyoming, Chuck Gray has consisten more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Club for Growth PAC, an advocacy organization, issued the following news release: * * * Club for Growth PAC Endorses Mike Beltran in FL-14 Race Club for Growth PAC endorsed Mike Beltran in Florida's 14th Congressional District. Beltran, a Florida State Representative, will face Democrat incumbent Rep. Kathy Castor in the newly redrawn district. "As a state representative, Mike Beltran has consistently opposed reckless spending, onerous regulations, and he was one of the first elected officials in Florida to speak out  more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Sept. 2 -- The Colorado Secretary of State issued the following news release: * * * Proposed Initiative #175 Withdraws from Consideration on General Election Ballot Proponents of Proposed Initiative #175, "State Revenue Supporting Road Transportation" have withdrawn their initiative from the 2026 General Election Ballot. The initiative will not appear on the ballot as a result. Proposed Initiative #175 (https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/newsRoom/pressReleases/2026/PR20260623Prop175.html) was deemed sufficient to appear on  more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Sept. 2 -- The Colorado Secretary of State issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2026: * * * Proposed Initiative #195 Qualifies for General Election Ballot The Elections Division of the Colorado Secretary of State's Office announced today that proponents of Proposed Initiative #195 "Graduated Income Tax," have submitted the required number of signatures to appear on the November 3, 2026 General Election Ballot. Proposed Initiative #195 proposes to change the Colorado Constitution, and therefore signatures were requ more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 3 -- Courier, an independent advocacy news and media network, issued the following commentary on Sept. 1, 2026, by Keya Vakil and Michael Foley: * * * How Courier Local's Coverage Led the Way on Data Centers Everywhere you look, people are talking about data centers. "How Data Centers Broke American Politics," read a WIRED headline from early August. "The Great Bipartisan Data Center Smackdown Has Begun," read another from the Wall Street Journal. There is now virtually unanimous consensus among political insiders that cha more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * QUICK CLIP: GOP Projects "Worry" About Losing the Senate Amid "Competitive" Midterm Map As coverage continues to highlight Senate Republicans "trailing" in key battleground races and "looking at historic losses" amid a "grim political environment," Senate GOP leadership admits they are "worr[ied]" about the party's chances of holding onto a Senate majority - with Leader Thune saying he's being "a realist" who sees a "competitive envir more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The League of Women Voters issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2026: * * * Diverse Coalition Launches National Voting Enthusiasm Effort "We Are America, And We Vote" A diverse coalition of organizations today launched a national effort called "We Are America, And We Vote." Kicking off just weeks ahead of the final stretch to Election Day, the effort focuses on building enthusiasm among voters through joyful determination, resilience, and realizing our collective power as voters. Today's kickoff includes the  more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Sept. 2 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * Farah Yousry joins AHCJ as first journalist-in-residence * The Association of Health Care Journalists and the Center for Excellence in Health Care Journalism have named award-winning journalist and editor Farah Yousry as our first journalist-in-residence. Yousry will serve as both a working journalist and an editorial coach for AHCJ members nationwide, producing reporting and analysis for AHCJ's Health Beat while pil more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 2 (TNSrep) -- The Georgia Secretary of State issued the following news: * * * State Audit Proves Georgia is National Leader in Clean Voter Lists Independent review finds Georgia voter-roll processes comply with law and align with best practices; voter rolls verified as 99.9% accurate - Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger highlighted the findings of an independent audit of Georgia's voter registration and list-maintenance systems, which prove that Georgia is the best state in the nation for secure, accurate, and ac more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Robert Garcia, All Oversight Democrats, Demand USPS Halt Faulty Implementation of Trump Administration Executive Order Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and all Oversight Democrats wrote to the United States Postal Service (USPS) Postmaster General expressing alarm over a new whistleb more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2026: * * * Ranking Members Robert Garcia and Joe Morelle Demand USPS Watchdog Investigate Faulty Ballot Screening System Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Joe Morelle, Ranking Member of the Committee on House Administration, requested that U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Inspector General Tammy Hull invest more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 3 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2026: * * * ICYMI: After Voting to Raise Costs, Tom Barrett Heads to Rose Garden to Beg for Cash Politico has reported that, as their abysmal voting records put their re-election in jeopardy, Tom Barrett and other Republicans are headed to the Rose Garden to beg Trump for campaign cash. In response, Michigan Democratic Party Chair Curtis Hertel released the following statement: "Michigan Republicans like Tom Barrett are in trouble beca more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on Sept. 2, 2026: * * * ICYMI: DNC Continues to Fire Up Democratic Campaign Machine with Historic Organizing Blitz to Take Back Congress From Republicans As Democrats head into the midterms with historic momentum, the DNC continues to fire up an unprecedented organizing blitz to help put Democrats on target to take back Congress from Republicans, hold Donald Trump accountable, and deliver for working families. In August, the DNC made critical organizin more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees issued the following news release: * * * Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses Idaho's Todd Achilles for Election to U.S. Senate * Achilles is a U.S. Army veteran who will bring a veteran's voice to Capitol Hill, AFGE says AURORA, Colo. - The American Federation of Government Employees today announced its endorsement of Todd Achilles for election to the U.S. Senate representing Idaho in the 2026 elections. Achilles previously held executive more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Sept. 3 -- Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon issued the following news: * * * Secretary Simon Provides Update on USPS Rule Change for Mailed Ballots On August 26, 2026, the U.S. Postal Service issued a new rule changing how it handles mail ballots. On August 27, 2026, the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts put a hold on the implementation of the new rule after it was challenged by Minnesota, 23 other states and voting rights organizations. On August 31, 2026, the American Postal Workers Union issued a statemen more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 [Category: Political] -- The NAACP posted the following news release: * * * NAACP Opens Investigation Into Department of Justice Election Monitoring Plan * Today, the NAACP launched an investigation into the U.S. Department of Justice's plans to deploy over 1000 personnel to polling places during the 2026 midterm election cycle. The NAACP filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the Department's Civil Rights Division requesting records concerning the legal authority of the Civil Rights Division to deploy e more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The National LGBTQ Task Force (formerly the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force) issued the following commentary on Sept. 1, 2026, by web manager and content producer Amber D. Dodd: * * * The National LGBTQ Task Force Kicks Off Creating Change 2027 in Louisville On August 25, nearly 200 LGBTQ activists and advocates joined the National LGBTQ Task Force at the kickoff for the 38th Creating Change in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, January 27-31, 2027. At the event, the upcoming theme "Radical Imagination: Building Our De more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Sept. 3 -- The Center for American Women and Politics issued the following news release: * * * New Record for Democratic Women Gubernatorial Nominees And Other Results from the Massachusetts Primaries from CAWP - Primary elections were held yesterday in Massachusetts. Full results for women candidates in federal and statewide executive races are available on this post on our Election Analysis page; there are no undecided races featuring women candidates, so this post contains the final results for women candidates more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * Reproductive Freedom for All Highlights Ongoing Mifepristone Attacks After District Court Stalls Florida v. FDA * : Tuesday, September 1, 2026 Contact: media@reproductivefreedomforall.org Washington, DC -Yesterday, a Republican-appointed judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas granted the Food and Drug Administration's motion to stay Florida v. FDA at the Tru more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following news: * * * Secretary of State Marco Rubio with Sergio Novelli on Al Dia Con Sergio Novelli Interview Marco Rubio, Secretary of State Via Teleconference September 1, 2026 (Via translation.) QUESTION: We have with us the Secretary of State Marco Rubio who we're going to talk about current events. One of the biggest stories making headlines right now is the oil agreement announced by the President of the United States, Donald Trump. Secretary, I wanted to ask you, did y more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following statement on Sept. 2, 2026, by Secretary Marco Rubio regarding the Nicaraguan National Assembly rewriting the nation's constitution to entrench the Murillo-Ortega dictatorship and deny free elections: * * * Yesterday, Rosario Murillo and Daniel Ortega's captive National Assembly eroded the fiction of Nicaragua's democracy, again rewriting the nation's constitution to entrench their illegitimate dynasty and indefinitely deprive Nicaraguans of free and fair elections. Dictat more PR

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Sept. 2 -- Clark University posted the following news: * * * Should there be a national primary Election Day? Clark Professor Robert Boatright thinks so * #Only 20% of Americans vote in primaries While there are national "get out the vote" campaigns for general elections in the U.S., primary elections don't see any of that same energy. In fact, only about 20% of the American electorate votes in primaries. "From the perspective of political parties, there is a belief that competition in primaries is bad. Parties t more PR

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Sept. 2 -- Stockholm University issued the following news: * * * Political scientist: Sweden's right-wing wind on its way to slowing down The right wind that has blown in Sweden is slowing down, and opinion has gradually moved further to the left, says political scientist Jakob Ahlbom. Issues that have long been removed from the political agenda are once again at the top. At the same time, there is a pattern where men and women vote very differently. Jakob Ahlbom, PhD student in political science at Stockholm University,  more PR

LONDON, England, Sept. 2 -- The Royal College of Pharmacy (formerly the Royal Pharmaceutical Society) issued the following news: * * * Three RCPharm members take up senior FIP leadership roles Three members of the Royal College of Pharmacy (RCPharm) have been elected or ratified to senior leadership positions on the Board of the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP). Professor Claire Anderson has been elected as a FIP Vice President for 2026-2027, Lars-Ake Soderlund has been elected FIP President-elect for 2026-2027, and Naoko Araka more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 2 -- The Texas Public Policy Foundation issued the following news release: * * * TPPF and Overton Insights Release Findings from Texas Poll * AUSTIN -Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation and Overton Insights published results from a joint statewide survey of likely Texas voters. The poll gauged Texans' attitudes on a variety of public policy issues ahead of the 90th Legislature, including: * Grid reliability * Election integrity * Assimilation of immigrants * Local data center bans * License plate reader  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Sept. 2, 2026: * * * Ten Times Extreme Liberal Democrats in Congress Put Their Dangerous Agenda Ahead of the American People President Trump and Republicans have passed legislation that has put more money in hardworking American's pockets and made communities safer nationwide. At every turn, Extreme Liberal Democrats continue to attempt to obstruct commonsense policies in pursuit of their dangerous radical agenda-- and their voting record proves it. In fact, last nigh more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The White House issued the following news: * * * President Trump Secures the Biggest Oil Deal in World History President Trump has secured the biggest oil deal in world history, delivering U.S. majority control of more than 65 billion barrels of proven oil reserves in Venezuela - vastly expanding our current U.S. territorial proven reserves of roughly 46 billion barrels. President Trump's bold foreign policy is driving America First wins: this deal greatly increases America's oil reserves, dramatically bolsters our oil more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Rudy Yakym, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2026: * * * Yakym Votes to Condemn Rise of Socialism in America Today, Congressman Rudy Yakym (IN-02) voted to condemn and denounce socialism in all its forms, including the recent rise of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). "I never thought I'd see the day when the majority of Democrats would say out loud that they embrace socialism. But here we are," Rep. Yakym said. "History has shown that socialism undermines the American Dream and f more PR