WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Inside Elections: Three More Districts Move in Democrats' Favor * Two months out from the midterm elections, new projections from the non-partisan race-rater Inside Elections shift three battleground seats in Democrats' favor. * FL-14 - Castor: Lean R - Tilt R * TX-35 - OPEN: Likely R - Lean R * MN-01 - Finstad: Solid R - Likely R REMINDER: Last week, Cook Political Report also shifted three races in Democrats' favor, a si more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * RATINGS CHANGE: Inside Elections Shifts MN-01 Towards Democrats as Jake Johnson Gains Momentum * Nonpartisan race rater Inside Elections just moved Minnesota's First District in Democrats' direction as Jake Johnson continues to gain momentum - the latest indication that Brad Finstad faces the toughest race of his political career. Inside Elections compared this cycle's campaign to 2006, noting that this district "came online lat more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Sept. 3 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * AG Rayfield Responds After Federal Government Asks Supreme Court to Lift Block on USPS Ballot Rule * Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following statement after the federal government asked the U.S. Supreme Court today to lift the order currently blocking the U.S. Postal Service's mail ballot rule. A federal court is still weighing whether to grant a preliminary injunction that would keep the rule blocked while litigation continues more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news: * * * Working to elect a pro-credit union majority * November's election is a consequential one for credit unions, and America's Credit Unions President/CEO Scott Simpson and Head of Political Affairs Trey Hawkins detailed credit unions' role in a webinar for members Thursday. "Elections are the headwaters of policy, and it's absolutely important we elect champions, continue to defend those that already are champions, and that we use th more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- The American Bankruptcy Institute issued the following news release: * * * August Small Business Filings Increase 63% Year Over Year Total Bankruptcy Filings Increase 8% - NEW YORK/ALEXANDRIA -- Subchapter V elections within chapter 11 increased to 302 filings in August 2026, up 63% from the 185 filings recorded in August 2025, according to data provided by, according to data provided by Epiq AACER, the leading provider of US bankruptcy filing data. Key August 2026 data include: 52,007 total bankruptcy f more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on Sept. 4, 2026: * * * CAIR-Texas, CAIR Action Pledge to Protect Teachers and Students from Hate Propaganda Approved by State Board of Education The Texas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, and CAIR Action Texas, a leading Muslim political organization, today responded to the Texas State Board of Education's approval of new high school standards that  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 [Category: Political] -- The Campaign Legal Center posted the following news release: * * * Campaign Legal Center Files U.S. Supreme Court Brief Opposing Unlawful Expansion of Candidate Ad Discount * WASHINGTON -On September 3, 2026, Campaign Legal Center (CLC) filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in Brown, et al. v. Federal Communications Commission, et al., urging the Court to leave in place a recent Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals decision striking down Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") guidance tha more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on Sept. 4, 2026, by Jean-Baptiste Laborde: * * * Can Russian Meddling Swing France's Presidential Election? Russian-linked information manipulation has targeted three of France's most pro-Ukrainian candidates ahead of the 2027 presidential election. Will it work? - Taking the form of deepfakes and fabricated news reports spreading unfounded rumors about the health or alleged corruption of potential candidates, the information manipulation operat more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on Sept. 4, 2026, by senior fellow Elena Davlikanova: * * * No Way Out Except a Coffin - Kyiv Adapts to Russia's Blitz Kyiv is now under daily attack, with some raids lasting for hours. Residents are sick of the often-repeated word resilient, but there's no intention of giving up. - Day after day in Kyiv, small groups of drones have kept coming around the clock, interrupted only by larger waves of missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary: * * * Strengthening Signals of Imminent Russian Mobilization Russia cannot recruit sufficient soldiers for its war in Ukraine. Despite official denials, there is growing evidence another round of forced mobilization is on the way. By Alexandra Yatsyk September 3, 2026 There has been a systematic decline in the signing of new military personnel, and a shortfall in recruitment quotas for 2025 and 2026, according to administrative sources and exp more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Club for Growth PAC issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2026: * * * Club for Growth PAC Endorses Rep. Tom Barrett in MI-07 Race Club for Growth PAC endorsed Rep. Tom Barrett in Michigan's 7th Congressional District. Barrett is running for reelection against Democratic Socialist William Lawrence. Andrew Howard covered the launch in an exclusive report for Politico's Morning Score newsletter. "Rep. Tom Barrett is a proven champion who has spent his tenure in Congress cutting taxes and fighting inflation to mak more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN12713) on Sept. 1, 2026, by American national government analyst Karen L. Shanton. Here are excerpts: * * * Commissioner Donald Palmer resigned from the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) on April 30, 2026. On July 9, the remaining three members of the four-person commission were effectively removed from their positions. According to media reports and interviews with some of the commissioners, Commissioners Thomas Hicks  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Sept. 4, 2026, by Jose Ignacio Hernandez, senior associate (non-resident) with the Americas Program: * * * Understanding the Implications of the U.S.-Venezuela Oil Deal On August 31, 2026, the White House published a fact sheet on the "Historic Oil Agreement to Secure American Energy Dominance and Drive Venezuela's Economic Recovery." The agreement is based on the "100-year concessions for 17 oil fields with proven reserves of approx more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * DCCC Statement on Missouri Supreme Court Striking Down Republican Power Grab * Following breaking news that Missouri's Supreme Court unanimously ruled that voters should decide the outcome of elections, DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene released the below statement: "Today's decision is a victory for every Missourian who believes in free, fair elections. "Jefferson City Republicans know they can't win on their toxic, price-spiking agend more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Robert Garcia Statement On USPS IG Investigating Trump's Effort to Curb Mail-In Voting Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement after the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Office of Inspector General launched an investigation into the Postal Service's rushed, faulty more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2026: * * * HSGAC Democrats Demand Postal Service Immediately Halt Implementation of Unconstitutional Vote-by-Mail Restrictions U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, led Committee Democrats in demanding that the United States Postal Service (USPS) immediately halt implementation of Pres more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, issued the following commentary on Sept. 4, 2026, by research fellow Zineb Riboua to City Journal: * * * The West Faces Two Islams A long-forecast civilizational struggle increasingly plays out not in the Middle East but in Western countries themselves. - Published in 1996, Samuel Huntington's Clash of Civilizations predicted that, with the end of the Cold War, global conflict would center on the divid more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 5 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following commentary on Sept. 3, 2026, by senior Sahel researcher Ilaria Allegrozzi: * * * Prominent Niger Journalist Feared Forcibly Disappeared Moussa Kaka Went Missing After Leaving Radio - Three days have passed since the prominent Nigerien journalist Moussa Kaka went missing, raising fears that he may have been forcibly disappeared. Kaka, director-general of Radio Television Saraounia and a former correspondent for Radio France Internationale, left his offi more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 4 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: * * * Cambodia: Legal Revisions Reinforce One-Party Rule * (Bangkok, September 4, 2026) - The Cambodian government should withdraw proposed legal amendments that would drastically reduce opposition party representation in top positions on local councils, Human Rights Watch said today. On August 20, 2026, the Cambodian National Assembly, which is dominated by the Cambodian People's Party (CPP), unanimously passed amendments to the Law on the Admini more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Mini Timmaraju and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Discuss Why Abortion is an Economic Issue and How Michiganders Advanced Reproductive Freedom * This week, Reproductive Freedom for All President and CEO Mini Timmaraju sat down with Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer for My Body. My Pod. to talk about the landscape of abortion access in Michigan and how abortion access is tied to affordabili more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Krishnamoorthi Sounds Alarm as Trump Administration Continues to Threaten to Deploy Armed Federal Agents to Polling Places * WASHINGTON -Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), a senior member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, today sounded the alarm as the Trump Administration continues to threaten the deployment of ICE, CBP, or other armed federal agents at or near polling places during the 2026 midterm elections, more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Sept. 3 -- The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Labor Board Decision Rules Region Wrongly Tossed Out McDowell County Employees' Union Decertification Votes * NLRB majority finds Regional Director wrongly rubber-stamped gambit by SEIU and employer to destroy ballots in vote to remove union Welch, WV (September 3, 2026) - The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in Washington, D.C., has just reversed an NLRB Region 9 official's decision to dismiss a petition fil more PR

ANNVILLE, Pennsylvania, Sept. 5 -- Lebanon Valley College issued the following news: * * * LVC to Honor Seven Alumni During Homecoming Weekend 2026 Lebanon Valley College will recognize seven Valley graduates with Alumni Awards during the Alumni Awards and Volunteer Recognition Ceremony on Friday, October 9. These outstanding alumni will be celebrated for their contributions to education, the arts, government, the environment, foods and chocolate. The Awards Ceremony is on Friday, Oct. 9, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in Lutz Music Hall in the Bertha more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 5 -- The Massachusetts Biotechnology Council issued the following statement on Sept. 4, 2026, by CEO Kendalle Burlin O'Connell: * * * CEO Innovation Policy Update 09.04.26 The House came back this week long enough to avert a government shutdown, while the Trump Administration followed through on last week's expected expansion of its drug pricing agenda to mid-sized biopharma. We also saw new movement on biotech biosecurity and guidance on new SBIR funding rules. Here's what we're watching: Trump Administratio more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Sept. 4 -- The European Federation of Journalists posted the following news: * * * MFRR concerned: press freedom at stake in upcoming Saxony-Anhalt elections * The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) joins its Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners in viewing the upcoming state elections in Saxony-Anhalt with great concern. On Sunday, 6 September, a decision will also be made on press freedom and the future of the public service broadcaster Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR). The Alternative for Germany (AfD), cla more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 [Category: Political] (TNSletter) -- The NAACP issued the following letter to the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division Freedom of Information Act Branch Acting Chief: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 1, 2026 FOIA Branch Acting Chief 4CON, Room 6.153 Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530 Email: CRT.FOIArequests@usdoj.gov Acting Chief/1: This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. Sec. 552). The NAACP requests tha more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, Sept. 3 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * Office of the Secretary of State and Attorney General's Office release guide on state and federal election authorities * The Office of the Secretary of State (OSOS) and the Attorney General's Office (AGO) have released a new guide for county election officials which outlines state and federal roles in election administration. As the federal government continues to push falsehoods about the security of elections systems, the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following letter with 20 co-signers to Postmaster General David Steiner: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 1, 2026 The Honorable David Steiner Postmaster General U.S. Postal Service 475 L'Enfant Plaza, SW Washington, DC 20260 Dear Postmaster General Steiner: We write with extreme alarm regarding a recent whistleblower disclosure that the United States Postal Service is sec more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following letter with Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, ranking member of the House Administration Committee, to Postal Service Inspector General Tammy Hull: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 2, 2026 The Honorable Tammy Hull Inspector General U.S. Postal Service 1735 N. Lynn Street Arlington, VA 22209 Dear Inspector General Hull: We write with extreme alarm regarding a rece more PR

VICTORIA, British Columbia, Sept. 4 -- Royal Roads University posted the following news: * * * RRU in the Media * Here's where Royal Roads made headlines this week: * Cascade Institute Executive Director Thomas Homer-Dixon and tech entrepreneur Toby Shannan wrote an opinion article for The Globe and Mail on how Canadians might respond in the face of a threat to the country. Homer-Dixon also did an interview with KPFA on the same topic. * David Black, associate professor of Communication and Culture, spoke about the ongoing BC Conserva more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise: Socialists Have Taken Over the Democrat Party * Last night, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox News Channel's Hannity to discuss Democrats' full embrace of socialism and the contrast between House Republicans' commonsense policies and Democrats' radical agenda. Click here or the image above to view Leader Scalise's full interview. Highlights from Leader Scalise's interview: On Democrats embraci more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise: Socialists Have Taken Over the Democrat Party * NEW ORLEANS, La.-Last night, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox News Channel's Hannity to discuss Democrats' full embrace of socialism and the contrast between House Republicans' commonsense policies and Democrats' radical agenda. Click here or the image above to view Leader Scalise's full interview. Highlights from Leader Scalise's interview: On Democrats embracin more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, issued the following letter to Postmaster General David Steiner: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 31, 2026 David Steiner Postmaster General and Chief Executive Officer United States Postal Service 475 L'Enfant Plaza SW Washington, DC 20260 Dear Postmaster General Steiner, My office is in receipt of an alarming whistleblower disclosure (t more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Michigan, issued the following letter to Attorney General Todd Blanche: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 1, 2026 The Honorable Todd Blanche U.S. Attorney General 950 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, D.C. 20530 Dear Attorney General Blanche, As we approach the November 2026 elections, I'd ask you to confirm a simple statement: the Department of Justice will not send armed federal agents to the polls or to unlawfully seize election materials of any kind. The Presiden more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Michigan, issued the following letter to FBI Director Kash Patel: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 1, 2026 The Honorable Kash Patel Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation 935 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, D.C. 20535 Dear Director Patel, As we approach the November 2026 elections, I'd ask you to confirm a simple statement: the Federal Bureau of Investigation will not send armed federal agents to the polls or to unlawfully seize election materials of any kind.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Michigan, issued the following letter to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 1, 2026 The Honorable Markwayne Mullin Secretary of Homeland Security 2707 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE Washington, D.C. 20528 Dear Secretary Mullin: As we approach the November 2026 elections, I'd ask you to confirm a simple statement: the Department of Homeland Security will not send armed federal agents to the polls or to unlawfully seize ele more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Michigan, issued the following letter to Gen. Steven Nordhaus, chief of the National Guard Bureau: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 1, 2026 General Steven Nordhaus Chief of the National Guard Bureau 111 S. George Mason Drive Arlington, VA 22204 Dear General Nordhaus, As we approach the November 2026 elections, I'd ask you to confirm a simple statement: the National Guard will not send federalized troops to the polls or to seize election materials of any kind. The  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Blumenthal: Week in Review 8/28/2026-9/4/2026 * Condemning ICE's Abuse of Power & Harmful Tactics in Connecticut [Hartford, CT] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, held a public forum to receive testimony from the Danbury community about Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)'s destructive and indiscriminate detentions last week. Prior to the forum, B more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following letter with Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Internal Revenue Service CEO Frank J. Bisignano: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 2, 2026 The Honorable Scott Bessent Secretary U.S. Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20220 - Mr. Frank J. Bisignano Chief Executive Officer Internal Revenue Service 1111 Constitutio more PR

SOUTHAMPTON, England, Sept. 3 -- The University of Southampton posted the following news: * * * Southampton experts elected to Academy of Social Sciences * Experts from the University of Southampton have spoken of their delight after being elected to the Academy of Social Sciences. Professor Chris Armstrong and Professor Jason Reifler were named fellows for their contributions to research that addresses the societal challenges facing the UK today. They join a cohort of more than 1,750 social scientists with expertise in democracy, envir more PR

POTSDAM, New York, Sept. 4 -- The State University of New York Potsdam campus posted the following news: * * * SUNY Potsdam to Host Screening of 'Counted Out' Math Documentary * SUNY Potsdam's Department of Mathematics will host a free public screening of the documentary film, "Counted Out," on Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 6 p.m., in the Barrington Student Union Multi-Purpose Room. SUNY Potsdam will host a free public screening of the feature documentary, "Counted Out," on Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 6 p.m., in the Barrington Student Union Multi-Pur more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * The Republican Recap: Week of August 31, 2026 * Here's a recap of what Republicans achieved on the House floor this week: Condemning Socialism and Protecting American Elections Socialism is one of the most destructive ideologies in world history, time and time again proving itself to be a failed experiment that only leads to communist regimes, totalitarian rule, and brutal dictatorships. More than 100 million people have be more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release: * * * U.S. District Court Grants End to 37-Year Federal Monitorship of Teamsters Union * Press Contact: Kara Deniz Phone: (202) 497-6610 Email: kdeniz@teamster.org (WASHINGTON) - After nearly four decades, the U.S. government has officially ended federal monitorship of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, following the approval by the Honorable Loretta Preska of the Southern District of New York (Southern District)  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF10981) on Sept. 1, 2026, by American national government analyst Karen L. Shanton: * * * The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC): An Overview The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) is an independent federal agency that is charged with helping election officials to improve the administration of elections and voters to participate in the electoral process. It was established by the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAV more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 5 -- Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law posted the following news release on Sept. 4, 2026: * * * Federal Court Blocks U.S. Postal Service from Interfering with Mail Ballots in November Election Preliminary injunction bars USPS from enforcing a rule that would have made voter disenfranchisement "practically inevitable" - A federal District Court today issued a preliminary injunction blocking the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from enforcing key parts of a rule that would have operationalized Preside more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 5 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Voting Rights Groups Win Injunction Blocking USPS From Enforcing Mail Ballot Rule Preliminary injunction bars USPS from enforcing a rule that would have made voter disenfranchisement "practically inevitable" - A federal District Court today issued a preliminary injunction blocking the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from enforcing key parts of a rule that would have operationalized President Trump's March 31 executive o more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Warnock, Wyden Open Inquiry into Trump Administration's Political Targeting of Non-Profits * The senators' probe follows reports that the Trump administration is politically targeting non-profit, non-partisan organizations Senators Reverend Warnock, Wyden: "Americans of every political persuasion must be able to trust that the IRS applies the tax code objectively under one set of rules" Washington, D.C. - Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The Congressional Problem Solvers Caucus issued the following news release: * * * What They're Saying: Problem Solvers Caucus Gerrymandering Reform Framework * WASHINGTON, D.C. -The Problem Solvers Caucus released a bipartisan Gerrymandering Reform Framework to address our nation's rampant partisan redistricting. The framework received overwhelming support from the Caucus, and following its introduction, democracy organizations, political experts, and other stakeholders came forward to endorse the initiative. Here's more PR