WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following news release: * * * AFPI Backs Arizona's Authority to Verify Voter Citizenship in Republican National Committee v. Mi Familia Vota to Protect Election Integrity WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to ensure elections remain secure by upholding Arizona's authority to verify that voter-registration applicants using the state form are U.S. citizens and to maintain accurate voter rolls. AFP more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 (TNSLrpt) -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following brief on September 2, 2026, by Anna Pingel and Nicholas Wanic entitled "The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact: No Checks, Just Imbalances": Here are excerpts: * * * Introduction The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC) is a multi-state agreement that would change how electoral votes are distributed in presidential elections (Ballotpedia, n.d.). The purpose is to effectively replace the Electoral College process defined in the U.S. Con more PR

PARIS, France, Sept. 9 -- The International Observatory for Lawyers at Risk, an organization that monitors threats and violations against lawyers, supports lawyers facing persecution or intimidation, and advocates for the independence and protection of the legal profession, issued the following news: * * * ANGOLA: Urgent concern for the safety of lawyer Zola Ferreira Bambi Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) and the International Observatory of Lawyers at Risk (OIAD) express their profound concern regarding the safety of lawyer Zola Ferreira Bambi, fo more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Sept. 8 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Ask an Expert: How could data centers impact public lands? * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -The construction of new data centers is shaping up to be a defining issue in the 2026 midterm elections. Politicians in both parties have been distancing themselves from data centers in the face of public discontent around the issue, with public backlash leading to the freezing of dozens of data center projects nationwide this year. Recently, government o more PR

LONDON, England, Sept. 9 -- The British Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government issued the following news release: * * * Review of local government reorganisation launched Review launched into plans to streamline local government, to ensure it is robust and aligns with new government priorities. From: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and The Rt Hon Angela Rayner MP A review of plans to streamline local government has been announced to ensure the process is robust and aligns with the new government's plan more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Sept. 4 -- The Colorado Secretary of State issued the following news release: * * * Postal Service Rules Restricting Mail Ballots Halted by Court Injunction Today, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued a preliminary injunction that continues to stop the Postal Service from implementing its new rules to regulate mail ballots. Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold has issued the following statement: We are glad that this Court has stopped the Postal Service from impacting who can rece more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following weekly digest: * * * Commission meetings and hearings No open meetings or executive sessions were scheduled this week. * * * Litigation DCCC v. FEC (Case No. 24-2935) On September 3, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order granting the Commission's and Intervenor-Defendant NRSC's Motions to Dismiss and denying Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment. Giffords v. FEC (Case No. 25-5188) On September 4, the U.S. Cou more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Huffman, Morelle Demand Gov Watchdog Investigate Whether Trump's Freedom 250 Harvested Americans' Data to Influence the Midterm Elections Letter details how event tickets and merchandise orders flowed through vendors owned by Trump's former campaign manager and tied to the RNC and MAGA PACs - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and Committee on House Administration Ranking Member Joe Morelle (D-N.Y. more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (TNSida) -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2026: * * * Huffman, Morelle Demand Gov Watchdog Investigate Whether Trump's Freedom 250 Harvested Americans' Data to Influence the Midterm Elections Letter details how event tickets and merchandise orders flowed through vendors owned by Trump's former campaign manager and tied to the RNC and MAGA PACs Washington, D.C. - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Membe more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Boyle Demands Answers from USPS on Vote-By-Mail, Calls for Congress to Pass Vote by Mail Protection Act * PHILADELPHIA, PA - Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) held a press conference outside the Northeast Philadelphia Satellite Election Office, calling on Congress to urgently pass H.R. 8666, the Vote by Mail Protection Act, to stop President Trump's efforts to restrict access to the ballot. Boyle also announced a new oversigh more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2026: * * * Justice Department to Conduct Election Monitoring in New Hampshire Primary Election Today, the Department of Justice is monitoring polling sites in two New Hampshire cities -- Manchester and Nashua -- for the state's primary election to ensure transparency, ballot security, and compliance with federal law. "The Department of Justice is continuing its monitoring efforts all the way through primary season," said Assistant Attorney G more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Sept. 8 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * KU to host inaugural Democracy Day, featuring presentations by university researchers * Editor's note: Media interested in attending should contact Emma Howard at e.howard@ku.edu. LAWRENCE -The Center for Democratic Governance at the University of Kansas is hosting its first annual Democracy Day "Teach-In" Event on Sept. 18, bringing together faculty from social science disciplines across KU to share ongoing research related to democracy and to reflect o more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Joins Brief Urging Supreme Court to Block Unconstitutional Trump Order Attacking Mail-In Voting * East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) filed an amicus brief to the Supreme Court of the United States with a bipartisan, bicameral coalition of 261 lawmakers in United States Postal Service v. State of California, urging the court to reject President Trump's unconstitutional order aiming to take control of the mail-in voti more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The League of Women Voters issued the following news release: * * * Appeals court rejects Trump administration effort to reinstate SAVE voter purge database WASHINGTON, DC - A federal appeals court has rejected the Trump administration's request to pause a lower court ruling blocking its illegal expansion of the Systematic Alien Verification Entitlements (SAVE) database, and the government may not use the unreliable system for mass voter purges ahead of the midterm elections. The ruling by the US Court of Appeals for more PR

LEIDEN, The Netherlands, Sept. 8 -- Leiden University issued the following news: * * * Twenty-five years on: what was the impact of 9/11 on the Netherlands? Was 9/11 a turning point for Dutch society? Twenty-five years on, researcher Thijs van Dooremalen puts that idea into perspective. He compares the impact in the US, the Netherlands and France, and finds that the Netherlands responded differently in some fundamental respects. 11 September 2001: a shocked Netherlands watches television footage of hijacked planes crashing into the Twin Tow more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 9 (TNSrep) -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Littler's Workplace Policy Institute Releases 2026 Labor Day Report WASHINGTON - Littler's Workplace Policy Institute(R) (WPI(R)) - the government relations and public policy arm of Littler, the world's largest employment and labor law practice representing management - has released its 2026 Labor Day Report. Now in its ninth edition, the report provides an update on the top workplace trends impacting employers in 2026. "Employers have adjus more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey Joins Padilla, Schumer, All Senate Democrats to Urge Supreme Court to Block Postal Service Rule Limiting Mail-In Voting * 261 Members and former Members file bicameral, bipartisan brief as court order barring Postal Service rule limiting mail voting is being challenged by Trump's DOJ Washington (September 8, 2026) -Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today joined Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Commit more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The League of Women Voters issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2026: * * * One Week Until National Voter Registration Day, League of Women Voters Urges Americans to Get Vote-Ready and Stand Up with Their Community Counting down to the 2026 midterm elections, voters are reminded to check their registration, make a voting plan, and help friends and family get registered WASHINGTON, DC -- With one week to go until National Voter Registration Day, the League of Women Voters is sounding the alarm as Americans fac more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2026: * * * Over 250 Current & Former Members of Congress Urge Supreme Court to Block Trump's Executive Order Limiting Mail Voting The group includes both Democratic and Republican lawmakers from the House and Senate. - Current and former Members of Congress mobilized in a court filing challenging the legality of President Donald Trump's Executive Order seeking to exert control over mail-in ba more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Schumer Lead All Senate Democrats to Urge Supreme Court to Block Postal Service Rule Limiting Mail-In Voting * 261 Members and former Members file bicameral, bipartisan brief as court order barring Postal Service rule limiting mail voting is being challenged by Trump's DOJ WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Sch more PR

JERUSALEM, Israel, Sept. 9 -- The government of Israel issued the following news: * * * President Herzog warns against sanctions on Israel by the UK President Herzog: "This will prove to be a grave miscalculation, a decision that will fall on the wrong side of history, and a gross interference in the democratic elections of a sovereign nation." - President Isaac Herzog today, at the 'Horizon Europe' awards ceremony at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, addressed the expected announcement of trade sanctions by the United Kingdom on pro more PR

GABORONE, Botswana, Sept. 8 -- The Southern African Development Community posted the following news: * * * SADC Conducts Electoral Needs Assessment Mission to the Independent Electoral Commission of Lesotho, 31 August to 4 September 2026 * The Southern African Development Community (SADC) deployed, a team of electoral experts on an Electoral Needs Assessment Mission (NAM) to the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) in the Kingdom of Lesotho from 31 August to 4 September 2026. The request is in line with the decision of the SADC Summit of  more PR

SAINT LEO, Florida, Sept. 9 -- Saint Leo University issued the following news: * * * Saint Leo University Selected for Prestigious Partners in Peace Initiative with National Collegiate Honors Council, Nobel Peace Center New Honors course on 2025 Nobel Peace Prize laureate connects Saint Leo students with Tampa Bay's Venezuelan community and the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo - Saint Leo University's Honors Program has been selected to join Partners in Peace, an initiative between the National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) and the Nobel Peac more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Schiff Continues Push for Federal Film Tax Incentive, Breaks Down Upcoming Elections on ABC7 * Los Angeles, CA - Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joined ABC7 Los Angeles' Josh Haskell to discuss his ongoing push to enact a bipartisan federal film tax incentive following President Donald Trump's Truth Social post last week declaring support for the passage of a federal incentive. Schiff highlighted how federal film tax credits would more PR

LONDON, England, Sept. 9 -- Shell plc, an oil and gas company, issued the following news release on Sept. 7, 2026: * * * Shell Plc Second Quarter 2026 Euro And Gbp Equivalent Dividend Payments The Board of Shell plc today announced the pounds sterling and euro equivalent dividend payments in respect of the second quarter 2026 interim dividend, which was announced on July 30, 2026 at US$0.3906 per ordinary share. Shareholders have been able to elect to receive their dividends in US dollars, euros or pounds sterling. Holders of ordinary share more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news: * * * This week: Congress out; Advocacy webinar Wednesday * This week, Congress is out in observance of Labor Day. Both chambers return next week, marking the only week before the November general election that both the House and Senate will be in at the same time. During this critical period, credit union advocates will head to Washington, D.C., for Congressional Caucus and engage lawmakers on several key priorities-register now. Today more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Trahan Joins Over 250 Current & Former Members of Congress Urging Supreme Court to Block Trump's Executive Order Limiting Mail Voting * Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) joined a bipartisan effort to challenge President Donald Trump's efforts to limit mail-in voting. The court filing questions the legality of Donald Trump's Executive Order seeking to exert federal control over mail-in ballots ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. "As cu more PR

GENEVA, Switzerland, Sept. 9 -- United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk issued the following statement on Sept. 7, 2026: * * * High Commissioner Turk updates Human Rights Council: Human rights are carriers of hope Mr. President, Excellencies, Distinguished participants, We live in an age of extremes. Raging wars, painful polarization, climate chaos, and head-spinning technological change make people feel disoriented and even powerless. Strong forces are working to create and sustain that feeling. Tech moguls, p more PR