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Journals Political Newsletter for 2026-09-16 ( 10 items )  
Blumenthal & Welch Demand Mullin Provide Information, Records About Lewandowski Pay-to-Play DHS Contracting Scheme (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal & Welch Demand Mullin Provide Information, Records About Lewandowski Pay-to-Play DHS Contracting Scheme * [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, and Peter Welch (D-VT) wrote Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin demanding information and records "mounting evidence of widespread corruption orchestrated by former Department of Homela more PR

Giving Review Issues Commentary: Conversation With Auburn's Peter C. Weber (Part 1 of 2) (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The Giving Review, an independent platform featuring analysis of philanthropy and giving, posted the following commentary on Sept. 15, 2026, by Michael E. Hartmann, senior fellow and director of the Center for Strategic Giving at the Capital Research Center: * * * A conversation with Auburn's Peter C. Weber (Part 1 of 2) The scholar of philanthropy and nonprofit groups talks to Michael E. Hartmann about his article "The Constructed Past of Philanthropic Foundations: A Conceptual Framework." Peter C. Weber is an assoc more PR

Interim Dean Sarah J. Williams to publish book review with the Houston Business and Tax Law Journal (10)
CARLISLE, Pennsylvania, Sept. 15 -- Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law posted the following news: * * * Interim Dean Sarah J. Williams to publish book review with the Houston Business and Tax Law Journal * CARLISLE, PA-Interim Dean Sarah J. Williams has agreed to the publication of her review of Andrew Ross Sorkin's recent book, 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History, with the Houston Business and Tax Law Journal. Williams' essay, "Sorkin's Reminder that Insider Trading is Still a Sideshow," explores the c more PR

Jamestown Foundation Issues Commentary: Russian Sabotage Campaign Against NATO Surges (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following commentary on Sept. 15, 2026, in the foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Russian Sabotage Campaign Against NATO Surges Maksym Panchokha Executive Summary: * Russian-linked hybrid attacks across Europe, particularly on military-industrial facilities, including an August 31 fire at Poland's WB Electronics, have surged to roughly 15 incidents a month since April. * These attacks are calibrated to stay below the threshold for invoking Article 5, exploiting the fact th more PR

Sen. Warren, Co-signers Issue Letter to National Park Foundation CEO Krach (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following letter with co-signers to National Park Foundation CEO Keith Krach: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 13, 2026 Keith Krach CEO, Freedom 250 National Park Foundation 1500 K Street NW, Suite 700 Washington, D.C. 20005 Dear Mr. Krach, We write to request that you disclose to Congress donations made to Freedom 250, the entity established by President Trump to plan and fund the widely panned semi quincentennial celebration in our  more PR

Sens. Schiff, Warren, Padilla, Blumenthal Demand Freedom 250 Disclose Donations, Raise Concerns Over Whether Organization Was a Slush Fund for Trump Corruption, Pay-to-Play Politics (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Schiff, Warren, Padilla, Blumenthal Demand Freedom 250 Disclose Donations, Raise Concerns Over Whether Organization Was a Slush Fund for Trump Corruption, Pay-to-Play Politics * Freedom 250 has received over $50 million from corporate sponsors, many of whom have ongoing business before the federal government "The American people deserve to know who has or will finance Freedom 250, how those funds are being or will be used, and whether the more PR

Taking the Fight Against Coerced Speech to the Tenth Circuit (10)
PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 15 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Goldwater Institute posted the following news: * * * Taking the Fight Against Coerced Speech to the Tenth Circuit * The Oklahoma Bar Association's magazine has a lot to say about a lot of things-prison litigation reform, critiques of election-integrity laws, and even "Oklahoma's embrace of the white racial identity." But none of that has anything to do with regulating the legal profession. That's why Goldwater Institute attorneys and our American Freedom Network partners are heading ba more PR

The Intern Journal: Senator Chuck Schumer (10)
LOUDONVILLE, New York, Sept. 15 -- Siena College posted the following news: * * * The Intern Journal: Senator Chuck Schumer * Kylie Maher '27 applied for a summer internship with the U.S. Senate minority leader, but realistically, she didn't expect to hear anything back. Of course, she had no way of knowing just how good Siena was going to look on the application. When U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer got out of the car in Syracuse, he spotted the interns in a sea of people even before they spotted him. "He knew right away who we were. He came  more PR

The Wall Street Journal Announces Speaker Lineup for Journal House UNGA 2026 (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 15 [Category: BizMedia] -- Dow Jones, a provider of news and business information, posted the following news release: * * * The Wall Street Journal Announces Speaker Lineup for Journal House UNGA 2026 * Speaker lineup includes executives from Moderna, Amazon, Microsoft, World Bank Group, Marsh, UPS, IMAX Corporation and more. NEW YORK, NY- [September 15, 2026] - Journal House, The Wall Street Journal's home away from home during the most notable gatherings around the world, returns to New York on September 22-24, 2026, coi more PR

Washington & Lee University: Art Goldsmith to Deliver 2026 Provost's Lecture (10)
LEXINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 16 -- Washington and Lee University issued the following news: * * * Art Goldsmith to Deliver 2026 Provost's Lecture The annual address that celebrates W&L faculty excellence in scholarship and teaching will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 24 in University Chapel. By Brian Laubscher September 15, 2026 Art Goldsmith, the Jackson T. Stephens Professor of Economics at Washington and Lee University, will deliver the 2026 Provost's Lecture, titled "Reimagining Employment: A Long Overdue Conversation," at 5:30 p.m. on T more PR