WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- The American Action Forum issued the following insight: * * * October 18, 2026 U.S. Treasury: FY 2026 Deficit Totaled $2 Trillion Jordan Haring Executive Summary * The U.S. Department of the Treasury has released its final Monthly Treasury Statement for fiscal year (FY) 2026, showing a $2.0 trillion budget deficit for the year - $217 billion higher than the deficit recorded in FY 2025; the FY 2026 deficit was the net effect of $7.4 trillion of spending and $5.4 trillion of revenue collections. * As a share of the e more PR

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Oct. 19 -- Marshall University posted the following news release: * * * Amicus Curiae Lecture to focus on the Black experience in Vietnam * Patricia Proctor, director of the Simon Perry Center for Constitutional Democracy, said that Haygood's book has been recognized as one of the most important nonfiction books of the year, receiving accolades that include being long-listed by the National Book Foundation for the 2026 National Book Award for Nonfiction. "Hosting Wil Haygood to discuss 'The War Within a War' is a more PR

ALBANY, New York, Oct. 19 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Urges New Yorkers to Vote by Mail with Confidence as Key Deadlines Approach * After Blocking Federal Rule That Threatened Mail Ballots, AG James Reminds Voters That Saturday, October 24 Is the Last Day to Request a Mail Ballot Online or by Mail NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today reminded New Yorkers that voting by mail is safe and secure, and urged voters who plan to vote by mail to requ more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 19 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Hunton Andrews Kurth, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Commercial Litigation Partner Chalon Clark Joins Hunton in Dallas * Nationally recognized litigator Chalon N. Clark has joined Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP in Dallas as a partner in the firm's commercial litigation practice. Drawing on nearly two decades of experience handling complex, high-value matters, Clark's practice focuses on high-stakes disputes across the commercial lending, construction, real estate, financial service more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Justice Department Announces Settlement Ending Antisemitism and Race Discrimination at UNC October 19, 2026 This week the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (ED-OCR) entered a voluntary university-wide settlement agreement with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) to end antisemitism and race discrimination. The settlement agreement resolves investigation more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 19 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Partner Nicholas Lingard to Join Gibson Dunn as Co-Chair of the International Arbitration Practice Group * Gibson Dunn is continuing to expand its premier International Arbitration Practice with the appointment of partner Nicholas Lingard, who will join as Co-Chair of the practice. Nick will be based in Gibson Dunn's Singapore office. Nick, recently named International Arbitration Lawyer of the Year by the La more PR

MANILA, Philippines, Oct. 19 -- The Supreme Court of the Philippines issued the following news release: * * * SC Holds 2nd Summit on Clinical Legal Education Program October 19, 2026 "[This] is the more powerful purpose of clinical legal education. [It] is what the clinic is for. Not practice-readiness in the narrow sense, though it delivers that. The clinic is where a future lawyer learns to sit patiently, with human empathy and compassion. It is where our lawyers should learn to hear a claim that the law, crafted by the powerful, cannot y more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, Oct. 19 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Religious Preschools Want Public Funding, but Exemptions from Non-Discrimination Rules. Now the Supreme Court Will Decide If That's Constitutional * When Colorado launched its Universal Preschool Program in 2023, the goal was simple: Give every 4-year-old in the state access to free, publicly funded education. To deliver on that promise, the state allowed both public and private providers - including faith-based preschools - to participate, provid more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson Joins Fox News' Sunday Morning Futures * WASHINGTON -- Yesterday, Speaker Johnson joined Fox News' Sunday Morning Futures with Larry Kudlow to discuss House Republicans' efforts to defy history and not turn the keys of government over to far-left Democrats. "This is a contrast election between common sense and crazy. And the American people are not signing up for crazy," Speaker Johnson said. Watch the full inter more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson Joins Fox News' Sunday Morning Futures * WASHINGTON -- Yesterday, Speaker Johnson joined Fox News' Sunday Morning Futures with Larry Kudlow to discuss House Republicans' efforts to defy history and not turn the keys of government over to far-left Democrats. "This is a contrast election between common sense and crazy. And the American people are not signing up for crazy," Speaker Johnson said. Watch the full interview here. On t more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 19 [Category: Think Tank] -- The Buckeye Institute, an independent research and educational institution that says its mission is to advance free-market public policy, posted the following news release: * * * Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) Takes The Buckeye Institute's Home Distilling Case * Columbus, OH -- The U.S. Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will hear The Buckeye Institute's monumental case challenging the federal prohibition on home distilling: McNutt v. U.S. Department of Justice. The U.S. more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Washington Legal Foundation issued the following news release: * * * WLF Urges Supreme Court to Halt Dangerous "Constructive Tying" Antitrust Theory * (Washington, DC)--Washington Legal Foundation (WLF) today urged the U.S. Supreme Court to grant review of a Second Circuit decision that dramatically expanded Sherman Act liability for businesses engaged in beneficial, consumer welfare-maximizing sales. The case arises from a federal antitrust suit by Cumulus Media against The Nielsen Company  more PR