GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 8 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 6, 2026: * * * There is nothing 'miraculous' about spending a load of money you don't have By John Phelan Gov. Walz's fall has been dramatic. As late as October 5th, 2024 -- a mere 458 days ago -- the betting odds were 49.4% to 49.0% in favor of his being the next Vice President of the United State  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 9 -- The Columbia Law School issued the following news: * * * Academic Focus: Center for Constitutional Governance The center focuses on the spaces where democracy thrives, and where it doesn't. * Columbia Law School's Center for Constitutional Governance (CCG) has a deliberately broad mission: to provide a forum for thinking about constitutional and administrative law. In doing so, the center brings together the Law School's public law faculty, academics from other Columbia   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 8 -- The University of Chicago posted the following news: * * * Jacqueline Stewart to deliver keynote at UChicago's 2026 MLK commemoration * Prof. Jacqueline Stewart will deliver the keynote address at the University of Chicago's 2026 MLK Commemoration Celebration on Jan. 28. A renowned film scholar, Stewart is the former director and president of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles and the founder of the South Side Home Movie Project at UChicago. S  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees issued the following news release: * * * Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses Raja Krishnamoorthi for Election to the U.S. Senate * AFGE says Rep. Krishnamoorthi is a trusted partner for public servants FOWLERVILLE, Mich. - The American Federation of Government Employees today announced its endorsement of Raja Krishnamoorthi for election to the U.S. Senate representing Illinois in the 2026 e  more

GREENVILLE, South Carolina, Jan. 7 -- Furman University posted the following news: * * * Michaela Fisher '26 forges a path to med school through Furman ROTC * While it's not uncommon for some to follow the career path of one of their parents, Furman University senior and ROTC cadet Michaela Fisher '26 is tracking both of hers by becoming an occupational therapist like her mother and serving in the military like her father. "My dad is a former helicopter pilot for the Marine Corps. He serve  more