WASHINGTON, June 30 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on June 29, 2026, by Interim President and CEO Greg Sindelar to the Daily Wire: * * * Obama's Legacy: Feuding With The Founding Fathers As America prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday, former President Barack Obama has once again invited Americans to dwell on the shortcomings of their inheritance rather than its greatness. Speaking at the gala opening of his presidential center in Chic  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on June 30, 2026: * * * CAIR-NJ Denounces Israel's Barring NJ Resident from Entering, Calls on U.S. to Enforce Anti-Discrimination Clause Within Visa Waiver Program The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, denounces Israel's barring a delegation of travelers from the U.S. from entering Israe  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 (TNSrpt) -- The Capital Research Center issued the following excerpts of a commentary on July 1, 2026, by Managing Editor and Director of Content Ken Braun to the Enemies of Energy: * * * Enemies of Energy: 350.org 350.org has been pushing weather dependent wind and solar electricity on Africa ... where hundreds of millions still live with functionally zero power. Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from Enemies of Energy (https://capitalresearch.org/article/enemies  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * During Pride Month, Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Apologizing for Government Discrimination Against LGBTQ+ Civil Servants, Servicemembers  Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined a resolution led by U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) to acknowledge and apologize for the mistreatment of and discrimination against LGBTQ+ individuals who have se  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * During Pride Month, Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Apologizing for Government Discrimination Against LGBTQ+ Civil Servants, Servicemembers Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined a resolution led by U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) to acknowledge and apologize for the mistreatment of and discrimination against LGBTQ+ individuals who have served   more

WASHINGTON, June 30 (TNSres) -- Gallup, a research-based and performance-management consulting company, issued the following news: * * * Ukrainians Sour on U.S. Leadership 59-percentage-point decline in U.S. approval since 2022 is the largest ever recorded By Benedict Vigers and Julie Ray LONDON -- More than four years after Russia's full-scale invasion of their country, Ukrainians' approval of U.S. leadership continues to sink as attitudes toward the war itself remain stable. Just 7% of   more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, issued the following commentary on June 30, 2026, by senior fellow Tod Lindberg to the Daily Wire: * * * The Everlasting Resilience of American Patriotism Stop listening to the woke Left and postliberal Right - America is great because it is good. - The major intellectual project of the far Left in the United States has long been its attempt to get Ameri  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, issued the following commentary on July 1, 2026, by adjunct fellow Daniel Batlle to the Dallas Morning News: * * * Why Won't Cuba Make a Deal? Havana's refusal to negotiate with the US looks irrational. It isn't. - By any conventional calculation, the Cuban regime should be negotiating with the United States. The Trump administration's campaign to compel  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Robert and Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center posted the following news release: * * * The Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center Announces 2026 Ripple of Hope Award Recipients * New York, NY, July 1, 2026 - The Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center today announced the recipients of its 2026 Ripple of Hope Award: investor and philanthropist Glenn Hutchins ; filmmaker and actor Spike Lee ; entrepreneur and philanthropist Dan Olofsson ; J  more