ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 19 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-VA Reacts to Advancements in the General Assembly Midsession * Feb 19, 2026 by AFP RICHMOND, VA- Americans for Prosperity Virginia (AFP-VA) is weighing in on the 2026 General Assembly midsession after crossover, with fair praise on bipartisan victories while expressing grave concern on the progressives pushes from factions in Richmond. AFP-VA Director Tim Parrish  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 (Rep.) -- Del. Aumua Amata Radewagen, R-American Samoa, issued the following news release: * * * Amata's IGIA Message Stresses Infrastructure * Her Speech Ties Local Port, Air Tower, Hospital to Broader U.S. Objectives Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata gave remarks on an infrastructure and security theme Wednesday at the Interagency Group on Insular Affairs (IGIA), hosted by the Department of the Interior (DOI) at their DC headquarters, in which she tied  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * America First Legal Urges Utah Federal Court to Reject Rogue Judge's New Congressional Map * America First Legal (AFL) has filed an amicus brief in the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah, urging the court to block the unlawful use of a new congressional map. AFL's brief argues that this court-imposed congressional map violates federal law, includ  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 19 -- The Arizona State Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2026: * * * Senate Republicans Advance Ballot Measure to Secure Elections, Ensure Timely Results, Put Citizens Back in Charge Senate Republicans are advancing a ballot measure to secure Arizona elections, prevent foreign influence, and establish clear deadlines intended to deliver faster, more timely election results. The proposal strengthens voter protections by ensuring only  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 19 -- The Arizona State Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * Senator Bolick Advances Legislation to Protect Vulnerable Adults from Financial Exploitation Senator Shawnna Bolick is advancing legislation aimed at strengthening protections for vulnerable adults and ensuring accountability for those who exploit trust for personal gain. This bill comes in response to increasing concerns over financial abuse targeting seniors and   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 19 -- The Arizona State Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2026: * * * Senator Hoffman Advances Election Integrity Measure Requiring Federal Law Enforcement Presence at Arizona Voting Locations Arizona Senate Republicans are advancing legislation this week to strengthen election security and restore public confidence in the voting process by ensuring existing election laws are consistently enforced at polling locations across the stat  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 20 -- The Arizona State Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * Arizona Legislature Files U.S. Supreme Court Appeal to Defend Proof-of-Citizenship Voting Law Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to take up Arizona's proof-of-citizenship voting case today, formally requesting the nation's highest court review a Ninth Circuit ruling that blocked requirements ensuring only eligible citizens can  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell & Clark County Leaders Urge Washingtonians to Reject Burdens on Voting * House-passed SAVE America Act could disenfranchise millions of Washingtonians - Cantwell releases snapshot report demonstrating potential cost & time burdens on WA voters; Cantwell calls on FBI to speed investigation into 2024 Vancouver ballot box arsons  VANCOUVER, WA - Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA)  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Club for Growth, an advocacy organization, issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * Club for Growth PAC Endorses Rep. Tom McClintock in CA-05 Re-Election Campaign Club for Growth PAC endorsed Rep. Tom McClintock (CfGF Lifetime Rating: 95%) in California's 5th Congressional District. McClintock, a 13-time winner of Club for Growth's Defender of Economic Freedom Award, is running for re-election in the newly redrawn 5th District. "Rep. Tom McClintock is   more

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 20 -- The Colorado Secretary of State issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * Eric Nelson Does Not Qualify for State Primary Ballot The Elections Division of the Colorado Secretary of State's Office announced today that Eric Nelson, Democratic candidate for Colorado House of Representatives, District 42, failed to submit the required number of signatures to appear on the June 30, 2026 State Primary ballot. Candidates for the Colorado House of Represen  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 -- The Columbia Law School issued the following news: * * * Rolando Acosta '82 Delivers Keynote at 11th Annual Alumni of Color Reception In his remarks, Dean Daniel Abebe called the retired New York State Supreme Court justice "a vocal advocate for judicial independence and democracy." * When Rolando T. Acosta CC '79, LAW '82 spoke at this year's Alumni of Color Reception, he began by explaining why he retired early from "the best job in the world" as the presiding justic  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 [Category: Political] -- The Campaign Legal Center posted the following news release: * * * Former Sen. Kyrsten Sinema Faces Legal Complaint Over Personal Use of Campaign Funds * Campaign Legal Center filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) alleging that former U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema used her campaign committee, Sinema for Arizona, to illegally spend over $700,000 in campaign funds on personal expenses. This is the latest occurrence in a troubling p  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 19 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * Georgia Legislators and Advocates Announce Henry McNeal Turner Voting Rights Act * Contact: Legal Defense Fund: media@naacpldf.org Fair Fight Action: Max@FairFightAction.com Southern Poverty Law Center: press@splcenter.org At a time when voting rights and fair elections are under coordinated attack nationwide, Georgia lawmakers are taking action. Today, Georgia   more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Feb. 19 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Southern Poverty Law Center issued the following news: * * * Georgia Legislators and Advocates Announce Henry McNeal Turner Voting Rights Act * At a time when voting rights and fair elections are under coordinated attack nationwide, Georgia lawmakers are taking action. Today, Georgia legislators and voting rights advocates announced the introduction of the Henry McNeal Turner Voting Rights Act (Georgia VRA). Sponsored by Georgia Senat  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe released the following testimony by Matt Boyse, a senior fellow at Hudson Institute Center on Europe and Eurasia, from a Feb. 10, 2026, hearing entitled "Weaponized Mass Migration: A Security Risk to Europe and the United States": * * * Chairman Self, Ranking Member Keating, distinguished members of the Committee: thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today. Before I joined the Hudson Institute, I served in   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson to Attend People's State of the Union on the National Mall, Welcome Bristol Family Targeted by Trump Immigration Application Ban to the Capitol * East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced he will not attend President Trump's State of the Union address. Larson will join progressive lawmakers and advocates across the country to speak out at the National Mall for a "  more

FARGO, North Dakota, Feb. 20 -- The North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * Mile High City Mayor to address North Dakota Democratic-NPL Convention BISMARCK - Denver Mayor Mike Johnston will address the delegates of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Convention on March 7. Since the start of his administration, Denver has achieved historic reductions in street homelessness, enhanced public safety, expanded affordable housing, and invested in rev  more

ZURICH, Switzerland, Feb. 20 -- ABB, a technology company specializing in electrification and automation, issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * Notice of ABB's Annual General Meeting on March 19, 2026 ABB today published the invitation to its Annual General Meeting (AGM), which will be held on Thursday, March 19, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. CET. The invitation can be found attached and via this link. The Annual General Meeting 2026 will be held at Halle 550, Birchstrasse 150, 8050  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 -- Physicians for Human Rights issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * Renewed Fighting in Ethiopia Risks Widespread Civilian Harm As regional actors gather for the 39th African Union (AU) Summit in Addis Ababa this week, they must press for an end to the violence. * Recent accounts of escalating conflicts across Ethiopia, including drone strikes, heavy fighting, and extrajudicial killings, risk causing immediate and severe health harms to affected commun  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Republicans Are Getting "Crushed" in Recent Elections, And They Are Freaking Out About the Midterms * Axios AM's 1 big thing: GOP wipeout Republicans are getting crushed in special election after special election, prompting fears about a forthcoming wipeout in November among party insiders. Since Trump was elected, Democrats have overperformed Kamala Harris's 2024 margin by 13  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 19 [Category: Financial Services] -- The Security Industry Association posted the following news release: * * * Security Industry Association Names Amazon and YourSix as 2026 SIA Members of the Year * The two companies will be honored for their impressive leadership, engagement in SIA programs and contributions to the security industry at The Advance, SIA's annual membership meeting. SILVER SPRING, Md.-The Security Industry Association (SIA) is pleased to announce  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Ashley Brooke Moody, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * Sen. Moody Stands for Freedom, Marks 30th Anniversary of Shootdown of Brothers to the Rescue with Congressman Diaz-Balart HIALEAH GARDENS, Fla.--Senator Ashley Moody today honored the victims of the Brothers to the Rescue shootdown with U.S. Representatives Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-26), Maria Elvira Salazar (FL-27), and Carlos A. Gimenez (FL-28). Thirty years ago, the communist C  more

GENEVA, Switzerland, Feb. 19 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The International Commission of Jurists issued the following news: * * * South Sudan: Extend UN Investigations Amid Deteriorating Human Rights Crisis * To the Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council (Geneva, Switzerland) 19 February 2026 South Sudan: Extend UN investigations, stand ready to respond to any further deterioration of the human rights situation Your Excellen  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 19 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * South Sudan: Extend UN Investigations, Stand Ready to Respond to Any Further Deterioration of the Human Rights Situation * To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council (Geneva, Switzerland) 19 February 2026 South Sudan: Extend UN investigations, stand ready to respond to any further deterioration of the human rights situation Y  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 -- Tradeweb Markets, a builder and operator of global fixed income and derivatives marketplaces, issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * Tradeweb and Kalshi Announce Strategic Partnership to Expand Institutional Access to Prediction Markets Collaboration bridges Kalshi's prediction markets with Tradeweb's institutional experience with goal of developing the first institutional-focused marketplace for event contracts Tradeweb makes minority investment in Ka  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The House Foreign Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Philip Solanz, a fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, from a Feb. 10, 2026, hearing entitle "Syria at a Crossroads: U.S. Policy Challenges Post-Assad": * * * Today, Syria is the most important front in the American and overall international community's effort to stabilize long-term the Middle East following the two year war begun by Hamas' horrific terrorist attack on Israel. The   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The House Foreign Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Andrew J. Tabler, Martin J. Gross senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, from a Feb. 10, 2026, hearing entitle "Syria at a Crossroads: U.S. Policy Challenges Post-Assad": * * * Chairman, Ranking Member, and Members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to testify on the challenges facing Syria 14 months following the dramatic collapse of the Assad regime. Since assuming  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * The Washington Post: DGA Uses Record Fundraising Haul to Invest in Staff Across the Country, Go on Offense in 2026 New reporting from The Washington Post highlights how the DGA is using its record $112 million 2025 fundraising haul to invest in dozens of staff in key states across the country as the organization continues to go on offense in 2026. The DGA has been partnering with sta  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 19 -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Bring out the shy people: The case for politics without politicians In a new book, political theorist Helene Landemore argues that electoral politics is irredeemably broken but that democracy can be repaired by empowering ordinary people to govern. By Mike Cummings Yale political theorist Helene Landemore has a soft spot for shy people -- the wallflowers least likely to seek or desire power. She believes sh  more