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Journals Political Newsletter for Tuesday March 31, 2026 ( 8 items )  

Center for European Policy Analysis Issues Commentary: Playbook to Clear the Strait of Hormuz
WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary by Jason Israel, senior fellow for the Defense Technology Initiative: * * * A Playbook to Clear the Strait of Hormuz The US and allies have recent experience working together in maritime choke points that should be considered in any operation close to Iran. * In normal times, the Strait of Hormuz, a 24-mile-wide maritime passage framing the Persian Gulf, helps keep the global economy a well-oiled  more

Faculty Address Supreme Court Birthright Citizenship Case
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 30 -- Yale Law School posted the following news: * * * Faculty Address Supreme Court Birthright Citizenship Case * Back to News The U.S. Supreme Court On April 1, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Trump v. Barbara, a case considering the constitutionality of the administration's executive order to limit birthright citizenship, the granting of citizenship to anyone born within the country's borders. Executive Order 14160, issued on the firs  more

ICYMI: Sens. Schiff, Curtis Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Ban Sports Prediction Market Contracts
WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Sens. Schiff, Curtis Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Ban Sports Prediction Market Contracts * The Prediction Markets Are Gambling Act marked the Senate's first bipartisan bill seeking to regulate prediction markets "It ought to be up to the states to decide what kind of gambling goes on within their state. This kind of end run around the law is encouraging vast amounts of gambling. W  more

Klobuchar, Shaheen, Colleagues Raise Concerns to USDA on Data Quality
WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release on March 30, 2026: * * * Klobuchar, Shaheen, Colleagues Raise Concerns to USDA on Data Quality Over 70% of ag producers and retailers are now less confident in USDA reports * Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member   more

Manhattan Institute Issues Commentary to Daily Wire: Dem-Run City's Victory Lap on Crime Hides What's Happening on the Streets
NEW YORK, March 31 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on March 30, 2026, by Rafael Mangual, head of research for the Policing and Public Safety Initiative, to the Daily Wire: * * * Dem-Run City's Victory Lap on Crime Hides What's Happening on the Streets Not everything is as it seems in NYC's crime reports. * New York City crime isn't just a hot-button political issue; it's also a concrete measure of how healthy public life is in the nation's biggest ci  more

Normative messaging bridges the partisan gap in pandemic risk-taking
PLYMOUTH, England, March 30 -- The University of Plymouth posted the following news: * * * Normative messaging bridges the partisan gap in pandemic risk-taking * People's political persuasions can have a significant influence on their initial response to a global health crisis, according to new research. But while they do tend to respond to guidance issued or followed by their political leaders of choice, the study showed that people's behaviour can be altered by targeted interventions tha  more

Novartis IgAN Data in New England Journal of Medicine Show Fabhalta(R) Slowed Kidney Function Decline by 49.3%
BASEL, Switzerland, March 31 -- Novartis, a pharmaceutical company, issued the following news release on March 29, 2026: * * * Novartis IgAN data in New England Journal of Medicine show Fabhalta(R) slowed kidney function decline by 49.3% * Fabhalta lowered likelihood of progression to kidney failure by 43% in APPLAUSE-IgAN study1 * 40.7% of patients on Fabhalta demonstrated sustained reduction of protein in urine over two years1 * Fabhalta granted priority review by FDA for traditional appr  more

Tens of Thousands of Nevadans Protest Trump's Cost-Raising Agenda While Lombardo Cheers Him On
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, March 30 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Tens of Thousands of Nevadans Protest Trump's Cost-Raising Agenda While Lombardo Cheers Him On * Tens of thousands of Nevadans took to the streets this weekend to fight back against harmful GOP policies wreaking havoc on our state, all while Joe Lombardo caves to Donald Trump's cost-raising agenda - even saying he's doing a " fantastic job." As Lombardo prioritizes Trump over working families,  more