WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary on April 16, 2026, by Patrick Gleason: * * * Tennessee Becomes REINS Act State Number 14, with South Carolina on Deck to be Number 15 The American people continue to vote with their feet, moving from high-tax blue states to red states with lower overall tax burdens, according to updated interstate migration data recently released by the U.S. Census Bureau. In fact, no-income-tax states and those with relatively l  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on April 16, 2026, by Walter Clemens, an associate at the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University, and a professor emeritus of political science at Boston University: * * * The Great Gates of Kyiv and a Vision of Peace A 152-year-old piece of music, which unites European nations and climaxes at the gates of Kyiv, lets listeners imagine a better future. * To fantasize a  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on April 16, 2026, by Kateryna Odarchenko, president of the PolitA Institute for Democracy and Development, also a political consultant and partner of the SIC Group Ukraine: * * * Ukraine's Women: Warriors Not Victims Ukraine's women are central to sustaining the state, supporting the front and holding society together under the extreme pressure of Russian aggression. * The country offers a stri  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Democrats Post "Gargantuan" Fundraising Numbers as They're Poised To Win Back the House Majority * House Democrats and Red to Blue candidates are dominating in Q1 fundraising, raising commanding numbers against their Republican opponents and strong momentum at the outset of 2026. Democrats outraised Republicans in 42 of the DCCC's battleground districts. DCCC Spokesperson Liam B  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: U.S. Rep. Castor Channels Popular Anger at Energy Sec. Wright for Sky-High Electric and Fuel Bills * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) grilled Trump-appointed Energy Secretary Chris Wright on policies that are costing Americans. Trump and GOP policies and their war with Iran are driving massive price hikes and inflation. Rep. Castor grilled Energy Secretary Chris Wri  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on April 17, 2026, by reporter and analyst Wladimir van Wilgenburg in its Terrorism Monitor: * * * Potential for Kurdish Militants to Capture Territory in Iran Executive Summary: * The Coalition of Political Forces of Iranian Kurdistan--made up of 2,500 to 10,000 lightly armed fighters--recently formed amid reports that the United States and Israel were considering offering support to a Kurdish operation in West  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 [Category: Business] -- Open Markets Institute posted the following news release: * * * Open Markets Institute Announces Its Expansion in Europe * As part of a major expansion, Open Markets Institute Unveils Advisory Council and New Hires to Counter Corporate Concentration and Defend European Democracy The Open Markets Institute is significantly expanding its European operations with new staff and the launch of a European Advisory Council, bringing together leading exp  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 17 -- Washington University in St. Louis posted the following news: * * * Separating fact from fiction in housing affordability and corporate investors * The United States has a growing housing affordability problem. Recently, U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren, of Massachusetts, and Tim Scott, of South Carolina, introduced the 21 st Century ROAD to Housing Act, a bipartisan legislative package aimed at increasing housing supply and lowering costs. It has been described a  more

STANFORD, California, April 14 -- Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies issued the following Q&A by Khushmita Dhabhai with professor of political science Lisa Blaydes: * * * Meet Our Researchers: Lisa Blaydes Understanding how rulers, elites, and institutional incentives shape long-term political stability with Professor Lisa Blaydes. * Lisa Blaydes is a Professor of Political Science at Stanford University. She is the author of State of Repression: Iraq und  more