WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on April 24, 2026: * * * IN THE STATES: Democrats Score Major Victory in Virginia Against Republican Attempts to Rig Elections and Costs Continue to Soar Under Trump Democrats in Virginia pulled off a historic victory on Tuesday: Virginians passed a ballot measure to redraw the Commonwealth's congressional maps, netting up to four new blue seats. Donald Trump and Republicans set off this redistricting   more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Demand USPS Uphold Federal Law Over President Trump's Illegal Executive Order to Restrict Vote by Mail * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Alex Padilla (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Senate Rules and Administrati  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Demand USPS Uphold Federal Law Over President Trump's Illegal Executive Order to Restrict Vote by Mail * Senators Also Join Colleagues in Introducing Legislation to Block Trump's Executive Order Restricting Vote By Mail U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmen  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on April 24, 2026: * * * ICYMI: Democrats Help Defeat RNC's Lawsuit Attempting to Disenfranchise Military Families in Michigan This week, the Michigan Court of Claims dismissed a lawsuit from the RNC attempting to disenfranchise thousands of U.S. citizens abroad, most notably military families. The DNC filed an amicus brief in support of Secretary of State Benson, Attorney General Nessel, and other Mic  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 [Category: Political] -- The League of Women Voters issued the following news release on April 24, 2026: * * * League of Women Voters of Oregon, LULAC File Amicus Brief in Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to Defend Voter Privacy PASADENA - Today the League of Women Voters of Oregon and the League of United Latin American Citizens, represented by Campaign Legal Center, the Brennan Center for Justice, and Democracy Defenders Fund, filed an amicus brief (https://www.lwv.org/si  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 [Category: Political] -- The League of Women Voters issued the following news release: * * * Civil rights groups sue Alaska Division of Elections for sharing unredacted voter registration list Today, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Alaska, with Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) and the ACLU Voting Rights Project, filed a lawsuit challenging the Alaska Division of Elections' (DOE) unconstitutional actions when it shared Alaska's unredacted Voter Reg  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 [Category: Political] -- The League of Women Voters issued the following news release on April 24, 2026: * * * Organizations Appeal Ruling Upholding Discriminatory NC Law Targeting Youth Voters WINSTON-SALEM -- Three voting rights organizations announced their appeal today of the recent federal court decision upholding restrictions to same-day registration in Senate Bill 747 (SB 747), which targeted the voices of North Carolina's youngest voters and unnecessarily put thei  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rosen Helps Introduce Bill to Protect Vote By Mail * This Comes In Response To President Trump's Unconstitutional Executive Order To Restrict Mail In Voting WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) helped introduce the Absentee and Mail Voter Protection Act ( Absentee MVP Act ), which aims to protect the right to vote-by-mail. The bill would block President Trump's unconstitutional executiv  more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, April 24 -- Samford University issued the following news release: * * * Student Government Renews Tradition by Dedicating Time Capsule for Students in 2050 * Samford University celebrated a tradition dating back half a century, rededicating the university's time capsule for future generations of students to open in 2050. The tradition began in 1976 to celebrate America's bicentennial, when then-president Leslie S. Wright and the student government association decided t  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13200) on April 24, 2026, by macroeconomic policy specialist Marc Labonte and international trade and finance specialist Rebecca M. Nelson. Here are excerpts * * * Treasury's Exchange Stabilization Fund The Exchange Stabilization Fund (ESF) is an emergency reserve fund of the Department of the Treasury created by Congress in 1934. The ESF has evolved from its original purpose  more