RICHMOND, Virginia, April 28 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on April 27, 2026: * * * 100 Days of Action: Attorney General Jay Jones Prioritizes Lowering Costs, Defending Rights, and Keeping Virginians Safe On his 100th day in office, Attorney General Jay Jones released a comprehensive update on the work his office has been doing for all people in the Commonwealth. These actions deliver on the promises AG Jones has made to Virginians - that he would lo  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * America First Legal Encourages U.S. Election Assistance Commission to Strengthen Election Integrity * Today, America First Legal (AFL) submitted a formal comment to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) in support of the proposed Voluntary National Election Audit Standards, urging the EAC to strengthen the standards by addressing three critical omis  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 27 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Ken Paxton Secures Victory in the U.S. Supreme Court to Successfully Defend Texas's Big Beautiful Map for 2026 Elections * Attorney General Ken Paxton has yet again successfully defended Texas's Big Beautiful Map in the U.S. Supreme Court. After a district court enjoined the use of Texas's congressional map, Attorney General Paxton appealed that ruling and secured an emerge  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell Co-Introduces Bill to Block Trump's Executive Order Restricting Vote by Mail ICYMI: Cantwell, colleagues warn USPS that complying with Trump's illegal mail-in voting executive order would be "a blatant violation of the Constitution"  * U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and senior member of the Senate F  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, April 28 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on April 27, 2026, by economist John Phelan: * * * House DFLers introduce bill to punish cities and counties which fly the old state flag Prior to 2022, if you had asked 1,000 random Minnesotans to name the ten most pressing issues facing the state, it is very unlikely that any of them would have listed "  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on April 27, 2026, by Andrew Friedman, director and senior fellow in the Human Rights Initiative, and Donatienne Ruy, fellow in the Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program: * * * Hungary After Orban: The Hard Road Back to Democracy In a high-stakes vote on April 12, Hungarians ended Prime Minister Viktor Orban's 16-year tenure. It was one marked by democratic backsliding, corruption, and pow  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- 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 Governm  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following commentary on April 27, 2026, by analyst Kassie Corelli in its Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Growing Dissatisfaction with Kremlin Deepens Elite Split Executive Summary: * Moscow's war against Ukraine is driving Russian economic decline and decreased support for Russian President Vladimir Putin. Disagreements about post-war economic and political structures structure of Russia portend increased elite infighting and instabili  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Lankford Introduces Bill to Verify Citizenship on REAL IDs, Strengthen Election Integrity, and Ensure Road Safety US Senator James Lankford (R-OK), Chair of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (HSGAC) Subcommittee on Border Management, Federal Workforce, and Regulatory Affairs, today introduced the Citizenship Documented License (CDL) Act to strengthen federally recognized identificati  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 28 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following commentary on April 27, 2026, by senior labor market advisor Erik Simonsen: * * * The Danish Parliamentary Election - Risks and Opportunities for Businesses At a Glance - The Danish Parliamentary election resulted in no clear majority for either the left or the right. - This article discusses some proposals set forth by various political parties, and the impact they would have on the Danish business community s  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 27 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Moves to Permanently Block President Trump's Executive Order Restricting Mail Voting, Exerting Control over Elections * Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general, along with the Governor of Pennsylvania, in filing a motion for summary judgment (PDF) in their ongoing challenge to President Trump's executive order that unlawfully att  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 28 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news release on April 27, 2026: * * * NCSBE: 34,000 Deceased Voters Found Through SAVE Initiative The North Carolina Republican Party (NCGOP) commends the ongoing efforts by the North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) to maintain accurate and up-to-date voter rolls. Today, the NCSBE announced that 34,000 deceased voters were identified through comprehensive data comparison with the federal Sy  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 28 -- New Jersey League of Conservation Voters, an organization that says it works to elect environmentally responsible candidates to state and local offices, issued the following news release on April 27, 2026: * * * NEW JERSEY LCV ANNOUNCES ENDORSEMENTS FOR MAY NONPARTISAN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS In communities across New Jersey, voters will head to the polls in May to choose the local leaders who make critical decisions about flooding, drinking water, parks, developm  more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, April 27 -- The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation posted the following news release: * * * New Jersey Wells Fargo Bank Employees Formally Oust CWA Union Bosses Branch is the latest in growing movement by Wells Fargo employees endeavoring to end union affiliation  Seaside Park, NJ - Employees at Wells Fargo's Seaside Park branch have successfully removed Communications Workers of America (CWA) union bosses from their workplace. The effort to remove the un  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 27 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news: * * * REMINDER: Jon Husted Remains at Center of Largest Bribery Scandal in Ohio History * U.S. Supreme Court upholds the conviction of top Jon Husted ally COLUMBUS, OHIO -Today, the United States Supreme Court upheld the conviction of one of Jon Husted's top allies in the FirstEnergy corruption scheme -the largest bribery scandal in Ohio history -proving this political headache isn't going away for Husted anyt  more

CARLISLE, Pennsylvania, April 27 -- Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law posted the following news: * * * Professor Hannah Wiseman speaks with Wisconsin National Public Radio about data centers and elections * UNIVERSITY PARK, PA-Professor Hannah Wiseman was recently interviewed by Wisconsin National Public Radio, sharing insights on voters' increasing focus on data centers. You can read the story by clicking here. Companies are investing massive amounts of money to build   more

SANTA MONICA, California, April 28 -- Rand issued the following commentary on April 27, 2026, by defense and security policy researcher Michael Hikari Cecire: * * * Armenia's Specters of Peace and War Mount Ararat dominates Yerevan's horizon. It's conical peak, glazed with ice, is synonymous with Armenia's millennia-old civilization. Its location, just over the Turkish border amid the killing fields of the nation's most reverberating historical trauma, also makes it a symbol of Armenia's prec  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Missouri voters express high confidence in the administration of the upcoming November election despite partisan divisions over specific policies, according to a survey of 900 likely voters conducted by Saint Louis University and YouGov. The data shows that 82 percent of respondents are confident the election will be run fairly, a figure surpassing national averages reported in other recent polls. Steven Rogers, poll director and associate professor of political science   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 27 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General David W. Sunday issued the following news: * * * State Director Pleads Guilty to Offering Financial Incentives to Street Canvassers during Voter Registration Drives in 3 Central Pa. Counties Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that an Arizona man will serve prison and probation terms for offering financial incentives to street canvassers during voter registration drives in Pennsylvania prior to the 2024 General Election.   more

WASHINGTON, April 27 [Category: Financial Services] -- Better Markets, an organization that says it promotes pro-market, pro-business and pro-growth policies to help build a better financial system, posted the following news release: * * * States Should Regulate Gambling, Not the CFTC, as Better Markets' Details in Massachusetts Amicus Brief * WASHINGTON, D.C.- Dennis Kelleher, Cofounder, President and CEO of Better Markets, issued the following statement on the filing of an amicus brief in   more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Joins Bill to Block Trump's Attacks on Vote by Mail, Presses USPS on Unconstitutional Executive Order U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined the Absentee and Mail Voter Protection Act (Absentee MVP) Act, legislation led by U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), to block President Trump's unlawful March 31, 2026, executive order (EO) that aims to  more