WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The Children's Defense Fund issued the following news release on April 29, 2026: * * * CDF: Supreme Court Ruling on Voting Rights Act Threatens Voices for Black and Brown Children More than 37 million children of color in America could be adversely affected by the court's decision. * On Wednesday, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision that weakens a key part of the historic Voting Rights Act. The legislation, which was signed into law by President Lyndon  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Responds to Trump's Meddling in Tennessee Electoral Representation * Unhinged comments by the president seeking to steal a seat WASHINGTON -Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today reviewed President Trump's social media broadside calling for Congressional redistricting in Tennessee, and made the following statement: "Trump and the GOP want to take power away from Black voters in  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Medal of Honor Monday: Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Marvin G. Shields * Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Marvin G. Shields has the distinction of being the only Seabee to ever be awarded the Medal of Honor. He was born Dec. 30, 1939, in Port Townsend, Washington, and joined the Navy Jan. 8, 1962. He wanted to be a Seabee, construction mechanic, as he was good with his hands and liked the outdoors, having worked  more

HARLEM, New York, April 30 -- The National Action Network issued the following news release on April 29, 2026: * * * REV. AL SHARPTON CONDEMNS SUPREME COURT'S DECISION TO GUT SECTION 2 OF THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT: "A BULLET IN THE HEART OF THE VOTING RIGHTS MOVEMENT" Sharpton Says Today's 6-3 Ruling Humiliates the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Dismantles Decades of Hard-Won Civil Rights Progress * Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), issued t  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood and Secondary Education, issued the following opening statement on April 28, 2026, at a hearing entitled "Leveling Down: How Equity Policies Undermine Excellence and Harm Students": * * * "Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you to the witnesses for your testimony. I'll start by saying that Gifted and Talented programs, Advanced Placement (AP), Internation  more