MONTGOMERY, Alabama, May 5 -- The Alabama Secretary of State issued the following news: * * * Secretary of State Wes Allen Files Legal Motion to Fast-Track Redistricting Case Wes Allen, Alabama's Secretary of State, has formally requested that the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit expedite consideration of Alabama's state Senate redistricting case in light of the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in Louisiana v. Callais. "As the appellant in both of Alabama's redistr  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, May 5 -- The Alabama Secretary of State issued the following news on May 4, 2026: * * * Secretary of State Wes Allen: "May 19 Primary Election to Proceed as Planned" Wes Allen, Alabama's Secretary of State, makes it clear that Alabama is proceeding with the May 19, 2026 Primary Election as scheduled while the State awaits court action in Alabama's congressional and state senate redistricting cases pending in the U.S. Supreme Court and the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following news: * * * Iran Gives President Trump a Shocking Ultimatum By Logan Sekulow Iran just gave President Donald Trump a brazen ultimatum, telling the Trump Administration that the United States has 30 days to agree to a 14-point plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, or else. Now the whole world awaits Trump's response to Iran's demands. Meanwhile, two U.S. ships reportedly crossed the Strait of Hormuz, prompting I  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 [Category: Political] -- The Campaign Legal Center posted the following news release: * * * Campaign Legal Center, UCLA Voting Rights Project Sue to Block Florida's Partisan Gerrymander TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - On May 4, 2026, Campaign Legal Center and the UCLA Voting Rights Project (VRP) -on behalf of individual Florida voters - sued to block Florida's new illegal, gerrymandered congressional map, arguing that state lawmakers violated the Florida Constitution by drawing district  more

NEW YORK, May 4 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * Civil Rights Groups File Emergency Federal Challenge to Louisiana Officials' Attempt to Suspend Election Already Underway * BATON ROUGE, La. -A group of individual voters, the League of Women Voters of Louisiana, and the League of Women Voters of Louisiana Education Fund today filed an emergency lawsuit in federal court seeking to block Secretary of State Nancy Landry's impl  more

NEW YORK, May 4 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * Civil Rights Groups File Emergency Federal Challenge to Louisiana Officials' Attempt to Suspend Election Already Underway * BATON ROUGE, La. -A group of individual voters, the League of Women Voters of Louisiana, and the League of Women Vo  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 [Category: Political] -- The League of Women Voters issued the following news release on May 4, 2026: * * * Civil Rights Groups File Emergency Federal Challenge to Louisiana Officials' Attempt to Suspend Election Already Underway BATON ROUGE, LA -- A group of individual voters, the League of Women Voters of Louisiana, and the League of Women Voters of Louisiana Education Fund today filed an emergency lawsuit in federal court seeking to block Secretary of State Nancy Landry's  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Rep. Troy Carter, D-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Carter Says "Geaux Vote!" * NEW ORLEANS, LA -Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) released the following statement: "Geaux VOTE! Despite the suspension of the U.S. House elections, I am still encouraging voters to go to the polls and make their voices heard. "We are hopeful that the courts will overturn this decision, and if they do, every vote cast will matter and must be co  more

WEST PERTH, Australia, May 5 -- The Conservation Council of Western Australia issued the following news release: * * * State's peak environment group calls for stronger climate ambition and emissions reduction The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) says the State Government's Climate Bill has gone from bad to worse, with news this morning that it wants to remove interim emissions reduction targets from new drafts of the Bill. CCWA Executive Director Matt Roberts said that proper climate ambit  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * DCCC Chair Statement on Signing of Florida's Further Gerrymandered Congressional Map * Following the signing of Florida's new, further gerrymandered congressional map, DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene released the following statement: "The American people hate the Republican scheme to rig the midterm elections and, in elections across the country, voters have made that clear. Meanwhile, Re  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene on Why GOP is Pursuing Their Corrupt Power Grab: "They're losing across the country, so they want to rig the system." * DelBene also weighs in on Supreme Court's recent decision to gut the Voting Rights Act: "This is judicial overreach and a sad day day for our country" In the wake of the Supreme Court's ruling to gut the Voting Rights Act and subsequent m  more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, May 4 -- The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Georgia Republic Services Driver Challenges Federal Labor Board Policy Blocking Vote to Remove Teamsters Union * Majority of Calhoun-based drivers demanded vote to oust Teamsters union, but federal labor board denied election due to so-called 'contract bar' Calhoun, GA (May 4, 2026) - Brian Wilson, a truck driver for waste hauling company Republic Services, is asking   more

WASHINGTON, May 4 [Category: Political] -- Heritage Action for America posted the following news release: * * * Heritage Action Applauds Florida's Newly Enacted Congressional Map, Restoring Equal Protection and Advancing Fair Representation * Heritage Action today praised Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for signing into law a newly enacted congressional map passed by the Florida legislature, calling it decisive leadership in the effort to reject racial gerrymandering and restore fair represent  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * JOINT STATEMENT FROM LEADER JEFFRIES, CONGRESSMAN MORELLE ON NEW YORK REDISTRICTING * (New Haven, C.T.)-Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Congressman Joe Morelle released a statement announcing a redistricting initiative, the New York Democracy Project. "House Republicans have failed and the American people know it," said House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries. "That is why GOP   more

WASHINGTON, May 4 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * JOINT STATEMENT FROM LEADER JEFFRIES, RANKING MEMBER MORELLE ON NEW YORK REDISTRICTING * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Committee on House Administration Ranking Member Joe Morelle released a statement announcing a redistricting initiative, the New York Democracy Project. " House Republicans have failed and the American people know it," said House De  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * JOINT STATEMENT FROM LEADER JEFFRIES, RANKING MEMBER MORELLE ON NEW YORK REDISTRICTING * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Committee on House Administration Ranking Member Joe Morelle released a statement announcing a redistricting initiative, the New York Democracy Project. " House Republicans have failed and the American people know it," said House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jef  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, ranking member of the House Administration Committee, and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following statement on May 4, 2026: * * * Joint Statement from Leader Jeffries, Ranking Member Morelle on New York Redistricting Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Committee on House Administration Ranking Member Joe Morelle released a statement announcing a redistricting initiative, the New York Democra  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * NEW POLL: Democrats GROW to 5-POINT Lead on Generic Ballot Ahead of Midterms * Donald Trump is underwater on EVERY major issue, from cost of living to immigration With six months to go until the November midterm elections, Donald Trump is severely underwater with the American people on every major issue animating the electorate, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos po  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution released the following written testimony by Jeffrey Bossert Clark, vice president of litigation at the Oversight Project, and former acting administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, from an April 21, 2026, hearing entitled "Arctic Frost: Conspiracy and Coordination Against President Trump and the American Right": * * * Chairman Schmitt, Ranking Member Welch, and Members of the Subcommittee, than  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Washington, issued the following news release on May 4, 2026: * * * Gluesenkamp Perez Fights to Protect Washington State Mail-in Ballot Access Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez recently pushed the House Appropriations Committee to respect and preserve Washington state's widely used and secure vote-by-mail system. During a heated debate in the Committee, the Congresswoman encouraged her colleagues to support her amendment to the Financial Servic  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Democrats Push Back On Trump's Executive Order Attacking Vote-By-Mail In letter to Acting AG Blanche, Sens. Durbin, Padilla, Peters, Schumer lead Democrats in encouraging DOJ to refocus on protecting voters and access to ballot box, as well as requesting production of any opinions, correspondence, or documents related to Trump's latest EO   more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by William Trachman, President Trump's nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to Tanzania, from an April 28, 2026, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Daines, Ranking Member Kaine, and distinguished Members of the Committee. Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. I am deeply honored by President Trump's nomination to serve as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Republic of Tanzania, and am gra  more

TACOMA, Washington, May 4 -- The University of Puget Sound posted the following news: * * * University of Puget Sound Student Recognized as 2026 ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge Award Recipient * Abi Longbottom '26, a politics and government major at the University of Puget Sound, has been honored as a 2026 ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge (ALL IN) award recipient. She was recognized alongside 168 students across the country for their contributions to creating a more civically engaged cult  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, May 1 -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus posted the following news: * * * UNLV Newsmakers 2026: April * April showers came in the form of a torrent of headlines, because this edition of Newsmakers is inundated with them. Can thunderstorms worsen your pollen allergies? Is waking up with your cell phone the best way to start your day? How did popcorn become associated with movie theaters? What are politicians doing to stymie inflation ahead of the midterm electio  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following news: * * * Virginia's Constitution Is Not a Suggestion: ACLJ's Analysis of Unconstitutional Redistricting Scheme By Jordan Sekulow The attempt to shut conservatives out of the midterm elections in Virginia is becoming the most consequential redistricting fight in the country. The newly approved map is devastating to the integrity of the vote - giving 51% of the electorate 91% of the representation in Congress  more