WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The Fund for American Studies issued the following news: * * * Beyond the Campus: Student Journalists Bridge the Gap to National Newsrooms Representing 24 schools from across the country, more than 45 aspiring journalists recently met in Dallas for the inaugural TFAS Student Journalism Honors Conference. The TFAS Student Journalism Association--a program of the TFAS Center for Excellence in Journalism--presented young conservative, libertarian and independent journalists   more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news on May 6, 2026: * * * ROUNDUP: Dr. Amy Acton Wins Democratic Nomination as OH GOV Emerges as "A More Competitive Race Than Expected" With Ohio's race for governor officially set between Dr. Amy Acton and failed presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, independent political observers are noting that the battle for this open seat is shaping up as "a more competitive race than expected." Dr. Acton has raised more  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48936) on May 5, 2026, entitled "The Electoral College: Frequently Asked Questions" by American national government specialist R. Sam Garrett. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Individual voters in the United States do not directly elect the President and the Vice President. Instead, their votes select intermediaries, known as electors, to cast votes for a presidential ticket on their behalf. T  more

NEW YORK, May 6 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Malaysia: Submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child * We write in advance of the 100th Pre-Session Working Group of the Committee on the Rights of the Child and its review of Malaysia to highlight areas of concern regarding the Malaysian government's compliance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child. This submission addresses abuses against migrant, refugee, and stateless   more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on May 5, 2026, by Jared Ward, associate lecturer at the University of Akron Department of History, in the foundation's China Brief Notes: * * * PRC Supplies Solar in the Caribbean Executive Summary: * Energy diplomacy has become a key feature in relations between the People's Republic of China (PRC) and Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries, with solar projects supporting the declared goal of promoting a fu  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The National LGBTQ Task Force (formerly the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force) issued the following news: * * * Wall of Honor 2026 Ceremony at Historic Stonewall Inn Held June 25 LGBTQ Icons Miss Major, Barbara Gittings, Luisa Rivera Added By Amber D. Dodd On June 25, the LGBTQ+ community will gather for the annual Wall of Honor ceremony, a tribute to LGBTQ+ trailblazers who have passed on and have made significant contributions to LGBTQ+ politics, art, culture an  more

SYRACUSE, New York, May 7 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: * * * Maxwell's CHRONOS Conference Showcases History Research Now in its 5th year, the student-run history journal conference drew researchers from four universities. * Maxwell School senior Abbey Fitzpatrick spent last summer doing archival research in Hollywood. This spring, she brought those findings to a lectern in the University's Bird Library at the 5th Annual CHRONOS Undergraduate History Conference. Fitzpat  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * The Case Against Carey Coleman * "Emilia Sykes serves Northeast Ohio with one goal: delivering real results for the community she calls home. Meanwhile, Carey Coleman is running on dangerous policies hurting everyday Ohioans. An extremist through and through, Coleman would rubber-stamp Donald Trump's toxic agenda that's gutting health care and raising costs on hardworking families. C  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * The Case Against Eric Conroy * "Greg Landsman is exactly the kind of pragmatic, community-rooted leader Southwest Ohio families deserve in Congress. A former public school teacher and Cincinnati native, Greg has built a reputation as a bipartisan reformer who delivers results. Eric Conroy, on the other hand, is an opportunist who wants to rip health care away from Ohioans while being  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * The Case Against Max Miller * "Brian Poindexter has spent his life working alongside the people he's running to represent -on job sites, in factories, and on the Brook Park City Council. Max Miller, on the other hand, is a multimillionaire D.C. insider who has never lived in the same reality as the people he claims to represent. Voters in the 7th District know the difference between   more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: * * * WTAS: HHS Launches MAHA Action Plan to Curb Psychiatric Overprescribing * The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on May 4, 2026, announced efforts to curb psychiatric overprescribing at a MAHA Institute summit on mental health and overmedicalization. As the closing speaker, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. laid out a new action plan to promote appropriate psychia  more