WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * "It's Honest-to-God Quite Simple": Gabe Vasquez Calls Out GOP's Reckless Spending * While hardworking New Mexicans are facing rising gas prices, health care premiums, and grocery costs, Congressman Gabe Vasquez is fighting to make their lives more affordable. In a new op-ed, Vasquez details how MAGA Republicans in Washington are more focused on giving ICE blank checks and spending   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 8 -- The Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Alum Finds Hope in Local Communities *. Biostatistics Ahead of his alumni address at the 2026 SPH Convocation, Ali Noorani (SPH'99) discusses his priorities as the new president of the Barr Foundation, as well democracy, the immigration debate, and navigating uncertain times. Nearly 30 years ago, Ali Noorani (SPH'99) decided to pursue a Master of Public Health, in part, to lear  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * CBP Announces 37 Additional Partnerships for New and Expanded Services U.S. Customs and Border Protection made tentative selections for new Reimbursable Services Agreements that will promote cross-border trade and essential travel to the United States in late October. "The CBP Reimbursable Services Program is a crucial program that ensures trade and travel cont  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 8 [Category: BizHospital] -- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia issued the following news release: * * * Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers Find Diagnostic Delays are Common for U.S. Pediatric Patients with Malaria Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), in collaboration with colleagues across the country, found that more than one in four pediatric patients treated for malaria in the United States had a delay in their initial   more

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11430) by deputy assistant director Michael John Garcia and legislative attorney Alexander H. Pepper: * * * Congressional Court Watcher: Circuit Splits from April 2026 The U.S. Courts of Appeals for the thirteen "circuits" issue thousands of precedential decisions each year. Because relatively few of these decisions are ultimately reviewed by the Supreme Court, the U.S. Cou  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Deluzio Holds Crafton Plaza Community Town Hall * CRAFTON, PA - Today, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) held a town hall with residents of Crafton Plaza in Crafton, PA. This continues Congressman Deluzio's pace of regularly holding open-question town hall events, with more than twenty events held during the current session of Congress (2025-2026). The one-hour event covered a wide   more

PALO ALTO, California, May 8 -- Cooley, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Cooley Wins Major Fourth Circuit Victory for Pro Bono Client Trokon Diahn Cooley won a major victory on behalf of pro bono client Trokon Diahn after the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit granted his petition for review, vacated his removal order and remanded his case for further proceedings. Diahn, now in his early 20s, has lived in the United States since age 2. Born in a refugee camp in Co  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 8 -- Education Minnesota issued the following news release: * * * Court allows immigration enforcement activity near Minnesota schools to continue; Lawsuit proceeds A federal court denied a request for a preliminary injunction in Fridley Public School District (ISD 14) et al. v. Mullin et al., allowing immigration enforcement activity at and around public schools in Minnesota to continue for now while the case moves forward. The lawsuit challenges the U.S. Departmen  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 8 (TNSrpt) -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Employers Brace for AI-Driven Workplace Shifts and Rising Risk, Littler's Annual Survey Shows U.S. employers are recalibrating workforce strategies as they adapt to surging artificial intelligence (AI) use and shifting priorities of the Trump administration. New research from Littler finds that while issues at the top of employers' agendas over the past year - including immigration and diversity  more

CEDARVILLE, Ohio, May 8 -- Cedarville University posted the following news: * * * From Haiti to America: How Dr. Lou Lilite's faith shaped his journey * by Rich Stratton, Assistant Director of Public Relations Dr. Lou Lilite learned hope in the hard soil of Haiti. He grew up in a ministry family surrounded by the daily realities of poverty, where need was easy to see and impossible to ignore. Yet even there, God planted gifts and purpose in his life. Through his parents' example, Lou lea  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * ICE Asks Indiana to Not Release Illegal Alien Serial Rapist * This sexual predator from Mexico was released into our country by the Biden Administration WASHINGTON - The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued the following statement after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged a detainer asking Indiana officials to not release an illegal alien serial rap  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: In Yakima, Murray Discusses Key Homelessness & Housing Investments, Visits with Provider Whose Federal Funding She Helped Protect * Yakima, WA - On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, visited the Yakima Neighborhood Health Services to learn more about their work providing accessible and integrated health and social services to the com  more

LOS ANGELES, California, May 9 -- Justice Action Center issued the following news release on May 8, 2026: * * * Immigrant Rights Groups Demand Answers on DACA as Trump Administration Continues Administrative Squeeze SAN FRANCISCO - A group of national and Bay Area-based immigrant rights groups filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request yesterday to demand answers from the Trump Administration on its operation of the popular Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Over th  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against State of New Mexico and City of Albuquerque for Obstructing Federal Immigration Enforcement The United States has filed a complaint and motion for preliminary injunction against the State of New Mexico, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez, the City of Albuquerque, and Albuquerque Mayor Timothy Keller, alleging tha  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on May 8, 2026: * * * Justice Department Moves to Denaturalize 12 Individuals for Concealing Terrorist Support, War Crimes, Espionage, Sexual Abuse, and More The Department of Justice announced today that it filed denaturalization actions in various U.S. district courts against 12 individuals accused of serious offenses--including providing material support to a terrorist group, committing war crimes, and se  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on May 8, 2026: * * * Justice Department Sues to Revoke US Citizenship of Convicted Cuban Spy The U.S. Department of Justice filed a civil denaturalization complaint yesterday against Victor Manuel Rocha in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Rocha is a native of Colombia who was convicted of serving as an unregistered agent for the Republic of Cuba. "Under no circumstance  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 [Category: Sociological] (TNSrpt) -- UnidosUS posted the following news release: * * * Latino Healthcare Under Attack: Lawmakers Are Reversing 14 Years of Progress * Report finds that the Trump administration is presiding over history's largest health coverage losses WASHINGTON - A new report from UnidosUS, the nation's largest Latino civil rights and advocacy organization, finds that more than 4 million Latinos are among the roughly 14 million Americans projected to lose  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * Meet One of the Media's 'Non-Criminals': ICE Law Enforcement Officers in New Jersey Arrest International Fugitive Wanted for Murder in His Origin Country Nearly 70% of ICE arrests have been of criminal illegal aliens convicted or charged of a crime in the U.S.-those who committed crimes in foreign countries are not counted in that statistic  * The United States Department of Homeland Secu  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 [Category: Political] -- The NAACP posted the following news release: * * * NAACP Applauds Introduction of Updated Pregnant Women in Custody Act * WASHINGTON -NAACP applauds the Pregnant Women in Custody Act, reintroduced by Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37), which establishes care standards for pregnant and postpartum women in federal custody. This updated version builds upon the bipartisan bill passed by the House in the 117th Congress by expanding coverage across agencie  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following statement on May 8, 2026: * * * Neal Statement on April 2026 Jobs Report SPRINGFIELD, MA-- Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the April 2026 jobs report (https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm): "Zoom out and the story of this report is cl  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 [Category: Health Care] -- The National Health Law Program issued the following news: * * * Nebraskan with Disabilities, Backed by Four Nonprofits, Sues State Over New Disabilities Assessment System * LINCOLN, NE -Legal Aid of Nebraska, joined by Nebraska Appleseed, the National Health Law Program, and TechTonic Justice, has filed a lawsuit against the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), challenging the State's use of its new assessment system, which us  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, May 9 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on May 8, 2026: * * * Organized Crime Task Force raids two illegal marijuana grow operations in Prague Attorney General Gentner Drummond's Organized Crime Task Force raided two illegal marijuana grow operations Wednesday. Agents raided Benson Kush and Grand Growth, both in Prague. Authorities detained 36 suspects, and three illegal immigrants were taken into custody by U.S. Immigrat  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas posted the following news release: * * * Paisas gang member sentenced for human smuggling while on supervised release in joint HSTF/JTFA effort * LAREDO, Texas - A 25-year-old Laredo resident has been ordered to federal prison for transporting illegal aliens following a failed smuggling attempt near the La Bota Ranch area, announced Acting U.S. Attorney John G.E. Marck. Duilio Ivan Selgado pleaded g  more

CARLISLE, Pennsylvania, May 8 -- Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law posted the following news: * * * Professor Jamison E. Colburn quoted in The New York Times * UNVERSITY PARK, PA-Professor Jamison E. Colburn was recently quoted in The New York Times in an article titled "ICE Warehouse Plan Faces Delay Over Lack of Environmental Reviews." You can read the story by clicking here. As the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) began acquiring warehouses for Immigration and C  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Dave Min, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Dave Min Hosts Sixth Annual AANHPI Empowerment Summit * Irvine, CA -Following a tradition first started during his time as a California State Senator, Representative Dave Min (CA-47) hosted his sixth annual Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Empowerment Summit to recognize the contributions of key AANHPI leaders he represents in Orange County. "I am so proud to repres  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following commentary on May 7, 2026, to the Washington Post: * * * OBecome a Republican? I'd be terrible. Many might not know, but I won my first race by a single vote to be mayor of Braddock, a small steel town -- one of the poorest in our commonwealth -- where 90 percent of the population left. It was a forgotten community. I wasn't interested in playing political games. I wanted to help deliver change. It wasn't about be  more

LOUDONVILLE, New York, May 5 (TNSxrep) -- Siena College Research Institute issued the following news release: * * * Hochul Favorability & Approval Ratings Each Drop 8 Points To Lowest Levels In Last Year; Her Lead Over Blakeman Grows 3 Points to 49-33% * 49% Say New York's Best Days Are Still Ahead & 32% Say Best Days Are Behind Us; 36% Say NY Does Not Spend Enough on Programs Like Health Care, Education & Infrastructure, 22% Say NY Spends Too Much & 29% Say NY Spends the Right Amount * Trum  more

LEWISTON, Maine, May 9 -- Bates College issued the following news: * * * Sixteen Bates students, alumni offered Fulbright Student awards for 2026-2027 By Alexandra DeMarco Sixteen current and former Bates students have been offered Fulbright Student international exchange awards for 2026-2027. Award locations for this year's grantees span five continents and 11 countries, including Timor-Leste, Germany, Cameroon, Australia, and Argentina. Four students have been offered research/open study   more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Marshals Service issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force Detain Person of Interest in Pflugerville Triple Homicide * Austin, TX - Members of the U.S. Marshals-led Lone Star Fugitive Task Force, in coordination with the Travis County Sheriffs Office (TCSO), located and detained a person of interest in a triple homicide that was discovered in Pflugerville, Texas by the Travis County Sheriff's Office on May 7  more

BOULDER, Colorado, May 4 (TNSrep) -- The University of Colorado Boulder campus issued the following news: * * * Heightened ICE enforcement harms US-born workers, shrinks workforce By Lisa Marshall Heightened immigration enforcement during the second Trump administration has not expanded job opportunities for U.S.-born workers and is associated with a reduction of employment for U.S.-born men with no more than a high school degree, according to new CU Boulder research (https://www.nber.org/sy  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 9 -- The University of San Francisco issued the following news release: * * * USF Convenes 167th Commencement Commencement weekend begins May 21 with a Mass for graduates and families, and the celebration continues through May 23 as students in each of USF's five schools graduate this spring. A total of 2,016 students will receive degrees, including 1,034 undergraduates, 920 graduate students, and 62 doctoral students. USF is awarding honorary degrees to actre  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Alsobrooks Secure $24 Million for Maryland Health Care, Education, and Workforce Training Projects * U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Senator Angela Alsobrooks, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee (both D-Md) secured $24,176,000 in direct federal funding for 46 projects throughout Maryland within th  more