WASHINGTON, May 18 [Category: International] -- The Federation for American Immigration Reform issued the following news release: * * * Activists Attack Secure Elections * FAIR shows challenges to President's executive order must fail The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) has filed a brief in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts showing why challenges to President Trump's executive order helping to ensure that only citizens vote in federal elections must  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- During a news conference in Sydney, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese outlined federal efforts to bolster national fuel security amidst ongoing volatility in the Middle East. Albanese highlighted that Australia remains stable at level two of its national fuel security plan and noted that strategic interventions have successfully increased domestic diesel, petrol, and jet fuel reserves past levels recorded in late February. He emphasized the government's $14.8 billi  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, May 18 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Centenary Congress: IFJ strengthens gender equality in its leadership * International Federation of Journalists' delegates convening at the IFJ's Centenary Congress, which was held on 4-7 May in Paris, have shown a clear commitment to strengthening gender equality in the world's leading organisation for journalists. They have done so by electing the IFJ's second  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Preview - Week of May 18, 2026 * Here's what to watch for from House Republican committees during the week: Appropriations On Tuesday, May 19, the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies will hold an oversight hearing on the "Department of Justice." On Wednesday, May 20, the Committee on Appropriations will hold a full  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 18 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party posted the following news: * * * DC Insider Michael Whatley Continues to Face Scrutiny for "Selling Merch Made In China" * Raw Story: "Michael Whatley has been giving supporters drink koozies that were made in China" DC insider and Big Oil Lobbyist Michael Whatley continues to be under scrutiny for selling merchandise that was made in China despite talking a big game about China's threat to U.S. manufacturing. Whatley  more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, May 18 -- The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Delaware Wells Fargo Branch Employees Latest to Remove CWA Union * Labor board officially revoked union certification after workers overwhelmingly petitioned to end union boss 'representation' Wilmington, DE (May 18, 2026) - Employees at a Wells Fargo branch in Wilmington, Delaware, have successfully ousted Communications Workers of America (CWA) union bosses from th  more

ABUJA, Nigeria, May 19 -- The Economic Community of West African States posted the following news release: * * * ECOWAS ELECTION OBSERVATION MISSION ENGAGES STAKEHOLDERS AS PART OF ITS OBSERVATION OF THE 17 MAY 2026 CABO VERDE LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission deployed an Election Observation Mission for the 17 May 2026 legislative elections in Cabo Verde, in furtherance of its commitment to support ECOWAS Member States conducting electio  more

SYDNEY, Australia, May 18 -- Greenpeace Australia Pacific issued the following news: * * * The energy and environmental impact of AI and how it undermines democracy The environmental impact of AI is becoming harder to ignore, from soaring energy use and water consumption to the rapid expansion of data centres and microchip production. What is being built in the name of innovation is also concentrating power, intensifying surveillance and deepening democratic risk. In Australia, data centres   more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release on May 18, 2026: * * * ICYMI: Republicans "Underwater in all Seven [Senate] Battleground States" as Cratering Approval Ratings Signal Rejection of Toxic GOP Agenda In case you missed it, Republicans are on "rocky political footing heading into the midterm elections" as new polls show cratering approval ratings for the GOP and a majority of voters reporting that they "held deeply pessimistic vi  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- The International Monetary Fund issued the following news release: * * * IMF Executive Board Concludes 2026 Article IV Consultation with Peru The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation/[1] with Peru on May 15, 2026./[2] Record-high terms of trade (TOT) supported strong economic growth in 2025, bringing output close to potential. Employment, income, and consumer confidence improved, boosting private consumption. Pri  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 19 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following commentary on May 18, 2026, by shareholder David J. Goldstein: * * * EEOC Filing Signals Likely End to EEO-1 Reporting Since 1966, employers with 100 or more employees have been required to file the Standard Form 100, popularly known as the EEO-1 Report, annually. This form collects information on all of an employer's work locations and the number of employees at each location by job category, sex, and race or ethn  more

MUNICH, Germany, May 19 -- The Max Planck Society issued the following news: * * * A resilient rule of law: what can be done about law-breaking federal states? Suppose a federal state deliberately ignores the law and court rulings. How can such "executive disobedience" be stopped? * Coercive fines: A proposed reform aims to raise the maximum coercive fine for authorities that flout court rulings from Euros10,000 to Euros25,000. Under the reform, such fines would no longer remain within the b  more

LANSING, Michigan, May 19 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on May 18, 2026: * * * Mike Duggan Made Millions While Busting Unions As CEO of the Detroit Medical Center, MAGA-funded candidate for governor Mike Duggan oversaw his own salary increase from $545,000 to more than $2.41 million--all while Duggan led aggressive union-busting against nurses and hospital workers that were organizing for better pay and safer working conditions. The Detroit Metro Times pr  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following news release: * * * Supreme Court Sends Two Voting Discrimination Cases Back to Lower Courts * The U.S. Supreme Court today announced that it has vacated and remanded voting discrimination cases from Mississippi and North Dakota to be considered in light of the horrendous Callais decision. In both cases, the Supreme Court was asked to examine the right of individuals to sue unde  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 [Category: Political] -- The Campaign Legal Center posted the following news release: * * * Supreme Court Sends Voting Rights Case Back to the Eighth Circuit * WASHINGTON -Today the U.S. Supreme Court voided the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit's previous erroneous decision in Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians et al. v. Howe, a voting rights case in North Dakota that had stripped private individuals of the ability to enforce Section 2 of the Voting Right  more

BROOKLYN, New York, May 18 -- Brooklyn Law School posted the following news: * * * Susan Herman: Promoter of Civil Liberties, Future Lawyers, and the Legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg * Professor Susan Herman is one of five professors retiring after this spring semester. To share a memory or to send greetings to Professor Herman, please send an email to communications@brooklaw.edu with the subject line " Professor Herman Retirement." She would love to hear from her former students and colleagues  more

GLASGOW, Scotland, May 18 -- The University of Glasgow posted the following news: * * * UofG analysis offers fresh insights about the 2026 Scottish Parliament election * The first ever Scottish Election Analysis Report captures the initial thoughts, reflections, and early research insights of leading scholars in Scottish politics, elections, media and policy that can be used to enhance media, public and civil society understanding of the 2026 Scottish Parliament election. A new analysis le  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Wall Street Journal: The Oil Shock Is Causing a $45 Billion Rupture in the Economy * Americans have spent a total of $45 billion more on diesel and gasoline because of Trump and House Republicans' war of choice in Iran. That added expense is crushing hardworking families and adding to voters' discontent with the economy ahead of this year's midterm elections. The Wall Street Journ  more