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Journals Political Newsletter for Thursday May 21, 2026 ( 6 items )  

Celebrating the Seton Hall University Class of 2026
SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, May 20 -- Seton Hall University posted the following news: * * * Celebrating the Seton Hall University Class of 2026 * In the second installment of this year's graduate profile series, meet 16 Pirate graduates who reflected on their time at Seton Hall University as the Class of 2026 moves into the world ready to lead with intention and impact. Read Part One of "Celebrating the Class of 2026"> Graduates, show us how you're celebrating! Share your most memorable mome  more

Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee: What They're Saying - "Shockwaves, Anger, Disappointment, and Real Concern Among Republicans" as Trump Endorses Scandal-Plagued "Felon" Ken Paxton
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release on May 19, 2026: * * * WHAT THEY'RE SAYING: "Shockwaves, Anger, Disappointment, and Real Concern Among Republicans" as Trump Endorses Scandal-Plagued "Felon" Ken Paxton GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy: "I thought Ken Paxton was a felon" * Republicans are in full-on meltdown mode after Donald Trump endorsed scandal-plagued, corrupt Ken Paxton in the Senate GOP primary runoff in Texas - a move that Repu  more

Rep. Pallone Queries HHS Secretary Kennedy Over COVID-19 Vaccines
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. regarding COVID-19 vaccines. * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 6, 2026 The Honorable Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Secretary U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue SW Washington, D.C. 20201 Dear Secretary Kennedy: We write regarding the recent decisio  more

The Case Against Patti Adair
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * The Case Against Patti Adair * "Working families in Oregon know Janelle Bynum as a common-sense leader who gets results. In less than two years in Congress, Bynum has already passed six bipartisan bills through the House to lower costs, create jobs, and keep Oregonians safe, all while speaking truth to power and holding extremists in the Trump Administration accountable. Voters will  more

The Case Against Ryan Mackenzie
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * The Case Against Ryan Mackenzie * "Career politician Ryan Mackenzie campaigned on a phony promise to lower costs and put the Lehigh Valley first. Instead, Mackenzie has unleashed skyrocketing prices and devastating health care cuts on Pennsylvanians - stiffing working people while serving as nothing more than a lapdog in D.C. for Donald Trump and the billionaire class. Bob Brooks' s  more

Virginia Tech: Jeffrey Alwang Honored With Emeritus Status
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, May 21 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Jeffrey Alwang honored with emeritus status Jeffrey Alwang, professor of economics in the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech, has been conferred the title of professor emeritus by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. The emeritus title may be conferred on retired faculty members who are specially recommended to the board by Virginia Tec  more