BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 22 (TNSrpt) -- The Jed Foundation issued the following news release on May 21, 2026: * * * Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Partners with The Jed Foundation (JED) to Strengthen Mental Health Support of Members, Community Initiative offers expert support and guidance to promote young adult emotional health and prevent suicide. * [BALTIMORE, MD & NEW YORK] -- Fraternities and sororities shape the college experience for hundreds of thousands of students, and they can  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The American Action Forum issued the following commentary on May 21, 2026, by Competition Policy Director Fred Ashton: * * * OCC Seeks to Preempt Illinois Interchange Fee Prohibition Act Executive Summary * The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has issued an interim final order concluding the Illinois Interchange Fee Prohibition Act (IFPA) is preempted by the National Bank Act and the Home Owners' Loan Act. * The IFPA, enacted by the state in June 2024 and  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin Leads Colleagues in Calling for Immediate Release of Detained Wisconsin Resident Salah Sarsour * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) led her colleagues in calling on Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin to immediately release Salah Sarsour, a legal permanent resident of the United States, who is currently detained by U.S. Immigration and Custom  more

MINNETONKA, Minnesota, May 22 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on May 20, 2026, by public safety policy fellow David Zimmer: * * * $4.5 million from Minnesota taxpayers going to once-convicted murderer: the troubling backstory The Claims Bill * During the final week of the 2026 legislative session, the joint House-Senate Subcommittee on Claims identified the tort claims  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN11618) by American national government analyst Sarah J. Eckman: * * * Congressional Redistricting Criteria and Considerations Congressional redistricting involves creating geographic boundaries for U.S. House districts within a state. Following each decennial census, House districts are first allocated among states through apportionment (or reapportionment), then allocated within  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Arnold and Porter, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Daily Journal Names Deborah Fishman and Tom Magnani to 2026 'Top Intellectual Property Lawyers' List Arnold & Porter partners Deborah Fishman and Tom Magnani were named to Daily Journal's list of "Top Intellectual Property Lawyers 2026." The annual list recognizes an outstanding group of California-based attorneys whose achievements over the past year have significantly influenced the field of intellectual p  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, May 22 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * Former White House Lawyers Warn About Executive Abuses The courts are the only institutions upholding norms, say former Bush and Obama lawyers. Written by Steve Hartsoe As presidential power expands and democratic norms deteriorate, two of the nation's leading legal scholar-practitioners told a Dartmouth audience that the courts appear to be the only institutions constraining abuses of executive authority.   more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, May 22 -- Faegre Drinker Biddle and Reath, a law firm, issued the following commentary on May 21, 2026, by associate Ever M. Hess and counsel S. Vance Wittie: * * * Supreme Court Decides Havana Docks Corporation v. Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd., et al. On May 21, 2026, the Supreme Court decided Havana Docks Corporation v. Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd., et al., No. 24-983, holding that Havana Docks had stated a claim under the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Ac  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 22 -- FFRF Action Fund, an organization that says it develops and advocates for legislation, regulations and government programs to preserve the constitutional principle of separation between state and church, posted the following news on May 21, 2026: * * * 'Secularist' Rep. Huffman and Freethought Caucus disprove Christian nation myth The FFRF Action Fund salutes Rep. Jared Huffman, D-Calif., as its "Secularist of the Week," alongside the rest of the Congressional Fr  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Anti-Abortion Groups Mount Increasing Pressure on Trump to Further Restrict Abortion Access * According to new reporting from Politico, anti-abortion groups are ramping up pressure on the Trump administration after the Supreme Court's decision in Louisiana v. FDA temporarily restored access to mifepristone. The Court's ruling keeps m  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Karl Rove: "Gerrymandering Isn't Enough for the GOP" * GOP strategist blasts Trump and House Republicans' blind loyalty in scathing Wall Street Journal op-ed Mike Johnson and James Blair are desperately hoping to artificially gerrymander Republicans into the majority, but Karl Rove warns their strategy will fail. Rove writes recent actions by Southern states to redraw lines in   more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Lankford, Hassan Team Up to End Government Shutdowns and Hold Congress Accountable * WASHINGTON, DC -US Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) reintroduced the Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2026, which would take government shutdowns off the table and force Congress to stay in town until their work is done. "Americans are tired of worthless government shutdown drama and Co  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "TAXPAYER DOLLARS SHOULD BE USED TO MAKE LIFE MORE AFFORDABLE, NOT SUBSIDIZE CORRUPTION" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries joined House and Senate Democrats for a press event where he highlighted the unified Democratic opposition to the reckless Republican budget that does nothing to make life better for hardworking American taxpayers. L  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "TAXPAYERDOLLARS SHOULD BE USED TO MAKE LIFE MORE AFFORDABLE, NOT SUBSIDIZE CORRUPTION" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries joined House and Senate Democrats for a press event where he highlighted the unified Democratic opposition to the reckless Republican budget that does nothing to make life better for hardworking American taxpayers. LEADER JEFFRIES : It's a hig  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, May 21 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * NEW: Lombardo Ignores Nevadans' Pain From Trump's Illegal Tariffs * Last night, Joe Lombardo said he doesn't understand how Donald Trump's illegal tariffs " directly affects Nevada." This comes after Lombardo said Nevadans needed to " feel a little pain " from Trump's erratic trade agenda. Here's how Trump's tariffs are directly affecting Nevadans: On Lombardo's watch, families were illegally   more

WASHINGTON, May 21 [Category: Political] -- The NAACP posted the following news release: * * * NAACP Fights Special Session Yielding a 'New Jim Crow' Racially Gerrymandered Map at Tennessee Supreme Court * NASHVILLE, Tenn. -Today, the NAACP gathered on the steps of the Tennessee Supreme Court following oral arguments in NAACP, Gloria Sweet-Love, et. al v. The State of Tennessee Governor, et. al, challenging the unlawful process leading to adoption of the state's racially discriminatory Congr  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property released the following testimony by Shira Perlmutter, register of copyrights and director of the U.S. Copyright Office, from a May 12, 2026, hearing on the oversight of the agency: * * * Chairman Tillis, Ranking Member Schiff, and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify today on behalf of the United States Copyright Office (Office).1 This is a banner year, marking the fiftieth annive  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 22 -- The Rhode Island Supreme Court issued the following opinion: * * * El Bebe Day Care Center, Inc., et al. v. Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, through its chair Patricia DiCenso, in her official capacity only. Present: Suttell, C.J., Goldberg, Robinson, Lynch Prata, and Long, JJ. OPINION Justice Lynch Prata, for the Court. The plaintiffs, El Bebe Daycare Center, Inc., Luis Briceno, and Yulissa Junco (collectively, plaintiffs) a  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, May 22 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on May 21, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jackley Commends S.D. Supreme Court For Upholding Murder Conviction of Pierre Man South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley commends the South Dakota Supreme Court for upholding the conviction and life sentence of David J. Shangreaux, Jr., a Pierre man found guilty by a Hughes County jury of second-degree murder for the November 2023 killing o  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin: "Across this country, Republican lawmakers and litigators are using every trick in the book to rig the rules of the game. Why? They're afraid of losing in November." U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Senate Democrats in speaking on the floor against the Trump Administr  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on May 19, 2026: * * * Durbin Delivers Opening Statement On The Trump Administration, Supreme Court's Continued Attacks On Voting Rights During A Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered an opening statement during a Senate Judiciary Subcommitt  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on May 20, 2026: * * * Durbin Slams Trump's Nearly $2 Billion Slush Fund For January 6 Insurrectionists & Trump Allies During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing During his opening statement at a nominations hearing, Durbin also denounced the Trump loyalists appearing in Committee today including two circuit nominees, nominee to be Inspector General in D  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Ashley Brooke Moody, R-Florida, issued the following news release on May 21, 2026: * * * Senator Moody Joins President Trump and EPA Administrator Zeldin to Roll Back Harmful Biden-Era Energy Restrictions This action is poised to substantially lower costs for consumers, protect hundreds of thousands of jobs, and save Americans well over $2 billion a year. * Today, Senator Ashley Moody joined President Donald Trump and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administr  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Hassan, Lankford Team Up to End Government Shutdowns and Hold Congress Accountable * WASHINGTON -U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and James Lankford (R-OK) today reintroduced the Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2026, which would take government shutdowns off the table and force Congress to stay in town until their work is done. "Government shutdowns are costly, avoidable, and   more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release on May 20, 2026: * * * Sanders, Lee to Introduce Bill to Abolish Super PACs, Stop Billionaires from Buying Candidates With AIPAC, crypto and AI super PACs already spending over half a billion dollars this primary season, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Summer Lee (D-Pa.) today introduced legislation to ban super PACs from buying our elections. The Abolish Super PACs Act would cap the contribution limi  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Washington Legal Foundation issued the following news release: * * * WLF Urges Supreme Court to Stop Boulder, Colorado from Subverting the Constitutional Order Washington Legal Foundation (WLF) today urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a Colorado Supreme Court order allowing an unconstitutional state proceeding against two energy producers, Suncor and ExxonMobil, to go forward. WLF was joined on the brief by the National Federation of Indepe  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Heinrich, Jacobs: Justice Department Failed to Protect White House, CIA HQ and Other Sensitive U.S. Government Locations From AI-Enabled Foreign Spy Threats * DOJ Failed to Include the White House, Nuclear Laboratories, CIA Facilities and Other Sensitive Locations in List of Places Banned from Data Sales to Russia, Iran, China and other Rival Countries; Senators Call on Trump Admin to Crack Down o  more