NEW YORK, May 26 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * ACLU-NJ and ACLU Statement on the Events at Delaney Hall Immigration Detention Center * NEWARK -Yesterday, federal agents reportedly fired pepper balls and tear gas at people gathered outside the Delaney Hall immigration detention facilit  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, May 26 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * All Charges Dismissed for Chicago "Broadview Six" Protestors, Including Taft Client Michael Rabbitt * In an unexpected development, and days before the case was scheduled to proceed to trial, federal prosecutors dropped all remaining charges against six immigration-rights activists known as the "Broadview Six," who were initially charged with a felony conspiracy count and misdemeanor  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The House Judiciary Committee released the following testimony by Carol M. Swain, author of the 1993 book, "Black Faces, Black Interests", and former professor of political science and law at Vanderbilt University, from a May 20, 2026, hearing entitled "The Southern Poverty Law Center: Manufacturing Hate": * * * Chairman, Ranking Member, and distinguished Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify today. I am Dr. Carol M. Swain, a former tenured   more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus issued the following news release: * * * CAPAC Demands Accountability Following ICE Response at Delaney Hall Facility Today, Rep. Grace Meng, Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, issued the following statement regarding conditions at the Delaney Hall immigration detention facility in Newark, New Jersey, and the pepper spraying of U.S. Senator Andy Kim (D-NJ) by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)   more

WASHINGTON, May 26 [Category: Political] -- Defending Rights and Dissent issued the following news: * * * Defending Rights & Dissent Sues State Dept, FBI, DOJ, & ICE For Records on Surveillance of Palestine Solidarity Activism * Civil liberties defense group Defending Rights & Dissent has filed a lawsuit under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to compel the State Department, the FBI, the DOJ, and ICE to release critical files that will shed light on the U.S. government's surveillance and  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * DHS Takes Additional Steps to Crack Down on Asylum Fraud * Immigration attorneys representing illegal aliens frequently coach their clients to conceal their past and even outright lie in their asylum claims WASHINGTON - The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a new directive instructing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to take additional steps to cr  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, May 26 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * Eighteen FSU students earn 2026 Gilman Scholarships to study abroad * Eighteen Florida State University students will be studying abroad this summer and school year through the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program. The Gilman Scholarship provides undergraduate students with high financial need the opportunity to study or intern in a foreign country. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of   more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Federal Reserve Governor Christopher J. Waller delivered a lecture at the European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany, warning that prolonged supply disruptions from the Middle East conflict have heightened risks of persistent inflation. Waller stated that rising energy and commodity prices are driving up headline inflation and bleeding into other consumer goods, forcing him to support a pause in interest rate cuts. While acknowledging that recent data shows the labor mar  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNSFR) -- The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) requests comment on a draft nondisclosure agreement (NDA) for use by Federal agencies for both new and existing employees. The form is intended to document Federal employees' acknowledgment of, and agreement to comply with, current legal obligations to safeguard non-public, confidential, or proprietary information, created or obtained through their official duties, while expressly preserving the right to make disclosures auth  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet released the following testimony by Harvard Law Professor Nikolas Bowie from a May 21, 2026, hearing entitled "Court Packing: A Threat to the Supreme Court's Legitimacy": * * * Member Raskin, and Distinguished Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for inviting me to testify. My name is Nikolas Bowie. I am the Louis D. Brandeis Professor of Law at Harvard Law Schoo  more

NEW YORK, May 26 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * ICE made 400,000 arrests in 14 months; Black, Latinx and immigrant neighborhoods bore the brunt * A new data tool issued by the Legal Defense Fund's Thurgood Marshall Institute (TMI) reveals how the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is infiltrating cities and neighborhoods to widen its enforcement dragnet. Tracking ICE  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON ICE'S OUTRAGEOUS CONDUCT AT DELANEY HALL * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: The inhumane conditions at Delaney Hall shock the conscience. The majority of detainees at the facility have no criminal record and are being served rotten food, denied medical care and forcibly confined in unsafe condition  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON ICE'S OUTRAGEOUS CONDUCT AT DELANEY HALL * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: The inhumane conditions at Delaney Hall shock the conscience. The majority of detainees at the facility have no criminal record and are being served rotten food, denied medical care and forcibly confined in unsafe conditions. Donald Trump and his vi  more

NEW YORK, May 22 -- The Center for Constitutional Rights posted the following news release: * * * Mahmoud Khalil's Legal Team Will Seek Supreme Court Review of Appeals Court Decision Mr. Khalil cannot legally be detained at this time and is asking the court to protect him as the appeals process continues * Today, Mahmoud Khalil's legal team announced they will seek Supreme Court review after the Third Circuit Court of Appeals denied his request for the full court to re-hear his case in a sp  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Meeks, Raskin Demand Answers on Inappropriate Granting of U.S. Visa for Fugitive Former Polish Cabinet Minister Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Acting Attorney General   more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following memorandum: * * * To: Interested Parties  From: Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Subject: GOP'S SUMMER OF DISCONTENT GOES ALL IN ON A LEGISLATIVE AGENDA THAT AMERICA HATES  Despite empty declarations every few weeks by Republicans to ' pivot ' to a new message, it's important to note that voters will ultimately make their choice in the midterms based on what Republicans DO about high pric  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet released the following written testimony by Missouri Solicitor General Louis Capozzi from a May 21, 2026, hearing entitled "Court Packing: A Threat to the Supreme Court's Legitimacy": * * * I. Introduction Chairman Issa, Ranking Member Johnson, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you this morning. In the F  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Moulton Leads Letter Demanding Answers on the Backlog at USCIS * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06) is leading 18 Democratic lawmakers in demanding answers from Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin and Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Joseph B. Edlow regarding the unprecedented backlog and "frontlog" of applications currently paralyzing t  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 [Category: Political] -- The NAACP issued the following letter with two co-signers to Chair Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, and Ranking Member Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, both of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee: * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 20, 2026 The Honorable Joni Ernst, Chair, U.S. Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, 428A Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Edward J. Markey, Ranking Member  more

SALEM, Oregon, May 26 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Oregon Attorney General's Office Attends White House Medicaid Fraud Roundtable, Brings Enforcement Record and Long Track Record of Wins * Oregon DOJ Highlights That Enforcement Works Best in Partnership Senior staff from Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield's office attended Vice President JD Vance's Task Force on Fraud roundtable at the White House today, with a clear message: Oregon fig  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Lateefah Simon, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Robert Garcia Appoints Congresswoman Lateefah Simon as Lead Democrat on Task Force to Defend Constitutional Rights and Expose Institutional Abuses * Representative Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, announced the appointment of Congresswoman Lateefah Simon as the top Democrat of the newly established so-called "Oversight Task Force on Def  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Chu Introduces Resolution Recognizing the 1885 Rock Springs Chinese Massacre * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28), Chair Emerita of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), introduced a resolution recognizing the 1885 Rock Springs Chinese Massacre, one of the deadliest acts of anti-Chinese violence in United States history. On September 2, 1885 in Rock Springs, Wyom  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following Dear Colleague letter on funding the Homeland Security shutdown: * * * Here is the text of the letter: April 27, 2026 Dear Democratic Colleague, As you know, today the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) remains shut down due to a lapse in appropriations that began on February 14, 2026 - 72 days ago. This is the third Republican shutdown this ye  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Nancy Mace Introduces Bill To Shut The Door On Immigrants Who Reject American Values * WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 26, 2026) - Today, Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-SC) introduced the No Immigration Without Assimilation Act, putting an end to a broken system allowing people who reject American values to walk right through our front door. The legislation requires the Department of Homeland Security t  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 (TNSletter) -- Reps. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, and Tom McClintock, R-California, chairman of the Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement, issued the following letter to Colorado State Court: * * * Here is the text of the letter: April 13, 2026 Mr. Steven Vasconcellos Colorado State Court Administrator Ralph L. Carr Judicial Center 2 East 14th Avenue Denver, CO 80203 Dear Mr. Vasconcellos: The Committee on   more

WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNSletter) -- Reps. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Salud Carbajal, D-California, ranking member of the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, issued the following letter to President Trump: * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 15, 2026 The Honorable Donald J. Trump President The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W. Washington, DC 20500 Dear President Trump: We receiv  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Summer Lee and Chris Deluzio Introduce "Zombie Mine" Bills to Hold Coal Companies Accountable * PITTSBURGH, PA - MAY 26, 2026 -Today, Congresswoman Summer L. Lee (PA-12) and Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) announced the introduction of a three-bill package aimed at addressing the growing crisis of unreclaimed "zombie mines" -long-standing idle coal mines that pollute waterways and threaten  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, with nine co-signers issued the following letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security: * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 14, 2026 The Honorable Markwayne Mullin Secretary U.S. Department of Homeland Security 2707 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave, S.E. Washington, DC 20528 Dear Secretary Mullin, The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) 2027 budget proposal to develop "smart glasses" for biometric ident  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following letter to the U.S. Department of the Treasury: * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 15, 2026 The Honorable Scott Bessent Secretary U.S. Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20220 Dear Secretary Bessent: On February 5, 2026, you testified in front of the Senate Banking, Housing, and  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 12, 2026 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Secretary Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue SW Washington, DC 20201 Secretary Kennedy, Since you became Secretary, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS or Department) has gutted the  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNSletter) -- Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: * * * Here is the text of the letter: April 14, 2026 The Honorable Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Secretary U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20201 Dear Secretary Kennedy, In the absence of a Senate-confirmed Gener  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 26 (TNSletter) -- The Society of Professional Journalists with 22 co-signers issued the following letter to Veterans Affairs Secretary Douglas A. Collins: * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 12, 2026 Douglas A. Collins Secretary of Veterans Affairs 810 Vermont Ave., NW Washington, DC 20420 Doug.Collins@va.gov Dear Mr. Collins: We, the Society of Professional Journalists, write on behalf of the undersigned press freedom and free speech organizations to u  more

NEW YORK, May 25 [Category: International] (TNSrpt) -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Sudan: Colombians Linked to Atrocities Trained in UAE Bases * With apparent support from the UAE, Colombian private military contractors have deployed to Sudan to support the abusive Rapid Support Forces. * The deployment adds to evidence of UAE military support for the Rapid Support Forces, which have committed widespread atrocities in Sudan. * Other countries should push for investig  more

NEW YORK, May 26 [Category: Media] -- The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University issued the following news release: * * * Supreme Court Declines to Hear Challenge to Federal Policy Silencing Immigration Judges, Reverses Appeals Court * WASHINGTON-The U.S. Supreme Court today granted the government's request to reverse an appeals court decision that had allowed a legal challenge to the Department of Justice policy silencing immigration judges to proceed in federal court. It a  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Will Grant 'Adjustment of Status' Only in Extraordinary Circumstances U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced a new policy memo reiterating the fact that, consistent with long-standing immigration law and immigration court decisions, aliens seeking adjustment of status must do so through co  more

NEW YORK, May 26 [Category: Sociological] -- The Vera Institute of Justice, an organization that says its mission is to end overcriminalization and mass incarceration of people of color, immigrants and people experiencing poverty, posted the following news release: * * * Vera Institute of Justice Celebrates the Passage of the Maryland Fair Chance Housing Act * Contact: Media@vera.org ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (May 26, 2026) -Today, the Vera Institute of Justice celebrates Governor Wes Moore sig  more

LONDON, England, May 26 [Category: BizMedia] -- Civil Society Media, an independent media company that says it is dedicated to supporting the charity sector, posted the following news: * * * Who's Moving: Asthma + Lung, Refugee Council, Pennies and more * New CEO for Refugee Council Refugee Council has announced the appointment of Katie Ghose as its new chief executive, effective from this autumn. Ghose is joining Refugee Council from disabled children's charity Kids, where she has served   more