WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution released the following written testimony by Will Chamberlain, senior counsel of the Article III Project, from a May 19, 2026, hearing entitled "Enforcing Callais: Implementing the Supreme Court's Command Against Racial Gerrymandering": * * * Chairman Schmitt, Ranking Member Welch, and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today on enforcing the Supreme Court's decision in Louisiana v. Ca  more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- In a television interview on ABC Afternoon Briefing, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese outlined a series of proposed structural changes to the Australian tax system designed to improve housing accessibility for younger generations. Albanese detailed the framework, which modifies negative gearing to apply only to newly constructed homes and adjusts the Capital Gains Tax to shift preference from asset accumulation toward income earned through workforce participation. The lead  more

OTTAWA, Ontario, May 29 -- The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives issued the following commentary on May 28, 2026, by Stuart Trew, director of the Trade and Investment Research Project: * * * CUSMA review comes into focus What Trump and the Democrats agree about the future of North American trade - In just over a month, North American governments are expected to decide the future of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA). More likely, they will decide how to decide that future. It's   more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on May 28, 2026, by Ferenc Nemeth, research fellow and manager of Western Balkans and Eastern Europe Research Program at the Hungarian Institute of International Affairs: * * * Hungary's Blitz of Change The new prime minister is moving swiftly to uproot the old regime and to ensure Hungarians understand its excesses. - Hungarians are experiencing something extraordinary: real changes under new lead  more

DENVER, Colorado, May 27 -- The Colorado Secretary of State issued the following news release: * * * DHS Responds to Letter from Nine Secretaries of State, states "no reason for ICE personnel to be deployed to polling places." The Secretary of State's Office has received a letter from Todd M. Lyons, Acting ICE Director, in response to the March 9 letter from nine Secretaries of State that sought confirmation from Homeland Security Director Markwayne Mullin that immigration enforcement agents   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 29 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: * * * FFRF examining reports of House speaker's midterm coordination with churches The Freedom From Religion Foundation is scrutinizing disturbing reports of House Speaker Mike Johnson's coordinated political activity with pastors ahead of the midterm elections. As first reported by Right Wing Watch, Christian nationalist evangelist David Herzog revealed during a recent appearance on the "El  more

NEW YORK, May 27 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following commentary by Giorgi Gogia, deputy director for Europe and Central Asia Division, and senior research assistant Anahit Chilingaryan: * * * What Rights Observers Are Watching in Armenia's Elections Armenia will hold parliamentary elections on June 7 that will determine the country's next government. Whichever party or parties prevail, what happens after the vote may prove whether Armenia has built foundations  more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution released the following written testimony by Todd A. Cox, associate director-counsel of the Legal Defense Fund, from a May 19, 2026, hearing entitled "Enforcing Callais: Implementing the Supreme Court's Command Against Racial Gerrymandering": * * * I. INTRODUCTION Chairman Schmitt, Ranking Member Welch, and members of the Committee: My name is Todd A. Cox, and I am Associate Director-Counsel of the Legal Defense Fund   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 28 -- The Maine Secretary of State issued the following news release: * * * Secretary of State issues final wording on referendum question Secretary of State Shenna Bellows announced the final wording of a referendum question. If the citizens' initiative question entitled "An Act to Designate School Sports Participation and Facilities by Sex" appears on the November 3, 2026, ballot, the question will be: "Do you want to change civil rights and education laws to require   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 31 -- The Pennsylvania Department of State issued the following news release on May 29, 2026: * * * Department of State Begins Risk-Limiting Audit of 2026 Primary Today, the Department of State began Pennsylvania's statewide risk-limiting election audit (RLA) of the May 19, 2026, primary election. "RLAs remain the highest standard of comprehensive election audits because the process provides a statistically sound, scientific method for confirming that the report  more