WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following statement on June 4, 2026: * * * AFPI Denounces the U.S. Senate's Failure to Protect Our Elections and Our Democracy Today, the America First Policy Institute's CEO and President Greg Sindelar, made the following statement after the U.S. Senate's latest failure to advance the SAVE America Act, which is a disappointing setback in restoring integrity to our federal elections: "Voter ID is a quintessential 80:20 issue  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 4, 2026: * * * After Trump Announces Pulte Will Use Intelligence Post to Look into "Rigged Elections," Warren Calls on Trump to Immediately Rescind Appointment "Allowing Pulte to serve in any capacity for any amount of time in the Office of the DNI will create grave national security risks for our nation." - U.S. S  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump & Republicans Wage Assault On Free and Fair Elections, Padilla, Schiff, Senate Democrats, & Elections Experts Prepare to Protect the 2026 Midterms * Building on their newly announced Election Protection Task Force, Senate Democrats met with election experts to safeguard voting rights WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, Senators Alex Padilla, Ranking Member of the Senate Rules Committee which overs  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on June 4, 2026: * * * As Trump & Republicans Wage Assault On Free And Fair Elections, Senator Blunt Rochester, Leader Schumer, Senate Democrats, & Top Elections Experts Gear Up To Combat Key Election Threats Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Democrats' Election Protection Task Force, joined Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senate Democrats' Election Prot  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Tom Barrett, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Barrett Launches Fifth Pillar of Blueprint for a Better America to Reform Campaign Finance * Washington, D.C. - Congressman Tom Barrett (MI-07) today launched the fifth pillar of his Blueprint for a Better America : Reforming Campaign Finance. Included is Barrett's Constitutional Campaign Finance Reform Amendment ( H.J.Res. 191 ). This constitutional amendment would guarantee Congress and state gover  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on June 4, 2026: * * * CAIR-Texas and CAIR Action Texas Commend Congressman Christian Menefee for Co-Sponsoring Historic "Block the Bombs Act" The Texas chapters of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Texas) and CAIR Action Texas today jointly applauded U.S. Representative Christian Menefee (D-TX-18) for officially signing onto H.R. 3565, the Block the Bombs Act. SEE: H.R. 3565 Co-Sp  more

SAN BERNARDINO, California, June 5 -- California State University San Bernardino campus issued the following Faculty In the News wrap up: * * * Faculty in the News, June 4 Meredith Conroy (political science) discussed the language of masculinity in the U.S. Senate race in Texas, Jeremy Murray (history) was interviewed about AI use in the California State University system, and Chetan Prakash, (mathematics, emeritus) launched the Trace Institute with co-founder Donald Hoffman, a retired UC Irv  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on June 3, 2026, by Emil Avdaliani, research fellow at the Turan Research Center and a professor of international relations at the European University in Tbilisi, Georgia: * * * The Renaissance of US Interest in the South Caucasus The US supports Armenia's government ahead of key elections, fearing Pashinyan's defeat by pro-Russian forces would upend peace efforts. - As Armenia moves toward its Jun  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Wiley Rein, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Chambers USA 2026 Recognizes Wiley Lawyers and Practices Wiley's Government Contracts, International Trade, Telecom, Media & Technology, Election Law & Government Ethics, Litigation, and Insurance Practices Rank Band 1 - Chambers and Partners, in the 2026 edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, has recognized more than 40 of the firm's lawyers, as well as 10 of the firm's practice  more

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, June 4 -- The Caribbean Community, an organization that aims to promote economic integration and cooperation among its members, issued the following news release: * * * CRFM Ministerial Council addresses fisheries, aquaculture, and blue economy priorities * The Ministerial Council of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), a regional inter-governmental body of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), convened its Twentieth (20th) Regular Meeting on 3 June. The Counci  more

NIJMEGEN, The Netherlands, June 4 -- Radboud University posted the following news: * * * Developments demonstrations on campus * * The individuals who chained themselves to the logistics centre this morning have left of their own accord. The logistics centre is accessible once again. * The incidents of butyric acid being poured in various buildings have been reported to the authorities by the university. * Butyric acid has been found in multiple locations on campus. This concerns at least   more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, June 5 -- The European Policy Centre issued the following excerpts of a discussion paper on June 4, 2026, by junior policy analyst Tabea Schaumann, Javier Carbonell, policy analyst in the European Politics and Institutions Programme, and Levente Kocsis, chief data scientist at Eulytix: * * * Two years on: Why Europe's far right keeps growing Two years after the 2024 European Parliament elections, the main trends of that moment remain intact. Mainstream parties continue to l  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Fedorchak, Lee introduce SAVE America Through REAL ID Act to strengthen election integrity and expand voter access * Washington, D.C. - Congresswomen Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) and Laurel Lee (R-FL) today introduced the SAVE America Through REAL ID Act, legislation to strengthen election integrity, increase voter confidence, and help every eligible American citizen access identification required   more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, June 4 -- The European Federation of Journalists posted the following news: * * * France: MFRR partners and RSF to carry out media freedom mission in Paris * The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), its partner organisations from the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR), and Reporters Without Borders (RSF) will travel to Paris from 9 to 11 June 2026 to assess the current state of media freedom in France, less than a year before the presidential elections. While Franc  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 (TNSLrpt) -- The Inter-American Development Bank issued the following white paper in June 2026 entitled "'We did the best we could with what we had': A Qualitative Study of the Pandemic Vaccine Response in Belize." Here are excerpts: * * * Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic had an unprecedented global impact, making the rapid development of vaccines critical to reducing cases and deaths (Graham 2020, Clemente-Suarez et al. 2021). By May 2023, over 765 million cases and nea  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 [Category: Computer Technology]-- The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Korea Should Build a National AI Cybersecurity Agenda Following Local Elections, Says ITIF * SEOUL-Following South Korea's June 3 local elections and U.S. President Donald Trump's new executive order on AI innovation and cybersecurity, the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) released the following statement from Sejin Kim, asso  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees issued the following news release: * * * Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses James Talarico for U.S. Senate in Texas * AFGE says Talarico's record fighting for public servants and working people makes him the right choice for Texas KILLEEN, Texas - The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) today announced its endorsement of State Rep. James Talarico for election to the U.S. Sen  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON MS NOW: "TODD BLANCHE IS NOT QUALIFIED TO BE THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY GENERAL" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MS NOW's The Last Word, where he made clear that Donald Trump and sycophantic Republicans failed the American people with their reckless and unpopular war of choice, but Democrats successfully passed a War Powers  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON MS NOW: "TODD BLANCHE IS NOT QUALIFIED TO BE THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY GENERAL" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MS NOW's The Last Word, where he made clear that Donald Trump and sycophantic Republicans failed the American people with their reckless and unpopular war of choice, which is why Democrats successfully passed a War Powers Resolution to ho  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Padilla, Cantwell Lead Senate Colleagues in Urging Sec. Lutnick to Halt Implementation of Trump's Illegal EO to Eliminate Vote-by-Mail * Senators Direct Dept. of Commerce to Explain its Involvement with USPS and Elections and Preserve Documents for Congressional Oversight Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committ  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, June 4 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * NMiF reviews results of June's primary election * This week, New Mexico in Focus runs through the results of June's primary election as Deb Haaland and Gregg Hull advance in the governor's race. Host Nash Jones sits down with Dede Feldman, a Democratic former state senator, and Merritt Allen, a former Republican candidate, to discuss how Haaland and Hull secured their nominations in the race. L  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla Slams Republican Reconciliation Bill * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), a member of the Senate Budget Committee, spoke on the Senate floor to denounce President Trump and Republicans' partisan reconciliation bill that does not address rising costs for Americans across the country and instead allocates an additional $70 billion to Immigration and Customs Enforc  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * POLITICO: Democrats see the stars aligning in Iowa * "Iowa Democrats and DCCC are seriously targeting three of the state's four House seats as well -seats they swept in the last wave election, in 2018." Something is happening in Iowa. New reporting from Politico highlights how " economic turmoil of the past year-and-a-half has been felt acutely in Iowa," as Mariannette Miller-Me  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, with 29 co-signers issued the following letter to the U.S. Postal Service: * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 3, 2026 The Honorable David Steiner Postmaster General and Chief Executive Officer United States Postal Service 473 L'Enfant Plaza, SW Washington, DC 20260 Dear Postmaster General Steiner: We write to express our concern regarding President Trump's repeated threats to 'take over' the administration   more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on June 4, 2026: * * * Opening statement of Co-Chairman Smith at CECC hearing The PRC's Threats to Americans: Transnational Repression & State-Level Responses The following are excerpts of Co-Chairman Chris Smith's (R-NJ) opening statement at the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)'s June 4th hearing, entitled "The PRC's Threats to Americans: Transnational Repression & State-Level Responses  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following statement on June 3, 2026: * * * Can Turkey Find Its Way Back to Freedom? Authoritarian Consolidation versus the Defense of Turkish Democracy Opening statement of Co-Chairman Smith at hearing on Turkey - The following are excerpts of Co-Chairman Chris Smith's (R-NJ) opening statement at the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission's June 3rd hearing, entitled "Can Turkey Find Its Way Back to Freedom? Authoritarian Consolid  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * Reproductive Freedom for All Celebrates Endorsed Candidate Victories in Key California Primary Races On Tuesday, Reproductive Freedom for All-endorsed candidates Rob Bonta (attorney general), Eleni Kounalakis (treasurer), Caroline Menjivar (SD-20), and Deborah Klein Lopez (AD-42) won their respective races in California's primary election.   more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Mfume, Krishnamoorthi Demand Answers from Postmaster General on Potential Political Interference in Mail-In Voting * WASHINGTON, DC - Yesterday, Congressman Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), Ranking Member of the House Oversight Subcommittee on Government Operations, and Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) led a letter to Postmaster General David Steiner seeking answers about whether the United States P  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, June 3 -- The Maryland Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * Right Wing Rag Calls Maryland Republican Party A "National Embarrassment" * ANNAPOLIS, MD - Today, conservative commentator and self proclaimed Republican Torrey Snow called the Maryland Republican Party a "national embarrassment," and noted they are "not a collection of values-oriented champions fighting to improve the quality of life for Maryland residents." "Torrey Snow said it best today: the   more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Maria Salazar, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Salazar Questions Secretary Rubio on Cuba, Venezuela, and Western Hemisphere Priorities During House Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar (FL-27), Chairwoman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, questioned Secretary of State Marco Rubio during the House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing, "Department of State   more

WASHINGTON, June 4 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Center for Public Policy Research issued the following news release: * * * Shareholders Warn Alphabet That Its 'Viewpoint Bubble' Will Eventually Burst At this week's annual meeting of Google parent company Alphabet, shareholder activists with the National Center for Public Policy Research's Free Enterprise Project (FEP) will call for an independent committee to assess the risks of the apparent lack of viewpoint d  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson Honors Departing Chief of Staff Hayden Haynes * WASHINGTON - Speaker Johnson delivered a tribute on the House Floor today in honor of Hayden Haynes, who has served as Speaker Johnson's Chief of Staff during his entire tenure in Congress. "Even before the Speakership, before the Cannon office that was split in the middle by a women's restroom, before the apartment campaign office a  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The Advancement Project, a non-profit that develops community-based solutions based on legal analysis and public education campaigns, issued the following news release: * * * Victory: Virginia Halts Unlawful Rejection of College Student Voter Registration Applications Today, in a significant victory for Virginia college students, a federal district court judge approved a consent decree requiring Virginia officials to accept certain voter registration applications complet  more

BENTONVILLE, Arkansas, June 5 -- Walmart issued the following news on June 4, 2026: * * * Walmart Announces 2026 Annual Shareholders' Meeting Voting Results Walmart Inc. (Nasdaq: WMT) today announced preliminary shareholder voting results for its Annual Shareholders' Meeting. Approximately 89.88% of all outstanding shares were represented at the meeting. John Furner, President and CEO of Walmart Inc., provided an overview of Walmart's business model and strong FY26 results. He noted the comp  more