WASHINGTON, June 5 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The U.S. Conference of Mayors issued the following news: * * * "People Demand Results": Mayors Open 94th Annual Meeting Celebrating Local Leadership in Time of National Need * In Long Beach, California, 200+ bipartisan mayors convene to set priorities for year ahead, hear from leaders including California Governor Gavin Newsom. Long Beach, CA - Today, America's mayors kicked off the 94th Annual Meeting of the U.S. Conferen  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * America First Legal Threatens to Sue Minnesota Secretary of State Regarding Its "Vouching" Program * America First Legal (AFL), alongside local counsel Erick Kaardal, has notified Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon that if the state fails to cure legal deficiencies with its "vouching" statute, AFL will file suit in 20 days. AFL submitted the notice to   more

WASHINGTON, June 5 (TNSletter) -- Americans for Tax Reform, with 17 co-signers issued the following letter to the U.S. Department of the Treasury: * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 2, 2026 The Honorable Scott Bessent Secretary of the Treasury United States Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20220 RE: Urgent Action Required to Eliminate Discriminatory Foreign Digital Services Taxes Targeting American Companies Dear Secretary Bessent and Amb  more

OTTAWA, Ontario, June 5 -- The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives issued the following commentary by senior researcher and political economist Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood and researcher and policy analyst Rachel Pettigrew: * * * Magnifica Technologia: Seven key takeaways from Canada's new AI strategy The new federal artificial intelligence strategy, AI for All, has all the trappings of a policy document. But it is, at its core, a declaration of belief. - Last month, Pope Leo XIV released   more

NEW YORK, June 5 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * Coalition of Civil and Voting Rights Organizations Condemns New York Redistricting Changes that Roll Back Protections for Minority Voters * Contact: Media@latinojustice.org Media@naacpldf.org LLEID@CLSJ.org New York, NY - LatinoJustice PRLDEF, Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, The Center for Law and Social Justice at Medgar Evers College, and the L  more

NEW YORK, June 6 -- The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund posted the following news release: * * * Coalition of civil and voting rights organizations condemns New York redistricting changes that roll back protections for minority voters The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF), LatinoJustice PRLDEF, The Center for Law and Social Justice at Medgar Evers College, and the Legal Defense Fund, long-time civil rights organizations who are members of the New York Vo  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- The Advancement Project, a non-profit that develops community-based solutions based on legal analysis and public education campaigns, posted the following news release: * * * Coalition Will Lead Election Protection Presence at DC Voting Sites During June Primary Today, local organizers and advocates gathered at 14th and U St NW to discuss the nonpartisan DC Election Protection coalition that formed this spring to ensure all eligible DC voters can participate in the June   more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following news: * * * CRC News: A month in the busy life of InfluenceWatch The Capital Research Center launched InfluenceWatch in 2017 "after identifying a need for more fact-based, accurate descriptions of the various influencers of public policy issues." - A May 29 official committee staff memo written for the members of the U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on the Judiciary, cited InfluenceWatch as evidence for its findi  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary by Wadhwani AI Center Director Aalok Mehta and Lauryn Williams, deputy director and senior fellow in the Strategic Technologies Program: * * * New Light-Touch Trump AI Cyber Executive Order Reveals Accelerationists Still Rule the Roost After a brief flirtation with the idea of a licensing regime for the most powerful AI models, the Trump administration released a new light-touch executive  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release on June 3, 2026: * * * WHAT THEY'RE SAYING: "Stars Aligning" After Turek Primary Victory Makes Iowa Senate Race "More Competitive" in "Increasingly Favorable" Environment Turek's primary victory caused Cook Political Report, Sabato's Crystal Ball to move Iowa toward Democrats - Iowa Republicans are "sounding the alarm" after Josh Turek won the Democratic nomination for Iowa's open Senate sea  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * DSCC Releases New Digital Ad on Ashley Hinson: "Looking Out for Herself" New ad warns Iowans multimillionaire Ashley Hinson only looks out for herself - At the start of the general election in Iowa, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) is launching a new digital ad on Republican Senate nominee Congresswoman Ashley Hinson: "Looking Out for Herself." The spot highlights   more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, June 6 -- The Alabama Secretary of State issued the following news: * * * Election Integrity Update from Secretary of State Wes Allen: "Noncitizen Pleads Guilty to Voting in Alabama Elections in Federal Court" Following a referral from Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen to Trump's Department of Justice, a Mexican noncitizen has pleaded guilty to voting in multiple Alabama elections. Homero Ramos, 45, pleaded guilty to two counts of fraudulent voting in Marion County, Al  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following weekly digest: * * * Commission meetings and hearings No open meetings or executive sessions were scheduled this week. * * * Litigation Bernegger v. FEC (Case No. 25-4563) On May 29, Plaintiff filed a Declaration in Support of Request for Clerk's Entry of Default Under Fed. R. Civ. P. 55(a) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Bernegger v. FEC (Case No. 26-213) On May 29, Plaintiff filed a Decla  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Fights Republicans' Efforts to Fund ICE's Lawlessness & Protect Trump's $1.8 Billion Slush Fund for Cop-Beating Insurrectionists * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) stood up for New Mexico families by voting against Senate Republicans' budget bill that fails to address the skyrocketing price of gas, groceries, and everyday essentials -while giving away $70 billion in t  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper Bashes MAGA Republicans for Blocking Amendment to End Trump's Slush Fund for Tina Peters * Hickenlooper plans to vote NO on ICE funding bill Submits additional amendments to redirect funding from ICE to protect Coloradans from wildfires, the increasing prices caused by the war with Iran, Trump's tariffs WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper released the following s  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following commentary by analyst Andrea Serino in the foundation's Terrorism Monitor: * * * Pakistan: Unexpected Host of U.S.-Iranian Talks Executive Summary: * Following the launch of Operation Epic Fury on February 28, Pakistan has emerged as a key mediator between the United States and Iran, leveraging its strong diplomatic relationships with both nations, Gulf countries, and the People's Republic of China. * The key Pakistani fig  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- American Oversight posted the following news: * * * Janice Johnston Resigns from Georgia Election Board After Years of Election Denialism, Attacks on Transparency * Following reports that Janice Johnston has resigned from the Georgia State Election Board (SEB), American Oversight issued the following statement from its Executive Director, Chioma Chukwu: "Janice Johnston used her position on the State Election Board to under  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine & Booker Request Update Regarding United Nations Gang Suppression Force in Haiti * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Cory Booker (D-NJ), members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC), led a letter to U.S. Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Marco Rubio regarding the Administration's current policy toward Haiti. In the letter, the senators request  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees issued the following news release: * * * Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses 3 Nevada Lawmakers for Reelection to Congress * AFGE says Reps. Titus, Lee, and Horsford support federal workers and their rights LAKEWOOD, Calif. - The American Federation of Government Employees today announced its endorsement of three members of Congress for reelection to the U.S. House representing Nevada in th  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 6 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Policy Week in Review - June 5, 2026 Congressional and Administrative News At a Glance The Policy Week in Review, prepared by Littler's Workplace Policy Institute (WPI), sets forth WPI's updates on federal legislation, regulations, and congressional activity affecting the workplace. By Shannon Meade, Jim Paretti, Alex MacDonald, and Maury Baskin NLRB Chair Murphy and General Counsel Carey Testify at  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- 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

NEW YORK, June 5 (TNSbrep) -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following news release: * * * Understanding How Proportional Representation Might Work in New York City New simulations show what New York City elections could look like under proportional representation. - In 2025 Republicans and conservatives won nearly 22% of the New York City Council vote yet walked away with fewer than 10% of seats. Under the city's single-seat electoral rules, parties whose votes are dispersed across man  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Arizona State University McCain Institute issued the following news: * * * McCain Institute's Dr. Evelyn Farkas Publishes Op-Ed in The Hill Ahead of June 7 Armenia Election In a new op-ed published in The Hill, McCain Institute Executive Director Dr. Evelyn Farkas discusses the pivotal June 7 parliamentary election in Armenia and its significant implications for U.S. interests at a moment when Russia's influence is weakening and Armenia is attempting to deepen ties with   more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Georgetown University's McCourt School of Public Policy issued the following news: * * * McCourt School's Massive Data Institute and Bright Data Partnering on Big Data and Public Policy Innovation Georgetown University's Massive Data Institute (MDI) at the McCourt School of Public Policy and The Bright Initiative powered by Bright Data have begun a five-year partnership that will provide researchers at MDI access to public social media data to support their research. Th  more

LANSING, Michigan, June 5 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on June 3, 2026: * * * John James Faces Another Scandal for Misusing Taxpayer Money to Benefit His Campaign Two-time statewide loser John James is in hot water for once again misusing taxpayer-funded congressional resources to benefit his flailing gubernatorial campaign. On Monday, a Michigan voter filed a complaint alleging that James' congressional office was using taxpayer-funded digital advertis  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 5 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news release on June 3, 2026: * * * Alien Sent to Prison for Illegally Voting in North Carolina Elections A federal judge sentenced a Canadian citizen to two months in federal prison for making false claims of United States citizenship to vote in the 2022 elections and 2024 presidential election, according to a statement from U.S. Attorney Ellis Boyle. Denis Bouchard, 70, falsely claimed to be a Unit  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, June 3 -- Conservation Voters New Mexico issued the following news release: * * * New Mexico Voters Are Ready For A New Vision Pro-Climate and Pro-Democracy Candidates Win Big in Primary - Yesterday, Secretary Deb Haaland won the democratic primary election for Governor, signaling a clear call for fierce leadership by voters statewide. Haaland successfully won with a 44 point lead over oil and gas backed-candidate Sam Bregman. For the past year, Haaland has run on a co  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla Leads Effort to Defeat Republican Attempts to Pass Anti-Voter SAVE Act in the Dead of Night * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, led his Senate colleagues in defeating Republicans' efforts to include the SAVE Act voter suppression bill in their anti-immigrant reconciliation bill. Padilla took to the Senat  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN12695) by Middle Eastern affairs specialist Jeremy M. Sharp: * * * Possible Changes in U.S. Military Aid to Israel: Considerations for Congress Overview The Trump Administration and Israeli government are reportedly negotiating a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on U.S. foreign assistance to Israel, which, if completed, would make it the fourth such bilateral understanding   more

RIVERSIDE, California, June 5 -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * Q&A: Riverside's rejection of a homeless housing project * The Riverside City Council's decision earlier this year to reject more than $20 million in state funding for a proposed homeless housing project has become one of the city's most contentious public policy debates in years. In a 4-3 vote in January, the council declined state Homekey+ funds that would have converted the Qu  more

LONDON, England, June 5 [Category: BizMedia] -- Civil Society Media, an independent media company that says it is dedicated to supporting the charity sector, posted the following news: * * * Regulator opens compliance case into Southbank Centre following chair's comments * The Charity Commission has opened a regulatory compliance case into the Southbank Centre following controversial comments made by its chair. Last month, the regulator confirmed that it was "assessing concerns" raised in   more

WASHINGTON, June 5 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * Reproductive Freedom for All Condemns FDA for Moving Ahead with Sham Review of Mifepristone * Washington, DC - Today, new leadership at Trump's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed that the agency is rushing through its politically motivated review of mifepristone ahead of critical midterm elections. Administration officials confirm  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 [Category: Political] -- The NAACP posted 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 completed by college students. Previously, students' voter registration applications were being rejected d  more