WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release on Aug. 24, 2026: * * * TEN WEEKS OUT: Democrats' "Growing Momentum" Stretches "Toss-Up" Battle for Senate Control "Deep into Trump Country" Axios: "At the start of the cycle, Cook Political Report called Democrats' path to a Senate majority 'herculean.' Last week, it declared the battle for the Senate a toss-up" NBC News' Ryan Nobles: "The results in Alaska during this last primary were as   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 [Category: Union] (TNSletter) -- The AFL-CIO AFSCME (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees) issued the following letter with 79 co-signers to the Senate leadership: * * * The Honorable John Thune, Majority Leader, United States Senate The Honorable Charles Schumer, Minority Leader, United States Senate July 31, 2026 Dear Leader Thune and Leader Schumer: The undersigned 78 civil rights, labor, consumer, community, tech accountability, and other orga  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 25 (TNSletter) -- The American Farm Bureau Federation issued the following letter with 263 co-signers to the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee leadership: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 6, 2026 The Honorable John Boozman, Chair, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, United States Senate, 555 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Amy Klobuchar, Ranking Member, Senate Committee on A  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (TNSrpt) -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on Aug. 24, 2026, by investigative researcher Parker Thayer, senior research analyst Robert Stilson and journalist Fred Lucas: * * * The "Charities" influencing elections: 2024 and beyond A new CRC report on the charities trying to influence elections is available for download. - From the Constitutional Convention through the end of the 20th century, American elections were a simple, widely understoo  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (TNSFR) -- The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled has announced a series of changes to the federal Procurement List, adding three services while removing four others. The final changes take effect Sept. 20, 2026, as part of the federal government's effort to expand contracting opportunities for nonprofit agencies employing people who are blind or have significant disabilities. The additions cover custodial and courier services at federal fa  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Aug. 24 -- Western Nevada College posted the following news: * * * Congratulations! WNC Recognizes 76 Students on Summer Dean's List * To make the Summer Dean's List, students needed at least a 3.5 GPA and six credits. Western Nevada College is proud to announce that 76 students have earned exemplary academic honors by making the 2026 Summer Dean's List. To realize this achievement during the summer term, students attained a grade point average of 3.50 or higher and co  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following statement on Aug. 24, 2026: * * * DGA Statement on Donald Trump and Republicans' Latest Cost-Raising Tariffs DGA Statement on Donald Trump and Republicans' Latest Cost-Raising Tariffs Following Donald Trump's announcement of a new round of cost-raising tariffs, DGA Communications Director Sam Newton released the following statement: "As Trump announces round after round of reckless tariffs that jack up costs fo  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 25 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Littler Strengthens Capabilities in the West with the Addition of Suzanne Martin LAS VEGAS - Littler, the world's largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has added Suzanne Martin as a shareholder in its Las Vegas office. Her addition further strengthens the firm's capabilities in Nevada and California and reinforces its continued growth strategy in the West. Martin joins fr  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 25 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Urges Supreme Court to Uphold Colorado Civil Rights Protections for Universal Preschool Coalition Files Amicus Brief Arguing States Can Require Private Providers Receiving Public Funding to Comply with Nondiscrimination Laws - Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in   more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Aug. 24 -- Gov. Joe Lombardo, R-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Nevada Files Lawsuit Against Department of the Interior over Colorado River Operations Record of Decision * LAS VEGAS - The State of Nevada, in conjunction with the Colorado River Commission of Nevada and Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA), today filed a lawsuit in federal district court contesting the Department of the Interior's recently issued Record of Decision governing Colorado Riv  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Nevada National Security Sites issued the following news: * * * Partnership in practice: How public-private collaborations fast-track national security innovation In the defense science community, solving the nation's most complex national security challenges requires more than federal resources alone--it demands open doors, shared expertise, and active collaboration with private-sector innovators. To bridge the gap between emerging  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Aug. 24 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Prime nurses in three states give notice they plan to hold one-day strikes for fair contracts that support patient safety * Nurses at West Anaheim Medical Center in Anaheim, Calif.; Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center in Reno, N.V.; Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital in Chicago, Ill.; and nurses and health care workers at Shasta Regional Medical Center in Redding, Calif. gave n  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Aug. 24 -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus posted the following news: * * * The Interview: Gloribert Roque-Melendez * Gloribert Roque-Melendez had one clear career goal: make partner at EY, one of the Big Four accounting firms. She was working toward it when she lost her younger sister, Sheiley, in an accident in 2015. "My heart was no longer there," Roque-Melendez said. Four years later, after 13 years with the firm, she left EY. A senior manager in her fifth   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 24 [Category: Health Care] -- Banner Health posted the following news release: * * * World class care, close to home: Two Banner hospitals named to Becker's 100 Great Hospitals List * PHOENIX (August 24, 2026) -Banner Health, one of the nation's few fully integrated nonprofit health systems, today announced that two of its hospitals were named on the list of 100 Becker's Great Hospitals in America list for 2026. The list, published by Becker's Hospital Review, is a hig  more