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Burn Pits 360 names 2026 Gala of Valor honorees, launches ticket promotion
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Burn Pits 360 announced the full honoree slate for its 2026 Gala of Valor, set for Oct. 17 in San Antonio, and introduced a new congressional award recognizing lawmakers who advanced veterans health policy.
MEMRI adds new research to 9/11 archive for 25th anniversary
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MEMRI is expanding its 9/11 Documentation Project on the attacks’ 25th anniversary with new translations, analysis and clips from media, extremist outlets and other sources.
African ministers back continent-wide push to scale livestock solutions
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Ministers and representatives from eight African countries met in Kigali to align on financing, trade and policy changes aimed at scaling livestock innovations and reducing food import dependence.
AMMWEC marks 25 years since 9/11 with rally against terror and antisemitism
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AMMWEC marked the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks by joining victims’ families and allies at a New York City rally outside DSA headquarters.
Dr. Carol S. Spalding named IAOTP’s Top President of the Year in Higher Education
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IAOTP selected Dr. Carol S. Spalding, president of Rowan-Cabarrus Community College in North Carolina, for its 2026 Top President of the Year in Higher Education honor.
Exodus Cry video targets sex-buying demand as Congress advances trafficking bill
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Exodus Cry has released a six-minute video aimed at the demand side of sex trafficking just as a bipartisan bill to reduce that demand gains traction in Congress.
Ray Vinson’s Iran Strikes Back taps Iran-US tensions for political thriller
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L. Ray Vinson’s novel Iran Strikes Back is out now in paperback and e-book on Amazon, using Iran-U.S.-Israel conflict, cyber warfare and nuclear risk as the backdrop for a high-stakes fictional crisis.
Mike ter Maat to pitch delegate-led vice-presidential selection at Dallas GOP event
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Mike ter Maat will appear in Dallas on Sept. 10 at a Republican Liberty Caucus of Texas breakfast during the Republican Party’s national midterm convention.
Steve Koebele says businesses should hire a Texas lobbyist before legislation moves
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Texas lobbyist Steve Koebele says companies in regulated industries should engage government relations help early, before bills are filed or moving at the Capitol.
United Against Fentanyl brings families to Washington for Hill Day and Walk for Lives
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United Against Fentanyl will bring families, advocates and experts to Washington, D.C., on Sept. 25-26 for Capitol Hill meetings, a National Mall walk and a synthetic-drugs summit.
Senegal’s president backs MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power 2026 in Dakar
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Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Energy and Petroleum Minister Dr. El Hadji Abdourahmane Diouf will participate in MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power 2026, set for Dec. 1-3 in Dakar.
Riot House Publishing launches with profit-sharing model and political nonfiction slate
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Riot House Publishing launched in Los Angeles on Aug. 17, 2026, with a plan to publish a small number of books each year and share profits more evenly with authors.
Senate stopgap bill blocks Trump-era grant overhaul for now
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Stand Up for Science is cheering a Senate draft funding bill that would freeze a proposed OMB rewrite of federal grant rules through Dec. 11. The temporary ban prevents the overhaul from taking effect Oct. 1 and keeps pressure on Congress as the…
Black church coalition urges Congress to back hepatitis C elimination bill
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The National Black Church Initiative and the American Clinical Health Disparities Commission are pressing Congress to pass H.R. 9682 and S. 1941, saying the bills would expand access to curative hepatitis C treatment and reduce racial disparities….
Former Senate IT contractor publishes memoir on inside chaos
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Jim Santos has released Before the Wheels Came Off: A Fly on the Wall in the U.S. Senate, a memoir based on his years supporting Senate staff from 2003 to 2015. The book is now available on Amazon in paperback, Kindle and audiobook formats, with…
Randy Fertel says Trump’s improvisation will be tested in 2026 midterms
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Scholar and former Harvard instructor Randy Fertel is offering media commentary on Donald Trump’s improvisational political style as the 2026 midterm cycle enters its final stretch.
FLEOA backs Todd Blanche after Senate confirmation as attorney general
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The Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association congratulated Todd Blanche on his Senate confirmation as the 98th U.S. attorney general and said it expects to keep working with the Justice Department on officer safety, retention and resources….
Stand Up for Science pushes Congress to drop Fauci contempt referral
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Stand Up for Science is urging Congress to rescind the contempt referral tied to Dr. Anthony Fauci and calling the move a threat to public health trust.
ARBAN Act gains first GOP Senate sponsor
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Linda Reinstein is marking World Lung Cancer Day with a new bipartisan milestone for the Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2026. The bill’s first Republican Senate co-sponsor could widen support for a permanent U.S. asbestos ban and renewed…
Youssef warns of a new political alliance fueling socialist candidates
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Michael A. Youssef says a partnership between secular progressives and Islamists is helping drive a surge of candidates embracing socialism in U.S. politics.
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