WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 (TNSawa) -- The American Bar Association issued the following news release: The American Bar Association Standing Committee on Law and National Security will honor lawyers Stephen Dycus and Elizabeth Rindskopf Parker with its Morris I. Leibman Award in Law and National Security. The award, which recognizes lawyers who have demonstrated a sustained commitment and made exceptional contributions to the field of national security law, honors the memory of Morris I. Leibman, a d more PR

BURBANK, California, Nov. 19 -- ABC, a division of the Walt Disney, issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2022: ABC and dick clark productions announced today that "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2023" has expanded to Disneyland and will return once again to Times Square and beyond, headlined by 18-time host and executive producer of the show, Ryan Seacrest. Actress and producer Liza Koshy will return as co-host in Times Square alongside Seacrest. Country artist  more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 14 -- CNN issued the following news: CNN Films will premiere GABBY GIFFORDS WON'T BACK DOWN for television on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, at 9:00pm Eastern and Pacific on CNN. Directors Julie Cohen and Betsy West reveal new, personal perspectives on the assassination attempt and recovery of former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, following a devastating mass shooting event that wounded 13, and killed six people in Tucson. Central to the film is the exceptional access to the forme more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 (TNSrep) -- The Competitive Enterprise Institute issued a 150-page report in 2022 entitled "Ten Thousand Commandments - An Annual Snapshot of the Federal Regulatory State." The report was written by Clyde Wayne Crews Jr. Here are excerpts: * * * Executive Summary The Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) February 2022 Budget and Economic Outlook, covering 2022 to 2032, shows discretionary, entitlement, and interest spending of $6.822 trillion in fiscal year 2021, with ongo more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R46752) on Nov. 18, 2022, entitled "Expiration of the Discretionary Spending Limits: Frequently Asked Questions" by Megan S. Lynch, Congress and legislative process specialist, and Grant A. Driessen, public finance specialist. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY In 2011, during a period in which many Members of Congress expressed concern over rising budget deficits, the Budget Control Act of 2011 more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 (TNStalk) -- EMILY's List issued the following statement on Nov. 17, 2022: * * * Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the first woman speaker of the House, announced she is stepping down from the U.S. House leadership. EMILY's List President Laphonza Butler released the following statement. "We thank Speaker Pelosi for her nearly two decades of selfless service to our country and to democracy as speaker of the House and House minority leader. As the first woman to hold the gavel, and the more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- The Cherokee Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release on Nov. 16, 2022: Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. is calling for the U.S. House of Representatives to live up to the United States' commitment in the 1835 Treaty of New Echota and seat the Cherokee Nation's delegate. Chief Hoskin testified today before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Rules, reminding the United States of the binding more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release and letter on Nov. 18, 2022: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today urged President Joe Biden to reestablish the 'Campaign to Cut Government Waste' to protect taxpayer dollars. In 2011, President Obama chose then-Vice President Joe Biden to lead a 'Campaign to Cut Government Waste' to enable the federal government to streamline programs and eliminate misspent tax dollars in every agency and depa more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following floor remarks on Nov. 17, 2022, announcing her future plans: * * * Speaker Pelosi. Thank you, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, as we gather here, we stand on sacred ground: the Chamber of the United States House of Representatives, the heart of American Democracy. I will never forget the first time I saw the Capitol. It was on a cold January day, when I was six years old. My father, Thomas D'Alesandro, Jr., wa more PR

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Nov. 19 (TNSper) -- The University of Virginia issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2022: University of Virginia professor Elizabeth K. Meyer has been appointed the inaugural faculty director of Morven Programs' new Sustainability Lab. In a June announcement, the University and the UVA Foundation shared that the Morven Farm property, gifted to the foundation in 2001 by philanthropist John Kluge, would serve as UVA's Sustainability Lab. Research and academic more PR

NEW YORK, Nov. 18 -- WarnerMedia, a media and entertainment company, issued the following news release: * HBO has announced a new stand-up comedy special featuring Marc Maron, set to debut in 2023. The special, which will feature all-new material, will be taped in front of a live audience at New York City's Town Hall on Thursday, December 8. * Nina Rosenstein, Executive Vice President, HBO Programming quote: "We're long-time fans of everything Marc does, from his iconic podcast to his fearless more PR