YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio, Feb. 27 -- Antioch University issued the following news: * * * Understanding Threats to Higher Education By William R. Groves, JD Across the country, students, faculty, staff, and administrators--whether at small liberal arts colleges or large R1 universities--are struggling to make sense of what is happening to higher education given the torrent of Executive Orders and Dear Colleague Letters from Washington DC. Concerns are being raised about the future of the U.S. Dep more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Committee Democrats Provide Republicans With Much Needed Civics Lesson: Presidents Can't End Birthright Citizenship Via Executive Order Subcommittee Democrats Highlight Resounding Unanimity in Courts Blocking Trump's Unconstitutional Executive Order on the 14th Amendment Washington, D.C. (February 26, 2025)-- Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Dan Goldman Reintroduced Resolution Reaffirming House Support for the 22nd Amendment and Its Clear Prohibition on Third Trump Term Resolution Follows House Republicans' Proposed Constitutional Amendment Allowing Trump to Serve Third Term Once a Fringe MAGA Stance, Unconstitutional Third Term Now Central GOP Policy Plank Read the Resolution Here Washington, DC - Congressman Dan Go more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Lateefah Simon, D-California, issued the following news release on Feb. 25, 2025: * * * Congresswoman Simon to Vote NO on Republican Budget Resolution Washington, DC - Today, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) released the following statement on her upcoming vote against the Republican Budget Resolution. "I will forcefully vote NO on the Republicans' Budget Resolution this week. I refuse to support a budget that cuts critical health care, education, and nutri more PR

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Meeks Issues Statement on Embarrassing Trump-Zelensky Meeting Washington, DC - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement concerning President Trump's embarrassing and dangerous conduct in his Oval Office meeting with Ukrainian President Zelensky: "The world just watched t more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release: * * * House GOP (Barely) Advances Trump's Billionaire Budget to Gut Health Care for Kids and Seniors, Give Handouts to the Rich Arrow In response to House Republicans moving forward with their disastrous budget resolution that puts working families last, DNC Chair Ken Martin released the following statement: "Who does the Republican Party care about? Clearly not working families. Donald Trump and Hou more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: DNC Fights Back in Court, Filing Briefs in Three States to Block MAGA Republicans' Attempts to Silence Voters and Winning a Major Case in Wisconsin Arrow In the past month, the DNC has filed three briefs challenging MAGA Republicans' attempts to disenfranchise voters in Nevada, North Carolina, and Georgia and won a big case before the Wisconsin Supreme Court As Republicans continue to la more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 28 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news: * * * ICYMI: Ohio Republicans Call Voters Dumb Again Columbus, OH -- In case you missed it, Ohio Senate Republicans Wednesday voted to make sweeping changes to the voter-approved legislation legalizing marijuana and setting out procedures for its sale and distribution. When voters protested the changes, Republicans said they didn't know what they actually voted for. It's disappointing but unsurprising from a par more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 25 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Majority of Republicans nationally identify as MAGA for first time in Unity Poll The Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy has asked Republicans in a quarterly national poll since June 16, 2023, if they consider themselves supporters of the Make America Great Again or MAGA movement. In that first poll, 37 percent of respondents identified more with the MAGA movement than with the traditional G more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2025: * * * Maxine Waters Introduces Legislation Expanding Parents' Access to Affordable PLUS Loan Repayment Plans Washington, D.C - Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) introduced the Affordable PLUS Repayment Options for Parents Act of 2025, which would make affordable, income-driven repayment (IDR) plans available to parents who have taken out "Parent PLUS" loans to send their child more PR

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Meeks Issues Statement on Embarrassing Trump-Zelensky Meeting Washington, DC - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement concerning President Trump's embarrassing and dangerous conduct in his Oval Office meeting with Ukrainian President Zelensky: "The world just w more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * MEMO: Medicaid Cuts Prove Politically Perilous for House Republicans To: Interested Parties From: Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Date: February 24, 2025 Subject: MEDICAID CUTS PROVE POLITICALLY PERILOUS FOR HOUSE REPUBLICANS Vulnerable House Republicans are sealing their political fate this week when they vote on a far-right budget blueprint that would inflic more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 26 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news release: * * * Two Bills Need Your Support! Hundreds of bills have been filed during the N.C. General Assembly's legislative session this year covering dozens of topics. As legislative committee meetings get underway in Raleigh there are two bills in particular North Carolina Republicans must show support for! More information can be found below: N.C. House of Representatives House Majority Le more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Gary Palmer, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Palmer Bill to Reverse Biden-Harris DOE Rule Passes House WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative Gary Palmer (AL-06)'s bill to reverse the Biden-Harris Administration's ban on natural gas water heaters passed in the House of Representatives. Following the bill's passage, Rep. Palmer released the following statement: "In November, the American people gave the Republican party a mandate to put the pe more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Courtney Slams House GOP Budget that Favors Ultra-Wealthy The GOP plan "leaves middle class and lower income Americans in the dust." WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today on the House Floor, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) slammed (link is external) the House GOP budget proposal that favors the ultra-wealthy. The House is slated to vote on the GOP budget proposal tomorrow, which reflects President Donald T more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Watson Coleman Statement on House Republican Vote to Gut Medicaid and Cut Taxes for Billionaire Donors February 25, 2025 Today, Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) issued the following statement after House Republicans voted to advance a budget that cuts Medicaid, raises healthcare costs for working families, and lays the groundwork for trillions of dollars in tax cuts for billionai more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- The Ripon Society issued the following news release: * * * "A Brief History of Government Reform" Ripon Forum Examines the History of Government Reform in the U.S. WASHINGTON, DC - At a time when federal agencies are being scrutinized and federal employees are being subjected to a review that some are calling unfair and others are calling long overdue, the latest edition of The Ripon Forum examines the history of government reform in the United States and whether the l more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Raises Concerns Over Trump Administration Energy Policies That Will Raise Prices, Threaten Jobs and Reduce Competitiveness (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) delivered remarks on the Senate floor to raise her concerns about President Trump's harmful actions that will raise energy prices, threaten jobs and hurt our global economic competitiveness. The remarks came du more PR