WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The Aspen Economic Strategy Group, a program of the Aspen Institute, issued the following news release: * * * Aspen Economic Strategy Group Welcomes New Members Leading policymakers, business executives, and academics join bipartisan group dedicated to promoting evidence-based solutions to America's economic challenges. The Aspen Economic Strategy Group (AESG) today announced that eleven new members have joined the bipartisan group of distinguished leaders and thinker more PR

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Derek Tran, D-California, issued the following news release on March 14, 2025: * * * Congressman Derek Tran Leads House Democrats, Issuing Urgent Appeal to Leader Schumer to Reject Harmful Continuing Resolution Washington, DC - Congressman Derek Tran (CA-45) led over 60 House Democratic colleagues in a letter to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer today urging him to reject the Continuing Resolution (CR) proposed by Republican leadership. In its current form, the more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Betty McCollum and House Appropriations Committee Democrats Urge Senate to Reject Republicans' Dangerous Funding Bill WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, joined Democratic members of the House Appropriations Committee in a letter to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats urg more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Delaware's Congresswoman McBride Condemns Republican's Billionaire-First Continuing Resolution, Obsession with Culture Wars Leasburg, VA -- Alongside Whip Katherine Clark and freshman Democratic women, Delaware's Congresswoman Sarah McBride denounced the Republican conference's partisan continuing resolution and their attempts to divide and distract from issues facing American families and workers more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release on March 13, 2025: * * * Department of Labor announces senior Trump Administration appointees WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced senior political appointees who will help Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer execute President Donald Trump's mission of putting American workers and retirees first. Bureau of International Labor Affairs John Clark will serve as policy advisor to the Bureau of  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following weekly digest: * * * Commission meetings and hearings No open meetings or executive sessions were scheduled this week. * * * Advisory Opinions Request Received Advisory Opinion Request 2025-04 (https://www.fec.gov/data/legal/advisory-opinions/2025-04/) (Government Accountability Institute) On March 5, the Commission made public an advisory opinion request from the Government Accountability Institute. The requestor more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 12 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Sanders Appoints Judd Deere to the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders today announced that she has appointed Judd Deere to the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees. He is replacing Sheffield Nelson, and his term will expire on March 1, 2035. Judd will remain in his role as Deputy Chief of Staff in the Gover more PR

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * House Appropriations Committee Democrats Urge Senate to Reject Partisan Continuing Resolution Democratic Members on the House Appropriations Committee sent a letter to Minority Leader Schumer urging the Senate to reject Republicans' full-year continuing resolution. In their letter, the members wrote: "The American people are outraged as t more PR

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Demand Justice issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: As Trump Admin Seeks Approval for Far-Right Agenda, Recent Criticism of Samuel Alito and John Roberts Becomes All the More Important Roberts and Alito Frequently Side with Trump in Matters Involving Scope of President's Executive Authority Washington, DC -- Over the past weeks, U.S. Supreme Court Justices John Roberts and Samuel Alito were called out in several national media outlets for their embrace of P more PR

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Disgraced Republican Jefferson Griffin Refuses to Concede Months After Losing Election to Allison Riggs More than four months after Election Day, disgraced Republican state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin continues to drag out the race he lost while wasting North Carolinians' tax dollars. Despite losing multiple court battles over his efforts to discard more than 65,000 lawful b more PR

WASHINGTON, March 10 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Accountable.US, an organization that says it conduct investigations to expose conflicts of interest, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Washington Post: "Republican Medicaid cuts could shutter rural hospitals, maternity care" Rural hospitals across the United States fear massive Medicaid cuts favored by the Republican Party could decimate maternity services or shutter already struggling medical facilities in com more PR

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Department of Justice has released the following public communication dated March 3, 2025, from Public Citizen: * * * To: Jennifer Kennedy Geillie Chief, Counter-Intelligence and Export Control Section U.S. Department of Justice FARA Unit, Room 1.100 175 N. Street NE, Bldg. 3 Washington, D.C. 20002 RE: Proposed Rulemaking for "Amending and Clarifying Foreign Agents Registration Act Regulations," RIN 1124-AA00 * * * Dear Chief Geillie: Public Citizen su more ST

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Thomas Suozzi, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Nearly 10,000 Constituents Tune in to Suozzi's Telephone Town Hall Glen Cove, NY-- Almost 10,000 people participated in Congressman Tom Suozzi's tele-town hall on Thursday evening. Suozzi shared updates from Washington, discussed pressing issues, and took live telephone questions and comments from callers. In his remarks, Suozzi acknowledged the division that many people are feeling. "I love o more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-SC, has introduced the Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act, aimed at enhancing the U.S. immigration system's ability to address crimes involving domestic violence, sexual offenses, and other violent crimes committed by illegal immigrants. The bill seeks to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to classify individuals found guilty of such offenses as inadmissible and deportable. This legislative initiative comes amid rising conce more ST

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Christopher H. Smith, R-NJ, has introduced the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025, aimed at prohibiting federal tax dollars from being used to fund abortions or health insurance plans that cover the procedure. This legislation is intended to strengthen existing restrictions on taxpayer-funded abortions and ensure taxpayers are not financially contributing to a practice many oppose. The bill comes in response to ongoin more ST

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * Rep. Troy E. Nehls Votes to Avoid Government Shutdown and Support President Trump's Agenda WASHINGTON, D.C. --Congressman Troy E. Nehls (R-TX-22) issued the following statement following the passage of H.R. 1968, the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025, which keeps the government open, allows President Donald Trump and his administration to continue to identify more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, March 10 -- Syracuse University posted the following news: * * * Reuters, NJ Advance Media Win 2025 Toner Prizes for Excellence in Political Reporting Reuters won the 2025 Toner Prize for national political reporting for comprehensive stories published as part of the news organization's "Politics of Menace" special report during the presidential campaign. NJ Advance Media earned the 2025 Toner Prize for local political reporting. The winners of the annualToner Prizes f more PR

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Kristi Noem Announces Expanded Leadership to Revamp ICE WASHINGTON --Today, Secretary Kristi Noem announced new leadership to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to reinstitute a culture of results and accountability after four years of agency decay under the Biden Administration. Secretary Noem issued the following statement: "For the past four years, our brave me more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-LA, has introduced the Offshore Energy Security Act of 2025, a legislative proposal aimed at expanding offshore oil and gas development in the Gulf of Mexico. The bill mandates the Secretary of the Interior to conduct at least 20 offshore lease sales over the next ten years, significantly increasing domestic energy production and aiming to enhance the nation's energy independence. The introduction of this bill comes in response to growing concerns ab more ST

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-TX, has introduced the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, a legislation designed to enhance the rights of concealed firearm carriers across state lines. This bill seeks to allow individuals with a government-issued ID and a valid concealed carry permit from one state to carry their firearms in any other state, irrespective of differing state laws on concealed carry. The introduction of this bill comes in response to growing concerns about more ST

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- The Congressional Hispanic Caucus posted the following news release dated March 7, 2025: * * * The Tri-Caucus condemns the Republican Party's open embrace of racist rhetoric against a leader in the House of Representatives. Washington, D.C. - Wednesday night, the Republican Party's campaign arm, led by Rep. Richard Hudson (N.C.-09) called the Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Rep. Adriano Espaillat (N.Y.-13) an "illegal immigrant." Congressman Espaillat is a more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Whip Clark at House Democrats' Issues Conference: Republicans "Stole From Their Own Constituents" WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-8), Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (CA-33), Democratic Caucus Vice Chair Ted Lieu (CA-36), Assistant Democratic Leader Joe Neguse (CO-2), and DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene (WA-1) as H more PR