WASHINGTON, March 25 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R45101) on March 24, 2025, entitled "Congressional Gold Medals - Background, Legislative Process and Issues for Congress:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Design of Medals Congressional Gold Medal designs vary for each issuance. In general, the authorizing legislation provides that the Secretary of the Treasury "shall strike a gold medal with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions, to more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Accountable.US, an organization that says it conduct investigations to expose conflicts of interest, issued the following news release: * * * Accountable.US Statement on House Republicans Advancing "Dismantling Government Act" H.R. 1295 would empower Trump and Musk to expedite their plans to cut Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security Washington D.C. - Today, House Republicans took the latest dangerous step in advancing Pr more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 26 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Griffin Joins Senator Cotton in Washington to Support Cellphone Jamming Reform Act Griffin: 'This legislation will help us in the fight against crime within prisons and will protect our state's correctional employees, other inmates, and members of the public.' LITTLE ROCK - During a press conference in Washington D.C. today, Attorney General Tim Griffin announce more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 28 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Griffin Announces Arrest of Little Rock Man on Child Pornography Charges Griffin: 'Fighting the exploitation of our most vulnerable remains a priority for my office, and we will continue to work to bring these perpetrators to justice' LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement after agents in his Special Investigations Divisi more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 27 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Griffin Announces End of Investigation after Wells Fargo & Company Abandons ESG Policies Griffin: 'If Wells Fargo reverses course, we will not hesitate to reopen our investigation and take action to protect consumers.' LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Tim Griffin and 17 other state attorneys general announced today the conclusion of their investigation into Wells  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Calls Out The Trump Administration's Continued Efforts To Intimidate Judges & Undermine The Rule Of Law March 25, 2025 Once again, Senate Republican objects to Durbin's UC request to pass a resolution that simply affirms the rule of law and the legitimacy of judicial review WASHINGTON - In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member o more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on March 25, 2025: * * * Durbin Calls Out The Trump Administration's Continued Efforts To Intimidate Judges & Undermine The Rule Of Law Once again, Senate Republican objects to Durbin's UC request to pass a resolution that simply affirms the rule of law and the legitimacy of judicial review WASHINGTON - In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate De more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on March 25, 2025: * * * Durbin Questions Witnesses In Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing On Censorship Durbin questions a majority witness on whether the January 6 insurrection was protected free speech; highlights the Trump Administration's assault on the First Amendment WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe released the following testimony by Yleem D.S. Poblete, former assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance, from a March 11, 2025, hearing entitled "Arms Control, International Security and U.S. Assistance to Europe: Review and Reforms for the State Department": * * * Mr. Chairman, thank you for this opportunity to testify before the Subcommittee and provide spec more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Kansan Highlights Trump's Threat to KanCare in New KC Star Essay Today, in a Kansas City Star essay (link is external), a health care policy expert and Prairie Village mother shines a light on the dangerous cuts to Medicaid, known as KanCare in Kansas, being pushed by President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress -- and the work Representative Sharice Davids is doing to stop them. Tod more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 [Category: Political] -- Democracy Forward, an organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: US Conservative, Democratic Lawyers Urge Bondi to Defend Lawyers and Firms [Reuters] Reuters : "More than 700 lawyers and legal groups representing diverse viewpoints have signed onto a letter urging U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to defend more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Connolly Rebuke Committee Republicans' "Dismantling Government Act" Washington, D.C. (March 25, 2025). Below is Ranking Member Gerald E. Connolly's statement, as prepared for delivery, in strong opposition to Chairman Comer's "Dismantling Government Act", which would use the shell of a long-dormant sta more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on March 25, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Urges Bipartisan Support to Re-Authorize PEPFAR WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on the deadline for PEPFAR Re-Authorization: "The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following floor remarks on March 25, 2025: * * * Mr. President, Social Security is under attack. It is under attack from Donald Trump. Social Security is under attack from Republicans. Social Security is under attack from Elon Musk. Social Security is under attack from greedy billionaires who want to loot Americans' hard-earned money to line their own pockets. Trump, Musk, and DOGE know they can't come right out and cu more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following research: * * * Trump Administration, DOGE Activities Risk SSA Operations and Security of Personal Data By Jacob Leibenluft, Devin O'Connor and Kathleen Romig Executive Summary Tens of millions of people count on the Social Security Administration (SSA) to reliably deliver benefits they need to pay rent or afford basic household expenses.[2] In recent weeks, however, the Trump Administration - including  more PR