WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R42853) on March 26, 2025, entitled "Nuclear Energy - Overview of Congressional Issues:" (Continued from Part 1 of 3) * * * CRS Reports CRS Report R45706, Advanced Nuclear Reactors: Technology Overview and Current Issues, by Mark Holt. CRS Report R48364, Considerations for Reprocessing of Spent Nuclear Fuel, by Lance N. Larson and Mark Holt. CRS Report R48362, ITER - An International Nuclear Fusion R more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48482) on April 3, 2025, entitled "Science and Technology Issues for the 119th Congress:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Information Technology (IT) and Social Media Rapid advancements in IT present several issues for the 119th Congress, such as the accessibility of various types of data by consumers, companies, and law enforcement entities (among others); cybersecurity; legal and policy consider more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 7 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Urges U.S. Supreme Court To Reject The Creation Of A Taxpayer-Funded Religious Charter School Boston -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today joined a coalition of 17 other attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reject the creation of the nation' more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11269) on April 2, 2025, by legislative attorney Jennifer K. Elsea: * * * The Alien Enemy Act: History and Potential Use to Remove Members of International Criminal Cartels On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order (E.O.) declaring a national emergency pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to address the threat to U.S. national sec more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on South and Central Asia released the following testimony by American Sunlight Project CEO Nina Jankowicz from an April 1, 2025, hearing entitled "Censorship-Industrial Complex: The Need for First Amendment Safeguards at the State Department": * * * Chairman Huizenga and Ranking Member Kamlager-Dove, I appreciate the invitation to share my expertise and personal experience with you today. I believe it is my patriotic duty as an Ame more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, April 7 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta to U.S. Supreme Court: Taxpayer Funded Charter Schools Must Abide by Constitution, Remain Secular OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined 18 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief supporting the Attorney General of Oklahoma and urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reject the creation of a publicly funded religious charter school. In th more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 7 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Mayes Joins Coalition Urging U.S. Supreme Court to Reject the Creation of a Taxpayer-Funded Religious Charter School PHOENIX -- Attorney General Kris Mayes today joined 17 attorneys general in filing a brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reject the creation of the nation's first publicly funded religious charter school. The case, Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board more PR

NEW YORK, April 7 [Category: Media] -- PEN America, an organization that says it stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression, posted the following news release: * * * Comedian and Writer Amber Ruffin To Host PEN America's Spring Gala (NEW YORK)-- PEN America today announced that late night comedy star and writer Amber Ruffin will host the free expression organization's annual star-studded gala on May 15 in New York City. Ruffin, a long-time writer of more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11276) on March 10, 2025, by Charles Doyle, American public law senior specialist. * * * Federal Capital Punishment: Recent Executive Action On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order addressing pursuit of the death penalty as a sentencing possibility in federal capital cases. Attorney General Pamela Bondi released a memorandum implementing President Trump's ord more PR

NEW YORK, April 7 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * HBO Documentary Films Presents THE DARK MONEY GAME Featuring Two Films, OHIO CONFIDENTIAL And WEALTH OF THE WICKED, Debuting April 15 & 16 * The HBO Original THE DARK MONEY GAME features two films, OHIO CONFIDENTIAL and WEALTH OF THE WICKED, both directed by Academy Award (r) -winning filmmaker Alex Gibney (HBO's "Wise Guy: David Chase and the Sopranos more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Senator King Warns of a "Five-Alarm Fire" in Interview with The Washington Post WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) sat down with Patrick Svitek of The Washington Post in an interview to discuss the unprecedented, unconstitutional overstep from President Trump's Administration and Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). During the interview -- which comes duri more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, April 7 -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following report involving Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission. Here are excerpts: * * * FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS INADEQUATE CONTROLS OVER PERSONAL SERVICES The Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission (Commission) did not maintain adequate controls over personal services. During the testing of employees, auditors requested the Commission provide a list of individuals employed by  more PR

NEW YORK, April 7 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * LDF Files Amicus Brief Defending Against Trump Administration's Targeting... Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) filed an amicus brief in Perkins Coie v. Department of Justice, a case currently before the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia challenging an executive order that punishes the law firm Perkins Coie for providing legal representation to clients that  more PR

NEW YORK, April 7 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * Oklahoma Faith Leaders, Education Advocates, and Parents Urge Supreme Court to Block Nation's First Religious Public Charter School WASHINGTON, D.C. - A group of Oklahoma faith leaders, public education advocates, and public-school parent more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 7 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Oklahoma faith leaders, education advocates, and parents urge U.S. Supreme Court to block nation's first religious public charter school A group of Oklahoma faith leaders, public education advocates, and public-school parents -- who are among the plaintiffs in a lawsuit to stop Oklahoma's creation of the nation's first religious public charter school -- today urged more PR

NEW YORK, April 7 [Category: Media] -- PEN America, an organization that says it stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression, posted the following news release: * * * PEN America and Maryland ACLU Argue in Legal Filing that U.S. Education Department Policies Will Turbocharge Book Bans and Expand Censorship (NEW YORK)--PEN America has filed a "friend of the court" brief, together with the ACLU of Maryland, in a case challenging the Trump administration' more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Ted Lieu, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * REPS LIEU, NORTON, BEYER AND ESPAILLAT REINTRODUCE BILL TO PROTECT PRIVACY OF U.S. CITIZENS CROSSING THE BORDER WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County), Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Congressman Donald Beyer (D-VA) and Congressman Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) reintroduced the Protecting Data at the Border Act, which would require law enforcement to obtain a warrant more PR

ALBANY, New York, April 7 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Statement From Governor Kathy Hochul on the United States Supreme Court Action in Antonyuk V. James That Keeps in Effect New York's Nation-Leading Gun Safety Legislation "New York's strong gun safety laws save lives, and gun violence has declined by 53 percent since a pandemic-era peak. In 2022, after the Supreme Court decided to overturn New York's century-old concealed carry laws, I fought t more PR

NEW YORK, April 7 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * Supreme Court Lifts Temporary Block on Trump's Use of Alien Enemies Act to Deport Immigrants, Clears Path to Further Challenges Court Rules that People Targeted for Removal Under the Act are Entitled to Challenge their Deportation WASHI more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 [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: * * * Supreme Court Lifts Temporary Block on Trump's Use of Alien Enemies Act to Deport Immigrants, Clears Path to Further Challenges Court Rules that People Targeted for Removal Under the Act are Entitled to Challenge their Deportation WASHINGTON -- Th more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12955) on April 2, 2025. The white paper is written by internet and telecommunications policy specialist Patricia Moloney Figliola and telecommunications policy specialists Colby Leigh Pechtol, Jill C. Gallagher and Ling Zhu: * * * Telecommunications and the 119th Congress: A Primer on Programs, Authorities, and Emerging Issues The development and implementation of U.S. telecommunicatio more PR