WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * 200+ HOUSE DEMOCRATS FILE AMICUS BRIEF AGAINST UNCONSTITUTIONAL TRUMP BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP EXECUTIVE ORDER Washington, D.C. -- Today, House Democrats continued their efforts to push back against President Donald Trump's unlawful executive directives by filing an amicus brief in defense of the essential constitutional principle of birthright  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release: * * * 200+ House Democrats File Amicus Brief Against Unconstitutional Trump Birthright Citizenship Executive Order (WASHINGTON) -- Today, House Democrats continued their efforts to push back against President Donald Trump's unlawful executive directives by filing an amicus brief in defense of the essential constitutional principle of birth more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Hickenlooper, Neguse Reintroduce Resolution to Designate Clela Rorex Day As Boulder County Clerk, Clela Rorex Issued the First Same-Sex Marriage License in the U.S. in March 1975 Denver -- Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper and Colorado U.S. Representative Joe Neguse reintroduced a resolution to designate March 26, 2025, as "Clela Rorex Day." In April 1975 more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) issued a report titled "Legislating After Loper: Practical Solutions for a Post-Chevron Congress," which urges Congress to significantly enhance its legislative capacity in response to recent Supreme Court decisions, particularly the overturning of the Chevron deference. The report, released in March 2025, emphasizes the need for Congress to reclaim its constitutional authority and improve its legislative processes. The BPC convened a W more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell to Vote NO on FTC Nom as Trump Admin Threatens Agency's Independence, Illegally Fires Democratic Commissioners Trump's unlawful power grab undermines FTC's bipartisan history of protecting consumers from harm, no matter who sits in the Oval Office WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, Ranking Member more PR

ADA, Oklahoma, April 16 -- The Chickasaw Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * Chickasaw Nation announces 2025 Chickasaw Hall of Fame inductees ADA, Okla. - Five Chickasaws have been selected for induction into the Chickasaw Hall of Fame April 17. Inductees include a distinguished U.S. veteran, a record-breaking coach, a culture advocate, a pioneering attorney and a dedicated legal scholar. Chickasaw Nation Governor B more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CLARKE ISSUES STATEMENT ON TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S ATROCITIES AGAINST MIGRANTS : April 15, 2025 MEDIA CONTACT: e: jessica.myers@mail.house.gov c: 202.913.0126 WASHINGTON, DC - Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) issued the following statement: "Among the limitless list of Donald Trump's abuses, illegality, and cruelty, what this disgraceful president has engineered in El Salvador is  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on April 14, 2025: * * * Congressional Democrats Fight Back Against Trump's Attacks on the FTC and Independent Agencies Today, Senate and House Democrats filed an amicus brief opposing President Donald Trump's unlawful attempt to fire members of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). FTC Commissioners Rebecca Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya are du more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Congressional Democrats Fight Back Against Trump's Attacks on the FTC and Independent Agencies WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senate and House Democrats filed an amicus brief opposing President Donald Trump's unlawful attempt to fire members of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). FTC Commissioners Rebecca Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya are duly appointed, Senate-confirmed Commissioners at an independent f more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS FIGHT BACK AGAINST TRUMP'S ATTACKS ON THE FTC AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES Washington, D.C. -- Today, Senate and House Democrats filed an amicus brief opposing President Donald Trump's unlawful attempt to fire members of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). FTC Commissioners Rebecca Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya are duly appointed, Senate-confirmed Comm more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS FIGHT BACK AGAINST TRUMP'S ATTACKS ON THE FTC AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES Washington, D.C. -- Today, Senate and House Democrats filed an amicus brief opposing President Donald Trump's unlawful attempt to fire members of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). FTC Commissioners Rebecca Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya are duly appointed, Senate-confirmed Commissioners at an independen more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on April 14, 2025: * * * Congressional Democrats Fight Back Against Trump's Attacks on the FTC and Independent Agencies WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House and Senate Democrats filed an amicus brief opposing President Donald Trump's unlawful attempt to fire members of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). FTC Commissioners Rebecca Slaughter and Alvaro Bedo more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Jesus Garcia, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Garcia Condemns Trump and Bukele for Unlawful Deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia's CHICAGO-- Congressman Jesus "Chuy" Garcia (IL-04) issued the following statement condemning the Trump and Bukele administrations for their refusal to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the United States after an unlawful deportation: "What happened to Kilmar Abrego Garcia is a national disgrace and a direct more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * Congressman Robert Garcia and Congressman Maxwell Frost Demand Oversight CODEL Travel to El Salvadorian Prison Holding Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) and Congressman Maxwell Frost (FL-10) sent a letter to House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer requesting authorization for a Congressional Member Delegation (CODEL) more PR

NEW YORK, April 16 -- Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt and Mosle, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Curtis Files Pro Bono Amicus Brief for UVA Law School's Civil Rights Clinic in SCOTUS On April 14, 2025, acting as pro bono counsel, a Curtis team filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of the University of Virginia School of Law's Civil Rights Clinic and four civil rights organizations in Bowe v. United States. The question presented is whether a federal statute proh more PR

TOPEKA, Kansas, April 15 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kelly Announces Administration Appointments TOPEKA - Governor Laura Kelly announced Tuesday 12 appointments to the following boards, commissions, and council. State Board of Pharmacy Purpose: To license and register entities conducting business relating to the practice of pharmacy and to protect public health and welfare against unauthorized practice of pharmacy. * Janine Ohler, M more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 14 -- Gov. Kevin Stitt, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news: * * * Governor Stitt Appoints Travis Jett to the Oklahoma Supreme Court Today, Governor Kevin Stitt announced his appointment of Travis Jett to the Supreme Court of Oklahoma. This is Governor Stitt's fourth appointment to the state's highest court, the most by any republican governor in Oklahoma history. "Travis Jett is a man of integrity, wisdom, and deep respect for the rule of law," said Governo more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King Condemns White House for Oval Office Meeting with El Salvadorean President WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Angus King released the below statement following the President's Oval Office meeting with El Salvadorean President Nayib Bukele: "The recent actions of the Trump Administration in connection with the deportations to a prison in El Salvador, culminating in yesterday's meeting i more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON KILMAR ABREGO GARCIA'S UNLAWFUL DEPORTATION Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: "Donald Trump and his cruel, mean-spirited administration wrongfully deported Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia to El Salvador, ripping him away from his family and putting his life in grave danger. Mr. Abrego Garcia must be r more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "WE ARE GOING TO HOLD REPUBLICANS ACCOUNTABLE FOR ANY EFFORT TO DISMANTLE SOCIAL SECURITY" Brooklyn, NY - Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MSNBC's Inside with Jen Psaki where he emphasized that while Donald Trump and Republicans are crashing the economy and attempting to destroy Social Security and Medicaid, House Democrats will cont more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- George Washington University posted the following news: * * * Media Tip Sheet: Meta v FTC WASHINGTON (April 15, 2025) - Meta's antitrust trial began yesterday, marking the tech giant's biggest legal battle to date. CEO and Founder, Mark Zuckerberg took the stand yesterday to defend his early acquisition strategies of Instagram and WhatsApp, the New York Times reported. Faculty experts at the George Washington University Law School are available to discuss development more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, April 16 -- Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * Attorney General Bailey Leads 14 States In Demanding The Nation's Leading Companies Abandon DEI Initiatives JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Today, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey and Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin led 14 states in directing a letter to the Business Roundtable, an association of some of the nation's leading companies, urging them to aban more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sanders Statement on Trump's Illegal Deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia BURLINGTON, Vt., April 14 - In an Oval Office meeting with President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador, President Trump failed to demand the release of Kilmer Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident who was wrongly deported from the United States and sent to a Salvadoran prison. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the follo more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following weekly case summary for March 31 - April 4, 2025: * * * Summarized Board Decisions No Published Board Decisions Issued. * * * Unpublished Board Decisions in Representation and Unfair Labor Practice Cases R Cases No Unpublished R Cases Issued. C Cases Alascom, Inc., d/b/a AT&T Alaska (19-CA-299244) (https://apps.nlrb.gov/link/document.aspx/09031d4583f9d371) Anchorage, AK, April 4, 2025. Chief Administrative  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Schiff, Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats Request U.S. Marshals Service Investigation Into Escalating Threats Against Judges Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats ask Marshals to proactively investigate unlawful threats and prepare to protect judges and their family members in the current heightened threat environment WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (bo more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Pelosi Joins Congressional Democrats in Fighting Back Against Trump's Attacks on the FTC and Independent Agencies San Francisco -- Yesterday, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi joined Senate and House Democrats in filing an amicus brief opposing President Donald Trump's unlawful attempt to fire members of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). FTC Commissioners Rebecca Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya are duly more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, April 16 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary on April 15, 2025, to CalMatters: * * * Why Is It So Expensive to Build Affordable Homes in California? It Takes Too Long By Jason M. Ward This commentary was originally published by CalMatters on April 15, 2025. The spiraling cost of housing in California has affected virtually every facet of life. California has the nation's largest unsheltered homeless population and among the highest rates of cost-burde more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Chu, CAPAC Chair Meng, & House Colleagues Express Outrage and Demand Accountability as Trump Administration Limits Access to Government Services for Limited English Proficient Taxpayers Members slam President Trump's decision to target language accessibility: " There is no data that supports the assertion made by your administration that linguistical diversity threatens the integrity of the nati more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, issued the following news release on April 14, 2025: * * * Rep. Larsen Calls for Kilmar Abrego Garcia's Return to the U.S. Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement on the Oval Office meeting between President Trump and the President of El Salvador Nayib Bukele: "It is illegal to deport American citizens to foreign prisons. It is illegal to imprison and deport anyone in the U.S.  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Ro Khanna, D-California, issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * REP. RO KHANNA DELIVERS SPEECH AT YALE LAW SLAMMING VANCE FOR ATTACKS ON UNIVERSITIES, THE COURTS, AND DEPORTATIONS WITHOUT DUE PROCESS New Haven, CT - Today, Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17), delivered a speech at Yale Law School, "In Defense of the Courts and the University," slamming JD Vance for calling on President Trump to defy the Supreme Court, and casting universities like more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 [Category: Environment] -- Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility issued the following news release: * * * Senior Interior Attorney Faces Dismissal in DOGE Dust-Up * * * Washington, DC -- A political official within the Department of the Interior (DOI) is pursuing the removal of a top attorney for allegedly providing a memo to the Secretary seeking his approval to cede unprecedented control over a highly sensitive personnel database to unqualified individuals, more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Statement from Congressman Dan Goldman on the Trump Administration's Unconstitutional Deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia "The spectacle in the Oval Office yesterday with Presidents Trump and Bukele was disgraceful: two self-proclaimed "strongmen" acting powerless to return an illegally deported man from an El Salvadorian torture prison -- despite a unanimous ruling from the Supreme Court -- and  more PR

PLANO, Texas, April 15 [Category: Sociological] -- The First Liberty Institute, an organization that says it is dedicated to defending liberty for all Americans, issued the following news release: * * * Tarrant County Commissioners Approves Ten Commandments Monument In Front of Courthouse Fort Worth, TX --Today, the Tarrant County Commissioners Court approved acceptance of private donations for a Ten Commandments monument to be placed on the grounds at the county courthouse. The following sta more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 16 -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: * * * Marcia Chatelain and Matthew Levendusky named 2025 Guggenheim Fellows Both in the School of Arts & Sciences, they are among the 198 chosen for the Guggenheim's 100th class of Fellows. Marcia Chatelain of the Department of Africana Studies and Matthew Levendusky of the Department of Political Science in the School of Arts & Sciences have been named 2025 John Sim more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action and Federal Rights, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse Leads Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats In New Letter To U.S. Marshals Service On Escalating Marshals Service On Escalating Threats Against Judges Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal  more PR