WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * 100 Days of Fighting Fake News From Stories on Criminals to Statistics, DHS has been Holding the Media Accountable for Spreading Disinformation to the American people WASHINGTON-- During President Trump's 100 days in office, the Department of Homeland Security published a non exhaustive list of facts, to help set the record straight on numerous false and misleading stories that have spr more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Teachers issued the following news release: * * * AFT's Weingarten on Supreme Court Religious Charter School Case WASHINGTON --AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond and St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School v. Drummond. The two Oklahoma cases could undercut the separation of church and  more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 1 -- The Arizona Supreme Court issued the following news release on April 30, 2025: * * * Arizona Supreme Court Rules that Family of Murdered Child May Seek Future Lost Wages as Restitution PHOENIX - The Arizona Supreme Court ruled today that the family of a murdered child can seek restitution for the child's future lost wages, as long as there is a reasonable basis for estimating the loss. The decision came in E.H. v. Hon. Slayton, et al. In 2018, a jury convicted Lill more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, April 29 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Urges Court to Reinstate Funding to Fair Housing Organizations Attorney General Charity Clark today joined 20 other attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, supporting fair housing organizations in their appeal of a ruling that lifted a temporary restraining order blocking the U.S. Department of Housing a more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 30 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Mayes Urges Court to Reinstate Funding to Fair Housing Organizations PHOENIX - Attorney General Kris Mayes today joined other attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, supporting fair housing organizations in their appeal of a ruling that lifted a temporary restraining order blocking the U.S. Department of Housing and more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 30 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL URGES COURT TO REINSTATE FUNDING TO FAIR HOUSING ORGANIZATIONS Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today, as part of a coalition of 21 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit, supporting fair housing organizations in their appeal of a ruling that lifted a temporary restraining order blocking the U.S. Departmen more PR

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Booker Joins House and Senate Democrats in Reintroducing Historic Equality Act to Ban Discrimination Against LGBTQ+ Americans WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) joined a group of House and Senate Democrats led by U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and U.S. Representative Mark Takano (D-CA-39), Chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus, to announce the bicameral reintroduction more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Robert Garcia Reintroduces SHIELD Act to Strengthen Access to Legal Assistance for Immigrants Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42), Congresswoman Norma Torres (CA-35), and Congresswoman Delia Ramirez (IL-03) reintroduced the Securing Help for Immigrants Through Education and Legal Development (SHIELD) Act to ensure that immigrants have access to high-quality le more PR

NEW YORK, April 30 [Category: Sociological] -- Everytown for Gun Safety posted the following news release: * * * LAWMAKERS CAVE TO GUN LOBBY: Despite Overwhelming Bipartisan Support From Constituents and Gun Safety Advocates, Hawai`i Lawmakers Fail to Pass Legislation that Would Have Banned Weapon of Choice for Mass Shooters Senate Fails its Constituents on SB 401 Despite Polling Showing that 75% of Registered Voters in Hawai'i Support a Ban on the Sale of Military-Style Rifles like AR-15s  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on April 30, 2025: * * * House Democrats' Litigation Task Force Urges Supreme Court to Protect Constitution, Defend Birthright Citizenship Washington, D.C. -- This week, House Democrats' Litigation and Rapid Response Task Force elevated their fight against the Trump Administration's illegal attacks on the constitutional principle of birthright citizensh more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 [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: 100 Days Into the Trump Administration, Democracy Forward Leads Legal Resistance to Protect People and Democracy Skye Perryman on MSNBC: "We are seeing that the president has so overreached and made a decision not to govern for people and co more PR

NEW YORK, April 30 [Category: International] -- The Center for Human Rights in Iran posted the following news release: * * * Iran's Workers: Battered by Brutal Repression and Lethal Work Conditions 19 Labor Activists Still Imprisoned, One Woman at Risk of Execution Over 2000 Workers Dead in Last 12 Months Due to Unsafe Working Conditions April 30, 2025 - On this International Labor Day, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) draws urgent attention to the plight of Iranian workers--the more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 1 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brown Urges Court to Reinstate Funding to Fair Housing Organizations Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, supporting fair housing organizations in their appeal of a ruling that lifted a temporary restraining order blocking the U.S. Department of Ho more PR

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The National Federation of Independent Business issued the following news release: * * * Minnesota Small Businesses Urge Court to Reject Vague Classification Standards The case challenges Minnesota's law on the classification of independent contractors WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 30, 2025) - NFIB filed an amicus brief in the case Minnesota Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., et al. v. Nicole Blissenbach at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. T more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, April 29 [Category: Business] -- The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry posted the following news: * * * Missouri Chamber responds to Missouri Supreme Court's ruling on Proposition A April 29, 2025 Less than a minute read # Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry President and CEO Kara Corches issued the following statement in response to the Missouri Supreme Court decision in Raymond McCarty, et al. v. Missouri Secretary of State, et al.: "We are dee more PR

NEW YORK, May 1 -- The National Employment Law Project issued the following news release on April 30, 2025: * * * The Missouri Supreme Court yesterday upheld Proposition A, a recently adopted ballot initiative that will raise Missouri's minimum wage to $15 per hour and enact statewide paid sick leave. In its decision, the Missouri Supreme Court rejected claims that there were election irregularities and dismissed claims of constitutional violations. This decision is a victory for workers and  more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, May 1 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments over proposed government-created religious public charter school OKLAHOMA CITY (April 30, 2025) - The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in what would be the nation's first government-created, taxpayer-funded religious public charter school. Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond has defended the Oklahoma and U.S. Constitutions more PR

PLANO, Texas, April 30 [Category: Sociological] -- The First Liberty Institute, an organization that says it is dedicated to defending liberty for all Americans, issued the following news release: * * * Parents Deserve Education Choice, Not Bigotry, Oklahoma Education Superintendent Says As Supreme Court Hears Charter School Case Washington, DC --Today, the Supreme Court of the United States will hear oral argument in St. Isidore v. Drummond, a case involving the constitutionality of the Okla more PR

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release on April 29, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Thompson: Silent Republicans Unable to Defend Their Reconciliation Bill or Trump's Unconstitutional Policies (WASHINGTON) - Today, in the Committee on Homeland Security reconciliation markup to jam through President Trump's agenda to give tax cuts to billionaires and gut Medicaid, Republicans not only vo more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Members Connolly, Raskin, and Thompson Demand Trump Administration Provide the Contract They Crafted With El Salvador to House Hundreds of Migrants in Brutal Mega-Prison Ranking Members Seek Urgent Answers on Removal of Migrants to Salvadoran Torture Prison as Administration Plots Deportations of Americans Wa more PR

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release on April 29, 2025: * * * Ranking Members Raskin, Thompson, and Connolly Demand Trump Administration Provide the Contract They Crafted With El Salvador to House Hundreds of Migrants in Brutal Mega-Prison Ranking Members Seek Urgent Answers on Removal of Migrants to Salvadoran Torture Prison as Administration Plots Deportations of Americans (Wa more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * RATINGS CHANGE: Cook Political Report Shifts WI-03 To Toss Up The non-partisan election forecaster Cook Political Report moved Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District to a "Toss Up." From Cook Political Report : "Wisconsin's sprawling, largely rural 3rd District voted for Trump by a seven-point margin in 2024. But Republican Rep. Derrick Van Orden won reelection by less than th more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Cleo Fields, D-Louisiana, issued the following floor remarks on April 29, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise tonight to talk about something that happened on January 20. On January 20, the President of the United States took the oath of office at this Capitol. Shortly thereafter, he signed several executive orders. One executive order was Executive more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Scanlon to Deliver Remarks on Standing Up for Rule of Law at Historic National Law Day Demonstration at Supreme Court Washington, D.C. - Tomorrow, Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) will stand with attorneys, judges, and concerned citizens from across the country on the steps of the Supreme Court in a powerful visual representation of their commitment to the rule of law. As part of the  more PR

MIDLAND, Michigan, April 30 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The Mackinac Center for Public Policy posted the following news release: * * * SEIU Recycles Discredited Dues-Skim Scheme to Target Struggling Michigan Home Caregivers MIDLAND, MI -- Michigan's chapter of the Service Employees International Union is again targeting home caregivers in a renewed effort to siphon union dues directly from their paychecks. The union is trying to bring back the dues skim after Gov. Gretchen more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following floor remarks on April 29, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. President refers to the presiding officer of the Senate at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. President, almost 75 years ago, the junior Senator from Maine rose in this Chamber to deliver a speech from her heart about a crisis then facing our country, a crisis not arising from a foreign adversary but from within, a crisis that threatened the valu more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * TRANSCRIPT: LEADER JEFFRIES REMARKS ON PRESIDENT TRUMP'S FIRST 100 DAYS Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries delivered the following speech on what a disaster for the American people that Donald Trump's first 100 days have been and how costs, chaos and corruption are all up, thanks to the President and his Rubber Stamp Republicans. Good morning. Good morning. Than more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * TRANSCRIPT: LEADER JEFFRIES REMARKS ON PRESIDENT TRUMP'S FIRST 100 DAYS Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries delivered the following speech on what a disaster for the American people that Donald Trump's first 100 days have been and how costs, chaos and corruption are all up, thanks to the President and his Rubber Stamp Republicans. Good morning. Good morning. Thank you. Thank you, everyone more PR

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Demand Justice issued the following news release on April 30, 2025: * * * Trump Embraces Defiance Of Supreme Court Order While House Committee Continues Efforts To Hamstring The Courts Washington, DC - Today MAGA Republicans in the House Judiciary Committee will hold a markup on proposed reconciliation language which includes a provision on the last page that would prevent the courts from enforcing contempt citations. This comes a day after President Trump made a new admi more PR

NEW YORK, May 1 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following news release: * * * Trump's first 100 days portend long-lasting damage to press freedom Previously unquestioned norms maintaining a free press may be quickly eroding Press freedom is no longer a given in the United States 100 days into President Donald Trump's second term as journalists and newsrooms face mounting pressures that threaten their ability to report freely and the public's right to know, a new report (ht more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, May 1 -- The West Virginia Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * WVDP Applauds Senator Garcia on Passage of Bill Ensuring Fairness in Filling Legislative Vacancies CHARLESTON, WV - The West Virginia Democratic Party congratulates Senator Joey Garcia on having SB 586 signed into law by the Governor. This critical legislation ensures that vacancies in the West Virginia Legislature are filled in a fair and transparent manner, respecting the choice m more PR