WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48522) on May 2, 2025, entitled "Federal Statistical Data for U.S. Territories: Issues and Resources" by American national government specialist Taylor R. Knoedl and senior research librarian Ben Leubsdorf: * * * SUMMARY The United States has plenary authority over five major territories: American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI). Among other distinctions from the 50 st more PR

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Booker, Schiff, Whitehouse Fight Proposed Defanging of Endangered Species Act, Demand Answers on Potential Gutting of Landmark Environmental Law WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Adam Schiff (D-CA), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) raised the alarm on the Trump administration's proposed rule that would defang the Endangered Species Act (ESA) by changing a key definition in the regulation. The Trump administration is proposin more PR

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48521) on May 2, 2025, entitled "Capital Markets and Securities Regulation - Overview and Policy Issues:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Investment Funds and the Asset Management Industry Asset management companies - also referred to as investment management companies, money managers, funds, or investment funds - are collective investment vehicles that pool money from various individual or institutional investor clients and invest on their behalf. more PR

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on May 5, 2025: * * * Why Suriname Matters: South America's Overlooked Strategic Geography By Evan Ellis Introduction Secretary of State Marco Rubio's April 2025 visit to Suriname highlighted the importance of the often overlooked country on the northeast coast of South America, whose former Foreign Minister, Alberto Ramdin, was elected secretary general of the Organization of American States (OAS) in March 2025. On May 25, Suriname wil more PR

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: * * * DNC Chair Ken Martin's Statement on Federal Court Order to Certify Justice Allison Riggs' Election For six long months, Jefferson Griffin and his Republican allies have attacked lawful North Carolina voters through baseless lawsuit after baseless lawsuit, in an attempt to steal a Supreme Court seat from the rightful winner, Justice Allison Riggs. Today, a federal judge appointed by Donald Trump ordered the certification of Justice Allison Riggs' e more PR

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: * * * Trump Attacks Seniors' and Veterans' Hard-Earned Benefits Donald Trump and his shadow president Elon Musk are attacking millions of seniors' and veterans' hard-earned benefits with chaotic funding cuts, delayed Social Security checks, and "severe" shortages that force veterans to get care in crowded hallways. While Trump makes life worse for seniors and veterans to give his billionaire backers tax handouts, it's clear that his priorities lie with more PR

BOISE, Idaho, May 5 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Little announces new appointments Boise, ID - Governor Brad Little announced today his appointment of Megan Marshall to serve as District Judge for the Second Judicial District and Annette Valenzuela Tipton as the new executive director of the Idaho Commission on Hispanic Affairs. Marshall has been a magistrate judge in Latah County since 2018 and serves as the presiding judge for the Latah County Adult Drug Court program. She previously practic more PR

BOISE, Idaho, May 6 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: * * * AG Labrador Leads Coalition Urging Supreme Court to Strike Down Hawaii's Unconstitutional Public Carry Ban BOISE -- Attorney General Raul Labrador of Idaho and Attorney General Austin Knudsen of Montana filed an amicus brief urging the United States Supreme Court to uphold the constitutional right to bear arms and strike down Hawaii's sweeping restrictions on lawful public carry. The brief, filed in Wolford v. Lopez, asks the Court to reve more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 5 [Category: Think Tank] -- The Buckeye Institute, an independent research and educational institution that says its mission is to advance free-market public policy, posted the following news release: * * * In SCOTUS Brief, The Buckeye Institute Argues Lower Courts Cannot Ignore Precedent Columbus, OH - On Monday, The Buckeye Institute filed an amicus brief in Wolford v. Lopez, calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case and tell lower courts they are bound by the U.S. Supreme Court's rulings on the Second Amendmen more PR

BISMARCK, North Dakota, May 6 -- North Dakota Attorney Drew Wrigley issued the following news: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL WRIGLEY ANNOUNCES THAT THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS HAS AFFIRMED A VICTORY FOR THE STATE BISMARCK, ND - Attorney General Drew Wrigley announces that the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a victory for the State on a long-running dispute relating to whose law--the State's or the Federal Government's--defines the historic Ordinary High Water Mark for portions of the Missouri River. The legal dispute, which be more PR

WASHINGTON, May 5 [Category: Environment] -- Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility posted the following news release: * * * New Interior Department Czar Abuses Authority Washington, DC -- In one of his first acts as Interior's acting assistant secretary for policy, management and budget, Tyler Hassen violated whistleblower protections and placed the security of the agency's most sensitive data at risk, according to a legal filing by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). His actions to remove one of Interior's  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The National Federation of Independent Business issued the following news release: * * * New York Small Businesses Challenge New Wetlands Regulations NFIB joined a lawsuit challenging a harmful, vague wetlands mandate in New York WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 1, 2025) - NFIB joined a coalition of business organizations in filing a lawsuit at the Supreme Court of the State of New York challenging the New York Department of Environmental Conservation's (DEC) new freshwater wetlands regulations, which drastically increase the numb more PR

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sens. Schiff, Whitehouse, Booker Fight Proposed Defanging of Endangered Species Act, Demand Answers on Potential Gutting of Landmark Environmental Law Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) raised the alarm on the Trump administration's proposed rule that would defang the Endangered Species Act (ESA) by changing a key definition in the regulation. The Trump adminis more PR

EAST STROUDSBURG, Pennsylvania, May 6 -- East Stroudsburg University issued the following news release: * * * Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice, Christine Donohue '74, to Deliver Keynote Address for ESU Undergraduate Commencement Ceremonies Christine Donohue '74 will be the keynote speaker for East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania's two undergraduate commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 10 in Koehler Fieldhouse. Justice Christine Donohue serves on the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Her term of office commenced in January 2016. Pr more PR

PLANO, Texas, May 5 [Category: Sociological] -- The First Liberty Institute, an organization that says it is dedicated to defending liberty for all Americans, issued the following news release: * * * Pennsylvania Supreme Court Urged to Reverse Lower Court that Forced Doctor to Choose Between His Faith and Justice Harrisburg, PA --First Liberty Institute and Winston & Strawn LLP, on behalf of the Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty, the Coalition for Jewish Values, the Louis D. Brandeis Law Society, and the Independence Law Center filed fr more PR

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt on Fox News: President Trump is the Law-and-Order President Touts President Trump's Common Sense Deportation Agenda WASHINGTON - Senator Schmitt earlier today appeared on Fox News' Faulkner Focus, touting the Trump administration's deportation plans and broader immigration agenda: WATCH THE FULL INTERVIEW HERE. Senator Schmitt on President Trump's Deportation Plans: "Every tool is being used now at the President's disposal to  more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 5 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Institute for Justice posted the following news release: * * * Supreme Court Declines to Hear Case Challenging Mississippi's Medical Marijuana Advertising Ban WASHINGTON --Today, the United States Supreme Court declined to hear a case challenging Mississippi's near-total ban on medical marijuana advertising, brought by Tru Source Medical Cannabis owner Clarence Cocroft II and his attorneys from the Institute for Justice (IJ). "We're disappointed that the Court declined to hear this ca more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, May 6 -- The Texas Public Policy Foundation issued the following agency statement on May 5, 2025: * * * TPPF Statement on Supreme Court Denial of Vineyard Wind Case The Texas Public Policy Foundation expressed disappointment in the United States Supreme Court's decision to deny review in the Seafreeze Shoreside Inc. v. Dep't of Interior, et. al. case where an alliance of fishermen's operations would be significantly harmed by the Biden Administration's approval of a massive offshore wind project. The Court's decision leaves in more PR

NEW YORK, May 5 [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: * * * Transgender Federal Worker Challenges Trump's Federal Bathroom Ban WASHINGTON - A civilian employee of the Illinois National Guard has filed a class action complaint to the Army National Guard Bureau Equal Opportunity Office (NGB-EO) challenging a Trump administration policy prohibiting tr more PR

WASHINGTON, May 5 [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: * * * Transgender Federal Worker Challenges Trump's Federal Bathroom Ban Washington, D.C. - A civilian employee of the Illinois National Guard has filed a class action complaint to the Army National Guard Bureau Equal Opportunity Office (NGB-EO) challenging a Trump administration policy prohibiting transge more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 6 -- Trinity College issued the following news: * * * American Studies Faculty Member's Book Explores Misunderstood Histories By Christine Sanni Assistant Professor of American Studies Juliet Nebolon discusses the World War II period in Hawaii, martial law, and settler militarism, a term she developed to describe intertwining regimes of settler colonialism and militarism. Momo Djebli '25, who studied with Nebolon, uses concepts developed in Nebolon's new book, Settler Militarism, in their own research. What is se more PR

WASHINGTON, May 5 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Accountable.US, an organization that says it conduct investigations to expose conflicts of interest, issued the following news release: * * * Trump's First 100 Days: Chaos for Americans, Cash for Trump # Trump Accountability Watch: In Just Over 100 Days, Trump Has Torpedoed U.S. Economy While Making Himself Richer President Donald Trump has been in office for just over 100 days. In that time, he's done years' worth of damage to the United States' economy and is marching us i more PR

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF10261) on March 14, 2025, by Emily M. McCabe, foreign assistance and foreign policy specialist. Here are excerpts: * * * U.S. Agency for International Development: An Overview Background The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has served as the lead international humanitarian and development arm of the U.S. government. It was established in 1961, pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 10973, to implement components of the For more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, May 5 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * UA Little Rock to Celebrate Spring Commencement May 17 The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will celebrate its 2025 spring graduates with ceremonies at 9:30 a.m., 2 p.m., and 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 17, at the Jack Stephens Center. About 1,420 UA Little Rock students are eligible to graduate and are invited to participate in the commencement ceremonies with their friends and loved ones. More information is available by visiting ualr.edu/comme more PR

PLANO, Texas, May 5 [Category: Sociological] -- The First Liberty Institute, an organization that says it is dedicated to defending liberty for all Americans, issued the following news release: * * * Utah School District Will Now Allow First Grade Teacher to Post Prayer Chain Invitation in Faculty Lounge Heber City, UT --First Liberty Institute and the law firm Mayer Brown LLP announced that the Wasatch County (UT) School District will now allow first grade teacher Taryn Israelson to post a voluntary prayer support chain in the school's facu more PR

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts issued the following news release on May 5, 2025: * * * Washington National Opera Announces 2025-2026 Season Cafritz Young Artists The 13 Talented Opera Artists Will Participate in WNO's Productions of The Marriage of Figaro, November 15, 2025 The Little Prince, December 12-14, 2025 American Opera Initiative, January 24, 2026 The Crucible, March 19-29, 2026 (WASHINGTON)-- Washington National Opera (WNO) announces the roster of the 2025-2026 Cafritz Young Artists, wh more PR