WASHINGTON, May 10 -- The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch released the following testimony by Architect of the Capitol Thomas Austin from a May 6, 2025, hearing entitled "A Review of the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Requests for the Library of Congress and the Architect of the Capitol": * * * Chairman Mullin, Ranking Member Heinrich, and distinguished Members of this Committee, thank you for the opportunity to present the Architect of the Capitol's (AOC) budget request  more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 10 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Association of Washington Business and Littler's Workplace Policy Institute Support Amendment to Equal Pay & Opportunities Act SEATTLE (May 9, 2025) - With support from the Association of Washington Business and Littler's Workplace Policy Institute(R) (WPI(R)) - the government relations and public policy arm of Littler, the world's largest employment and labor law practice representing managemen more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, May 9 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bird Celebrates Win Defending English-Only Voter Registration Forms DES MOINES-- Today, Attorney General Brenna Bird released the following statement regarding the Iowa Supreme Court decision on non-English voter registration forms: "Our win in the Iowa Supreme Court affirms that English is the official language for Iowa's elections. Under the law, all official documents, i more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, May 9 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta: Guns Do Not Belong in Public Parks OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined 18 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief supporting the constitutionality of New York's restrictions against carrying firearms in public parks in the case, Christian v. James. In the brief, the attorneys general urge the Second Circuit to uphold the district more PR

ALBANY, New York, May 9 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Secures Conviction of Former Mortgage Broker for Role in Queens Deed Theft Ring May 9, 2025 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced that she won her case against former mortgage bank branch manager Stacie Saunders for her role in a Queens deed theft ring that stole homes in Jamaica and St. Albans, Queens, owned by elderly or disabled N more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 10 -- Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Where Passion Meets Purpose: Alum Bridges Civil Rights and Health Equity Inspired by the professors he encountered during his time at SPH and compelled by a deeply personal experience when he was young, Aaron Pinkett (SPH'19), a law student in his final year at Northwestern University, recently published a note in the Northwestern University Law Review on the litigation of race-based di more PR

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on May 9, 2025: * * * Cantwell, Colleagues Call on President Trump to Reverse the Firing of Consumer Product Safety Commissioners WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), member of the Committee's subcommit more PR

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Green for the Daily Caller: "Why I Rejected the Dems' Taxpayer-Funded Trip to Visit an Alleged Gangbanger" WASHINGTON --Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) published an op-ed for the Daily Caller, explaining why he refused to allow House Homeland Democrats to use taxpayer dollars to visit Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a likely human trafficker and accu more PR

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- The Conference of State Bank Supervisors issued the following news release on May 8, 2025: * * * OCC Should Rescind Unlawful Preemption Rules Washington, D.C. - Recent Executive Orders compel the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to rescind its preemption regulations, the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) said today in a letter to Acting Comptroller Rodney Hood. "The OCC's preemption regulations are clearly unlawful, inconsistent with Supreme Cour more PR

HANOVER, New Hampshire, May 10 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * Policy Research Shop Fuels Public Policy Work in Vt., N.H. The Rockefeller Center's program teaches the tools for nonpartisan research work. For just over 20 years, the Nelson A. Rockefeller Center's Class of 1964 Policy Research Shop has provided nonpartisan policy research reports to lawmakers, courts, and nonprofits in New Hampshire and Vermont to help inform the creation of data-driven public policy. St more PR

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: * * * IN THE STATES: Democrats' Momentum Continues While Republicans Suffer Humiliating Losses As a Result of Their Unpopular Agenda This week, democracy prevailed in North Carolina's Supreme Court race, as disgraced Republican candidate Jefferson Griffin finally conceded the election to lawful winner Justice Allison Riggs. For nearly six months, Griffin and North Carolina Republicans made multiple  more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 9 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * FFRF supports brave N.C. school board member and teacher opposing board prayer * * * * * The Freedom From Religion Foundation stands firmly behind a courageous North Carolina school board member and a local teacher opposing a troubling proposal to introduce Christian prayer into Cabarrus County Board of Education meetings. At its April 14 meeting, the board  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Goodlander Statement on the Passing of Former United States Supreme Court Justice David Souter Concord, N.H. - Today, Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander released the following statement: "Justice David Souter was and always will be a true American hero. "He was a humble man with a granite backbone who always put our country and our Constitution first. His commitment to common sense was at t more PR

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Griffith Statement on Justice Souter Passing U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter has died at the age of 85. U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: "I am saddened to hear of the passing of Justice Souter. His service to the country's highest court is to be commended and celebrated by all Americans." *** Original text here: https://morgangriffith.house.gov/ne more PR

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Ahead of Mother's Day, Whip Clark Pens Washington Post Op-Ed Slamming Republicans' Absurd "Baby Bonus" REVERE, MA -- In case you missed it, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) published an op-ed condemning Republicans' failure to address America's motherhood crisis with serious solutions. You can read the entire op-ed HERE or below: Women are having fewer kids. It's not a myster more PR

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- The Association of American Publishers issued the following news release: * * * Jenna Bush Hager Delivers Keynote Address at AAP's Annual Member Meeting Senator Chris Coons Awarded Distinguished Public Service Award Leading Experts on Artificial Intelligence Discuss Unprecedented Landscape and Litigation On Thursday, May 8, the Association of American Publishers hosted its 2025 annual meeting, celebrating 55 years of advocacy for the organization. The program stressed  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar, Cantwell, Colleagues Call on President Trump to Reverse the Firing of Consumer Product Safety Commissioners WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar(D-MN), member of the Senate Commerce Committee's subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy, and Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, along with S more PR

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Pappas Statement on Passing of Justice Souter Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) issued the following statement after the passing of former U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter: "Justice Souter dedicated his life to the law and public service, and he always demonstrated a fidelity to the Constitution and embodied our New Hampshire values. This is a sad loss for our state and country, and more PR

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- The Immigration Reform Law Institute issued the following news release: * * * Presidential Authority in the Balance in the Ninth Circuit IRLI shows Trump may reverse Biden extensions of Temporary Protected Status The Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI) has filed a brief in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals opposing an effort by anti-borders activists to preserve the Biden Administration's extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans. Under the TPS  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Refugees International, a humanitarian organization that says it advocates for lifesaving assistance, human rights and protection for displaced people, issued the following statement on May 9, 2025: * * * India Must Halt the Forced Deportation of Rohingya Genocide Survivors Statement from Refugees International Director for Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, Daniel P. Sullivan: "Refugees International urgently calls on the government of India to immediately end the det more PR

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, issued the following floor remarks on May 8, 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, and still I rise, a liberated Democrat, unbought, unbossed, unafraid, and most feared by President Donald John Trump. I am most feared because the President recently tweeted that he would have me removed from Congress because I have indicated that I would bring  more PR

NEW YORK, May 9 (TNSrep) -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following news release: * * * New Report: A Unifying Vision for Antidiscrimination Law in a Post-DEI Era Time to move beyond racial preferences and embrace meritocracy NEW YORK, NY - As the Trump administration moves to eliminate disparate impact from federal civil rights enforcement and DEI programs face intensifying scrutiny for questionable hiring and admission practices, it is worth reexamining how the American legal system d more PR

NEW YORK, May 9 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter Dies at 85 "During his almost two decades on the Supreme Court, Justice Souter played a pivotal role in several historic decisions that have helped protect human health and the environment. Among them were two decided on the same day - April 2, 2007. Justice Souter voted with the majority in Massachusetts v. EPA, which affirmed EPA's aut more PR

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Hassan Statement on Passing of Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan released the following statement after the passing of former U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter: "Justice David Souter was an extraordinarily thoughtful jurist who exemplified our Granite State values every day. Dedicated to upholding the rule of law, Justic more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, May 9 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * South Carolina AG Alan Wilson asks SCOTUS to uphold Maine legislator's right to vote and speak freely (COLUMBIA, S.C.) \- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced today that his office has joined a friend-of-the-court brief filed in the United States Supreme Court supporting Maine Representative Laurel Libby, who was stripped of her ability to vote and speak on the Stat more PR

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * This Week in DOD: Refocusing Resources, Service Member Standards, Red Sea Ceasefire Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directed a forcewide reduction in general officers May 5, 2025, as part of a larger effort within the Defense Department to reduce unnecessary bureaucracy that hinders mission effectiveness. "Secretary Hegseth signed a memorandum directing general officer and flag officer reductions throughout t more PR

WASHINGTON, May 10 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service has issued a final rule eliminating outdated regulatory provisions under 7 CFR 226.25(g) concerning the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). The rescinded rule required State agencies to collect and report participation data from institutions for fiscal years 2006 through 2009. Originally introduced in a 2007 final rule tied to executive orders on faith-based and community organization involvement more PR

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Wasserman Schultz Leads Democrats in Amicus Brief to Supreme Court Backing TPS for Venezuelans Washington, DC - Yesterday, U.S. Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) led 48 Democratic Members of Congress in filing an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court in response to the Trump Administration's attempt to override a district court ruling that blocked the Department of more PR

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on May 9, 2025: * * * Waters, Jeffries, Schumer, Warren Lead 233 Former and Current Members of Congress, Entire Senate Democratic Caucus in Filing Amicus Brief Defending Consumers and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from Trump-Musk Assault Members Urge D.C. Circuit Court to Uphold Ruling to Block Unconstitutional Shutdown of CFPB Today,  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- The Washington Legal Foundation issued the following news release: * * * WLF Urges Supreme Court To Stop Missouri Juries From Second-Guessing Federal Regulatory Law "By expressly prohibiting a State from altering the content of pesticide labeling, FIFRA not only protects pesticide manufacturers like Monsanto from state-tort liability but also promotes national labeling uniformity." --Cory L. Andrews, WLF General Counsel & Vice President of Litigation Click here for WLF more PR