LANSING, Michigan, June 4 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Urges Court to Uphold Key Provision of Voting Rights Act * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today joined 18 other attorneys general in filing an amicus brief (PDF) in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit supporting the right of the American people to cast their ballots free from racial discrimination. The amicus brief, filed in Turtle Mountain Band  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 3 (TNSLrpt) -- Andrew Jackson's presidency (1829-1837) stands as a pivotal yet perplexing period in American history, leaving an ambiguous legacy, particularly concerning the evolution of executive power. A new report from the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), "How Congress Lost, Part VII: The Ambiguous Legacy of Andrew Jackson," published in May 2025, explores how Jackson's forceful leadership both expanded presidential authority and inadvertently laid the groundwork for a p more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 4 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release: * * * Arizona Attorney General's Office Joins Fight to Defend Birthright Citizenship at Ninth Circuit * The Arizona Attorney General's Office, alongside other states helped defend birthright citizenship in front of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today in the ongoing multi-state lawsuit led by Washington state against the Trump administration's illegal executive order.  It was the first la more PR

ALBANY, New York, June 4 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Defends Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelan Immigrants * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today co-led a coalition of 17 attorneys general in defending hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan immigrants who have had their legal status threatened after the Trump administration attempted to eliminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezue more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 4 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Urges Court to Protect Key Provision of Voting Rights Act * (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong today joined 18 other attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, supporting the right of the American people to cast their ballots free from racial discrimination. The amicus brief, filed in Turtle more PR

PLANO, Texas, June 4 [Category: Sociological] -- The First Liberty Institute, an organization that says it is dedicated to defending liberty for all Americans, issued the following news release: * * * California Parents Ask Ninth Circuit to Stop Religious Discrimination in Homeschool Funding Program * Pasadena, CA --First Liberty Institute and the law firm King & Spalding LLP presented oral argument today in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit challenging California policies that more PR

DENVER, Colorado, June 5 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Phil Weiser fights to protect youth from harmful conversion therapy June 4, 2025 (DENVER) -- Colorado today joined a multistate coalition in a court brief defending a Michigan law that prohibits licensed health professionals from practicing conversion therapy on minors. The practice, also called sexual orientation or gender identity change efforts, attempts to change a p more PR

DENVER, Colorado, June 5 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Phil Weiser urges federal court to ensure voters and private groups can sue over voting rights violations June 4, 2025 (DENVER) - Attorney General Phil Weiser today joined a coalition of 18 other attorneys general in filing a brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit urging the full court to uphold protections in the Voting Rights Act that ensure privat more PR

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Delivers Opening Statement In Senate Judiciary Joint Subcommittee Hearing On District Court Judges & The Trump Administration * June 03, 2025 During his opening, Durbin emphasized President Trump's dangerous rhetoric toward district court judges, Republicans' inability to stand up for the federal judiciary WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of more PR

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Questions Witnesses On Nationwide Injunctions During Senate Judiciary Joint Subcommittee Hearing * June 03, 2025 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned witnesses during a Senate Judiciary Joint Subcommittee hearing entitled "The Supposedly 'Least Dangerous Branch': District Judges v. Trump." Durbin more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on June 3, 2025, at a hearing by the subcommittees on the Constitution and Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action and Federal Rights entitled "The Supposedly 'Least Dangerous Branch': District Judges v. Trump": * * * Grassley Outlines Ongoing Efforts to Combat Universal Injunctions As Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, I am pleased that two of its Subcommittee more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, June 5 -- The Illinois Department of Public Health issued the following news on June 4, 2025: * * * Illinois Reaffirms Policy to Preserve Access to Life-saving Emergency Room Treatment HHS Rescinds Federal Guidance Put in Place Following the Dobbs Decision; Access to Life-Saving Care Enshrined in Illinois Law SPRINGFIELD - In response to action by the Trump administration to restrict access to life-saving care in hospital emergency rooms, the State of Illinois is reaff more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy, Cruz, colleagues introduce resolution to designate June as "Life Month" * WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and 25 colleagues in introducing a resolution to designate the month of June as "Life Month." The resolution commemorates the U.S. Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade in the June 2022 landmark d more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Morgan Luttrell, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Luttrell Introduces the Tribal Gaming Regulatory Compliance Act * WASHINGTON \-- Congressman Morgan Luttrell (R-TX) and Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (D-TX) introduced the Tribal Gaming Regulatory Compliance Act to ensure the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas, along with all other federally recognized Tribes eligible for gaming, are regulated under the Indian Gaming Regula more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 5 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on June 4, 2025: * * * Attorney General Brown Urges Court to Protect Enforcement of Voting Rights Act BALTIMORE, MD (June 4, 2025) - Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined 18 other attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, supporting the right of the American people to cast their ballots free from racial discrimination. The  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- George Washington University posted the following news: * * * Media Tip Sheet: Trump Administration Reverses Hospital Abortion Mandate * The Trump administration announced on Tuesday that it will revoke a 2022 federal directive requiring hospitals to provide emergency abortions when necessary to stabilize a patient's condition. The guidance, issued shortly after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, was part of the Biden administration's effort to safeguard abort more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The New Civil Liberties Alliance issued the following news release: * * * NCLA Asks D.C. Circuit Court to Erase CPSC's Illegal Infant Support Cushion Rule The New Civil Liberties Alliance has filed an opening brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to vacate the Consumer Product Safety Commission's mandatory Safety Standard for Infant Support Cushions, which regulates Heroes Technology's Snuggle Me Infant Lounger and some 2,000 other products. CPSC pr more PR

SALEM, Oregon, June 5 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release on June 4, 2025: * * * Attorney General Dan Rayfield Urges Court to Uphold Key Provision of Voting Rights Act Attorney General Dan Rayfield and 18 other attorneys general today filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, supporting the right of the American people to cast their ballots free from racial discrimination. The amicus brief, filed in Turtle Mountain Band of more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- President Trump issued the following proclamation on June 4, 2025: * * * ENHANCING NATIONAL SECURITY BY ADDRESSING RISKS AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY Admission into the United States to attend, conduct research, or teach at our Nation's institutions of higher education is a privilege granted by our Government, not a guarantee. That privilege is necessarily tied to the host institution's compliance and commitment to following Federal law. Harvard University has failed in this re more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- President Trump issued the following proclamation on June 4, 2025: * * * Restricting the Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats During my first Administration, I restricted the entry of foreign nationals into the United States, which successfully prevented national security threats from reaching our borders and which the Supreme Court upheld. In Executive Order 14161 of January more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, June 4 -- The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Right to Work Foundation Submits Legal Brief Opposing Biden "Project Labor Agreement" Rule for Federal Construction Projects * Amicus brief at Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals exposes rule as discriminating against nonunion workers and contractors in violation of Constitution Atlanta, GA (June 4, 2025) - The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation filed an more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, June 4 [Category: Media] -- The Society of Professional Journalists posted the following news: * * * Rights organizations object to 'entirely absurd' VA gag policy * An unconstitutional policy in Greene County, Virginia prohibits government employees from talking to the press and requires them to label anything they share with the press as "opinion" even if it's verifiable fact. Apparently the Chairman of the County Board of Supervisors, Steve Catalano, believes he has more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murray Slams Lutnick for Decimation of NOAA, Illegal Cancellation of Digital Equity Act Funding, More * WATCH : Senator Murray's Q&A with Sec. Lutnick Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, questioned Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick at a Senate Appropriations Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcom more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on June 4, 2025: * * * Senator Murray Slams Lutnick for Decimation of NOAA, Illegal Cancellation of Digital Equity Act Funding, More Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, questioned Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick at a Senate Appropriations Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murray Statement on Trump Revoking Lifesaving EMTALA Guidance * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), a senior member and former Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, issued the following statement in response to the Trump administration rescinding CMS guidance from July 2022 reaffirming that the Emergency Medical Treatment & Labo more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt Discusses President Trump's Big, Beautiful Bill on Fox Business' Mornings With Maria * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) appeared on Mornings with Maria this morning to discuss President Trump's Big Beautiful Bill, yesterday's hearing on rogue left-wing district court judges, his upcoming hearing on Biden's mental decline as President, and the Agroterrorism attempt by ind more PR

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville, Cruz Introduce Resolution to Officially Name June "Life Month" * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) and 25 senate colleagues in introducing a resolution declaring June as "Life Month" to recognize the historic overturning of Roe v. Wade by the U.S. Supreme Court in June 2022. "Ever since I got to Washington, I have been a cha more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, June 4 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Urges Court to Uphold Key Provisions of Voting Rights Act * Attorney General Charity Clark today joined 18 other attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, supporting the right of the American people to cast their ballots free from racial discrimination. The amicus brief, filed in Turtle Mountain Band of Ch more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on June 4, 2025: President Donald J. Trump Restricts the Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats COMBATING TERRORISM THROUGH COMMON SENSE SECURITY STANDARDS: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a Proclamation to protect the nation from foreign terrorist and other national security and public safety threats from entry into the Un more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on June 4, 2025: * * * President Donald J. Trump Restricts Foreign Student Visas at Harvard University RESTRICTING FOREIGN STUDENT VISAS AT HARVARD: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a Proclamation to safeguard national security by suspending the entry of foreign nationals seeking to study or participate in exchange programs at Harvard University. * The Proclamation suspends the entry into the United States of any  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young, Cruz Lead Resolution Designating June as "Life Month" * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced a resolution to designate June as "Life Month" and mark the anniversary of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade in June 2022. The resolution also recognizes the dignity of human life, commends those who promote life, and encourages policymakers to continue more PR