WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 11, 2025: * * * Ahead of Nomination Hearing, Warren Presses Trump Fair Housing Nominee Trainor on Enforcing the Law If confirmed, you will lead HUD's fair housing programs and enforcement of the Fair Housing Act and other civil rights laws amid President Trump's efforts to decimate federal enforcement of our nation' more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, June 11 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Ark. families sue to block law mandating 10 Commandments in public schools A multifaith group of seven Arkansas families with children in public schools filed suit in federal court today to block a new state law requiring all public elementary and secondary schools to "prominently" display the Ten Commandments in every classroom and library. The plaintiffs in Stins more PR

NEW YORK, June 11 [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: * * * Arkansas Families Sue to Block Law Mandating Ten Commandments in Public School Classrooms and Libraries * FAYETTEVILLE, A.R. -- A multifaith group of seven Arkansas families with children in public schools filed suit in federal court tod more PR

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Americans United for Separation of Church and State issued the following news: * * * AU & allies sue over Arkansas law mandating Ten Commandments in public schools Fayetteville, Arkansas -- A multifaith group of seven Arkansas families with children in public schools filed suit in federal court today to block a new state law requiring all public elementary and secondary schools to "prominently" display the Ten Commandments in every classroom and library. The plaintiffs  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Competitive Enterprise Institute posted the following news release: * * * CEI praises EPA Administrator for proposing the repeal of greenhouse gas rule and to amend mercury rule * Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin today announced the forthcoming proposed repeal of the Biden era Clean Power Plan 2.0 rule regulating greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, along with a proposed repeal of amendments to the controversial  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following research update: * * * Policy Basics: Introduction to Medicaid Created in 1965, Medicaid provides health coverage to low-income families and individuals, including children, parents, pregnant people, seniors, and people with disabilities. It is funded jointly by the federal government and the states. Within federal guidelines, each state has considerable flexibility in how it operates its own Medicaid progr more PR

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on June 11, 2025: * * * Chairman Capito Applauds Trump EPA Proposal to End Clean Power Plan 2.0 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, applauded the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposal to repeal the Biden administrati more PR

BELLEVUE, Washington, June 12 -- The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms issued the following news release: * * * CCRKBA URGES N.J. TOWN TO PASS CARRY PERMIT FEE REBATE PROGRAM BELLEVUE, WA - The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms has sent a letter in support of the passage of a freedom-enhancing resolution in a New Jersey town. The Borough of Englishtown is considering a resolution which would refund a significant portion of applicants' permit to carry  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on June 11, 2025: * * * Comer and Higgins Investigate D.C. Attorney General's Politically Motivated Lawfare WASHINGTON--House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement Chairman Clay Higgins (R-La.) are examining the District of Columbia Attorney General's recently dism more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 12 -- The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association issued the following news release on June 11, 2025: * * * Electric Co-ops Applaud Trump Administration Proposals to Repeal EPA's Unlawful Power Sector Rules National Rural Electric Cooperative Association CEO Jim Matheson today issued the following statement thanking the Trump administration for its proposals to repeal the Environmental Protection Agency's power plant rule and mercury and air rule. "These Bid more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Proposes Repeal of Biden-Harris EPA Regulations for Power Plants, Which, If Finalized, Would Save Americans More than a Billion Dollars a Year * Breaking down barriers to affordable, dependable energy for American families WASHINGTON - Today, alongside U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), House Energy and Commerce Chairman Brett Guthrie (R-KY-02), U.S. Representatives Troy Balderson (R-OH-1 more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, June 11 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * FFRF to monitor Trump's first troubling 'Religious Liberty Commission' meeting The Freedom From Religion Foundation is sounding the alarm about the first public meeting of the newly established Religious Liberty Commission to take place at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., on Monday, June 16. FFRF will closely monitor the first and subsequent meetings an more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Himes Advocates for Anti-Corruption in Cryptocurrency * Washington, DC- Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) introduced an amendment to the CLARITY Act that would prohibit federal elected officials from issuing a digital asset or holding a financial interest in an issuer of a digital asset. These restrictions would apply to the President, Vice President, Senate-confirmed members of the executive branch, M more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven: EPA Repeals Two Overreaching Biden-Era Regulations that Threatened Coal Industry, Grid Reliability * Senator Worked to Block, Roll Back Clean Power Plan & MATS Rules, Supporting Access to Affordable Baseload Power WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven today released the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued proposed rules repealing two overreaching Biden more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, June 12 -- The Minnesota House Democratic-Farmer-Labor Caucus issued the following news release on June 11, 2025: * * * Minnesota House balances state budget, adjourns special session Today, the Minnesota Legislature convened a special session and completed its work of balancing the state budget for the next two years. The Legislature also passed the first capital investment bill since 2023, which will lead to improvements in roads, bridges, wastewater treatment plants, a more PR

WASHINGTON, June 10 [Category: Political] -- The NAACP posted the following news release: * * * NAACP Celebrates Major Legal Victory in Georgia Supreme Court Hand Counting Case * June 10, 2025 Contact: Chyna Fields, cfields@naacpnet.org ATLANTA - In a critical victory for Georgia voters, the Georgia Supreme Court today upheld a lower court's decision permanently blocking a rule that would have required hand counting of ballots at polling places before tabulation -- a process widely criti more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, June 11 -- The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation posted the following news release: * * * National Right to Work Foundation Attorney to Appear Before U.S. House in Hearing on Labor Board Reforms * Aaron Solem will call for demise of coercive Biden-era policies Washington, DC (June 11, 2025) - In a hearing today, veteran National Right to Work Foundation Staff Attorney Aaron Solem will testify before the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workfor more PR

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- The New Civil Liberties Alliance issued the following news release: * * * NCLA's King George III Prize Crowns Former SEC Chair Gensler 2024's Worst Civil Liberties Violator The Administrative State's biggest abuser of civil liberties in 2024 was former Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler! After weeks of online voting for the New Civil Liberties Alliance's Fifth Annual "King George III Prize," Gensler defeated 31 other rights-violating bureaucrats in a  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 (Rep.) -- Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., issued the following news release: * * * Norton Opposes Anti-D.C. Home Rule Bill on the House Floor * Norton released her remarks after speaking on the House floor opposing the District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act of 2025. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released her remarks from the House floor where she spoke today in opposition to the District of Columbia Federal Immigratio more PR

MANILA, Philippines, June 11 -- The Supreme Court of the Philippines issued the following news release: * * * Senior Associate Justice Advocates for Compassionate Laws in Lecture on Intimacy and Relationships Supreme Court (SC) Senior Associate Justice (SAJ) Marvic M.V.F. Leonen delivered a lecture titled "Legal and Political Foundations of the Current Restrictions on Intimacies and Relationships" on May 28, 2025, at the Notre Dame of Marbel University (NDMU), Koronadal, South Cotabato. The e more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The Planned Parenthood Federation of America issued the following news release on June 9, 2025: * * * IN A WIN FOR MONTANANS, MULTIPLE ABORTION RESTRICTIONS WILL REMAIN PERMANENTLY BLOCKED Montana Supreme Court upholds decision permanently blocking several abortion restrictions * Helena, MT -- Today, the Montana Supreme Court upheld a district court's decision from last year permanently blocking a slate of anti-abortion laws from taking effect in Montana. The blocked  more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 12 -- The Rhode Island Supreme Court issued the following opinion on June 10, 2025: * * * State v. Luis Roman. Present: Suttell, C.J., Goldberg, Robinson, Lynch Prata, and Long, JJ. OPINION Justice Lynch Prata, for the Court. The matter before the Court is an appeal filed by the defendant, Luis Roman (defendant), of a Superior Court order denying the defendant's motion to reduce his sentence under Rule 35 of the Superior Court Rules of Criminal Procedure. The  more PR

HERNDON, Virginia, June 11 [Category: Transportation] -- The RV Industry Association posted the following news: * * * Latest Tariff Developments To see a comprehensive list of what tariffs are currently enacted, view our tariff tracker chart, which provides an easy-to-read overview of tariff impacts by country. View the Tariff Tracker (https://www.rvia.org/tariff-tracker) * Update-Wednesday, June 11th, 2025: On Tuesday, June 10th, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled th more PR

NEW YORK, June 11 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Trump EPA Proposals Would Eliminate Protections Against Power Plant Pollution * (Washington, D.C. - June 11, 2025) Trump EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin today announced formal proposals to eliminate two vital clean air protections for power plant pollution - the modernization of the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, and the Carbon Pollution Standards for climate pollution from po more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Ricketts Fights for Life * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, during his weekly press call with Nebraska media, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) discussed his efforts to fight for life, and ensure all people are treated with dignity and respect. "Being pro-life is about more than just passing legislation," said Ricketts. "Nebraska's pro-life culture is evident in communities across our state. We  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Whip Clark: "EMTALA Is Still the Law of the Land." * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) and all six members of the Democratic Doctors Caucus -- Reps. Ami Bera (CA-6), Herb Conaway (NJ-3), Maxine Dexter (OR-3), Kelly Morrison (MN-3), Raul Ruiz (CA-25), and Kim Schrier (WA-8) -- reaffirmed that the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) is still the  more PR