WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * 74 U.S. Representatives Warn Trump Administration To Halt Potentially Illegal Mass Firings Of Federal Workers * Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) today led 74 U.S. Representatives in pressing the Trump Administration to halt plans to conduct further mass firings of federal workers amid reports that the White House intends to proceed with gutting federal agencies and conducting mass purges of civil servants more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 12 -- The Arizona Supreme Court issued the following news release on July 11, 2025: * * * Arizona Supreme Court Chief Justice Ann Timmer Shares 2025 State of the Judiciary Chief Justice Ann A. Scott Timmer this week unveiled the 2025 Arizona Supreme Court State of the Judiciary to court colleagues, judicial officers, elected officials, and stakeholders statewide. Taking a new approach, Justice Timmer delivered a series of five daily video updates on the significant pro more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 12 -- The Arizona Supreme Court issued the following news release: * * * Arizona Supreme Court Clarifies Fee Recovery Rules in Guardianship Cases In a decision affecting guardianship and conservatorship proceedings, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that court-appointed professionals do not automatically forfeit their right to reasonable fees if they fail to file the initial compensation notice required by A.R.S. Sec. 14-5109. The case, In the Matter of the Conservatorsh more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Barrasso: It's Time to Restore Constitutional Order and Rein in Rogue Judges * " The Constitution is clear. Congress controls federal spending. The power of the purse belongs to Congress. It does not belong to unelected district court judges with a gavel and a grudge." WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Senate Majority Whip, today spoke on the Senate Floor to condemn the grow more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn, Cotton, Kustoff Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Protect Americans from Violent Criminals * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and U.S. Representative David Kustoff (R-Tenn.) introduced the Restoring the Armed Career Criminal Act, which would reinstate an important tool for prosecutors to seek enhanced penalties against viole more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on July 10, 2025: * * * Blunt Rochester Leads 32 Colleagues in Resolution Recognizing Black Women's Equal Pay Day Today, U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) led 32 of her colleagues in introducing a resolution honoring Black Women's Equal Pay Day. In the United States, Black women workers are paid just 66 cents for every dollar paid to non-Hispanic White men. If current trends continue, Blac more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11338) on July 10, 2025, by attorney-adviser Eric N. Holmes: * * * First Amendment: Government Retaliation for Protected Expression The Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment provides that "Congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of speech." The clause applies to any government action, whether federal, state, or local. Individuals may be able to challenge  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Sam Liccardo, D-California, issued the following news release on July 11, 2025: * * * ICYMI: Liccardo on CNN - Trump's "Epidemic of Lawlessness" and Militarized Enforcement Do Not Belong in a Democracy NEW YORK, N.Y. - Last night, Congressman Sam Liccardo joined Abby Phillip on CNN to discuss the Trump Administration's attacks on the 14th Amendment and birthright citizenship. When asked by Phillip, host of NewsNight, about the constitutionality of Trump's executive more PR

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news: * * * Jack Ciattarelli Campaigns with Head of Extreme Anti-Abortion Group The threat Jack Ciattarelli poses to abortion access in New Jersey was on full display earlier this week, as he campaigned with the head of the New Jersey Family Policy Center, an extreme, far right anti-abortion group. Between his support for defunding Planned Parenthood, support for an abortion ban pushed by "two of [New Jersey's]  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet released the following testimony by Amy St. Eve, chair of the Judicial Conference Budget Committee, from a June 24, 2025, hearing entitled "Fiscal Accountability and Oversight of the Federal Courts": * * * Chairman Issa, Ranking Member Johnson, and members of the Subcommittee, my name is Amy St. Eve, and I am pleased to appear before you to present and explain the  more PR

BOISE, Idaho, July 12 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following newsletter on July 11, 2025: * * * Labrador Letter: Idaho's Legal Fight Helps Trump End Nationwide Injunctions Dear Friends, I promised when I became Idaho's 33rd Attorney General that I would be aggressive in defending the laws of our state and the constitutional rights of our citizens. Recently, the United States Supreme Court delivered a landmark victory that proves this approach was correct--and Idaho' more PR

HERNDON, Virginia, July 10 [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 Update-Thursday, July 10, 2025: President Trump announced Thursday his administration would impose a 35 percent tariff on all Canadian goods beginning ne more PR

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight released the following testimony by Media Research Center Vice President Dan Schneider from a June 24, 2025, hearing entitled "Rising Threat: America's Battle Against Antisemitic Terror": * * * Thank you Chairman Van Drew, Ranking Member Crockett and Members of the Committee, acts of antisemitism are on the rise, not only in America but across the globe. This hearing is well timed, and necessary, to investigate and uncover th more PR

MANILA, Philippines, July 11 -- The Supreme Court of the Philippines issued the following news release: * * * Justice Lazaro-Javier Highlights Philippine Judicial Reforms at World Justice Forum Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice Amy C. Lazaro-Javier joined a panel of international experts during the Judicial Integrity Session at the World Justice Forum on June 24, 2025, in Warsaw City, Poland. She spoke alongside Justice Sapana Pradhan Malla of the Supreme Court of Nepal, Justice Sikder Mah more PR

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on July 11, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Scott Statement on Trump Administration Taking Chainsaw to Social Safety Net Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, released the following statement after the Departments of Education, Health and Human Services, and Labor announced plans to further pr more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on June 27, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, today alongside my dear friend and colleague, Ranking Member of the Appropriations Committee Rosa DeLauro, I introduced a new bill called the Appropriations Compliance and Training Act. Unfortunately, this Administration has repeatedly demonstrated their lack of understanding and respect for the direction provided more PR

LONDON, England, July 11 [Category: BizMedia] -- The National Union of Journalists posted the following news: * * * TUC LGBT+ Conference 2025 * Held at Congress House in London from 3-4 July, the conference emphasised the importance of intersectional solidarity throughout the trade union movement. Last year a TUC survey found that half of LGBT+ workers have experienced bullying or harassment in the last five years. Opening the conference, Maria Exall, TUC LGBT+ Committee chair, noted that  more PR