WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The Association of American Medical Colleges issued the following statement on July 17, 2025: * * * AAMC Statement on CY 2026 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule AAMC President and CEO David J. Skorton, MD, and Jonathan Jaffery, MD, AAMC chief health care officer, issued the following statement on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) Calendar Year (CY) 2026 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) proposed rule: "Th more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * After Supreme Court Greenlights Mass Layoffs at ED, New Warren Report Reveals Impact of Trump Administration's Attacks On Public Education * 11 national organizations warn of dangers from dismantling the Department of Education. Warren: "If President Trump succeeds in completely eliminating the Department of Education, millions of students, teachers, and families will pay the price." T more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 18 -- The Arizona Supreme Court issued the following news release on July 17, 2025: * * * Arizona Supreme Court Clarifies Legal Standard for Termination of Parental Rights Based on Abandonment PHOENIX - The Arizona Supreme Court issued its decision in In re Termination of Parental Rights as to B.W., No. CV-24-0079, clarifying how "abandonment" is established as a ground for termination of parental rights. The opinion also explains what constitutes "just cause"--evidence more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 18 -- The Arizona Supreme Court issued the following news release on July 17, 2025: * * * Arizona Supreme Court Rules Lost Profits from Failed Transaction Were Not Established with Reasonable Certainty PHOENIX - The Arizona Supreme Court has set forth the legal standards governing a plaintiff's claim for lost profit damages arising from a business transaction that allegedly failed due to a defendant's unlawful interference. In McAlister et al. v. Loeb & Loeb, LLP, Roy M more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * California Supreme Court Takes Up Kern Water Diversion Case * BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- The California Supreme Court has granted review of the Kern River water diversions case and will decide whether to uphold a lower court order requiring the city of Bakersfield to keep sufficient water in the river to protect fish. The Supreme Court review was requested by a coalition of e more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Krishnamoorthi Denounces FDA Authorization of Juul E-Cigarettes as Step Backward in Fight Against Youth Nicotine Addiction * WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), a national leader in the fight to end youth vaping, condemned the Food and Drug Administration's decision (link is external) to authorize the sale of Juul e-cigarettes, including menthol-flavored p more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Subramanyam Releases Statement Applauding Virginia Supreme Court Decision to Prevent Greenway Toll Hikes * Washington, D.C. -- "Today's ruling is a huge win for our community and families across Northern Virginia," said Congressman Suhas Subramanyam. "It's clear that the legislation I passed that prevented toll increases was not only constitutional but the best policy for Virginian more PR

YONKERS, New York, July 18 -- Consumer Reports posted the following news release on July 17, 2025: * * * Consumer Reports applauds federal court ruling reinstating FTC commissioner * Consumer Reports praised a federal court's decision today to reinstate Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Justin Brookman, director of technology policy at CR and a former policy director of FTC's Office of Technology, Research, and Investigation said, "We are pleased wi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Questions Witnesses In Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing On The Way AI Interacts With Copyrights * July 16, 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 Subcommittee hearing entitled "Too Big to Prosecute?: Examining the AI Industry's Mass Ingestion of Copyri more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on July 16, 2025: * * * Durbin Questions Witnesses In Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing On The Way AI Interacts With Copyrights U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned witnesses during a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing entitled "Too Big to Prosecute?: Examining the AI  more PR

PLANO, Texas, July 17 [Category: Sociological] -- The First Liberty Institute, an organization that says it is dedicated to defending liberty for all Americans, issued the following news release: * * * Federal Court Urged to Stop Washington City From Unlawful Actions Against a Church that Serves the Homeless * Seattle, WA --First Liberty Institute filed a friend-of-the-court brief in Miller v. City of Burien, a lawsuit brought by a local church against the Washington city after officials the more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following floor remarks on July 10, 2025, urging his colleagues to confirm Whitney Hermandorfer as Circuit Judge of the Sixth Circuit. Grassley praised President Trump's first judicial nominee, highlighting her "impeccable qualifications" and track record, expressing hope for bipartisan support for the "home-run pick." * * * Here is the text of the remarks: Before noon today, we'll  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action and Federal Rights released the following testimony by Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach from a June 25, 2025, hearing entitled "Enter the Dragon-China and the Left's Lawfare Against American Energy Dominance": * * * Chairman, Ranking Member, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today about environmental lawfare, which has received what appea more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services released the following written testimony by Judge Glock, director of research at the Manhattan Institute, from a June 25, 2025, hearing entitled "Sacrificing Excellence for Ideology: The Real Cost of DEI." DEI stands for diversity, equity and inclusion. * * * Chairman Grothman, Ranking Member Krishnamoorthi and distinguished members of the subcommittee. Thank you for the opportun more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- TechFreedom, a technology policy think tank, issued the following news release: * * * Missouri Can't Use Antitrust Laws to Override the First Amendment Yesterday, TechFreedom filed comments explaining why Missouri's proposed rule--forcing social media platforms to let users choose their own content moderation algorithms--violates the First Amendment. Missouri, in its effort to regulate social media, is disregarding the Court's clear ruling that while the government can  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Durbin, Welch, Colleagues Condemn DOJ's Baseless Voter Fraud Investigations * On John Lewis National Day of Action, Senators request access to Civil Rights Division Memo that changes mission statement to investigating voter fraud Senators: "Taken together, the Department is clearly pursuing an anti-voter, partisan agenda aligned with 2020 election deniers and conspiracy theorists" WA more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Schiff, Booker, Markey Lead 28 Senate Colleagues in Effort to Protect California's Proposition 12 * Senators: "The Food Security and Farm Protection Act would harm America's small farmers and infringe on the fundamental rights of states to establish laws and regulations within their own borders." This letter follows an announcement last week from the Trump Administration seeking to und more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following opening statement on July 17, 2025, at a judicial nominations hearing: * * * Good morning. On today's agenda, we have twelve nominations. Nicholas Chase and Daniel Rosen, U.S. Attorney nominees, are listed for the first time and will be held over. We'll vote today on Emil Bove, nominee to be a judge on the Third Circuit, and district court nominees Anne-Leigh Gaylord Moe,  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Appropriations Committee Passes Sen. Moran's FY2026 Commerce, Justice, & Science Appropriations Bill * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS) - today released the following statement after the Senate Committee on Appropriations approved the FY2026 Commerce, Justice, Science and  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The National Federation of Independent Business issued the following news release: * * * Small Businesses Ask for Clarity Regarding Arbitration Exemptions Madrigal v. Ferguson concerns the application of exemptions in the Federal Arbitration Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 17, 2025) - NFIB filed an amicus brief in the case Jose Madrigal v. Ferguson Enterprises, LLC, et al. at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The case considers the Federal Arbitration Act' more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency released the following written testimony by David R. Burton, a senior fellow in economic policy in Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies at the Heritage Foundation, "Locking in the DOGE Cuts: Ending Waste, Fraud, and Abuse for Good." DOGE is the Department of Government Efficiency. * * * My name is David R. Burton. I am the Senior Fellow in Economic Policy at The H more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 18 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on July 17, 2025: * * * Attorney General Miyares Stops Largest Toll Increase in Dulles Greenway Toll Road History RICHMOND, VA -- Attorney General Jason Miyares today announced a major victory for Northern Virginia commuters, following a unanimous decision by the Supreme Court of Virginia to uphold the State Corporation Commission's (SCC) rejection of the largest proposed toll hike in D more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services released the following written testimony by Daniel P. Lennington, managing vice president and deputy counsel at the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty, from a June 25, 2025, hearing entitled "Sacrificing Excellence for Ideology: The Real Cost of DEI." DEI stands for diversity, equity and inclusion. * * * Chairman Grothman, Ranking Member Krishnamoorthi, and Members of the Su more PR