WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The Association of American Medical Colleges issued the following statement on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * AAMC, Associations File Supreme Court Amicus Brief on NIH Grant Terminations AAMC President and CEO David J. Skorton, MD, issued the following statement regarding an amicus brief filed today with the Supreme Court of the United States: "Recent efforts to undermine the scientific mission of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the largest funder of scientific research i more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 1 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Ken Paxton Requests Rehearing at Fifth Circuit to Defend Texas's Ability to Arrest and Punish Illegal Aliens * Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a petition for rehearing en banc before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, requesting the full court to uphold Senate Bill 4, which is a Texas law that makes illegal entry and reentry a state crime and grants state judge more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 1 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Burkman and Wohl Plead to Intimidating Voters in Robocall Case * LANSING - Today, John Burkman, 59, of Arlington, Virginia, and Jacob Wohl, 27, of Fairfax, Virginia, pled no contest to orchestrating a series of robocalls aimed at suppressing the vote of predominantly black voters in Detroit in the 2020 general election, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. They pled to:  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: * * * Cat Clayton Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits Saint Charles, MO - U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the national, non-partisan movement to limit terms for elected officials, is gathering support from state lawmakers across the nation. Its mission is to get 34 states to apply for an amendment proposal convention specific to term limits on Congress. 2026 Missouri state house candidate, Cat Clayton (d more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Aug. 2 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Know your rights: Union opt-out month approaches for educators By Catrin Wigfall Back-to-school season will soon once again be underway, and so will the annual opportunity for educators to decide if union membership is right for them. From Sept. 1 until Sept. 30 -- yes, during the b more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight released the following testimony by Daily Signal senior editor Tyler O'Neil from a July 15, 2025, hearing entitled "How Leftist Nonprofit Networks Exploit Federal Tax Dollars to Advance a Radical Agenda": * * * My name is Tyler O'Neil.1 I write and edit commentary and investigative reporting for The Daily Signal. I wrote two books, "Making Hate Pay: The Corruption of the Southern Poverty Law Center" and "The Woketopus: The Dar more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Florida, issued the following news release on July 31, 2025: * * * Donalds Visits Central Florida Launch Site Stuck In Red-Tape: Urges Efficient Revival And Modernization Of Facilities CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - This afternoon, Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) joined officials from the United States Space Force, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and SpaceX, at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to visit and assess Cape Canaveral  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Offers Amendment To Reinstate All NIH, Other Critical Grants That Have Been Unlawfully Terminated By The Trump Administration * July 31, 2025 NIH clinical trials and other research grants provide cures & hope to patients; Republicans in the Committee voted to block the amendment WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin's (D-IL), a member of the Senate Appropriatio more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Aug. 1 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * FFRF will fight Calif. school board's costly attempt to revive prayer lawsuit * * * * * * The Freedom From Religion Foundation is fighting back against a California school board that is improperly seeking to resurrect a closed civil rights case. The Board of Education of the Chino Valley Unified School District is attempting to end a court injunction that  more PR

LUXEMBOURG, Aug. 1 -- The European Union Court of Justice issued the following judgement press release: * * * Football: the Court affirms the right, for clubs and players in particular, to obtain effective judicial review of arbitral awards made by the Court of Arbitration for Sport The courts or tribunals of the Member States must be able to carry out an in-depth review of those awards for consistency with the fundamental rules of EU law * * * In the field of football, as in many other spo more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: * * * Gary Humble Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits Franklin, TN - U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the national, non-partisan movement to limit terms for elected officials, is gathering support from state lawmakers across the nation. Its mission is to get 34 states to apply for an amendment proposal convention specific to term limits on Congress. 2026 Tennessee state senate candidate, Gary Humble (dist more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary: * * * InfluenceWatch Friday * InfluenceWatch, a project of Capital Research Center, is a comprehensive and ever-evolving compilation of our research into the numerous advocacy groups, foundations, and donors working to influence the public policy process. The website offers transparency into these influencers' funding, motives, and connections while providing insight often neglected by ot more PR

BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 1 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: * * * Labrador Letter: Idaho Leads Fight to End Government Racial Discrimination * Dear Friends, Most Americans agree that when government needs to contract out work with your tax dollars, it should go with whoever can do the best quality work for the lowest price. But for decades, federal programs have forced states like Idaho to reject better, cheaper bids and waste millions of your tax dol more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The Manhattan Institute has released a report entitled 'Changing the Choosers: Expanding Opportunity by Diversifying Leadership Selectors,' authored by Andy Smarick. Issued on July 31, 2025, the report takes a critical look at the mechanisms determining who occupies elite professional and governmental roles, arguing that the backgrounds of those doing the selecting--the "choosers"--play a decisive role in shaping leadership pipelines. The report finds that elite po more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: * * * Natassja Grossman Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits American Fork, UT - U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the national, non-partisan movement to limit terms for elected officials, is gathering support from state lawmakers across the nation. Its mission is to get 34 states to apply for an amendment proposal convention specific to term limits on Congress. 2026 Utah state house candidate, Natassja Gro more PR

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, Aug. 2 -- The Campaign for Southern Equality issued the following news: * * * New Hampshire Governor Signs Anti-Trans Youth Healthcare Ban into Law By Emma Chinn In January 2025, a ban on some gender-affirming surgeries for youth went into effect in New Hampshire. In June of this year, two laws passed in New Hampshire (HB 377 and HB 712), which together effectively ban all gender-affirming care for new patients under the age of 18 in the state. Today, both bills we more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The Center for American Progress issued a report titled 'Trump v. United States: Revisiting the Presidential Immunity Ruling 1 Year Later,' authored by Devon Ombres. The document evaluates the consequences of the Supreme Court's holding that presidents possess broad criminal immunity for official acts, a ruling delivered by a 6-3 majority. The analysis was published on July 31, 2025. The report scrutinizes the Supreme Court's controversial finding that, under the more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: * * * Senator Jesse James Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits Ladysmith, WI - U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the national, non-partisan movement to limit terms for elected officials, is gathering support from state lawmakers across the nation. Its mission is to get 34 states to apply for an amendment proposal convention specific to term limits on Congress. 2025 Wisconsin state Senator Jesse James (distr more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: My Prescription for America is a Healthy Diet & an Active Lifestyle * Senator Marshall Joins Newsmax to Discuss Trade Deadlines, Rescissions, & the Presidential Fitness Test Washington - On Friday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Sharla McBride and Marc Lotter on Newsmax's Wake Up America to discuss President Trump's trade deals, the potential of an additiona more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11344) on July 31, 2025, legislative attorney Justin C. Chung: * * * Martin v. U.S.: Supreme Court Allows Suit Against the Federal Government for Raid on Wrong House On June 12, 2025, in Martin v. United States, the Supreme Court addressed whether the federal government could be held liable for a raid by Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents mistakenly carried out o more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following news release: * * * This Week in Climate Action - July 31, 2025 * Your weekly resource to learn what the environmental movement is saying about the news of the day and the political fight of our generation. This week, we're covering the latest attacks on our environment and democracy from the Trump administration and Congress, including the rescission of the endangerment finding and the conf more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: * * * Trevor Walter Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits Twin Bridges, MT - U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the national, non-partisan movement to limit terms for elected officials, is gathering support from state lawmakers across the nation. Its mission is to get 34 states to apply for an amendment proposal convention specific to term limits on Congress. 2026 Montana state house candidate, Trevor Walter  more PR

LOGAN, Utah, Aug. 1 (TNSrpt) -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * 21 Community Justice Advocates to Begin Delivering Limited Legal Help in Utah Debt Cases LOGAN, Utah -- This week, 21 human service professionals across Utah completed a 10-week training program and are now provisionally certified as Community Justice Advocates. These advocates will begin a 10-week intensive supervision period under the direction of licensed attorneys, during which they will support people more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: * * * Wayne Rowan Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits Dawsonville, GA - U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the national, non-partisan movement to limit terms for elected officials, is gathering support from state lawmakers across the nation. Its mission is to get 34 states to apply for an amendment proposal convention specific to term limits on Congress. 2026 Georgia state house candidate, Wayne Rowan (dist more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: Leaders Praise the EPA for Launching Largest Deregulatory Action in U.S. History with Proposal to Rescind Obama-Era Endangerment Finding * WASHINGTON - Earlier this week, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin released the agency's proposal to rescind the 2009 Endangerment Finding, which has been used to justify over $1 trillion in regulations, more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse, Blumenthal Urge Review of Unusual Administrative Stay in Contempt Proceeding on Potential Bove Misconduct * Administrative stay by two Trump-appointed judges stalled contempt proceeding for three months while Emil Bove went through Senate confirmation process Emil Bove was confirmed on Tuesday on a split 50-49 vote Washington, D.C. - On Wednesday, Senators Sheldon Whitehous more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Call for Restoration of Voting Rights Act * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both D-Ore., said today they have joined Senate colleagues in reintroducing legislation that would update and restore critical safeguards of the original Voting Rights Act of 1965 that federal court rulings have eroded in recent years. "Six decades after Congress passed t more PR