WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance released the following testimony by Cody Venzke, senior policy counsel of the National Political Advocacy Division of the American Civil Liberties Union, from a July 16, 2025, hearing entitled "Artificial Intelligence and Criminal Exploitation: A New Era of Risk": * * * Chairman Biggs, Ranking Member McBath, and members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify today on behal more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 6 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Ken Paxton Takes Action in the Texas Supreme Court Against Runaway Democrat Who Abandoned Office to Break Quorum * Attorney General Ken Paxton has taken action in the Supreme Court of Texas regarding the quo warranto petition filed by Governor Greg Abbott against runaway Democrat Representative Gene Wu. Attorney General Paxton has led the fight to hold the runaway Democrats  more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 5 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Ken Paxton Urges Congress to Use its Constitutional Authority to Stop Radical Pro-Abortion Policies * Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a coalition of Attorneys General from across the country in urging Congress to pass legislation that would preempt "shield laws" enacted by radical pro-abortion states. In a letter to congressional leadership, the coalition calls for federal  more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 5 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Ken Paxton Will Seek Judicial Orders Declaring that Runaway Democrats Who Abandon Their Legislative Duties Vacated Their Office * Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced that the continued refusal to perform legislative duties by Texas House Democrats who broke quorum constitutes abandonment of office and that he will pursue a court ruling ensuring that their seats are decla more PR

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Aug. 4 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The Council of State Governments issued the following news: * * * CSG Names 48 State Leaders to 2025 Henry Toll Fellowship Class * Prestigious national leadership development program's newest class includes leaders from 34 states and U.S. territories and all three branches of state government LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 4, 2025) -- The Council of State Governments (CSG) has selected 48 public servants from 34 states and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet released the following testimony by Emily De La Bruyere, a senior fellow of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, from a July 22, 2025, hearing entitled "Foreign Abuse of U.S. Courts": * * * Beijing competes not through confrontation but through cooption. The Chinese Communist Party does not directly attack or dismantle adversarial systems. Instead, it subverts more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Aug. 6 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Groups warn Ark. schools not to implement judicially blocked 10 Commandments law * Four organizations have sent a letter to public school superintendents across Arkansas warning them not to implement an unconstitutional state law requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom and library. The letter from the Freedom From Religion Foun more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 4 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Imperfect underground processes help filter wastewater in Florida Keys * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- For seaside communities reducing their pollution, nitrogen is a prime target. Often found in agricultural runoff and human waste, nitrogen and the nitrogen-containing nitrate molecule can enter coastal waters as a critical nutrient for algae. Its abundance leads to a surplus of algal blooms, up more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: * * * Kelsey Linnehan Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits Richmond, VA - 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 Virginia house of delegates candidate, Kelsey L more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The National Fair Housing Alliance issued the following news release: * * * Leading Civil Rights Organizations Urge HUD to Uphold Fair Housing Protections Against Disparate Impact Rollbacks On Friday, a coalition of leading civil and human rights organizations issued a joint letter to Scott Turner, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), expressing grave concern over reports that the agency intends to abandon multiple fair housing investi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: * * * Lee Steinhauer Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits Horizon West, FL - 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 Florida state house candidate, Lee Steinhaue more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- George Washington University posted the following news: * * * Media Tip Sheet: Trump Moves to Revoke Biden-era Abortion VA policy * WASHINGTON (August 5, 2025)- The Trump administration filed last Friday an effort to revoke a Biden-era policy expanding reproductive healthcare access. The filing would bar pregnant veterans from receiving abortions at Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals in cases of rape, incest or when the pregnancy threatens their health. "The Dep more PR

LATHAM, New York, Aug. 6 -- A coalition of New York's top education organizations has expressed disappointment in the recent Supreme Court decision in Mahmoud v. Taylor, which supported parents' rights to opt their children out of reading school-approved books with LGBTQ+ characters on religious grounds. The groups affirmed that the ruling will not change New York State's commitment to local curriculum control and inclusive learning environments. In a joint statement, the organizations argued a more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 4 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association issued the following news: * * * OPM Releases Guidance on Religious Expression in the Federal Workplace * A memorandum released on July 28 by Scott Kupor, Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), provides new guidance to federal agencies regarding religious expression in the workplace. The guidance expands the scope of permissible religious e more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Pappas Helps Introduce Legislation to Block Trump Administration's Rollback of Veterans' Access to Reproductive Health Care * In direct response to the Trump Administration's proposed rule to roll back abortion access for veterans, Congressman Chris Pappas, member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee (HVAC), helped introduce the Reproductive Freedom for Veterans Act (link is external), whic more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 6 -- Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future (PennFuture), an environmental advocacy organization, issued the following news release: * * * PA Supreme Court rules that state lawmakers cannot interfere in abandoned oil and gas wells bonding case The court denied Republican state legislators' efforts to challenge PA environmental groups' lawsuit against Act 96 which capped oil and gas well bonding amounts. * On August 4, 2025, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court denied ef more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley's Statement on Successful Effort to Force House GOP to Subpoena Epstein Files * After Joining Successful Subpoena Effort, Pressley, a Survivor of Sexual Assault, Continues to Demand Transparency, Accountability, and Healing Pressley Discussed How This Fight is Deeply Personal to Her in a Recent Interview BOSTON - Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), a member of the House Oversi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 5, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Scott Demands Answers from HHS Secretary After Firing 10,000 Public Servants Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Education and Workforce Committee, demanded answers from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS or th more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 5 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release: * * * Statement from Attorney General Mayes on Birthright Citizenship * PHOENIX - "In light of recent confusion following the U.S. Supreme Court's June 27, 2025 decision on nationwide injunctions and a wave of litigation relating to United States citizenship, I want to be unequivocally clear: birthright citizenship remains the law of the land. Under the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary: * * * Ten key Big Labor facts * As of 2025, fewer than 10 percent of all civilian workers and fewer than 6 percent of private-sector workers are members of labor unions. With those low levels of union membership, one might think that organized labor is not worth one's time or interest. That would be a grave mistake. Despite its decreased footprint from its mid-20th century heights, orga more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The American Action Forum issued the following news release: * * * Texas Online Age Verification Victory Sets Stage for Federal Kids' Safety Fight * In June, the Supreme Court upheld a Texas law requiring age verification for websites that host sexually explicit materials. In a new insight, Director of Technology and Innovation Policy Jeffrey Westling and Barbara Batycka explore what the Court's ruling will mean for federal efforts to protect child more PR