ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 7 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-Kansas Statement on State Supreme Court Appointee * # Aug 7, 2025 by AFP TOPEKA, KS - Americans for Prosperity-Kansas (AFP-KS) criticized Democratic Governor Laura Kelly's appointment of Larkin Walsh to the Kansas Supreme Court today, urging Kansans to vote in favor of an amendment to the state constitution to scrap the judicial nomination process in favor of dir more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The American Action Forum issued the following commentary on Aug. 5, 2025: * * * Texas Online Age Verification Victory Sets Stage for Federal Kids' Safety Fights By Jeffrey Westling and Barbara Batycka Executive Summary * In June, the Supreme Court upheld a Texas law requiring age verification for websites that host sexually explicit material, suggesting federal efforts to implement similar age verification mandates could survive future judicial scrutiny. * Specifical more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: * * * Andrew Turner Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits Hamilton, TX - 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 Texas state house candidate, Andrew Turner (distr more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 7 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL ISSUES WARNING LETTERS TO 37 TELECOM COMPANIES, LAUNCHES OPERATION ROBOCALL ROUNDUP * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, with a bipartisan coalition of 50 attorneys general, today launched Operation Robocall Roundup, an effort by the multistate Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force to crack down on robocalls across the country. As part of their efforts, Raoul  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: * * * Bart Sample Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits Dell Rapids, SD - 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 South Dakota state house candidate, Bart Sample  more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 8 -- The Center for Climate and Energy Solutions issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2025: * * * C2ES Comments Urge Against EPA Repeal of Power Sector Carbon Pollution Standards Highlight increasing severity and costs of climate impacts, risks to US competitiveness, significance of US power sector emissions * WASHINGTON--Today, C2ES submitted comments on EPA's proposed repeal of carbon pollution standards for the power sector, urging the agency against re more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * California Supreme Court Rejects Deference to Regulators on Rooftop Solar Rollback * SAN FRANCISCO-- In a victory for renewable energy, the California Supreme Court ruled today that an appeals court should not have deferred to state utility regulators who decided the latest rooftop solar policy complies with state law. The updated policy slashed the credit new solar users ge more PR

PASAY CITY, Philippines, Aug. 7 -- The Philippines Senate (20th Congress) issued the following news release: * * * CHIZ: SENATE STANDS BY RULE OF LAW, CONSTITUTION IN ABIDING BY SC DECISION Senate President Francis "Chiz" G. Escudero minced no words in castigating certain camps for pushing for an impeachment complaint that sidestepped the provisions of the Constitution and, warned them against using the upper chamber as their playground to run after enemies hindering their personal political  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: * * * Chris Dockery 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, Chris Dockery ( more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Aug. 7 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Delaware Supreme Court Chief Justice Seitz to Deliver Keynote Address at 6th Summit for Corporate Governance * Greenberg Traurig and the William S. Boyd School of Law at UNLV Co-Host LAS VEGAS - Aug. 7, 2025 - The Honorable Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Delaware, will be the keynote speaker at the sixth annual Summit for Corporate Governa more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: * * * Delegate Jamila Woods Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits Fort Washington, MD - 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 Maryland House of Delegates, Deleg more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: * * * Doug McKillip Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits Watkinsville, 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 senate candidate, Doug McKillip more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2025: * * * In 'huge win,' California Supreme Court orders re-review of CPUC's anti-rooftop solar changes EWG readies for next stage of legal battle over state's rollback of popular clean energy program * SAN FRANCISCO - California's Supreme Court today delivered a major win to environmental groups challenging regulators' decision gutting the state's popular rooftop solar incentive program.  more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Aug. 8 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * FFRF excoriates Trump admin's anti-science assaults on public health and environment * * * * * * The Trump administration continues to wreak havoc on public health and the environment. "Health" Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. deplorably announced this week that he will end mRNA contracts for flu and Covid vaccinations. Health and Human Services declared "a more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: * * * Gabriel Cervantes Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits Thornton, CO - 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 Colorado state house candidate, Gabriel Cerva more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 8 -- The Goldwater Institute issued the following news: * * * Week in Review: The Media Strikes Again School choice is winning nationwide, and state after state is following the Goldwater Institute's lead in enacting education savings accounts, giving students the opportunities they deserve. But opponents of school choice--and their allies in the media--aren't happy with the success, so they're on the attack. Case in point: The Washington Post launched a biased and unt more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: * * * Jef Shaffer Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits Newark, OH - 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 Ohio state house candidate, Jef Shaffer (district 68) more PR

PASAY CITY, Philippines, Aug. 7 -- The Philippines Senate (20th Congress) issued the following news release: * * * Lacson Takes Pride in Blocking Motion to Dismiss VP Impeachment Case Sen. Panfilo "Ping" M. Lacson on Thursday took pride in having played a decisive role in stopping the outright dismissal of the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte -- a move that would have dealt an irreversible blow to the proceedings. Lacson made clear that while archiving the complaint rende more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: * * * Lizz Callahan Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits O'Fallon, 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, Lizz Callahan (di more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 8 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Aug. 6, 2025, to the New York Post: * * * Back in Your Lane, Bureaucrats: 'Endangerment' Rollback Restores Sense to EPA By Judge Glock When Congress passed the Clean Air Act in 1970, climate change wasn't on anyone's mind. Yet under an Obama-era decision known as the "Endangerment Finding," the Environmental Protection Agency has claimed authority under the act to micromanage large parts of the Amer more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: * * * Mike Woodlee Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits Dayton, 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. 2025 Tennessee state house candidate, Mike Woodlee (distr more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 [Category: Business] -- The National Retail Federation posted the following news release: * * * NRF Welcomes Court Ruling Overturning Debit Card Swipe Fee Cap as Too High * "As merchants have argued for 14 years, the Fed's broad attempt to allow big banks to essentially charge rent-seeking fees for debit card transactions is illegal. That question is now settled." NRF Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel Stephanie Martz WASHINGTON -- The National Retail Fed more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Aug. 8 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: * * * Drummond praises decision protecting children from 'gender transition' procedures OKLAHOMA CITY (Aug. 7, 2025) - Attorney General Gentner Drummond today praised a decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit that protects Oklahoma children from so-called "gender transition" procedures. The Oklahoma Legislature established the ban with Senate Bill 613, which  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- President Trump issued the following memorandum on Aug. 7, 2025: * * * Memorandum for THE SECRETARY OF EDUCATION SUBJECT: Ensuring Transparency in Higher Education Admissions By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby direct: Section 1. Background. Although the Supreme Court of the United States has definitively held that consideration of race in higher education admissions violates students' ci more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley Leads Oversight Dems Call for Congressional Hearing with Survivors of Epstein Abuse Pressley is a Survivor of Sexual Abuse, Continues to Demand Transparency, Accountability, and Healing * BOSTON - Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), a member of the House Oversight Committee and a survivor of sexual abuse, led committee Democrats in calling for a Congressional hearing to prioriti more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Brian Burnett Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits Wanatchee, WA - 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 Washington state house Rep. Brian Burnett ( more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Laurie Sweet Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits Whitneyville, CT - 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 Connecticut state house Rep. Laurie Sweet more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Stephanie Boykin 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. 2025 Missouri state house Rep. Stephanie  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * Reproductive Freedom for All Endorses Rep. Mikie Sherrill for New Jersey Governor * Washington, DC -- Today, Reproductive Freedom for All announced its endorsement of Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill in her bid for New Jersey governor. Since the fall of Roe, abortion access has been decimated across the country. Electing Democratic governors h more PR

PASAY CITY, Philippines, Aug. 7 -- The Philippines Senate (20th Congress) issued the following news release: * * * Senate Minority Leader Vicente Sotto III's Explanation of Vote The Supreme Court decision is now pending appeal. It is prudent to wait for the results than prematurely dismissing the case today. Supreme Court's reversal of its own decision happens more often than we think. Clear and blatant errors are present in the ruling of the Supreme Court: First, they misunderstood the leg more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Hassan Visits Planned Parenthood in Manchester and Hears from Providers About the Impacts of Trump Administration's Attacks on Reproductive Health Care Access * MANCHESTER - U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan met with Planned Parenthood providers and staff yesterday, where she heard about how the Trump Administration's attacks on the organization and on reproductive health care are impacting p more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: * * * Senator Rod Hickman Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits Scooba, MS - 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 Mississippi state Senator Rod Hickman (distri more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: * * * Senator Saddam Salim Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits Merrifield, 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 state Senator Saddam Salim (dis more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R41542) on July 29, 2025, entitled "The State of Campaign Finance Policy: Recent Developments and Issues for Congress" by American national government specialist R. Sam Garrett. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Major changes have occurred in campaign finance policy since 2002, when Congress substantially amended campaign finance law via the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA). BCRA stands as more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R41542) on July 29, 2025, entitled "The State of Campaign Finance Policy - Recent Developments and Issues for Congress:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Potential Policy Considerations and Emerging Issues for Congress Recent Legislative Activity As discussed above, recent Congresses generally have not made substantial amendments to federal campaign finance law. Since the 115th Congress, C more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Aug. 7 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * Story angles for covering defunding of mRNA vaccine research * Vaccine experts fear politics is replacing science under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. 's leadership, Helen Branswell reported for STAT News on Aug. 5. Medical professionals and others familiar with the United States' pandemic preparedness expressed horror when Kennedy announced that the federal Cen more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary: * * * The disappearing court packers * Once just the fever dream of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the 1930s, adding justices to the Supreme Court--i.e.: "court packing"--was resurrected by left-leaning advocacy nonprofits in 2020. In 2023, more than 40 such groups coalesced within Just Majority, a new intersectional amalgam that tried to fabricate the appearance of broad public s more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon Directs National Center for Education Statistics to Collect Universities' Data on Race Discrimination in Admissions * Today, to fulfill President Trump's memorandum directing the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) to promote transparency in higher education, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon directed the National Center for Education Sta more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Rep. Stansbury Fights for New Mexico Seniors, Social Security * New bill aims to protect the integrity, accessibility, public ownership of the Social Security Administration. ALBUQUERQUE -- Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) kept fighting on Thursday against President Trump and DOGE efforts to slash Social Security Administration staffing, close administration field offices, and mine ben more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Aug. 7, 2025: * * * President Donald J. Trump Ensures Transparency in Higher Education Admissions ENSURING ACCOUNTABILITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum directing the Secretary of Education to require higher education institutions receiving Federal financial assistance to be transparent regarding their admissions practices. * The Memorandum directs the Secretary o more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: * * * Xp Lee Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits Brooklyn Park, MN - 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 Minnesota state house candidate, Xp Lee (district 3 more PR