GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Sept. 2 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * An unforced error in the case of a DC violent offender * New Policy A new policy put in place by the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia (DC) is playing out in a troubling manner and deserves another look in the case of Tinsley Bowman. In mid-Augus more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on Sept. 2, 2025: * * * Blumenthal, Takano & Colleagues Demand Trump VA Rescind Dangerous New Proposed Rule to Ban Life-Saving Abortions for Veterans Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and House Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Mark Takano (D-CA) today led a group of their colleagues to demand the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: * * * Candidate for Governor of Kansas Supports Congressional Term Limits 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. Governor of Kansas candidate, Stacy Rogers, has committed s more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: * * * Democrats' Streak of Overperformances and Victories in 2025 Continues After Huge Win in Iowa This Week This week, Democrat Catelin Drey clinched a huge victory in the Iowa Senate District 1 race, breaking the Republican supermajority in the Iowa state Senate. Drey's win -- in a traditionally red district that went for Donald Trump by 11 points in 2024 -- marks the third major Democratic overperf more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 [Category: Sociological] -- The American Economic Liberties Project posted the following news release: * * * DOJ & States Must Appeal Judge Mehta's Act of Judicial Cowardice, Letting Google Keep Its Monopoly Power * Washington, D.C. -- Despite finding last year that Google illegally maintained a monopoly over search and search advertising, Judge Amit Mehta today declined to follow the law and terminate the monopoly. He left Google in control over Chrome, Android, and its  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Competitive Enterprise Institute posted the following news release: * * * Federal court strikes down President Trump's emergency tariffs: CEI analysis * On Friday, a federal court struck down President Trump's emergency rationale for enacting worldwide tariffs. CEI senior economist Ryan Young applauds the court's decision. "This decision reaffirms the separation of powers, which is the core principle of American government. The next step is  more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 3 -- The Goldwater Institute issued the following news: * * * Donor Privacy Heads to the Arizona Supreme Court Donors to non-profit organizations in Arizona have a target on their backs, all because of a 2022 state law that requires those groups to disclose their donors' personal information, including their names and addresses to the government. The Goldwater Institute is fighting back in a case set to be argued before the Arizona Supreme Court on Sept. 11--and it's a more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2025: * * * ICYMI: Ranking Member Raskin Delivers Remarks at Chatham House Calling on the Defenders of Democracy Across the World to Stand Together Against Rising Authoritarianism ICYMI, on July 30, 2025, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered remarks at Chatham House in London regarding the pressing  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 [Category: Political] -- Democracy Forward, an organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: The Atlantic Calls Democracy Forward the "Single Largest Source of Trump's Legal Troubles" * Democracy Forward CEO & President Skye Perryman: "Despite the bluster from the White House, the president has been losing public support. He is losi more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar, Cantwell, Blumenthal, Wasserman Schultz, Colleagues File Amicus Brief Urging Circuit Court to Protect the Independence of the Consumer Product Safety Commission * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) led 23 members of Congress in filing an amicus brief urging the Fourth Circu more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Nadler Statement on Decision to Not Seek Re-election Next Year * Today, Representative Jerrold Nadler (NY-12) announced he will not seek re-election next year: "For more than 32 years, I have had the honor of serving the people of New York in the United States Congress. Today, I am announcing that I will not be seeking re-election next year and that this term in Congress will be my last. This  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 [Category: Political] -- The Campaign Legal Center posted the following news release: * * * Native American Voters Bring Voting Rights Act Case to the Supreme Court * Washington, DC -- Today, the Spirit Lake Nation, the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, and several individual Native voters filed a petition for certiorari with the Supreme Court, formally asking the Court to review our case in its upcoming term. Represented by Campaign Legal Center (CLC), Native A more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 2 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association issued the following news: * * * Pocket Rescission Announcement Continues Constitutional Fight Over Impoundment and Congress' 'Power of the Purse' * On Friday, the White House announced it was cancelling $4.9 billion in foreign aid mandated by Congress. By announcing the cancellation within 45 days of the end of the fiscal year, the administration is att more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Robert Garcia Slams House GOP For Releasing Already Public Epstein Records from DOJ, Demands Full Transparency Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement after Chairman James Comer released to the public the partial batch of Epstein file more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11350) on Aug. 25, 2025, by legislative attorney Kevin J. Hickey: * * * Supreme Court to Examine Liability of Internet Service Providers for Their Users' Copyright Infringement The Supreme Court recently agreed to hear arguments in Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment during its October 2025 term. Cox v. Sony is a high-stakes copyright dispute brought by r more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 2 [Category: International] -- The Center for Human Rights in Iran posted the following news release: * * * UN Human Rights Chief Demands Iran Cease All Executions * UN Says Iran Uses the Death Penalty "as a Tool of State Intimidation" Condemns "Disproportionate targeting of ethnic minorities and migrants" In a forceful statement issued by the UN's top human rights expert on August 29, 2025, UN Human Rights Chief Volker Turk demanded that the Islamic Republic of Iran imme more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * VIDEO: Pressley's Remarks Following Closed-Door Meeting with Survivors of Epstein's Abuse * Pressley Continues to Call for Release of Full Epstein Files, Public Congressional Hearing to Center Survivors, Shed Light on their Stories Video (YouTube) WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), a member of the House Oversight Committee, held a media availability with Ranking Member R more PR