WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released the following written testimony by Deantha Skibinski, executive director of the Alaska Miners Association, from a Sept. 16, 2025, hearing entitled "Unleashing Alaska's Extraordinary Resource Potential": * * * Chairman Gosar, Ranking Member Dexter and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today on "Unleashing Alaska's Extraordinary Resource Potential. more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * America First Legal Challenges Adrian Fontes' Illegal Election Rulemaking Power Grab, Defends Arizonans' Right to Provide Input on Election Rules * America First Legal (AFL) filed an amicus brief with the Arizona Supreme Court in Fontes v. Republican National Committee (RNC), supporting the Republican National Committee (RNC) in its challenge to Arizona Sec more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * America First Legal Files Federal Civil Rights Complaint Against Ohio Northern University for Unlawful Discrimination in Hiring and Admissions Processes * Today, America First Legal (AFL) filed a federal civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR), requesting a federal investigation into Ohio Northern Univers more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Sept. 23 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson applauds U.S. Supreme Court for agreeing President Trump has authority to replace unelected bureaucrats * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson today applauded the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on Monday that allowed President Trump to remove a member of the Federal Trade Commission and that agreed to take up the question of  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 23 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL OPPOSES RECISSION OF EPA'S LANDMARK FINDING ON DANGERS OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS * Coalition of States, Cities and Counties Stands Up for Climate Science and Opposes Proposal to Roll Back Federal Motor Vehicle Emission Standards Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a coalition of attorneys general, counties and cities in filing two comment letters  more PR

BROOKLYN, New York, Sept. 24 (TNSrep) -- Brooklyn Law School issued the following news: * * * Professor Jon Endean's Research Questions Legality of Tariffs Imposed Under IEEPA As President Trump prepares to defend his right to unilaterally impose tariffs in front of the Supreme Court in November, Professor Jon Endean has published research forthcoming in the San Diego Law Review that seeks to understand a core aspect of this dispute: whether the President possesses that power pursuant to a de more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Lateefah Simon, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Lateefah Simon and Congressman Al Green Lead Effort to Ensure Enforcement of Fair Housing Anti-Discrimination Protections * Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) and Congressman Al Green (D-TX-09) led 50 of their colleagues in a letter to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Scott Turner expressing deep concern regarding the agency's commitment to Fair Housing Act en more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: * * * DNC Chair Ken Martin Calls Out the Latest Trump Corruption Scandal * Over the weekend, news broke that last year, Tom Homan, now the White House border czar, was recorded accepting a $50,000 cash bribe in an undercover FBI operation. After the Trump administration's decision to close a criminal inquiry into Homan, House and Senate Democrats have opened separate investigations as part of a robu more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 23 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * EDF and Partners Vigorously Oppose Trump Administration Attacks on Endangerment Finding and Clean Car Standards * (WASHINGTON - September 23, 2025) Environmental Defense Fund this week filed comments strongly opposing U.S. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin's proposed repeals of the foundational scientific finding that climate-altering pollution endangers people's health and every  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Editorial Memo: Fighting for Health Care in the Government Spending Bill * Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans are driving the federal government toward an entirely avoidable shutdown on October 1. As the fiscal year comes to a close, Republicans could come to the table to negotiate a bipartisan spending bill that ensures the government stays open and meets the needs of the American more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Sept. 23 -- The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Electric Utility Worker Asks Trump NLRB to Prosecute IBEW's Restrictive Policies That Compel Workers to Fund Union Politics * # Electric utility worker asks NLRB General Counsel to seek Board ruling against union policies that force nonmembers to fund union political spending Benson, MN (September 23, 2025) - Theresa Klassen, an employee of Agralite Electric Coope more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48716) on Sept. 22, 2025, entitled "Executive Branch Tariff Actions in the 119th Congress: CRS Products, Experts and Points of Contact" by international trade and finance specialists Christopher A. Casey and Cathleen D. Cimino-Isaacs. Here are excerpts: * * * Contents Introduction ... 1 Tariffs: Related CRS Products ... 3 Overview ... 3 Statutory Authorities ... 3 IEEPA ... 3 Section 3 more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Fulcher Joins Amicus Brief Supporting Idaho, West Virginia Title IX SCOTUS Case * Congressman Russ Fulcher said, "When Congress passed Title IX over fifty years ago, the People's representatives made a commitment to future generations of women and girls that they would have fairness in athletics and equal treatment in education. This common-sense provision is based on a stable understanding of an ind more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 23 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey and Attorney General Campbell Issue Joint Guidance Affirming Commitment to Equal Access to Education * Boston -- Governor Maura Healey and Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued joint guidance today to support Massachusetts' higher education and K-12 institutions in their work to further equal access and representation in education. This guidance more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: * * * HHS' Office for Civil Rights, Idaho Reach Agreement to Transition Teen from State Facility to Community Collaborative Plan Advances Idaho's Olmstead Compliance by Ensuring Successful Community Placement for Teenager with Autism *  The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has reached a resolution agreement with the Idaho Department of Healt more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * House Files Amicus Brief Supporting the Petitioners in West Virginia v. B.P.J. * WASHINGTON -- The House of Representatives has filed an amicus brief supporting the petitioners in the United States Supreme Court case West Virginia v. B.P.J. Summary of the case: In 2021, West Virginia passed a law requiring school sports teams to be expressly designated for boys, girls, or co-e more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Sept. 24 -- The Illinois Supreme Court issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2025: * * * ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT APPROVES VISION FOR NEW COMMUNITY JUSTICE WORKER PROGRAM Chief Justice Mary Jane Theis and the Illinois Supreme Court announced today the approval in concept of a new Community Justice Worker Program (Program) to allow for certified individuals who are not lawyers to provide limited legal assistance in designated high-need areas of law under the super more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48717) on Sept. 19, 2025, entitled "Judicial Review and the National Environmental Policy Act" by legislative attorney Kristen Hite. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is one of the most frequently litigated federal environmental statutes. NEPA is also one of the most broadly applicable federal environmental statutes, with over 100,000 actions take more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48717) on Sept. 19, 2025, entitled "Judicial Review and the National Environmental Policy Act:" (Continued from Part 1o f 2) * * * Common Issues in NEPA Litigation NEPA litigation involves a wide range of agencies and raises issues involving agency choices and determinations. This section provides an overview of selected issues raised in NEPA litigation that may be of interest to Congress. more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: WE'RE NOT GOING TO BEND THE KNEE TO DONALD TRUMP'S WILL WHEN HE'S GUTTING HEALTHCARE FOR EVERYDAY AMERICANS * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MSNBC's Deadline White House to discuss how House Democrats are aggressively pushing back against Donald Trump's efforts to continue to gut the healthcare of the American people and threaten  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: WE'RE NOT GOING TO BEND THE KNEE TO DONALD TRUMP'S WILL WHEN HE'S GUTTING HEALTHCARE FOR EVERYDAY AMERICANS * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MSNBC's Deadline White House to discuss how House Democrats are aggressively pushing back against Donald Trump's efforts to continue to gut the healthcare of the American people and threaten the American people with a more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Joins Entire Democratic Caucus in Opposing Endangerment Finding Rollback * WASHINGTON--U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and the entire Senate Democratic Caucus in demanding the Trump Administration withdraw its leg more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (Rep.) -- Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., issued the following news release: * * * Norton Introduces 'Mary Church Terrell Day' Resolution, Honoring the Life of Civil Rights and Women's Rights Activist * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) introduced a resolution supporting the designation of September 23, 2025, as "Mary Church Terrell Day," recognizing Mary Church Terrell's lasting contributions to the civil rights and women's rights moveme more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Colleagues Demand Withdrawal of Endangerment Finding Rollback That Will Accelerate the Climate Crisis * "This proposed action represents an abdication of EPA's duty, a violation of Supreme Court precedent and Congressional directive, and a blatant failure to protect the American people," wrote all 47 Democratic Senators WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), a membe more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news: * * * Supreme Court review could address questions impacting NCUA lawsuit * The U.S. Supreme Court's decision Monday to review the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) case Slaughter v. Trump will likely affect the pending lawsuit filed by ousted NCUA Board members Todd Harper and Tanya Otsuka. While the D.C. Court of Appeals plans to hear oral arguments in the NCUA lawsuit on Nov. 21, the S more PR

MONONA, Wisconsin, Sept. 23 [Category: Economics] -- A Better Wisconsin Together, a state-based research and communications hub for progressives, posted the following news release: * * * Ten Terrible Things About Tom Tiffany * MADISON, Wis. -- Longtime right-wing politician, current U.S. Representative, and now Wisconsin gubernatorial wanna-be Tom Tiffany has said a lot of unseemly things and cast many bad votes over the years. A Better Wisconsin Together Deputy Director Mike Browne commen more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 23 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: * * * Tennessee Attorney General Joins Coalition of 26 States Opposing Bans on Plus-Ten Magazines * NASHVILLE-- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced today that Tennessee has recently joined a group of 26 states urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn unconstitutional laws in Washington and California that ban the possession of common, plus-ten magazines by law-abiding more PR