PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 30 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2025: * * * Attorney General Mayes Affirms Safety of, and Access to, Mifepristone Attorney General Kris Mayes today joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in issuing a joint statement addressing concerns over a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) review of mifepristone. This review was referenced by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and FDA Commissio more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump Tries to Blame Clean Energy for World's Problems, Whitehouse Spotlights Climate Denial Fraud Operation Inside Trump Administration * In public comment on EPA's proposed rollback of the endangerment finding, Whitehouse blasts EPA's "fraud-by-government" and "embrace of fake science" to protect fossil fuel industry's "free-to-pollute business model" Washington, DC - U.S. Senator more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released the following testimony by Adam Telle, assistant secretary of the Army for civil works, from a Sept. 17, 2025, hearing entitled "Oversight of the US Army Corps of Engineers": * * * Chairman Capito, Ranking Member Whitehouse, and distinguished members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to be here today to discuss the implementation of the Water Resources Development Acts. My name is Adam Telle, and  more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Sept. 29 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson supports death penalty for child rape * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general supporting efforts to overturn the U.S. Supreme Court's 2008 decision in Kennedy v. Louisiana, which barred states from imposing the death penalty in cases of child rape where the victim did not die.  more PR

BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 29 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Labrador Responds to Attempt to Dismiss Supreme Court Case Protecting Women's Sports * BOISE -- Attorney General Raul Labrador filed a response with the U.S. Supreme Court opposing plaintiff Lindsay Hecox's suggestion that Little v. Hecox should be dismissed as moot. Hecox filed a "suggestion of mootness" -- a formal legal claim that no active dispute remains and the ca more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 [Category: Financial Services] (TNSrpt) -- Better Markets, an organization that says it promotes pro-market, pro-business and pro-growth policies to help build a better financial system, posted the following news release: * * * The Supreme Court's Impact on the Financial Well-Being of All Americans - a Special Report * Dennis Kelleher, President and CEO of Better Markets, issued the following statement on the release of a special report highlighting the profound impact o more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on Sept. 29, 2025: * * * A crackdown on political violence that quietly worked Union violence used to be a major force in American public life. Where did it go? By Michael Watson Since the horrifying murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, allegedly by a man apparently motivated by disjointed left-wing or transgender ideology, and the shooting at a Texas Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facili more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The White House Council on Environmental Quality issued the following news on Sept. 29, 2025: * * * CEQ Releases Guidance to Streamline NEPA Reviews Federal permitting reforms are driving unprecedented results under President Trump. * Today, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) released its updated National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) implementation guidance and associated agency implementing procedures template. Major infrastructure projects in the United more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Sept. 29, 2025: * * * Why Things Are Not (Yet) as Bad as We Thought By William Alan Reinsch One of the debates percolating since Liberation Day is how significant the impact of the Trump tariffs will be. So far, two answers have presented themselves. First, the Trump answer: The economists are all wrong, the foreigners are paying the tariffs, and there will be no adverse impact. Seco more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * DCCC, DSCC, and DNC File Brief at the U.S. Supreme Court to Fight Trump and Republicans' Attempt to Rewrite Campaign Finance Laws * Today, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC), and the Democratic National Committee (DNC) filed a brief in National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission to more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2025: * * * DNC, DSCC, and DCCC File Brief at the U.S. Supreme Court to Fight Trump and Republicans' Attempt to Rewrite Campaign Finance Laws Today, the Democratic National Committee (DNC), the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC), and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) filed a brief in National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission t more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * DSCC, DCCC, and DNC File Brief at the U.S. Supreme Court to Fight Trump and Republicans' Attempt to Rewrite Campaign Finance Laws * Today, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC), the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), and the Democratic National Committee (DNC) filed a brief in National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission to fi more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: * * * Eric Johnson Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits Annandale, 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, Eric Joh more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Sept. 30 -- The Foundation for Economic Education posted the following commentary on Sept. 28, 2025: * * * 'As I Was Saying...' Jimmy Kimmel's suspension raises complex free speech concerns. By Rachel Chiu, guest author Jimmy Kimmel Live! is back on air, but the show's short-lived suspension highlights the complexities of government censorship by proxy. Earlier this month, ABC announced that it was indefinitely suspending the long-running talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live! fol more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 29 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Groups Challenge Montana's Second Rubberstamp of Methane Gas Plant Near Laurel * Laurel, MT -- Conservation groups today challenged an inadequate environmental analysis from the Montana Department of Environmental Quality for the 175-megawatt methane gas plant near Laurel, Mont. In August, DEQ issued a supplemental final environmental assessment for the Yellowstone County Ge more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: * * * Guy Sotomoyer Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits Madison, AL - 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 Alabama state senate candidate, Guy Sotomoyer (d more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Benjamin P. Smith, deputy acting director of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service, from a Sept. 17, 2025, hearing entitled "Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act Successes and Opportunities at the Department of the Interior and the Indian Health Service": * * * Good afternoon Madam Chairman, Vice Chairman Schatz, and Members of the Committee. I am B more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 29 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Japan Court Drops Key Legal Hurdle for Transgender People * A court in Japan has ruled that the legal requirement that transgender people alter the appearance of their genitals to change their legal gender is unconstitutional. The September 19 ruling of the Sapporo Family Court in Hokkaido prefecture adds to the nationwide momentum to respect trans people's fundamental right to legal recogniti more PR

TOPEKA, Kansas, Sept. 30 -- The Kansas Supreme Court issued the following news release: * * * Supreme Court to conduct special evening session November 5 in Maize The Kansas Supreme Court will conduct a special evening session November 5 in Maize as part of its ongoing outreach to familiarize Kansans with the high court, its work, and the overall role of the Kansas judiciary. The court will be in session from 6:30 p.m. to about 8 p.m. Wednesday, November 5, at Maize South High School, 3701 N more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: * * * Lorelei Graye Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits Lexington, SC - 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 South Carolina state house candidate, Lorelei  more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Sept. 30 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2025: * * * Trump Administration backs Oklahoma in birth certificate case Attorney General Gentner Drummond gained a powerful ally in Oklahoma's case defending its birth certificate law. The U.S. Department of Justice filed a brief in support of the state in the Fowler v. Stitt case, which challenges Oklahoma's rule that birth certificates must list a person's biologi more PR

MANILA, Philippines, Sept. 29 -- The Supreme Court of the Philippines issued the following news release: * * * SC: Domestic Market Enterprises Entitled to Zero-Rated VAT under CREATE Act The Supreme Court (SC) has clarified that domestic market enterprises can enjoy the zero-rated Value-Added Tax (VAT) incentive under Republic Act No. 11534, or the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) Act. In a Decision written by Associate Justice Mario V. Lopez (retired), the SC E more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2025: * * * Senators Cantwell, Booker & Blumenthal Introduce Student Athlete Fairness & Enforcement (SAFE) Act Legislation creates first-ever student athlete rights & protections, levels the competitive playing field for all schools & supports women's & Olympic sports * U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following news release: * * * Statistical Summary of Six-Month Campaign Activity of the 2025-2026 Election Cycle * Congressional candidates collected $625.4 million and disbursed $333.7 million, political parties received $449.7 million and spent $357.9 million, and political action committees (PACs) raised $2.1 billion and spent $1.6 billion, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission th more PR

PLANO, Texas, Sept. 29 [Category: Sociological] -- The First Liberty Institute, an organization that says it is dedicated to defending liberty for all Americans, issued the following news release: * * * The President's Religious Liberty Commission Hears From Teachers and Coaches Regarding Threats to Religious Liberty * First Liberty Senior Counsel Keisha Russell and First Liberty clients testified at a meeting before the President's Religious Liberty Commission. All client testimonies descri more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2025: * * * Walberg, Stefanik Press Harvard about Cultivating Antisemitic Environment Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) and House Republican Leadership Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY) sent a letter to Dr. Alan Garber, President of Harvard University, requesting information about several incidents, enti more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Wasserman Schultz, Van Hollen Lead 137 Democrats in Supreme Court Brief to Defend TPS for Venezuela * Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) and Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) led 137 Democratic Members of Congress to support and defend Venezuelans from the Trump Administration's baseless termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) by filing an more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The Washington Legal Foundation issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2025: * * * WLF Warns FDA Against Overreach in "Crackdown" on Prescription Drug Advertising "FDA's aggressive enforcement risks chilling truthful commercial speech affecting public health, where information can save lives." --Cory Andrews, WLF General Counsel & Vice President of Litigation * Washington Legal Foundation (WLF) today sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) wa more PR