WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO issued the following news release: * * * AFL-CIO Calls on Supreme Court to Protect Workers' Legal Rights and Uphold Independence of Federal Agencies * The AFL-CIO called on the Supreme Court to uphold the independence of federal agencies and protect workers' ability to seek legal justice when their rights on the job are violated. Representing 64 unions and 15 million workers, the AFL-CIO filed an amicus brief in Trump v. Slaughter, the p more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following written testimony by Mark Huelsman, director of policy and advocacy at the Hope Center for Student Basic Needs at Temple University, from a Nov. 6, 2025, hearing entitled "Reforming Financial Transparency in Higher Education": * * * Good morning, Chairman Cassidy, Ranking Member Sanders, and Members of the Committee. My name is Mark Huelsman, and I am the Director of Policy & Advocacy at Th more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Challenges First Offshore Oil Sale of New Trump Administration * WASHINGTON, D.C. Gulf and environmental groups sued the Trump administration today over its decision to hold an offshore oil and gas lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico despite blatant violations of the law and threats to coastal communities and endangered wildlife. The Interior Department's Bureau of Ocean Energy Mana more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Challenges First Offshore Oil Sale of New Trump Administration * Gulf and environmental groups sued the Trump administration today over its decision to hold an offshore oil and gas lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico despite blatant violations of the law and threats to coastal communities and endangered wildlife.  The Interior Department's Bureau of Ocean Energy Mana more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (Rep.) -- Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., issued the following news release: * * * Norton Releases Remarks Ahead of Speaking on House Floor on Two Anti-D.C. Home Rule Bills * WASHINGTON, D.C. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released her remarks, as prepared for delivery, ahead of speaking on the House floor during debate on two anti-D.C. home rule bills. The first bill (link is external), introduced by Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), would require mandatory pre more PR