WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * America First Legal Reveals States Lack Evidence in Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration's Ban on Taxpayer-Funded Chemical and Surgical Mutilation of Children * America First Legal (AFL) has uncovered that multiple states suing the Trump Administration over President Trump's Executive Order 14187, "Protecting Children From Chemical and Surgical Mutilatio more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 31 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2026: * * * Attorney General Kris Mayes' Announces Indicted Fugitive Returned to Cochise County to Face Charges COCHISE COUNTY -- Today, Attorney General Kris Mayes announced that Brent Thomas Kusama, also known as Brent Thomas Tadasi Kusama, has returned to Cochise County to face charges. Kusama was originally indicted by a State Grand Jury in April of 2023 for criminal charges of more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 31 -- The Hawaii Department of Health issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2026: * * * DOH Cites Hawaiian Dredging Construction Company, Inc., For Water Pollution Violations on Kauai The Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) Clean Water Branch (CWB) has issued a Notice of Violation and Order (NOVO) to Hawaiian Dredging Construction Company, Inc. for discharges of soil and vegetation to two gulches, as well as conducting earth-disturbing activities without a require more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released the following testimony by Eric K. Kingma, executive director of the Hawaii Longline Association, Honolulu, from a Jan. 21, 2026, hearing entitled "America First: U.S. Leadership & National Security in International Conservation": * * * Chairman Gosar, Ranking Member Dexter, distinguished members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for holding this hearing on this important subject. My name is E more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Colleagues Call on DOJ to Open Civil Rights Investigation Into Death of Renee Good * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) and the rest of their Democratic colleagues on the Senate Judiciary Committee in urging the Department of Justice (DOJ) to heed the calls of career prosecutors and open a civil rights investigation into the death of Ms more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- The Institute for Energy Research issued the following commentary on Jan. 29, 2026: * * * Washington State's Climate Change Program Benefits Were Inflated by a Factor of 28 The Washington State Climate Commitment Act (CCA) was supposed to reduce 8.6 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions over its lifetime. However, due to a clerical error, the state corrected the estimate to 308,000 tons of emissions, or less than 4% of the original number, and less than one-half of 1 more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, chairwoman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2026: * * * MURKOWSKI, SCHATZ LEAD HEARING TO EXAMINE DRAFT LEGISLATION TO STRENGTHEN JUSTICE AND SAFETY FOR NATIVE CHILDREN U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Vice Chairman held a legislative hearing titled: "Justice and Safety for Native Childre more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Joins Amicus Brief Urging Circuit Court to Affirm the Critical Protections of Minors in Immigration Detention * WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn) joined a group of 23 Senators in filing an amicus brief to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals urging the Court to uphold the 1997 Flores Settlement Agreement, which sets critical minimum standards for children in immigration d more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: * * * NUWC Division, Keyport welcomes LCDR Kristen Curtis as Detachment San Diego's officer in charge * KEYPORT, WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES - Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Keyport recently welcomed Lt. Cmdr. Kristen "Xena" Curtis as Detachment San Diego's new officer in charge. An Akron, Ohio native, Curtis graduated from the University of Akron with a double major in marketing and entrepreneurship,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Markey Statement on MAGA Attack on Small Business Contractors Trump administration suspends 1,000+ small business contractors from 8(a) program * Ranking Member Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today released a statement following the Trump Small Business Administration's (SBA) announceme more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, vice chair of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2026: * * * SCHATZ, MURKOWSKI LEAD HEARING TO EXAMINE DRAFT LEGISLATION TO STRENGTHEN JUSTICE AND SAFETY FOR NATIVE CHILDREN U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Chairman, held a legislative hearing titled: "Justice and Safety for Native Childre more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13163) on Jan. 29, 2026, by legislative attorney Matthew D. Trout: * * * U.S. Territorial Expansion: The Constitutional Roles of Congress and the President The United States has expanded significantly from the original 13 colonies to its present-day borders. Over time, new territories have become part of the nation. Some of these territories would eventually achieve statehood,  more PR

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Jan. 30 -- The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: * * * USAMU Builds Lethality During M7 Fielding with 25th Infantry Division SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii -Soldiers assigned to the 25th Infantry Division are training on the Army's newest service rifle as part of the ongoing fielding of the M7, with instructors from the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit providing hands-on support focused on marksmanship fundamentals. USAMU instructors are working alongside Soldi more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Jan. 31 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jones Joins Multistate Coalition Condemning DOJ Threats Against Minnesota Attorney General Jay Jones today joined a coalition of 21 other attorneys general in denouncing the Department of Justice's (DOJ) latest attempt to coerce the State of Minnesota. In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, the coa more PR