ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 10 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-GA Applauds Introduction of Judicial Deference Bill HB1247 * ATLANTA, GA - Today, Americans for Prosperity-Georgia thanks Rep. Matt Reeves for introducing HB1247. The 2024 U.S. Supreme Court decision Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo ended the Chevron doctrine at the federal level, and HB1247 would end judicial deference at the state level. The bill would require  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO AFSCME (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees) issued the following news release: * * * After 14 Years at the Helm, AFSCME President Lee Saunders to Retire in August 2026 Following a Historic Tenure * Saunders energized AFSCME's activist culture, leaving it on strong footing for the future WASHINGTON - After 14 years as president and a lifetime of service to working people and the labor movement, AFSCME President L more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 11 -- Belmont University issued the following news: * * * Belmont University Announces $3.5M Gift from AWC Family Foundation to Establish Hope-Inspired Storytelling Initiative Philanthropic investment supports Nashville university's commitment to shape culture through faith-inspired entertainment By Clara LoCricchio Belmont University announced today a $3.5 million gift from Andrea Waitt Carlton and the AWC Family Foundation to establish the AWC Initiative for Hop more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12171) on Feb. 5, 2026, by income security specialist John J. Topoleski: * * * Benefit Reductions to Participants in Delphi Pension Plans Introduction Delphi Technologies is a parts and components supplier to automakers that was spun off from General Motors (GM) in 1999. In May 2009, Delphi's pension plans were terminated, and responsibility for the payment of plan participant more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets, issued the following news release: * * * Capital Markets Subcommittee Examines the Securities and Exchange Commission Yesterday, the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, led by Chairman Ann Wagner (MO-02), examined the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) and their recent actions to ensure transparency and accountability across the agency. On Ensuring Integrity at the SEC: more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Feb. 7 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary by policy fellow Bill Glahn: * * * The littlest habeas From The Hill newspaper, "Trump administration seeks to expedite removal of 5-year-old Minnesota boy." [Cue the violins.] You remember this case, "The Trump administration is seeking to expedite the removal of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his fat more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following Critical Questions Q&A on Feb. 9, 2026, by Georges Fauriol, senior associate (non-resident) with the Americas Program, and Mary Speck, former senior advisor to the Latin America Program at the U.S. Institute of Peace: * * * Haiti Embarks on Another Rocky Political Transition While the media focuses on Venezuela, Cuba, Greenland, and Iran, the State Department has been quietly shaping an internationa more PR

ERLANGER, Kentucky, Feb. 10 [Category: National Defense] -- Disabled American Veterans issued the following news: * * * DAV and VFW Unveil Funding Recommendations for Department of Veterans Affairs * Top veterans service organizations urge Congress to fully budget for veterans' needs WASHINGTON -DAV (Disabled American Veterans) and the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) have released their co-authored fiscal year (FY) 2027 budget recommendations for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Feb. 11 -- The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., a veterans service organization, issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2026: * * * DAV and VFW Unveil Funding Recommendations for Department of Veterans Affairs Top veterans service organizations urge Congress to fully budget for veterans' needs * WASHINGTON -- DAV (Disabled American Veterans) and the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) have released their co-authored fiscal year (FY) 2027 budget recommendations  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood and Secondary Education, issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2026: * * * ECESE Ranking Member Bonamici Opening Remarks at Hearing on Parental Rights in Education Early Childhood and Secondary Education Subcommittee (ECESE) Ranking Member Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) delivered the following opening statement at today's ECESE Subcommittee hearing enti more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 10 -- Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: * * * EPA to Revoke Endangerment Finding, Vehicle Standards The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will issue a final rule on Thursday revoking the endangerment finding, the science-backed determination that planet-warming emissions are dangerous and require federal regulation. At the same time, the agency is also expected to repeal standards that limit heat-trapping pollution from cars and tru more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 10 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Hungary's Prosecution of a Pride Organizer is a Warning to All Protesters * Hungarian prosecutors are charging Geza Buzas-Habel, the organizer of the 2025 Pecs Pride, for doing what democracies are supposed to protect: organizing a peaceful march. He faces up to one year in prison. His charges follow those of Budapest mayor Gergely Karacsony, who was charged in January for organizing the June 2 more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Washington Post: "Adam Schiff is a leader of Democrats' opposition to Trump. He also has to govern." * Schiff describes to the Washington Post the duality of his role as Senator: "Doing everything possible to deliver for Californians, and at the same time do everything possible to protect Californians from the wrath of this administration." Read the full column here. Washington, D.C. - I more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 10 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Goldwater Institute posted the following news: * * * It's Time for Arizona's Supreme Court to Protect 'The Most Precious Liberty Man Possesses' * The Goldwater Institute today filed a brief in the Arizona Supreme Court urging the justices to extend full constitutional protection to the right to earn a living-perhaps the most vital and neglected of our constitutional freedoms. But although America's founders regarded this right as absolut more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Kevin Kiley, R-California, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education, issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2026: * * * Kiley Holds Hearing on Defending Faith and Families Against Government Overreach Today, Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Kiley (R-CA), delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled "Defe more PR

HERNDON, Virginia, Feb. 10 [Category: Transportation] -- The RV Industry Association posted the following news: * * * Latest Tariff Developments * To see a comprehensive list of what tariffs are currently enacted, view our tariff tracker chart, which provides an easy-to-read overview of tariff impacts by country. View the Tariff Tracker Tariff Letters and Deals Below is an update of ongoing deals that have been announced so far. It is important to note that there are more details to co more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON THE TRUMP TARIFFS: "THE ONLY MANDATE WE HAVE COLLECTIVELY IS TO MAKE LIFE MORE AFFORDABLE FOR EVERYDAY AMERICANS" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries spoke on the House Floor, where he emphasized that the American people are suffering under the Trump-Republican economy and that President Trump's tariffs are making life unaffordable for ma more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON THE TRUMP TARIFFS: "THE ONLY MANDATE WE HAVE COLLECTIVELY IS TO MAKE LIFE MORE AFFORDABLE FOR EVERYDAY AMERICANS" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries spoke on the House Floor, where he emphasized that the American people are suffering under the Trump-Republican economy and that President Trump's tariffs are making life unaffordable for many Americans. LEADER JEF more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 10 -- The University of Pennsylvania Annenberg Public Policy Center posted the following news release: * * * Matthew Levendusky Named Joint Professor of Communication and Political Science * Matthew Levendusky, Director of APPC's Institutions of Democracy, has been named joint Professor at the Annenberg School for Communication (ASC) and the Department of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania. In recognition of this achievement, ASC conducted a  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- The National Center on Sexual Exploitation issued the following news: * * * NCOSE Petitions Supreme Court to Review Section 230 Ruling Immunizing Twitter for Knowing Possession and Distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Material The National Center on Sexual Exploitation Law Center filed a petition for certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court requesting the court review a 9th Circuit Court ruling in John Doe #1 and John Doe #2 v. Twitter, Inc. that held Section 230 provided Twi more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on Republicans' Unconstitutional Effort to Restrict Religious Freedom Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government hearing on Republicans' attack on re more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rosen Joins Resolution to Overturn Trump Administration Rule Ending Life-Saving Reproductive Care for Veterans * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) joined her Senate colleagues in a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn the Trump Administration's new extreme rule ending abortion counseling and reproductive care for veterans, including victims of rape, incest, or when the  more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 10 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release on Feb. 9, 2026: * * * Secular groups applaud Okla. board for rejecting nation's first religious public school A coalition of organizations today applauded the Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board for rejecting Ben Gamla Jewish Charter School's application to form the nation's first religious public charter school. This would have been a flagrant violation of Oklahoma more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Feb. 9 -- The University of Southern California Gould School of Law posted the following news: * * * Shaping Strategy at the Intersection of Law, Politics, and Business * The 2025 Institute for Corporate Counsel, co-hosted by the USC Gould School of Law and the Los Angeles County Bar Association Business Law Section, brought together attorneys, executives, and business leaders on December 3 at The California Club in Downtown Los Angeles, featuring keynote appearances more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club Statement on Trump Administration's Planned Elimination of the EPA's Endangerment Finding * Washington, DC - Today, in a brazen assault on the health and welfare of the American public, the Trump administration announced that it will finalize its rule revoking the Environmental Protection Agency's longstanding greenhouse gas endangerment finding under the federal Clean Air Act. more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Alabama, chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, issued the following news release: * * * Evidence-Driven Policy: Appropriators Review Student Literacy Outcomes Today, the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL), held a hearing on childhood literacy and the reading skills foundational to lif more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 [Category: Political] -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2026: * * * Travis Hankins Pledges to Support 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. Indiana state senate candidat more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville Urges Senate to Pass the SAVE America Act * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) took to the Senate floor to urge his colleagues to pass the SAVE America Act, which would secure elections by requiring a government-issued photo ID to vote. During his remarks, Sen. Tuberville highlighted a recent Pew Research poll showing that 83% of Americans support requiring a phot more PR

HERNDON, Virginia, Feb. 10 [Category: Transportation] -- The RV Industry Association posted the following news: * * * U.S. Customs and Border Protection Transitions To Electronic Refunds * On January 2, 2026, U.S. Customs and Border Protection ("CBP") published an interim final rule announcing that, effective today, Friday, February 6, 2026, all refunds (with very limited exceptions) will be issued electronically via Automated Clearing House (ACH) payments. CBP is transitioning all refund pa more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Video and Rush Transcript: Goldman Grills Ice Director Todd Lyons at House Homeland Security Oversight Hearing * "If you don't want to be called a fascist regime or secret police, then stop acting like one." "There are well-documented instances of people, American citizens, being asked to show and prove their citizenship. Do you know what other regimes in the 20th century required similar proof more PR