WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * As Tax Filing Season Ramps Up, Warren, King, Lawmakers Press Trump Administration Over Decision to End Direct File * "Taxpayers deserve a free and functional filing option that keeps their information secure." U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Angus King (I-Maine) led their colleagues in pressing Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and In more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 13 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Co-Leads Multistate Coalition in Opposing Rollback of Crucial Fair Housing Regulations * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta co-led a coalition of 24 attorneys general in sending a comment letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) opposing an unlawful attempt to rollback regulations under the Fair Housing Act (FHA). The more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 13 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Opposes Trump Administration's Discontinuation of Education Grants Due to Transgender-Inclusive Policies * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general in submitting an amicus brief in Board of Education of the City School District of the City of New York v. U.S. Department of Education challenging the U.S. more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- Consumer Price Index, Northeast region January 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Mid-Atlantic Region - Feb. 13, 2026 * * * Area prices were up 0.4 percent over the past month, up 2.8 percent from a year ago * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Northeast Region advanced 0.4 percent in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The all items less food and more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Booker, Strickland, Adams, McGovern Reintroduce Bill to Make USDA Work Better for Small Farms * U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and U.S. Representatives Marilyn Strickland (D-WA-10), Alma Adams (D-NC-12), and Jim McGovern (D-MD-02) reintroduced the bicameral Office of Small Farms Establishment Act, legislation to create a new Office of Small Farms at the US Department of Agriculture. The Office wo more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 14 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Maine State Sen. Chip Curry, D-Belfast: * * * Committee advances Sen. Chip Curry bill to expand safe, flexible auto financing options for Maine consumers On Wednesday, Feb. 11, a bill from Sen. Chip Curry, D-Belfast, that would make it easier for Mainers to afford the vehicles they rely on every day received a strong, bipartisan vote in the Legislature's Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Fin more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 14 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Maine State Sen. Tim Nangle, D-Windham: * * * Committee advances Sen. Nangle bill to support survivors of human trafficking Legislation would provide a temporary funding bridge after unexplained federal delay disrupts critical services. * On Wednesday, Feb. 11, the Legislature's Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services voted to advance a bill from Sen. Tim Nangle, D-Windham, to ensure s more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 14 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2026: * * * Committee unanimously supports Webb tax cut on electricity bills On Tuesday, Feb. 10, the Legislature's Taxation Committee unanimously voted to advance an amended version of a bill sponsored by Rep. Kilton Webb, D-Durham, aimed at lowering Mainers' electricity costs. As amended, LD 2078 would create a sales tax exemption on all electricity sold and delivered to residential homes th more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 10 (TNSrpt) -- The Consumer Choice Center, an independent, non-partisan consumer advocacy group that promotes policies fit for growth, lifestyle choice and technological innovation through research and educational outreach, issued the following news release: * * * New Report Ranks Nicotine Pouch Access Across the U.S. CONSUMERS SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO SMOKING ALTERNATIVES * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Consumer Choice Center has released its first Nicotine Pouch Accessibi more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA to review cleanups at eight New England Superfund sites this year * BOSTON (Feb.13, 2026) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will conduct comprehensive reviews of completed cleanup work at eight National Priorities List (NPL) Superfund sites across New England this year. Each individual site will undergo a legally required Five-Year Review to ensure that previous remediation ef more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 14 -- Politico issued the following news release: * * * Full Transcript: Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on "The Conversation with Dasha Burns" Sen. John Fetterman: It's like if progressives are angry, you're angry at a guy that flipped a red seat. Dasha Burns: Hello, hello, and welcome to The Conversation. I'm Dasha Burns, Politico's White House Bureau Chief, and every week on this show, I invite one of the most compelling and sometimes unexpected power players in Wash more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Colleagues Demand ICE Immediately Halt Actions Against Children * ~ Recent events demonstrate Trump Administration's deliberate attempt to target unaccompanied minors ~ WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senators Ed Markey (D-MA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and 8 colleagues in writing a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 14 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following radio address: * * * Generating Clean and Affordable Energy, Creating Green Collar Jobs Hello, this is Governor Janet Mills, and thank you for listening. While the average price of electricity in Maine is typically among the lowest in New England, that's certainly of very little comfort to Maine people who are all suffering under the weight of high energy bills right now. And it's because of our significant overrel more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 13 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2026: * * * Cluchey introduces bipartisan legislation to protect and expand access to vaccines in Maine Rep. Sally Cluchey, D-Bowdoinham, introduced bipartisan legislation before the Legislature's Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services Committee on Tuesday that would protect and expand access to vaccines in Maine. As amended, LD 2071 would decouple Maine's vaccine policy from federa more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 14 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brown Joins Coalition Opposing Rollback of Crucial Fair Housing Regulations Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general in sending a comment letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) opposing an unlawful attempt to rollback regulations under the Fair Housing Act (FHA). The FHA prohibits discrimination more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Blumenthal Call on Secretary Noem to Reverse Termination of TPS for Haiti * U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined their Democratic Senate colleagues in demanding that U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem reverse her directive to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti. The policy took effect February 3, 2026, more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 14 -- New Jersey Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2026: * * * Acting AG Davenport Urges Congress to Pass Kids Online Safety Act and Protect Children Online Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport announced today that she has joined together with a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general from around the country in urging Congressional leadership to protect children from online harm and pass the Senate versio more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Presses for Stronger Oversight to Prevent Fraud in Federally Funded Child Care Programs * Click HERE for a full-resolution image. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing focused on fraud in federally funded child care programs, U.S. Senator Susan Collins pressed witnesses on the need for stronger oversight and clea more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins' Statement on Caribou's Jessica Meir Commanding NASA's Crew-12 Mission * Click HERE for a full-resolution image of Senator Collins and Dr. Meir in 2023 WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins released the following statement after the successful launch of NASA's Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station commanded by Caribou, Maine, native Dr. Jessica Meir: "This  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48413) on Feb. 5, 2026, entitled "Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Block Grant - A Primer:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Furthering State Flexibility: Limitation on Federal Regulatory Authority TANF's purpose of increasing flexibility is reinforced by a statutory limitation on federal regulation of state behavior under the block grant: 'No officer or employee of the Fed more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * This Week in DOW: Arsenal of Freedom Tour Heads to New England, AI Integration, Protecting U.S. Farmland, Saving Recruits Cash * This week, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth continued the War Department's Arsenal of Freedom tour by heading to a couple of New England states, Feb. 9, to visit defense industrial base facilities and administer the oath of enlistment to eager recruits. Hegseth's first stop was to swe more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48846) on Feb. 6, 2026, entitled "The U.S. Courts of Appeals: Background and Circuit Splits from 2025." The report is written by deputy assistant director Michael John Garcia, supervisory attorneys Craig W. Canetti and Tamsin G. Harrington. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The U.S. Courts of Appeals frequently act as the final arbiters of questions of law within their respective jurisdicti more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Duckworth, Quigley, 40+ Lawmakers Sound Alarm on Trump's Immigration Agenda Hurting Families' Child Care Access, Raising Costs * Trump's admin making it harder for families to find and afford child care while slashing funding for child care in states "The Trump Administration's policies risk eliminating a significant number of trained caregivers from an already strained system, r more PR