WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II, senior fellow for homeland security and immigration at the Center for Renewing America, from an April 15, 2026, hearing entitled "The Second Amendment": * * * Chairman, Ranking Member, and Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify today on the evolving landscape of Second Amendment rights in the United States. My testimo more PR

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Lawton R. Nuss, former Kansas Supreme Court chief justice, from an April 15, 2026, hearing entitled "Programs for Justice-Involved Veterans": * * * A combat veteran told me he would have been better off being killed in Afghanistan instead of coming home and being arrested for committing a civilian crime. As he described his shame, "I went from hero to villain." This justice-involved veteran suff more PR

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Stephen I. Vladeck, Agnes Williams sesquicentennial professor of federal courts at Georgetown Law, from an April 15, 2026, hearing on the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: * * * Chairman Paul, Ranking Member Peters, and distinguished members of the Committee: Thank you for the invitation to testify before the Committee today. Of all of the conversations that we more PR

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee released the following written testimony by Erich Pratt, senior vice president of the Gun Owners of America, from an April 15, 2026, hearing entitled "The Second Amendment": * * * Chairman Paul, Ranking Member, members of the committee--thank you for the invitation. My name is Erich Pratt. I serve as Senior Vice President of Gun Owners of America, and I represent more than two million Americans who believe  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 26 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON FOX: "VIOLENCE IS NEVER THE ANSWER, WHETHER IT'S TARGETED AT THE RIGHT, THE LEFT OR THE CENTER" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on Fox News Sunday, where he made clear that political violence is never acceptable, and that Democrats and Republicans must come together in a bipartisan way to lower the high cost of living and fi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Cantwell, Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation to Restore FTC Authority to Return Billions to Consumers Ripped Off by Scams, Fraud & Unfair Practices * Consumers lost a record $15.9B to fraud and scams in 2025 For last 5 years, FTC has operated without "13(b)" authority-its strongest tool to secure redress for victims-& refunds dropped to $2B from $11B over prior 5 years Washington, D. more PR