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Attorney General Bonta Co-Leads Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration's Renewed Effort to Impose Unlawful Conditions on Billions in Critical Emergency Grants (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, July 23 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Bonta Co-Leads Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration's Renewed Effort to Impose Unlawful Conditions on Billions in Critical Emergency Grants
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OAKLAND -Co-leading a coalition of 24 attorneys general and the governors of Kentucky and Pennsylvania, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration for imposing unlawful conditions on billions of dollars in federal g more PR
Attorney General James Sues Trump Administration to Protect Billions of Dollars for Anti-Terrorism and Public Safety Programs (10)
ALBANY, New York, July 23 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release:
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Attorney General James Sues Trump Administration to Protect Billions of Dollars for Anti-Terrorism and Public Safety Programs
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July 23, 2026
NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today joined a coalition of 23 other attorneys general and the governors of Kentucky and Pennsylvania in suing the Trump administration to stop illegal new threats to billions of dollars in critical funds from the Federal Emergency Managemen more PR
Attorney General Phil Weiser files lawsuit challenging unlawful conditions on federal counterterrorism funds (10)
DENVER, Colorado, July 23 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Phil Weiser files lawsuit challenging unlawful conditions on federal counterterrorism funds
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July 23, 2026 (DENVER) - Attorney General Phil Weiser joined a coalition of 26 states to stop the Trump administration's continued efforts to use billions of dollars in federal emergency management and homeland security funding to coerce states into complying with the administration's political and policy priorities.
The co more PR
ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CALLS ON CONGRESS TO EXTEND HAITIAN TPS (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 22 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release:
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CALLS ON CONGRESS TO EXTEND HAITIAN TPS
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Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 20 attorneys general, urged Congress to take immediate action to protect Haitian Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders.
In a letter to congressional leaders, Attorney General Raoul and the coalition called on Congress to pass H.R. 1689/S.4814, which would extend TPS protections for Haiti. The coaliti more PR
ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL FILES LAWSUIT CHALLENGING UNLAWFUL CONDITIONS ON FEDERAL COUNTERTERRORISM FUNDING (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 23 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release:
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL FILES LAWSUIT CHALLENGING UNLAWFUL CONDITIONS ON FEDERAL COUNTERTERRORISM FUNDING
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Raoul Previously Won Two Lawsuits Against Trump Administration to Protect Same Funding
Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul co-led a coalition of 26 states to stop the Trump administration's continued efforts to use federal funds-specifically, billions of dollars in federal counterterrorism and other funds-to coerce states i more PR
Attorney General Rayfield Sues Federal Administration for Blocking Counterterrorism Funding (10)
SALEM, Oregon, July 23 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Rayfield Sues Federal Administration for Blocking Counterterrorism Funding
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AG Rayfield Previously Won Two Lawsuits Against Trump Administration to Protect Same Funding
Attorney General Dan Rayfield filed a lawsuit today to stop the Trump administration from holding billions of dollars in federal counterterrorism funding hostage to force states to fall in line with the administration's partisan political agenda. The la more PR
Blount Island Team Keeps Maritime Readiness Moving in South Korea (10)
CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, July 22 -- The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news:
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Blount Island Team Keeps Maritime Readiness Moving in South Korea
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POHANG, GYEONGSANGBUGDO [KYONGSANGBUK-DO], South Korea -Before the first vehicle rolled ashore at Dogu Beach during Combined Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore 26 in Pohang, South Korea, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Mariah Aparicio was already below deck aboard USNS Sisler, moving through steel ladder wells with a folded load plan in her hand.
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Chambers High Net Worth 2026 Recognizes Record Number of Nutter Attorneys (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 24 -- Nutter, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Chambers High Net Worth 2026 Recognizes Record Number of Nutter Attorneys
Nutter's Private Client Department has earned numerous rankings in the 2026 Chambers High Net Worth (HNW) guide. The firm is newly ranked in Hawaii: Private Wealth Law, acknowledging the firm's expansion of the practice, and once again achieved Band 1 status in Private Wealth Law in Massachusetts. Alongside the practice rankings, 10 of the firm's attorneys were honored for th more PR
Cotality: U.S. Homeowners Reach a Historic Wealth Plateau (10)
IRVINE, California, July 24 (TNSxrep) -- Cotality (formerly CoreLogic) issued the following news release:
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US homeowners reach a historic wealth plateau
Homeowners' wealth is on a solid foundation, with net equity for mortgages reaching $17.9 trillion in the first quarter of 2026, according to Cotality's Homeowner Equity Insights Report.
Most American homeowners now have a comfortable equity cushion. Across 56.7 million U.S. properties, the average borrower has $310,500 in home equity.
Golden handcuffs trap
When the total equity poo more PR
Environmental Groups Challenge Trump EPA's Rejection of Hawaii's Clean Air Plan in Federal Court (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 23 -- Earthjustice posted the following news release on July 22, 2026:
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Environmental Groups Challenge Trump EPA's Rejection of Hawaii's Clean Air Plan in Federal Court
Coalition asks court to overturn an illegal EPA rule that harms the state's iconic and unique park lands
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Honolulu, HI -- A coalition of conservation and public health groups filed a court challenge to the Environmental Protection Agency's rejection of the State of Hawaii's Regional Haze State Implementation Plan today. The EPA rejected more PR
Exercise Tiger Lightning Kicks Off in Bangladesh (10)
CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, July 22 -- The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news:
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Exercise Tiger Lightning Kicks Off in Bangladesh
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BANGLADESH -Exercise Tiger Lightning kicked off on Saturday, July 19, 2026, in Bangladesh. U.S. Soldiers from U.S. Army Pacific and the Oregon Army National Guard joined soldiers from the Bangladesh Army at the opening ceremony hosted by the 1st Para Commando Brigade as they listened to leaders speak on the importance of the bilateral exercise.
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Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea Introduces Kai Holo Spa, A Wellness Sanctuary Inspired by the Flow of the Island (10)
TORONTO, Ontario, July 23 [Category: TravelBiz] -- Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts posted the following news release:
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Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea Introduces Kai Holo Spa, A Wellness Sanctuary Inspired by the Flow of the Island
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Hawaii's five-star, five-diamond Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea unveils Kai Holo Spa, a wellness destination where island-inspired experiences meet modern innovation. Translating to "flowing tide" in Hawaiian, Kai Holo Spa invites guests into a personal flow state, where they move seamlessly through more PR
Hawaii State Education Dept.: Back-to-School Success - Attendance, Cell Phone, Bus and Meal Reminders for Students and Families (10)
HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 24 -- The Hawaii State Department of Education issued the following news:
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Back-to-school success: Attendance, cell phone, bus and meal reminders for students and families
Public school students will return to the classrooms for the start of the new school year on Aug. 3. The Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) has helpful reminders for families to ensure success and tips to support students' learning journey.
Attendance
On-time and consistent school attendance is a top priority for HIDOE and a key mea more PR
Hawaii State Education Dept.: New State-Funded Internships Connect High School Students With Private Sector Employers to Strengthen Workforce Development (10)
HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 24 -- The Hawaii State Department of Education issued the following news:
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New state-funded internships connect high school students with private sector employers to strengthen workforce development
Public school students are gaining hands-on experience in aviation and agriculture careers through the first two state-funded internships that expand workforce development opportunities for high schoolers with private-sector employers in Hawaii.
In partnership with the State of Hawai'i Department of Labor and Industri more PR
Helmsley Charitable Trust Awards $2 Million to Support PET/CT Scanner Project at St. Anthony (10)
NEW YORK, July 23 -- The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust posted the following news release:
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Helmsley Charitable Trust Awards $2 Million to Support PET/CT Scanner Project at St. Anthony
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CARROLL, Iowa, July 23, 2026 -St. Anthony Regional Hospital announced today that it has received a $2 million grant from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to support construction of a permanent PET/CT scanner suite, an important addition to local cancer care services.
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Hirono Leads Colleagues in Pressing Hegseth on Inaccurate Casualty Reporting, Demanding Transparency on Human Cost of War in Iran (10)
WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release:
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Hirono Leads Colleagues in Pressing Hegseth on Inaccurate Casualty Reporting, Demanding Transparency on Human Cost of War in Iran
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a senior member of the Senate Committee on Armed Services (SASC), led all of her Democratic colleagues on SASC in demanding a full and accurate accounting of all service members who were killed, wounded, and injured in support or in connection with Operat more PR
Hirono Presses Trump Administration on Grant Review Process, Raises Alarms on Politically Motivated Delays (10)
WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release:
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Hirono Presses Trump Administration on Grant Review Process, Raises Alarms on Politically Motivated Delays
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a senior member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), pressed Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks Kevin Lilly on his repeated failure to provide straightforward answers on the agency's grant review process. In a letter to Princip more PR
Md. A.G. Brown Files Lawsuit Challenging Unlawful Conditions on Federal Counterterrorism Funding (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 24 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on July 23, 2026:
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Attorney General Brown Files Lawsuit Challenging Unlawful Conditions on Federal Counterterrorism Funding
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 26 attorneys general and governors to stop the Trump administration's continued efforts to use federal funds - specifically, billions of dollars in federal counterterrorism and other funds - to coerce states into complying with the administration' more PR
N.J. A.G. Davenport Challenges Illegal Conditions on Federal Counterterrorism Funding (10)
TRENTON, New Jersey, July 24 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on July 23, 2026:
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AG Davenport Challenges Illegal Conditions on Federal Counterterrorism Funding
Co-Leads Coalition Suit Against Unlawful Conditions on Counterterrorism and Other Funds
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Attorney General Jennifer Davenport co-led a coalition of 26 states to stop the Trump Administration's continued efforts to use federal funds--specifically, billions of dollars in federal counterterrorism and other funds--to coerce states more PR
Nation's leaders honor the fallen during dignified transfer (10)
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, July 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news:
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Nation's leaders honor the fallen during dignified transfer
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DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Delaware -
President Donald J. Trump; Secretary of War Pete Hegseth; Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and others attended a dignified transfer July 22 at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, to honor four soldiers killed in the U.S. Central Command region.
The deaths are related to Iranian aggre more PR
Nation's Leaders Honor the Fallen During Dignified Transfer (10)
WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news:
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Nation's Leaders Honor the Fallen During Dignified Transfer
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President Donald J. Trump; Secretary of War Pete Hegseth; Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and others attended a dignified transfer today to honor four soldiers killed in the U.S. Central Command region.
The deaths are related to Iranian aggression.
Army 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, was killed July 18, 2026, from injuries suffered during more PR
Padilla Unveils Legislation to Counter Trump's Attacks on American Elections (10)
WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Padilla Unveils Legislation to Counter Trump's Attacks on American Elections
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New bill would provide State AGs and voters with ability to enforce federal election protections and protect voters' ballots from seizure
WASHINGTON, D.C. -As President Trump escalates his efforts to interfere in the administration of American elections ahead of the upcoming 2026 midterms, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Rules Comm more PR
R.I. A.G. Neronha Co-Leads Lawsuit to Stop Unlawful Conditions on Critical Emergency Grants (10)
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 24 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on July 23, 2026:
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Attorney General Neronha co-leads lawsuit to stop unlawful conditions on critical emergency grants
Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today co-led a coalition of 24 attorneys general and two governors in filing a lawsuit challenging decisions by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to impose unlawful conditions on billions of dollars in federa more PR
SEC Settles Litigation Against Hawaii-Based Tour Operator, Ex-Principal for Alleged Fraud (10)
WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 22-00349 SASP-KJM; D. Haw. filed Aug. 3, 2022):
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Securities and Exchange Commission v. Semisub, Inc., et al., No. 22-00349 (SASP-KJM) (D. Haw.) (filed Aug. 3, 2022)
On July 16, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission filed proposed final judgments as to Defendants Semisub, Inc. and Jamey Denise Jackson, one of Semisub's former principals, whom the SEC charged with allegedly conducting an offering fraud and misappropriating inv more PR
SFA continues dolphin health research through leadership role in PHASM drone development project (10)
NACOGDOCHES, Texas, July 23 -- Stephen F. Austin State University issued the following news:
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SFA continues dolphin health research through leadership role in PHASM drone development project
Stephen F. Austin State University continues its leadership role in drone-based dolphin health research using the Passive Health Assessment in Sea Mammals, or PHASM, platform in Galveston.
PHASM is a one-of-a-kind airplane-style drone that can stealthily approach dolphins in the wild and vacuum in breath samples when the animals come up to breathe more PR
Tripoli ARG, 31st MEU return from U.S. 5th, 7th Fleet deployment (10)
CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, July 22 -- The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news:
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Tripoli ARG, 31st MEU return from U.S. 5th, 7th Fleet deployment
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The Navy-Marine Corps team of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) concluded a dynamic six-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operations, as the 31st MEU offloaded in Okinawa, July 22, 2026.
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U.S. and Partner Nations conduct SINKEX during RIMPAC 26 (10)
WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news story:
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U.S. and Partner Nations conduct SINKEX during RIMPAC 26
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Ships and aircraft participating in exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2026 conducted a planned, live-fire sinking exercise (SINKEX) and sank decommissioned USS Mobile Bay (CG 53), July 12, 2026, and decommissioned USS Peleliu (LHA 5), July 17. Mobile Bay and Peleliu were sunk in waters 15,000 feet deep, more than 50 nautical miles off the northern coast of the island of Kauai.
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Unemployment Insurance - Legislative Issues in the 119th Congress Topic of CRS Report (Part 1 of 2) (10)
WASHINGTON, July 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48447) on July 16, 2026, entitled "Unemployment Insurance: Legislative Issues in the 119th Congress" by income security specialists Julie M. Whittaker and Katelin P. Isaacs:
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SUMMARY
The Unemployment Insurance (UI) system is a joint federal-state partnership that consists of two types of benefits: (1) permanently authorized programs, including the Unemployment Compensation (UC) and Extended Benefit (EB) programs; and (2) temporary feder more PR
University of Hawaii Manoa Ranks Among World's Top 1% for Global Visibility (10)
MANOA, Hawaii, July 24 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release:
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UH Manoa ranks among world's top 1% for global visibility
The University of Hawaii at Manoa has been recognized among the world's top colleges and universities for global visibility in a new international ranking that measures public attention and online reach.
The 2026-27 Global University Visibility Rankings, released July 22 by American Caldwell, ranked UH Manoa No. 208 worldwide and No. 103 in the United States. Only a little more th more PR
USDA Announces $35 Million to Combat Feral Swine on American Agricultural Lands (10)
WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news:
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USDA Announces $35 Million to Combat Feral Swine on American Agricultural Lands
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(Washington, D.C., July 23, 2026) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is making available $35 million for partnerships to respond to the threat feral swine pose to American agriculture, landscapes and human and livestock health. This partnership opportunity is part of a broader $105 million investment for the Feral Swine Era more PR
Western Grasshopper Suppression Program Faces Calls for Increased Prevention Public Transparency and Environmental Protections (10)
WASHINGTON, July 24 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site.
July 17, 2026
Mr. William Wesela
National Policy Manager
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Re: Notice of Intent To Prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement;
Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Suppression Program
Publication Date: 6/18/2026
Docket Number: APHIS-2026-0628
Document Citation 91 FR 36787
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Wyden, Warren, Baldwin, Colleagues Press Bisignano on Misleading, Partisan Email Sent to Social Security Beneficiaries (10)
WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on July 22, 2026:
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Wyden, Warren, Baldwin, Colleagues Press Bisignano on Misleading, Partisan Email Sent to Social Security Beneficiaries
Unsolicited email from Social Security Administration misused government resources to praise President Trump, spread misleading information to Social Security recipients
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