WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2026: * * * Treasury Department Holds Educational Institutions Accountable The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) applauds Secretary Scott Bessent for the Treasury Department's newly proposed rules clarifying that educational institutions that discriminate based on race in their offerings may lose their tax-exempt status. President Trump promised to enforce the Civil Rights Act and end illegal race-based preferences, and he is keeping h more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R49309) on Aug. 24, 2026, entitled "Broadcast TV Networks and Affiliates: FCC Oversight and Marketplace Dynamics" by telecommunications policy specialist Dana A. Scherer. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY As Congress continues to exercise oversight over the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), an area for consideration is the FCC's ability to influence the operations of broadcast television (TV) networks. The Radio Act of 1927 gave the Fe more PR

MINNETONKA, Minnesota, Sept. 5 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * Back-to-school homework for parents: Know your rights and exercise them Written by Catrin Wigfall As a new school year gets underway, parents have some homework of their own to get done: knowing the rights they have within the public education system and how to exercise them so they can play an active role in their child's education. American Experi more PR

FRANKLIN LAKES, New Jersey, Sept. 5 -- Children's Health Defense, an organization that says it restores and protects the health of children by eliminating exposures to environmental toxins, issued the following commentary by Brenda Baletti, senior reporter for The Defender. * * * U.S. Supreme Court Rejects New York Healthcare Workers' Bid to Revive COVID Vaccine Mandate Lawsuit The U.S. Supreme Court today declined for a second time to take up a case brought by New York healthcare workers who were fired after being denied religious exemption more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release on Sept. 4, 2026: * * * DSCC, DCCC Statement on SCOTUS Decision to Procedurally Stay Order Denying Political Party Committees Access To Lowest Unit Charge Today, DSCC Executive Director Devan Barber and DCCC Deputy Executive Director Will Van Nuys released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a stay of the 4th Circuit Court's decision under procedural grounds: "Make no mistake: this is a concerted effort by Donald Tru more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 [Category: Political] -- The Campaign Legal Center posted the following news release: * * * Federal Judge Blocks Unlawful New USPS Rule on Mail Voting * BOSTON -Today, a federal judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued a new order blocking the United States Postal Service (USPS) rule that would have implemented last-minute and confusing changes to mail voting at the behest of the president's unlawful March 2026 executive order. Earlier this summer, the same court blocked the president's more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issued the following August 2026 Beige Book: * * * Summary of Economic Activity The Fifth District economy continued to grow at a moderate rate. Consumer spending grew moderately, on balance, but consumers showed a preference towards experiential goods and services and pulled back elsewhere. Spending on travel and tourism continued to grow, most notably for higher end hotels. Manufacturing activity was flat and firms noted minimal pricing power amid rising input costs. Nonfinancial  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The League of Women Voters issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2026: * * * Federal Court Blocks US Postal Service from Interfering with Mail Ballots Preliminary injunction bars USPS from enforcing a rule that would have made voter disenfranchisement "practically inevitable" - BOSTON - A federal District Court today issued a preliminary injunction blocking the US Postal Service (USPS) from enforcing key parts of a rule that would have operationalized President Trump's March 31 executive order restricting mai more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11464) by legislative attorney Sean Stiff: * * * The Uniform Grants Regulation: OMB's Relation to Federal Grantmaking Agencies On May 29, 2026, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and 41 executive branch grantmaking agencies published in the Federal Register a proposed joint interagency rule. The proposed rule would establish a Uniform Grants Regulation (UGR) that would change how executive branch agencies make and more PR