WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following news release: * * * AFPI Celebrates Win for Parental Rights in N.M. September 25, 2026 ALBUQUERQUE, NM - AFPI-New Mexico applauds a legal challenge to Albuquerque Public Schools' policy of withholding critical information about children from their parents. Jeanette Martinez, an Albuquerque Public Schools social worker, represented by the Center for American Liberty, filed a federal lawsuit against the Albuquerque Public School Board of Education challenging the  more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 25 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Ahead of Anniversary of Critical Disability Rights Legislation, Attorney General Bonta Reaffirms California's Commitment to Uplifting and Defending the Rights of Californians with Disabilities * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today reaffirmed the California Department of Justice's commitment to protecting the civil rights of Californians with disabilities, especially amid efforts by the Trump Administration to r more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 26 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Mayes Urges Corporation Commission to Reopen Cactus State Water Rate Case and Provide Relief to Rural Customers September 24, 2026 Residents report water bills up 200 to 300 percent, uranium contamination, and low water pressure - PHOENIX -- Attorney General Kris Mayes this week sent a letter to the Arizona Corporation Commission asking the Commission to reopen the rate case for Cactus State Utility Operating Company more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The University of the District of Columbia posted the following news: * * * Award-Winning Author Wil Haygood Brings 'The War Within a War' to UDC Sept. 29 * Wil Haygood will return to the University of the District of Columbia on Tuesday, Sept. 29, for a lecture and discussion of his latest book, "The War Within a War: The Black Struggle in Vietnam and at Home." The lecture begins at 5:30 p.m. in the UDC Student Center Ballroom. A reception and book signing will follow. Haygood has a longstanding relationship with  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Expresses Solidarity with Italian Muslims After New Decree Bans Religious Attire, Targets Muslim Students September 25, 2026 The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today expressed solidarity with the Italian Muslim community after new discriminatory measures designed to target Muslims were approved by the Italian government. SEE: Who gets to be Italian more PR

FRANKLIN LAKES, New Jersey, Sept. 25 -- 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: * * * New York Teen Forced Out of School After Judge Denies Medical Exemption Sarah Doe, a New York high school senior, can no longer attend class as of today, after a federal judge declined to extend a medical exemption from the school's vaccine mandates. Last year, U.S more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Nikema Williams' Statement on the Supreme Court Permitting Trump Administration to Use Expanded Database for Potential Voter Purges Sep 25, 2026 ATLANTA, GA - Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court permitting the Trump administration to use an expanded federal database to purge voter rolls. Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) said: "I led a Congressional letter  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 25 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * D.C. Circuit Upholds Broad AKS Reach, Strikes Down HHS Advisory Opinion Timing Rules: Key Takeaways from Vertex Pharmaceuticals v. HHS * The decision carries practical consequences for life sciences companies that rely on patient support programs and the advisory opinion process. Key Takeaways * HHS's regulatory tolling of the 60-day advisory opinion deadline has been struck down as contrary to law. The agency must now is more PR

HANOVER, New Hampshire, Sept. 26 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * Turning Tales of Government in Action Into Compelling TV At Rocky talk, producer Debora Cahn and Neal Katyal '91 shared views on storytelling. 9/25/2026 Written by Charlotte Albright How do you make great television about both the dark side and the light moments of high-level government service? Sounds like a tall order, but not out of reach for Debora Cahn, the creator and producer of the Netflix series The Diplomat, and formerly a writer for The Wes more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Sept. 25 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * David B. Schwartz discusses NYC city-run grocery store antitrust lawsuit with Bloomberg Law * David B. Schwartz, a partner in BCLP's Antitrust, Competition and Trade practice, recently spoke with Bloomberg Law about an antitrust lawsuit challenging New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani's plan to open city-run grocery stores. In the article, David discusses the complaint and the hurdles of predatory pricing claims. He  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * DCCC Statement on Supreme Court Lifting Restrictions on the Use of the SAVE Database * Following news that the U.S. Supreme Court lifted restrictions on the federal voter database Republicans intend to use to suppress American votes, DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene released the below statement: "Republicans are running scared. They know they've lost the American people, and are resorting to doing everything they can to stop U.S. citize more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release: * * * September 25, 2026 BREAKING: SCOTUS Allows Trump Administration to Access Sensitive Voter Data, Opening the Door to More Voter Intimidation and Suppression Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling to allow the Trump administration to move forward with an error-ridden online system that would allow them to combine data across the federal government and make last-ditch attempts to intimidate and purge eligible voters. In response, DNC Cha more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Statement On Supreme Court Allowing Trump Administration To Proceed With Flawed Voter Screening Database Ahead Of Midterms * September 25, 2026 NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled today that the Trump Administration can move forward with an expansive and flawed database that states can use for pot more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11483) on Sept. 21, 2026, by legislative attorney Jason O. Heflin: * * * Federal Preemption of State Pesticide Failure-to-Warn Claims After Monsanto v. Durnell The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) is the primary federal law regulating the sale and use of pesticides, including herbicides. FIFRA prohibits the sale or distribution in the United States of any pesticide that has not been registered more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13316) on Sept. 21, 2026, by American national government specialist R. Sam Garrett. Here are excerpts: * * * Federal Role in Elections Policy: Selected Recent Developments More than 20 federal agencies play roles in federal campaigns and elections policy. Many of those roles are based primarily in statutory authority granted by Congress. Policy actions, such as executive orders (EOs) and rulemakings, also can affect agency  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13317) on Sept. 21, 2026, by supervisory attorney Tamsin G. Harrington: * * * Federal Wiretaps and the Fourth Amendment The Fourth Amendment prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures, generally requiring that law enforcement obtain a warrant from a neutral and detached magistrate upon a showing of probable cause. In 1928, the Supreme Court determined in Olmstead v. United States that projected voices passing over telephone more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 26 -- FFRF Action Fund, an organization that says it develops and advocates for legislation, regulations and government programs to preserve the constitutional principle of separation between state and church, posted the following news: * * * 'Secularist' Pa. state Rep. Chris Rabb leads secular education legislation September 25, 2026 The FFRF Action Fund salutes Pennsylvania state Rep. Chris Rabb as its "Secularist of the Week" for spearheading legislation designed to protect religious neutrality in schools. De more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 25 (TNSrep) -- Susan G. Komen, an organization that says it addresses breast cancer on fronts such as research, community health, global outreach and public policy initiatives, posted the following news: * * * From Research to Real Impact: Susan G. Komen(R) 2026 Investment Advances Lifesaving Progress Against Breast Cancer September 24, 2026 Annual Impact Report Shows The Power of Policy Advocacy, Funding Research and Direct Patient Support in Removing Barriers to Lifesaving Care - DALLAS - Susan G. Komen(R), the worl more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 25 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Haynes Boone, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Haynes Boone Named Law360 Texas Regional Powerhouse * September 25, 2026 For the fourth consecutive year, Haynes Boone has been recognized as a Texas Regional Powerhouse by Law360, which honors firms for their significant impact and achievements in their respective states. Chair and Firmwide Managing Partner Taylor Wilson and General Counsel Ben Mesches spoke with Law360 about the firm's continued growth in Texas, including sig more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 26 -- The Hispanic Federation, an organization that supports and strengthens Latino institutions through education, health, immigration, civic engagement, economic empowerment and the environment, issued the following news release: * * * Hispanic Federation: Supreme Court Ruling Puts Eligible Voters at Risk Weeks Before Election Day September 25, 2026 Washington, D.C. -- Today, the Supreme Court allowed the Trump Administration to resume using its expanded SAVE database to check the citizenship of registered voters, pausing  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: American Businesses Aren't Allowed to Build. It's Time Congress Helped Them. * WASHINGTON, D.C. - America's share of global manufacturing output has fallen from 25% in 1997 to 15% today. Absent intervention, it could reach 11% by 2030. Those numbers get thrown around a lot. What is said less is what they mean for Americans: the United States is losing its ability to produce the things it needs to defend itself, to power its economy, a more PR

MONONA, Wisconsin, Sept. 25 -- A Better Wisconsin Together, a state-based research and communications hub for progressives, posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Ultra-Wealthy Tech Bro and Elon Musk Contemporary Joins MAGA Billionaires' Attempt to Buy Wisconsin Government for GOP Bannister is doling out over $13 million in Wisconsin, including over $9 million in support of the gubernatorial bid of MAGA Congressman Tom Tiffany - MADISON, Wis. - A right-wing, big-tech contemporary of Elon Musk, Scott Bannister, has opened up his ch more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11403) on Sept. 22, 2026, by legislative attorney Karen Sokol: * * * International Agreements and Non-binding Instruments: The Case-Zablocki Act (Case Act) In the early 1970s, Congress passed legislation to address concerns that Presidents were increasingly bypassing the Article II treaty process by using executive agreements to make international legal commitments for the United States - sometimes without congressional more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Condemns Supreme Court Decision Allowing Use of Trump Voter Purge Database * East Hartford, CT - Today, House Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement condemning the Supreme Court's decision to allow the use of the Trump Administration's "SAVE" database, which empowers states to use data collected from the Social Security Administration and Department of Homeland Security, to  more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 25 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Goldwater Institute posted the following news: * * * Liberty In Action Weekly: Taxpayer Funding = No Secret Operations * It's pretty simple: if taxpayers are footing an organization's bills, they deserve to know how it's spending their money. But the publicly-funded Tennessee School Boards Association wants to operate in secret and is suing a private citizen simply for requesting its records. Now, the Goldwater Institute is teaming up with the Beacon Center of Tennessee to urge a court more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Sept. 26 -- Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon issued the following news: * * * Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Decision on Federal SAVE Program September 25, 2026 SAINT PAUL - On Friday, September 25, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling allowing states to use the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's SAVE program to maintain voter lists. Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon issued the following statement: "I want to be very clear - this ruling has no effect on Minnesota elections. Minnesota has ne more PR

MANILA, Philippines, Sept. 26 -- The Supreme Court of the Philippines issued the following news release: * * * SC: PCGG's Duty Is to Preserve, Not Grow, Sequestered Assets September 25, 2026 The Supreme Court (SC) has ruled that the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) is not liable to pay interest or damages on funds it sequestered or took custody of. The PCGG's duty is only to preserve the funds, not to make them grow. In a Decision penned by Associate Justice Ramon Paul L. Hernando, the SC's First Division denied the petiti more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Q&A: Protecting Fairness in Sports * Q: Why did you hold a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on women's sports? A: Fifty-four years ago, Congress passed legislation to ensure schools provide fair and equitable treatment for male and female student-athletes. Title IX opened the door for women to participate in sports at educational institutions that receive federal money, from elementary schools through college. In the last five decades, the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Ramirez, Garcia Host Election Protection Roundtable with Local Advocates, Election Officials * Chicago, IL -Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) and Congressman Jesus "Chuy" Garcia (IL-04) hosted an election security and polling location safety roundtable with public officials, government agencies, community stakeholders, and other partners to discuss preparedness and coordination efforts to keep polling locations safe, secure, accessib more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (TNSida) -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Ramirez, Sanders, Jayapal, and Garcia Urge the Trump Administration to Respect Brazil's Electoral Process * Washington, DC - Yesterday, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and Congressmembers Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and Jesus "Chuy" Garcia (IL-04) led 27 colleagues in a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio raising serious concerns about the Trump administration's efforts to undermine the Western He more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following letter to Education Secretary Linda McMahon: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 23, 2026 The Honorable Linda McMahon Secretary U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20202 RE: Education Department General Administrative Regulations [Docket ID ED-2026- OPEPD-2542; RIN 1875-AA14] Dear Secretary McMahon: I write regarding the August 24, 2026, p more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Tim Scott introduces legislation to crack down on foreign birth tourism industry * WASHINGTON -U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) today introduced legislation targeting the commercial birth tourism industry and the misuse of U.S. temporary travel programs. The Birth Tourism Elimination Act would prohibit foreign nationals from using certain temporary travel programs for the primary purpose of giving birth in the United States to obtain U.S.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Murray, Hirono, Cortez Masto, Reintroduce Bill to Expand Coverage of Birth Control in America and Sound the Alarm on Trump's Relentless Attacks on Contraception & Family Planning * Murray: "Trump administration officials literally asserted birth control caused abortion, and wanted to set it on fire-seriously!" ICYMI: Murray Leads Colleagues in Calling on RFK Jr. to Reinstate 50+ Recently Cancelled Teen Pregnancy Prevention Grants *** more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Signers of the Declaration of Independence: Connecticut, Part 1 * Delegates to the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. The 56 delegates who signed the formal break from Britain are all considered Founding Fathers. Four delegates represented Connecticut. This week's profile features Samuel Huntington and Roger Sherman. Samuel Huntington Huntington was born July 16, 1731, in the Windham, Connecticut Colon more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 [Category: Political] -- The Campaign Legal Center posted the following news release: * * * U.S. Supreme Court, for a Third Time, Declines to Overturn Lawful Missouri Congressional Map * WASHINGTON -Today, the U.S. Supreme Court has, for a third time, declined to allow an unlawful congressional map to be used in the 2026 midterm elections in Missouri. Less than two months before Election Day, two congressional candidates and two voters attempted to force the state once again to use the 2025 map that was a result of mid more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11401) on Sept. 21, 2026, by legislative attorney Karen Sokol: * * * The United States' Prosecution of Nicolas Maduro Moros: United States v. Maduro Following the seizure of Nicolas Maduro Moros (Maduro) by U.S. armed forces in Caracas, Venezuela, on January 3, 2026, a superseding indictment charging him and other defendants with narco-terrorism, narcotics, and weapons offenses was unsealed in the U.S. District Court fo more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11120) on Sept. 22, 2026, by international trade and finance specialists Cathleen D. Cimino-Isaacs and Kyla H. Kitamura. Here are excerpts: * * * U.S.-Japan Trade Agreements and Tariff Negotiations The United States and Japan have been close economic partners, though they do not have a comprehensive bilateral free trade agreement (FTA). Since 2020, the countries have entered into limited bilateral trade deals, covering marke more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 25 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: * * * US: Trump Administration Rejects External Election Observers * (New York) - The Trump administration's decision not to invite the leading international election observation body to monitor crucial US midterm polls fuels fears of serious human rights concerns around the upcoming elections, Human Rights Watch said today. "The US government has long criticized Russia and other governments for dodging external scrutiny of their elections," said more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 26 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release: * * * WHAT VIRGINIANS ARE SEEING: ATTORNEY GENERAL JAY JONES SHARES WEEKLY ROUNDUP OF ACTIONS TAKEN Takes action to protect consumers in consequential merger proposal, fights federal overreach, and invests in communities - RICHMOND, Va. -- Attorney General Jones continues to advocate for ratepayers in front of the SCC, delivers on his promise to fight back against federal overreach, and invests in communities across the Commonweal more PR