LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 2 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Griffin Announces $32 Million Settlement with Monsanto over Claims of Environmental Contamination * #Griffin: 'These funds are restricted in nature and will be spent in furtherance of water quality LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement announcing a settlement of at least $32 million and up to $80 million with Monsanto Company, Solutia, Inc., and Pharmacia LLC, resolving claims  more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 2 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Griffin Announces District Court Has Terminated Camden-Fairview Consent Decrees * #Griffin: 'I applaud this decision, which will further empower parents to make the education-freedom decision that's best for their family regardless of skin color' LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement announcing that a federal district court has terminated the consent decrees that had restricted more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 30 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Griffin Joins Louisiana and Alabama in Suing 29 Defendants for Shipping Abortion Pills across State Lines * #Griffin: 'I am proud to defend Arkansas's pro-life laws through this action today' BATON ROUGE - Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement after he and the attorneys general of Louisiana and Alabama sued 29 defendants for shipping abortion pills into their respective states, in violatio more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 28 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Griffin's Fraud and Consumer Protection Summit Kicks Off First Day with over 800 Registrants * #Griffin: 'Every dollar stolen by a scammer represents a real victim, often a senior citizen, a small business owner, or a family trying to make ends meet' LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement at the close of day one of his Fraud and Consumer Protection Summit: "Day one of our two more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 29 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * Bob R. Brooks Jr. Justice Building Wins 2026 Glass Magazine Award--Fifth Award in Two Years * #Griffin: 'In addition to winning awards, preserving one of downtown Little Rock's treasures, and providing an ideal space for the Office of the Attorney General, our building will save taxpayers significant money when the State purchases it' LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Tim Griffin announced that the Bob R. Brooks Jr. Justice Buildi more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on South and Central Asia released the following written testimony by Donald K. Sherman, president and CEO of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, from a Sept. 15, 2026, hearing entitled "Trojan Horses: Covert Foreign Malign Influence Operations in America": * * * Chairman Huizenga, Ranking Member Kamlager-Dove and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify on foreign interests and influence threatening our national security. My name is more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary: * * * Takeaways from the Trump-Xi White House Summit Commentary by Edgard D. Kagan, Bonny Lin, Thomas J. Christensen, Ilaria Mazzocco, J. Stephen Morrison, Michaela Simoneau, Aalok Mehta, Andrew Friedman, and Aman Thakker September 28, 2026 Last week, Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping met at the White House for the Chinese leader's first state visit to the United States in more than a decade. The summit came just months after Pr more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Sept. 30 -- Minnesota's Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party posted the following news release: * * * September 29, 2026 DFL Party Statement Calling On Ron Schutz to Sell Stocks Creating Conflicts of Interest Reformer story exposes massive Schutz conflicts of interests that "would make it impossible for him to carry out the duties of the office" - ST. PAUL - Today, Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Party Chair Richard Carlbom called on Republican Attorney General candidate Ron Schutz to correct the massive conflicts of interest  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Sep 28, 2026 WHAT THEY'RE SAYING: "Delusional" Republicans Met With "Disbelief" Over "Disintegrating" Senate Map The Washington Sun: "The path for Republicans to keep their Senate majority is getting smaller by the day -- a once-unthinkable prospect for the party" GOP Strategist: "Things were bad. But they started to go worse recently and if it keeps on this track, it's gonna be real bad" Axios: "What once looked like a long shot more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 [Category: Political] -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: * * * Former Congressman and Ambassador Francis Rooney Joins U.S. Term Limits Board of Directors * Longtime congressional term limits advocate sponsored constitutional amendment while serving in Congress. Washington, D.C. -U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the nation's largest nonpartisan organization advocating for term limits on Congress, today announces the appointment of former U.S. Representative and U.S. Ambassador Francis Rooney to its Board of more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on South and Central Asia released the following testimony by Mike Gonzalez, senior fellow on E Pluribus Unum at the Heritage Foundation, from a Sept. 15, 2026, hearing entitled "Trojan Horses: Covert Foreign Malign Influence Operations in America": * * * My name is Mike Gonzalez. I am the Angeles T. Arredondo Senior Fellow on E Pluribus Unum at The Heritage Foundation. The views I express in this testimony are my own and should not be construed as representing any official positi more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R45154) on Sept. 15, 2026, entitled "Lame Duck Sessions of Congress, 1935-2024 (74th-118th Congresses):" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Characteristics of Lame Duck Sessions, 1935-1998 Lame duck sessions were used sporadically by Congress from 1935, when the Twentieth Amendment became effective, to 1998, when just the House met following the election. During this period, there were 12 lame duck sessions; see Table 1. Lame duck sessions  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 30 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * September 29, 2026 NEW REPORT: "Mike Rogers Voted Against Children's Health Coverage Over and Over" [Detroit Metro Times] Rogers repeatedly voted against expanding healthcare for low-income children and protected his Big Tobacco donors' profits - LANSING -- New reporting from the Detroit Metro Times reveals how corrupt multimillionaire Mike Rogers "repeatedly voted against expanding health insurance for low-income children, opposing legis more PR

LEXINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 1 -- Washington and Lee University issued the following news: * * * Mock Convention Kicks Off 2028 Cycle Mock Convention 2028 hosted its first campus conversation this fall during Young Alumni Weekend. By Kelsey Goodwin September 30, 2026 Excited students, faculty and alumni were greeted by the 2028 Mock Convention executive team last Friday as they filed through the doors of University Chapel and took their seats. W&L's Mock Convention kicked off its 29th cycle last weekend with a visit to campus by former sec more PR