WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * "The cruel injustice of abortion need not be forever": Rep. Smith addresses crowds at 2026 New Jersey March for Life Trenton, NJ, Oct 8, 2026 The following are excerpts of remarks delivered by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the Congressional Pro-Life Caucus, at the 2026 New Jersey March for Life in Trenton, NJ: I met my dear wife, Marie, more than fifty years ago in the pro-life movement. We spent many days lobbying here at our state capita more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, Oct. 8 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown names Jason Dickey-North division chief of the Tacoma Division as Laura Wulf retires * Attorney General Nick Brown has named Managing Assistant Attorney General Jason Dickey-North as division chief for the Tacoma Division, taking over for Laura Wulf, who will retire at the end of the year after 35 years of outstanding work at the Attorney General's Office (AGO). Dickey-North joined the AGO in 2019 as an assistant at more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The American Action Forum issued the following insight: * * * October 8, 2026 CBO: FY 2026 Budget Deficit Totaled $2 Trillion Jordan Haring Executive Summary * The Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) September 2026 Monthly Budget Review shows the federal budget deficit totaled $2.0 trillion during fiscal year (FY) 2026 - $218 billion higher than the $1.8 trillion deficit recorded in FY 2025 and $140 billion above the $1.9 trillion deficit CBO projected in its latest baseline. * The FY 2026 deficit was the net effect more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11486) by legislative attorney Todd Garvey: * * * Appointing the Comptroller General: Law and History The Government Accountability Office's (GAO's) structure is unique. The agency is part of the legislative branch, but has a leader - the Comptroller General (Comptroller) - who is appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate to a 15-year term and, unlike any other officer in the federal government, more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The Center for a Humane Economy posted the following news release: * * * October 8, 2026 Federal Judge Tosses U.S. DOJ Challenge to Michigan Law Halting Extreme Confinement of Farm Animals Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy applaud the ruling and call on DOJ and USDA to abandon their assault on state laws to stop torture of farm animals - WASHINGTON - Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy today applauded a federal court decision dismissing the U.S. Department of Justice's  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF10890) by Asian affairs analyst Ricardo Barrios and foreign affairs analyst Shelby B. Senger: * * * China Primer: Illicit Fentanyl and China's Role For over a decade, the synthetic opioid fentanyl and fentanyl-related substances have been key drivers of the U.S. opioid crisis. Countering the illicit trafficking of fentanyl and the precursor chemicals ("precursors") used to make it has been a U.S. priority. In 2017, the U.S. Dep more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Oct 8, 2026 NEW: Obama Marvels at Democrats' Senate Chances [Washington Post] With just under four weeks to go until the midterm elections, former President Barack Obama "emphasized the urgency of the political moment" and the need "not to get complacent" at a recent fundraiser that raised $3.6 million for the DSCC and Democrats' efforts to retake the Senate. With a stellar slate of candidates who are "representative of their states more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Competitive Enterprise Institute posted the following news release: * * * FCC's license-renewal reviews of ABC stations chill disfavored speech * On Tuesday, the U.S. District Court heard arguments in a First Amendment lawsuit by ABC television stations against the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), seeking declaratory and injunctive relief over the FCC's early review of license renewals for Disney-owned ABC television stations. CEI Adjunct Fellow Brian Rankin provides his analysis: "W more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 9 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following Insight: * * * Sonderling Confirmed as Labor Secretary: FP's 4 Predictions for DOL Under His Leadership Oct 8, 2026 Keith Sonderling is now officially the US Secretary of Labor, and employers, naturally, might have questions for what that means for the workplace. The Senate confirmed him on September 30, cementing the role he has been serving in for the past several months. What does this mean for the Department of Labor? Fisher Phillips' Government Relations Prac more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Mike Thompson, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION TASK FORCE CHAIR THOMPSON, JUDICIARY COMMITTEE RANKING MEMBER RASKIN AND REP. MCBATH LEAD 174 MEMBERS CALLING ON DOJ TO ENFORCE YOUTH HANDGUN LAW * Washington - Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Chair Mike Thompson, Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin, and Rep. Lucy McBath lead a bipartisan letter with 174 members calling on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to enforce the 1968 law which prohibits licensed gun  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Remarks During Meeting of the Judicial Conference October 5, 2026 Ranking Member Jamie Raskin Prepared Remarks Before Chief Justice John Roberts and Assembled Jurists for the Opening of the Federal Judicial Conference October Session At your Supreme Court confirmation hearing, a few decades ago, Mr. Chief Justice, you famously told our colleagues on the Senate Judiciary Comm more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Energy and Natural Resources Division issued the following news release: * * * Justice Department Files Motions Defending a Rule Rescinding the Regulatory Definitions of "Harm" As It Relates to the Endangered Species Act October 8, 2026 The Justice Department's Energy and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) yesterday filed motions for summary judgment in four cases defending challenges to a rule rescinding the regulatory definition of "harm" in U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and Natio more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 6 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- McDermott Will and Emery, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * McDermott Will & Schulte wins significant patent trial against Liquidia over YUTREPIA(r) PH-ILD treatment * Global law firm McDermott Will & Schulte secured a significant trial victory on behalf of United Therapeutics Corporation (UTC) in its Hatch-Waxman litigation against Liquidia Technologies in the US District Court for the District of Delaware. On September 30, 2026, US District Judge Richard G. Andrews  more PR

OTTAWA, Ontario, Oct. 8 -- The Canadian Department of Justice, an arm of the Canadian government, posted the following news release: * * * Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada announces judicial appointments in the province of Alberta * October 8, 2026 - Ottawa, Ontario - Department of Justice Canada The Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, today announced the following appointments under the judicial application proce more PR

OTTAWA, Ontario, Oct. 8 -- The Canadian Department of Justice, an arm of the Canadian government, posted the following news release: * * * Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada announces judicial appointments in the province of Ontario * October 8, 2026 - Ottawa, Ontario - Department of Justice Canada The Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, today announced the following appointments under the judicial application proce more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 [Category: Environment] (TNSrpt) -- Environmental Protection Network issued the following news release: * * * October 8, 2026 On Children's Environmental Health Day, New Report Warns of Rising Threats as EPA Retreats from Protecting Kids from Harmful Pollution New EPN analysis examines changes involving air pollution, PFAS, pesticides and data centers -- and whether EPA is adequately accounting for children's heightened vulnerability - WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On Children's Environmental Health Day, a new report examines a s more PR

MANILA, Philippines, Oct. 8 -- The Supreme Court of the Philippines issued the following news release: * * * PRESS BRIEFER October 08, 2026 The Supreme Court (SC) En Banc, during its session on October 7, 2026, acted on: A.M. No. 25-03-14-SC, Re: Amendment of the Rules of Court in Relation to Foreign Divorces The SC approved amendments to the Rules of Court (A.M. No. 25-03-14-SC) to make it easier for Filipino spouses to prove a foreign divorce when seeking its recognition in Philippine courts. The amendments were approved upon the reco more PR

MANILA, Philippines, Oct. 8 -- The Supreme Court of the Philippines issued the following news release: * * * SC, Fulbright Philippines Sign MOU for Graduate Scholarship, Training Programs for the Judiciary October 08, 2026 The Supreme Court (SC), led by Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Philippine-American Educational Foundation (PAEF), also known as the Fulbright Commission in the Philippines (Fulbright Philippines), for the development of graduate scholarship and training programs  more PR

MANILA, Philippines, Oct. 8 -- The Supreme Court of the Philippines issued the following news release: * * * Second-Level Courts Join Expanded Implementation of High-Performance Courts Initiative October 08, 2026 Selected second-level courts are joining the Supreme Court's (SC) High-Performance Courts Initiative (HPC Initiative), expanding the SC's efforts to improve court efficiency and bring faster, more accessible judicial services to the people under the Strategic Plan for Judicial Innovations 2022-2027 (SPJI). SC Associate Justice  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * RATINGS CHANGE: Sabato's Crystal Ball Shifts WI-01 in Democrats' Direction as "Mitchmentum" Continues to Grow * Today, non-partisan race rater Sabato's Crystal Ball shifted their prediction for Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District away from Bryan Steil -- the latest sign that momentum is on Mitchell Berman's side. Crystal Ball writes in part, "Democrats have released polling showing their nominee, nurse Mitchell Berman, basicall more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-California, issued the following letter with co-signers to Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the U.S. diplomacy and political non-interference in Brazil: * * * Here is the text of the letter: October 6, 2026 Secretary Marco Rubio Secretary of State U.S. Department of State 600 19th St NW Washington, DC 20431 Dear Secretary Rubio, We write regarding the Department of State's manufactured diplomatic dispute with Brazil, which has resulted in the revocation of Ambassador Mari more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Ricketts Defends Homeschooling Parents' Rights * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Pete Ricketts (R-NE) and Ted Budd (R-NC) filed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to reverse a California court decision, sanctioning state discrimination against religion. The brief defends homeschooling parents' rights by reinforcing a common-sense principle: parents are not state actors. It also makes clear that neutral government programs can support parent more PR