SACRAMENTO, California, July 12 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * - At Signing, Governor Also Announced Appointment of Marybel Batjer as President of California Public Utilities Commission * * * Taking action to move our state toward a safer, affordable and reliable energy future, Governor Gavin Newsom signed wildfire safety and accountability legislation today in Sacramento. The Governor signed the following bills today: * AB 110 by Assemblymembe more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 11 -- The Media Institute issued the following news release: * * * - FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks To Deliver Keynote Remarks at Oct. 7 Event * * * The Media Institute will honor Frederick J. Ryan, Jr., publisher and CEO of The Washington Post, and Caroline Beasley, chief executive officer of Beasley Media Group, at its annual "Free Speech America" Gala Oct. 7 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington, D.C. Fred Ryan will receive the Freedom of Speech Award, while more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- The House Judiciary Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 116-139) on legislation (H.R. 677) to amend gendered terms in federal law relating to the president and the president's spouse. The report was advanced by Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, on July 9. Excerpts of the report follow: Purpose and Summary H.R. 677, the "21st Century President Act," would amend gendered terms in section 879 of title 18 of the United States Code, which provides that it is a criminal offense  more ST

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The House Judiciary subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security issued the following testimony by Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby, at a hearing entitled "Marijuana Laws in America: Racial Justice and the Need for Reform": "I am Marilyn Mosby, the State's Attorney for Baltimore City. It is an honor to appear before the Subcommittee today to discuss the need for federal decriminalization of marijuana, the need for criminal justice reform specific more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the following remarks by Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo: SECRETARY POMPEO: Good morning, everyone. In my address at the Claremont Institute back in May, called "A Foreign Policy from the Founding," I made clear that the Trump administration has embarked on a foreign policy that takes seriously the founders' ideas of individual liberty and constitutional government. Those principles have long played a prominent role in our country's more PR