WASHINGTON, April 17 -- A coalition of 365 former attorneys who served at the U.S. Department of Justice has submitted a public comment letter expressing strong opposition to a proposed rulemaking concerning the review of state bar complaints and allegations against DOJ attorneys, aiming to give the Attorney General discretionary authority to review and potentially delay or displace state bar disciplinary investigations into DOJ lawyers. The former DOJ attorneys argue that this proposal is both  more ST

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Administrator Zeldin Announces Selection of Members to the Science Advisory Board * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin is announcing the selection of new members to the Science Advisory Board (SAB). The well-qualified experts from a broad range of scientific disciplines bring the experience and expertise needed to provide Gold Standard scie more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 17 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson fights against the rise of the administrative state * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson is joining a 21-state friend-of-the-court brief pushing back against burdensome regulations on national markets and the rise of the administrative state. The brief was filed in support of a challenge to a 2020 federal statute requiring the U.S. Envi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn Leads Colleagues in Introducing Legislation to Close Loopholes Allowing Taxpayer-Funded Abortion * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Bill Cassidy (R-La.), and 17 of their Senate colleagues introduced the Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act to ban federal Title X family-plan more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense released the following testimony by Army Lt. Gen. Robert D. Harter, commanding general of the U.S. Army Reserve Command, from an April 17, 2026, hearing on budget requests: * * * Since the first shots were fired at Lexington Common, the Army Reserve has served a single purpose - to deliver combat-ready soldiers and formations in support of the Army and the Nation. While our mission remains unchanged, the way the Army Rese more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 17 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * Court Blocks Administration's Latest Restrictions on Grants to Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault * Rhode Island Federal Judge Melissa R. DuBose has today issued an order preliminarily blocking the Trump-Vance administration's latest effort to implement unlawful restrictions on grants that support survivors of domestic violence, sexual more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on April 17, 2026: * * * Crapo: Tax Relief Gives Phenomenal Boost to Working Americans At press conference with Senate Republicans, Crapo promotes benefits for families and job creators * U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, led Senate Republicans in a news conference to highlight widely claimed new tax deductions and perm more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Democracy Forward, an organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, issued the following news release on April 17, 2026: * * * Court Blocks Administration's Latest Restrictions on Grants to Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Intervention Will Protect Violence Prevention Funding Nationwide * Providence, R.I. - A judge on the U.S. District Court for the Distric more PR

LA GRANGE PARK, Illinois, April 16 [Category: Energy] -- The American Nuclear Society posted the following news: * * * DOE awards ANS-backed workforce consortium $19.2M * The Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy recently awarded about $49.7 million to 10 university-led projects aiming to develop nuclear workforce training programs around the country. DOE-NE issued its largest award, $19.2 million, to the newly formed Great Lakes Partnership to Enhance the Nuclear Workforce (GLP) more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on April 17, 2026: * * * Husted joins bipartisan push to protect American farmers in USMCA review Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) joined Sens. Steve Daines (R-S.D.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), John Boozman (R-Ark.) and Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) in urging U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer to actively engage farmers and ranchers during the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) review process. The senators emphasized  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * ICE Arrests Child Abusers, Gang Members, Domestic Abusers, and Other Public Safety Threats * Under President Trump and Secretary Mullin, DHS is putting America FIRST WASHINGTON -Yesterday, U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) arrested criminal illegal aliens convicted for child cruelty with possible injury or death, battery against spouse, kidnapping, and other horrific crime more PR

BOISE, Idaho, April 18 -- The Idaho Democratic Party issued the following statement on April 17, 2026, by Chair Lauren Necochea: * * * A Message from the Chair: The GOP Came for Teachers Because Teachers Speak Up Like many parents, I have volunteered at my kids' schools and chaperoned field trips. I love spending time with students, but after a few hours doing a fraction of what educators do each day, I leave exhausted and even more in awe of our teachers. But even though teachers do some o more PR

POCATELLO, Idaho, April 17 -- Idaho State University posted the following news: * * * ISU Names 2026 Distinguished Faculty Award Winners * The 2026 Idaho State University Distinguished Teacher, Distinguished Researcher and Distinguished Service awardees have been chosen. Dr. Kendra Murray has been honored with the 2026 Distinguished Teacher award. Dr. Donna Delparte is the 2026 Distinguished Researcher, and the 2026 Distinguished Service honor was awarded to Dr. Deanna Dye. Murray is an  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * Restoring Cold-Water Pathways for Idaho's Salmon and Steelhead NOAA-funded projects are reconnecting tributaries and restoring habitat in the Snake River Basin, helping threatened salmon and steelhead complete one of the longest migrations in the lower 48 states. * Snake River Chinook and steelhead are the ultramarathon runners of the salmon family. They u more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 17 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news on April 16, 2026: * * * Shapiro Administration Secures $14 Million for Enhanced Geothermal Systems Pilot Demonstration Project in Pennsylvania The project highlights the Shapiro Administration's commitment to remaining a national leader on energy innovation for decades to come, addressing climate change pollution, and ensuring reliable, affordable energy for Pennsylvanians  more PR

MERRIFIELD, Virginia, April 18 -- The Public Advocate of the U.S. issued the following statement on April 17, 2026, by President Eugene Delgaudio: * * * News media hates resolution demanding SCOTUS overturn 2015 gay marriage ruling Delgaudio said today to supporters: National media hate an Idaho resolution demanding the United States Supreme Court overturn its 2015 "gay marriage" ruling. This media noise convinces Public Advocate that it is a must priority to have a majority of states consi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Pfluger, Secretary Wright Discuss Looming Energy Crisis in California and Nuclear Reactor at ACU * WASHINGTON, DC -Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, participated in the Committee's Energy Subcommittee hearing entitled "The Fiscal Year 2027 Department of Energy Budget." Secretary of Energy Chris Wright testified before the subcommittee and  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Simpson Expresses Support for Tax Policies that Support Working Families * WASHINGTON- This week, Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson voted in favor of H.Res. 1156, a congressional resolution expressing support for tax policies that support working families. This resolution was introduced by Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA). "Working families in Idaho and throughout the country are keeping more of their hard more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: * * * SBA Relief Still Available to Idaho Small Businesses and Private Nonprofits Affected by Drought * WASHINGTON -The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding eligible small businesses and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in Idaho of the May 18 deadline to apply for low interest federal disaster loans to offset economic losses caused by drought begi more PR

MOSCOW, Idaho, April 16 -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release: * * * University of Idaho advances nursing and medical education plans University of Idaho's School of Health and Medical Professions took two significant steps this week toward expanding Idaho's health care workforce, securing Idaho State Board of Education (SBOE) approval for a proposed Boise undergraduate medical education facility and formalizing a nursing partnership with North Idaho College (NIC). Nur more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 17 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Goldwater Institute posted the following news: * * * Week in Review: Truth about Data Centers * Data centers are the 21st century version of the power plant or water tower-essential infrastructure that enables the economy to run. Now, with its new Free-Market Guide to Data Center Infrastructure, the Goldwater Institute is correcting misinformation being spread by opponents of modernity who are actively working to slow or halt data cente more PR