WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following commentary on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * 30+ Conservative Groups Back Trump to End the Inflation Tax on Capital Gains Rachel Loren Today Americans for Tax Reform and over 30 conservative organizations and leaders sent a letter to President Trump urging him to use his existing authority to index capital gains to inflation by executive action. Americans should not have to pay taxes on inflation. The President Has the Authority to more PR

BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 19 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Labrador Urges DOJ to Investigate Foreign-Funded Climate Groups Operating in U.S. Attorney General Raul Labrador joined a 19-state coalition urging the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate over 150 American climate activist organizations suspected of violating federal law by taking nearly $2 billion from foreign entities to influence U.S. energy policy without regist more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Commends Trump EPA's Repeal of Biden Era Attacks on Coal * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, applauded the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) repeal of the Biden-era Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) rule, which placed unreasonable standards on America's coal- and more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2026: * * * Capito Commends Trump EPA's Repeal of Biden Era Attacks on Coal Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, applauded the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) repeal of the Biden-era Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) rule more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Riley M. Moore, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Riley M. Moore Responds to the Supreme Court's Decision on President Trump's Tariffs, Calls for Passage of Reciprocal Trade Act * Washington, D.C. - Following the Supreme Court of the United States' decision to strike down tariffs imposed by President Donald J. Trump under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, Congressman Riley M. Moore released the following statement more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following Critical Questions Q&A on Feb. 20, 2026, by Tanvi Nagpal, senior associate (non-resident) for the Global Food and Water Security Program: * * * What the Potomac River Sewage Spill Reveals About U.S. Water Infrastructure On January 19, a section of a large wastewater pipe (sewer) called the Potomac Interceptor collapsed about seven miles outside of Washington, D.C., resulting in what has become the l more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Continues to Reverse Democrats' War on Beautiful Clean Coal, Finalizes Repeal of Costly Restrictions on Baseload Power Generation * While at Mills Creek Power Plant in Kentucky, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the finalization of a deregulatory action to ensure affordable, dependable energy for American families and restore American energy dominance. In today's final a more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 21 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release: * * * Carr Pushes for Permanent Halt of Medicare and Medicaid Funding for Child Sex-Change Procedures Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr is urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to stop federal funding for child sex-change procedures. "Children are not social experiments, they are not science experiments, and they are not political theories. They're children, and they deserve  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Breitbart Exclusive: EPA Chief Lee Zeldin Ends Democrat War on 'Beautiful, Clean Coal' * WASHINGTON - Today, Breitbart News highlighted a key action the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking to ensure affordable, dependable energy for American families and restore American energy dominance. EPA Deputy Administrator David Fotouhi was alongside elected officials and other i more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement announced a final rule to amend the Federal Lands Cooperative Agreement with West Virginia. This update modifies an agreement first adopted in Feb. 1984, which allows the state to regulate surface coal mining and reclamation on federal lands. The revision reflects updated statutes and agency duties. Under the terms, the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection assu more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees issued the following news release: * * * Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses Rep. James Walkinshaw for Reelection to Congress * AFGE says Walkinshaw stands with federal employees and working families WASHINGTON - The American Federation of Government Employees today announced its endorsement of Rep. James Walkinshaw for reelection to the U.S. House representing Virginia's 11 th Congression more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * PHOTOS: Capito Tours CDS Projects in Bluefield and Princeton * MERCER COUNTY, W.Va. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a leader on the Senate Appropriations Committee, made stops in Bluefield and Princeton, W.Va. to tour community projects, view ongoing revitalization efforts, and receive updates on plans for projects supported by Congressionally Directed Spending (C more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * PHOTOS: Capito Visits Congressionally Directed Spending Projects in Putnam and Cabell Counties * HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a leader on the Senate Appropriations Committee, traveled to Putnam and Cabell counties where she made stops focused on Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) allocations she helped secure. First, Senator Capito trav more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration to Pollute West Virginia Air and Water with More Mercury, Arsenic, and Lead * CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Today, Donald Trump's Environmental Protection Agency dismantled a bedrock environmental and public health standard that protects West Virginians, and all Americans, from mercury and other dangerous toxic air pollutants, such as arsenic, lead, and chromium. Rolling back  more PR

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, Feb. 21 -- West Virginia University issued the following news: * * * WVU to 'seed' innovation in support of Strategic Compass To accelerate progress on the established West Virginia University Strategic Compass priorities of education, discovery, health, service and experiences, President Michael T. Benson is leading a seed funding initiative for innovative projects designed to turn ideas into action that will fully launch later this year. "We're seeking initial in more PR