WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * @EdWorkforceCmte Deepens Sarah Lawrence Investigation Amid Reports of Hostile, Antisemitic Environment Walberg, Owens Request Additional Documents * Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) and Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Chairman Burgess Owens (R-UT) sent a follow-up letter to the President a  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- The American Action Forum issued the following commentary on June 13, 2025: * * * Trump To Repeal All GHG Regulations on Power Plants By Shuting Pomerleau Executive Summary * The Trump Administration's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced two proposals to repeal existing U.S. regulations on power plants, including all existing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) regulations and certain amendments to the 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards. * EPA estimates  more

TUSTIN, California, June 14 -- The California Policy Center, an organization that says it focuses on education reform, workplace freedom, government transparency and governance, issued the following commentary on June 13, 2025: * * * High-Speed Rail Authority's Rebuttal to Trump Administration is Well Argued but Makes Questionable Claims By Marc Joffe, Visiting Fellow On June 12, the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHRSA) released a 14-page letter rebutting the Federal Railroad Adminis  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following weekly digest: * * * Commission meetings and hearings No open meetings or executive sessions were scheduled this week. * * * Administrative Fines The Commission made public nine closed cases, as follows. For more information, see the case documents in the Administrative Fine Search System. AF 4843 Kevin Dural for Congress and Kyra Goldberg, in official capacity as treasurer. The Commission made a final determinati  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Rudy Yakym, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Rep. Yakym & Gov. Braun: Ending California's EPA Power Grab to Jumpstart Manufacturing * In case you missed it, Congressman Rudy Yakym and Governor Mike Braun co-authored a joint op-ed for Fox Opinion regarding the Congressional Review Act (CRA) that President Trump signed yesterday. This CRA ended the Biden EPA-California power grab and is another step toward rebuilding American industrial str  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- The New Civil Liberties Alliance issued the following news release: * * * In NCLA Amicus Win, Supreme Court Revives Innocent Family's Suit over FBI's Wrong-House Raid Washington, DC (June 13, 2025) - The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously reversed the Eleventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' dismissal of Martin v. United States, an Atlanta family's Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) suit against the government for a wrong-house raid in 2017. FBI agents invaded the home of Trina   more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Demands Chairman Smith Hold an Immediate Markup on Larson-led Social Security Data Privacy Legislation * East Hartford, CT - Today, Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) wrote to Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) demanding an immediate markup for Ranking Member Larson's Protecting Americans' Social Security Data Act. "There is no reason why unqua  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Introduces Resolution with Ways and Means Committee Democrats Demanding Information on the Trump Administration's Database of Americans' Private Information * East Hartford, CT - Yesterday, Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) introduced a resolution alongside Democrats on the Ways and Means Committee demanding information on the Trump Admini  more

NEW YORK, June 13 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * LDF Urges Department of Energy to Uphold Nondiscrimination Policies for Federal Grantees * Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) submitted comments to the Department of Energy, urging the agency to reverse course on attempts to rescind regulations that prohibit discrimination. This letter comes after the agency issued a direct final rule attempting to walk away from its n  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, June 13 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Maine State Sen. Cameron Reny, D-Bristol: * * * Maine Senate advances Sen. Reny bill to honor voters' will by expanding ranked-choice voting to gubernatorial and legislative elections AUGUSTA -- On Tuesday, June 10, the Maine Senate voted to advance LD 1666, "An Act to Include in the Ranked-choice Election Method for General and Special Elections the Offices of Governor, State Senator and State Repres  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 14 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brown Joins Bipartisan Effort to Protect Veterans' Education Benefits BALTIMORE, MD (June 13, 2025) - Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a bipartisan coalition of 51 other attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, standing with military veterans and their families to ensure they receive full G.I  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, June 13 [Category: Business] -- The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry posted the following news: * * * Missouri Chamber urges Gov. Kehoe to sign pro-business bills * The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry has written to Gov. Mike Kehoe to formally request his signature on several pro-business bills that the Missouri General Assembly sent to his desk during the 2025 legislative session. Bills the Missouri Chamber urged the governor to sign were: * H  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- The New Civil Liberties Alliance issued the following news release: * * * NCLA, Shanmugam Ask Supreme Court to Grant Cert. Petition, Fix 4th Am. Rights for Crypto Records Washington, DC (June 13, 2025) - The New Civil Liberties Alliance and renowned Supreme Court advocate Kannon Shanmugam have filed a reply brief urging the high court to hear NCLA's Harper v. Faulkender appeal and reform the "third-party doctrine." The federal government uses this doctrine to deny Fourt  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- The Immigration Reform Law Institute issued the following news release on June 13, 2025: * * * Victory! North Carolina School Admits "Illegal Alien" not Hate Speech IRLI had shown why student should not have been suspended from school for using term * WASHINGTON--Last June, the Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI) filed a brief in a case in which a sixteen-year-old high school student in North Carolina was suspended for using the term "illegal alien" in a question   more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rosen Joins Push to Protect IVF Access for Families Nationwide * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) joined Senate Democratic colleagues in introducing the Protect IVF Act, legislation that would establish a nationwide right to access in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and protect families, providers, and insurers from state-level restrictions or interference. The bill comes in response to incr  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Scott, Takano, & Bonamici, Lead Letter Demanding EEOC Chair Address Gender Identity Discrimination WASHINGTON - In advance of the anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision in Bostock v. Clayton Countywhere the Court held that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of gender identity, Ranki  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * MEMO: Three Years After Roe v. Wade Was Overturned, America is Less Safe, Less Healthy, and Less Free * TO: Interested Parties FROM: Reproductive Freedom for All RE: Three Years After Roe v. Wade Was Overturned, America is Less Safe, Less Healthy, and Less Free DATE: June 13, 2025 It only took Trump one term to appoint the justi  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, June 14 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on June 13, 2025: * * * Attorney General Miyares Leads Coalition of 52 AGs to Protect Veterans' Education Benefits RICHMOND, Va. -- Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares today led a bipartisan coalition of 51 other attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, standing in support with military veterans and their families who were den  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: Leaders Praise EPA's Proposed Repeal of Biden-Harris EPA Regulations for Power Plants, Which Would Spark Industry and Save Americans More than $1B * WASHINGTON - This week, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced that EPA is proposing to repeal all "greenhouse gas" emissions standards for the power sector under Section 111 of the Clea  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Womack, Daines Reintroduce Constitutional Amendment to Protect the U.S. Flag * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- June 13, 2025... As our country celebrates Flag Day tomorrow, Congressman Steve Womack (R-AR) today reintroduced a constitutional amendment to restore the authority of Congress to protect our national emblem of freedom by prohibiting the desecration of the American flag. There is a companion joint res  more