WASHINGTON, July 29 [Category: Political] -- EMILYs List issued the following news release: * * * EMILYs List Endorses JoAnna Mendoza For Election to Arizona's 6th Congressional District * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today EMILYs List, the nation's largest resource for women in politics, endorsed JoAnna Mendoza for election to Arizona's 6th Congressional district. EMILYs List President Jessica Mackler released the following statement: "EMILYs List is proud to endorse JoAnna Mendoza for Arizona's 6t  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Endangered Species Protections Sought for Declining Southwestern Desert Thrasher * TUCSON, Ariz. -- The Center for Biological Diversity petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today to protect the LeConte's thrasher under the Endangered Species Act. LeConte's thrashers, native to arid desert habitats of the southwestern U.S. and northwestern Mexico, have lost nearly  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on July 29, 2025: * * * Gallego Shapes Bipartisan Housing Bill in Senate Banking Committee Today, Senator Gallego (D-AZ) voted to advance a landmark bipartisan housing package during a historic Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs' legislative markup. This is the committee's first bipartisan housing markup in almost two decades. The ROAD to Housing Act of 2025, which unanimously passed   more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on July 30, 2025: * * * Gallego's Shadow Wolves Bill Passes Committee Unanimously Senator Also Advances Legislation to Ban Stock Trading by Public Officials * Today, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee unanimously voted to advance Senator Ruben Gallego's (D-AZ) Shadow Wolves Improvement Act, a bipartisan bill to strengthen border security and expand career opportunities for Na  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Gallego, Colleagues Call for Large-Scale Expansion of Humanitarian Aid in Gaza and Resumption of Diplomatic Efforts to Secure a Ceasefire and End the War Senators lay out needed humanitarian and diplomatic next steps in letter to Middle East Special Envoy and Secretary of State after latest round of ceasefire talks faltered last week * * * Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined 38 Senators expressing  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on July 30, 2025: * * * Gallego, Fetterman Reintroduce Bill Allowing DACA Recipients to Join the Military Today, Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and John Fetterman (D-PA) reintroduced the Fight for the American Dream Act, which allows participants of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program to serve in the United States military and provides them a pathway toward U.S. citizenship after their  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on July 30, 2025: * * * Gallego, Justice Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect Americans' Access to Quality Customer Service, Preserve U.S. Jobs Today, Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Jim Justice (R-WV) introduced the Keep Call Centers in America Act, bipartisan legislation to ensure when Americans call a call center, they can speak to a human located in the U.S. "If you're calling customer service, chan  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Gallego, Kelly, Stanton, Ansari Call on Trump Administration to Preserve Federal Support for College Readiness Programs in Arizona Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ), along with Representatives Greg Stanton (AZ-04) and Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) called on the Trump administration to reverse its decision to abruptly cancel grants to support low-income and first-generation colleg  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Klobuchar, Collins Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Provide AI Guidelines for Election Offices * Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Susan Collins (R-ME) reintroduced the bipartisan Preparing Election Administrators for AI Act to require the Election Assistance Commission (EAC), in consultation with the National Institute of Standards and Technology, to develop voluntary guideline  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Senate Democrats Call for Large-Scale Expansion of Humanitarian Aid in Gaza and Resumption of Diplomatic Efforts to Secure a Ceasefire and End the War * Senators lay out needed humanitarian and diplomatic next steps in letter to Middle East Special Envoy and Secretary of State after latest round of ceasefire talks faltered last week Today, Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) joined a broad group of Dem  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 (TNSrpt) -- Arizona State University McCain Institute issued the following news: * * * McCain Institute Hosts Event Highlighting Policy Recommendations for Post-War Russia The McCain Institute at Arizona State University (ASU) today hosted an event in the United States Senate titled: "Post-War Pathway: Principles for U.S.-Russia Relations After Ukraine," which focused on a new report outlining foreign policy recommendations for post-war relations with Russia. U.S. Senato  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48605) on July 22, 2025, entitled "Safety Considerations for Automated Passenger Vehicles" by transportation policy analyst Naseeb A. Souweidane. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Automated vehicle technologies offer a range of driver support functions that some stakeholders assert may improve traffic safety. These technologies vary in their capabilities and current stages of development. Sel  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release: * * * Saguaro National Park Partners with the Department of Defense for Rehabilitation Projects * Date: July 30, 2025 Contact: Rich Goepfrich Saguaro National Park intends to solicit assistance from the Department of Defense's Innovative Readiness Training Program (IRT). The assistance will include rehabilitating a housing facility, re-engineering and improving unpaved ro  more