WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- A bipartisan group of 22 Attorneys General has submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urging the continuation of the National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS). This vital survey has long served as a comprehensive resource for tracking youth use and access to tobacco and nicotine products across the United States. The Attorneys General emphasize the importance of NYTS data, which plays a critical role in monitoring the effectiveness   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- A coalition of state and city attorneys general have submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) requesting an extension of the comment period for its draft Climate Working Group report. The letter highlights concerns regarding procedural irregularities in the preparation of the report, which assesses the impacts of greenhouse gas emissions on U.S. climate. The attorneys general argue that the current 32-day comment window is inadequate for st  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Three hundred seventy-two organizations, members and allies of the Protecting Immigrant Families coalition submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) expressing strong opposition to the agency's recent decision to rescind the 1998 interpretation of "federal public benefit" under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA). The coalition, which includes various organizations and advocates for   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (TNSFR) -- The Naval Surface Technology and Innovation Consortium has filed a notification with the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission announcing a change in its member roster. The disclosure, made on July 9, 2025, details the withdrawal of 55 companies from the venture. This action was taken to fulfill requirements under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, a law that limits the liability of such groups in  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Dexter and Rep. Crockett Introduce CLEAR ID Act to Stop Anonymous ICE Raids and Restore Accountability * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Representative Maxine Dexter (OR-3), alongside Jasmine Crockett (TX-30), introduced H.R. 4843, the "Combating Law Enforcement Anonymity by Requiring Identification Disclosure," or CLEAR ID Act. The legislation would protect our communities from immigration law enforcement  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2025: * * * Trump's Big, Beautiful-for-Billionaires Law Triggers $536 Billion Cut to Medicare Over Next Decade Nonpartisan CBO releases new letter at request of Whitehouse, Wyden, Merkley, Boyle showing GOP megabill triggers mandatory $45 billion cut to Medicare and $120 billion cut to non-Medicare programs in 2026; Big, Beautiful-for-Billionaires La  more