ARLINGTON, Virginia, Nov. 17 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP Applauds EPA's New Proposed Waters of the United States Rule That Will Help Unleash Prosperity * ARLINGTON, VA - Americans for Prosperity (AFP) commends the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of the Army (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) for their proposed update to the definition of "Waters of the United States," (WOTUS), continuing the Trump admi  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 17 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL LEADS COALITION SUPPORTING CHALLENGE TO ILLEGAL FIRING OF FTC COMMISSIONER * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul co-led a coalition of 23 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) commissioner who is challenging President Trump's illegal attempt to fire her without cause. For more   more

NEW YORK, Nov. 17 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Bangladesh: Hasina Found Guilty of Crimes Against Humanity * The International Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh on November 17, 2025, found Sheikh Hasina, the former prime minister, and Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, the former home minister, guilty of crimes against humanity during the violent suppression of student-led protests in 2024, Human Rights Watch said today. Both were prosecuted in absentia,  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Booker, Congressional Democrats File Bicameral Amicus Brief to Supreme Court, Fight Back Against Trump's Attacks on the Federal Trade Commission * WASHINGTON, D.C. Senate and House Democrats filed an amicus brief to the Supreme Court opposing President Trump's unlawful attempt to remove Rebecca Slaughter, a duly appointed member of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The brief was led in the Sen  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell Asks Key Policy Questions About the Tax-Exempt Status of College Athletics Revenue * 11.17.25 In letter to Joint Committee on Taxation, Cantwell seeks assistance on developing policies to address the tax implications of college sports revenues, including buyouts for fired coaches WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), senior member of the Senate Finance Commi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on Nov. l7, 2025, to the Giving Review: * * * Philanthropy and Furious Minds In Laura K. Field's book on the "making of the new MAGA right," there could be no mythologizable, pre-2016 "Powell memo." Since '16, a different conservative intellectual infrastructure has arisen and is still developing, with new thinking and organizations and changed old groups By Michael E. Hartmann Editorial note: this essay orig  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2025: * * * Capito Applauds Trump Administration's Proposed Rule to Update WOTUS Definition 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) announcement of a proposed rule to modify the defini  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Robert Garcia and Senator Ed Markey Reintroduce International Human Rights Defense Act Following Supreme Court's Rejection of Challenge to Gay Marriage * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) and Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) reintroduced the International Human Rights Defense Act (IHRDA) following the Supreme Court's rejection of a challenge to the constitutional ri  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Nov. 17, 2025: * * * Finding Congress By William Alan Reinsch This week, I discuss the role of Congress in trade policy, something particularly timely in light of the litigation pending in the Supreme Court, where the fundamental issue is congressional vs. executive authorities and the extent to which Congress can delegate its constitutional powers. I go into this with some trepidati  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2025: * * * Democratic Leaders Submit Bicameral Amicus Brief to Supreme Court in Fight Against Trump's Illegal Removal of FTC Commissioner Slaughter U.S. Senate and House Democratic leaders, including Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, today fi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA & Army Corps Unveil Clear, Durable WOTUS Proposal * Definition to Protect Water Resources, Accelerate Growth & Economic Opportunity WASHINGTON - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin, together with Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Adam Telle, today announced a proposed rule that would establish a clear, durable, common-sense definition of "wat  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 17 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * EPA Proposes Striking Wetlands Protections, Risking Water Quality Across US * WASHINGTONThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released proposed revisions to the definition of "waters of the United States" (WOTUS), which would further erode clean water safeguards and endanger wetlands and streams across the country by narrowing which waters are  more

MERRIFIELD, Virginia, Nov. 17 [Category: Environment] -- The National Wildlife Federation posted the following news release: * * * EPA Rule Further Slashes Clean Water Act Protections for Streams, Wetlands * WASHINGTON, D.C. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's draft rule narrowing the scope of the Clean Water Act will protect fewer streams and wetlands from pollution and destruction than at any point since the law's passage in 1972. The proposed rule goes further than required by a 20  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 [Category: Environment] -- Environmental Protection Network issued the following news release: * * * Former EPA Scientist Warns New WOTUS Rule Strips Protections from Wetlands and Puts Clean Water at Risk * "It's a direct assault on the clean water Americans rely on." Washington D.C. - The Environmental Protection Network (EPN), a bipartisan coalition of former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) staff and appointees, strongly condemns the new "Waters of the Unit  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 17 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Goodwin Expands Appellate and Supreme Court Litigation Practice with Joe Landry and Cassie Snyder * Global law firm Goodwin today announced the addition of Joe Landry and Cassie Snyder as associates to its Appellate and Supreme Court Litigation Practice, further strengthening the firm's award-winning team. "We are continuing to build out our appellate capacity with these  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Graves Applauds Trump Administration's Action to Provide Clarity on Waters of the United States * WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Sam Graves (MO-06), Chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, today commended the Trump Administration for its proposed rule to define Waters of the United States (WOTUS) under the Clean Water Act (CWA) in a manner that will provide much needed cla  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven: EPA Issues Proposed WOTUS Rule to Protect Property Rights, Bring Regulation Into Compliance With the Law * Senator Worked to Protect Against Biden and Obama-Era Overreach, Prevent Implementation of Expanded WOTUS Definitions WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a proposed rule to restore the traditi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * House Democrats' Litigation Task Force Submits Bicameral Amicus Brief to Supreme Court, Fights Back Against Trump's Attacks on the Federal Trade Commission House Democrats' Litigation Task Force mobilized 163 House and 44 Senate Democrats in support of a legal challenge to President Trump's unlawful attempt to remove Rebecca Slaughter  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * House Democrats' Litigation Task Force Submits Bicameral Amicus Brief to Supreme Court, Fights Back Against Trump's Attacks on the Federal Trade Commission House Democrats' Litigation Task Force mobilized 163 House and 44 Senate Democrats in support of a legal challenge to President Trump's unlawful attempt to remove Rebecca Slaughter, a duly a  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: A Democratic Senate Majority? That's Not an Impossible Dream. [New York Times Opinion] * The New York Times' Frank Bruni: "The dream of a [Democratic] Senate majority doesn't look impossible at all" In case you missed it, a new opinion piece in The New York Times argues that " Democrats' prospects in the Senate are better than commonly predicted " and the party " could pull a  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Neal Statement on Trump Administration Backing Down on Illegal, Price-Hiking IEEPA Tariffs SPRINGFIELD, MA-- Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after it was reported that the Trump Administration will back down on their tariff scheme to lower prices, a stunning admission that th  more

LONDON, England, Nov. 17 -- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer issued the following news release: * * * New appointment to the UK Supreme Court: 17 November 2025 * His Majesty the King has approved the appointment of the Right Hon Lord Doherty as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. The King made the appointment on the advice of the Prime Minister and Lord Chancellor, following the recommendation of an independent selection commission. Lord Doherty has sat as a judge of the  more

CANBERRA, Australia, Nov. 17 -- The office of the Prime Minister of Australia issued the following news release: * * * Press conference - Melbourne * JACINTA ALLAN, PREMIER OF VICTORIA: Well, good morning. It's an absolute joy to be here this morning at the opening of the Kennedy Community Centre, and to be joined once again, by the Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese, who we have that shared passion and commitment for infrastructure, not necessarily the Hawthorne Football Club, I   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley, Warren, Sanders, Over 40 Lawmakers Urge Trump Administration to End Plans to Sell Federal Student Loan Portfolio * Bicameral letter warns that "sale would be a giveaway to wealthy insiders at the expense of working-class borrowers and taxpayers." "Time and again, the Trump Administration has put the interests of well-connected, wealthy insiders ahead of working families." Text of Lett  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Maxine Waters Slams Republican Resolution Aimed at Distracting from Trump-Fueled Affordability Crisis "While Americans Struggle to Put Food on the Table, Trump is Building a Golden Ballroom in the White House, sending $40 billion to Argentina, and Hosting Great Gatsby-Themed Parties at Mar-a-Lago." * Today  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Simpson Joins EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin in Announcement to Update WOTUS Definition * WASHINGTON Today, Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson joined EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as Administrator Zeldin and Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Adam Telle released a new proposed definition of "waters of the United States" (WOTUS) under the Clean Wa  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 [Category: Political] -- 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: * * * SCOTUS Grants Review of Ninth Circuit Decision Holding Turnbacks of Asylum Seekers Unlawful * Washington, D.C. - Today, the Supreme Court granted the Trump administration's request to review a Ninth Circuit decision that declared unlawful the U.S.   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The American Immigration Council issued the following news release: * * * SCOTUS Grants Review of Ninth Circuit Decision Holding Turnbacks of Asylum Seekers Unlawful * Today, the Supreme Court granted the Trump administration's request to review a Ninth Circuit decision that declared unlawful the U.S. government's prior turnback policy, which the government calls "metering." Under this policy, border officers physically bloc  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt Leads Colleagues in Calling for the Suspension, Impeachment of Judge Boasberg * 'There is Precedent to Suspend a Judge Pending Impeachment' WASHINGTON Today, U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, and colleagues wrote to D.C. Circuit Chief Judge Sri Srinivasan calling for the administrative suspension of Chief Judge Jam  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Nov. 17 [Category: Media] -- The Society of Professional Journalists posted the following news: * * * SPJ board endorses reviewing SPJ Code of Ethics as Code marks its 100th anniversary * Blue - Ribbon committee to launch transparent process to strengthe n journalism ' s most influential ethics code Media Contacts: Dan Axelrod, SPJ Ethics Committee Chair, deaxelrod8@gmail.com SPJ Communications, communications@spj.org The Society of Professional Journalists   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release: * * * T&I Republican Leaders Commend Trump Administration's Action to Provide Clarity on Waters of the United States Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Republican leaders today commended the Trump Administration for its proposed rule to define Waters of the United States (WOTUS) under the Clean Water Act (CWA) in a manner that will   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Thompson Applauds EPA's WOTUS Proposal House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15) released the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced their proposed rule clarifying the definition of "waters of the United States" and fully implementing the U.S. Supreme Co  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 [Category: Business] -- The National Association of Manufacturers issued the following news release: * * * Timmons: EPA's Revised WOTUS Rule Brings Certainty and Predictability for Manufacturers * Washington, D.C. - Following Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin's announcement of a new proposed Waters of the United States rule, National Association of Manufacturers President and CEO Jay Timmons released the following statement: "Manufacturers thank E  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 17 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Trump proposal will dismantle wetlands protections, increase flood risk * Statement from EDF Associate Vice President Will McDow on today's new proposed Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule from the Trump administration that will redefine which wetlands and waters have Clean Water Act Protections. "We already spend billions annually responding to disasters that were crea  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 [Category: Business] -- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce posted the following news release: * * * U.S. Chamber Welcomes EPA's New Waters of the United States Rule * WASHINGTON, D.C. Marty Durbin, President of the Global Energy Institute at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, issued the following statement today regarding the Environmental Protection Agency's announcement on Waters of the United States (WOTUS): "The EPA's announcement today marks a critical step toward providing c  more

PLANO, Texas, Nov. 17 [Category: Sociological] -- The First Liberty Institute, an organization that says it is dedicated to defending liberty for all Americans, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Supreme Declines Review of Decision Barring Christian School From Praying Over the Loudspeaker at Football Game * Washington, D.C. The Supreme Court of the United States declined to review a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit that barred the Cambridge Christian  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Washington Legal Foundation issued the following news release: * * * WLF Urges Supreme Court to Stop Federal Judges from "Plaintiff Shopping" * (Washington, DC)Washington Legal Foundation (WLF) today asked the United States Supreme Court to reverse a 40-year-old precedent that requires federal judges to take sides by recruiting possible co-plaintiffs in collective action cases. The case arises from a lawsuit under the Age Discrimination in E  more