SALEM, Oregon, Dec. 23 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * AG Rayfield: SCOTUS Ruling Today Blocks Unlawful Guard Federalization * Today, the United States Supreme Court denied the federal government's request to stay a lower-court ruling blocking the Trump Administration's unlawful federalization of the Illinois National Guard. The ruling has significant implications nationally: in Oregon, for example, the Trump Administration relied on the same   more

SACRAMENTO, California, Dec. 23 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Celebrates U.S. Supreme Court Decision Rejecting Trump's Unprecedented Deployment of National Guard on American Soil * OAKLAND California Attorney General Rob Bonta today celebrated a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court rejecting the Trump Administration's nearly limitless conception of presidential authority to federalize the National Guard and the activities  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Dec. 23 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Opposes Trump Administration's Proposed Rollbacks to Endangered Species Act Regulations * OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today co-led a multistate coalition of 19 attorneys general in sending a comment letter to the Trump Administration opposing four proposed rules by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and National Marine Fis  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Dec. 22 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark and Coalition Oppose Trump Administration's Proposed Rollbacks to Endangered Species Act Regulations * Attorney General Charity Clark today joined a multistate coalition of 19 attorneys general in sending a comment letter to the Trump Administration opposing four proposed rules by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and National Marine Fisheries  more

LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 23 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel Sues Trump Administration to Defend Critical Consumer Protection Efforts * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of attorneys general in suing the Trump administration (PDF) to stop the complete defunding of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), which has returned more than $21 billion improperly taken from over 205 m  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 23 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL ISSUES STATEMENT AFTER SUPREME COURT DENIES STAY OF LOWER COURT'S ORDER BARRING TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S NATIONAL GUARD DEPLOYMENT IN CHICAGO * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court denied a stay of the lower court's order barring the Trump administration from deploying National Guard troops in Chi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13139) on Dec. 22, 2025, by legislative attorney Andrew S. Coghlan: * * * Congress's Authority to Restrict Monetary Civil Settlements When a court orders the federal government to pay damages, when the Department of Justice (DOJ) agrees on behalf of the United States to pay a monetary settlement, or when a federal agency agrees through an administrative process to pay more than  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 23 [Category: Education] -- Chicago Teachers Union issued the following news release: * * * CTU on the recent Supreme Court ruling on Trump's effort to deploy the National Guard in Illinois * CTU statement on the recent Supreme Court ruling on Trump's effort to deploy the National Guard in Illinois CHICAGO A Statement from the Chicago Teachers Union and Illinois Federation of Teachers President Stacy Davis Gates on the recent Supreme Court decision to leave in place  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Commends Supreme Court Decision Blocking Trump National Guard Deployment to Chicago * East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) commended the Supreme Court's decision blocking President Trump's illegal deployment (link is external) of National Guard troops to Chicago streets against the wishes of state and local officials. "With less than 48 hours to go before the Christm  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Condemns Trump Administration Near-Total VA Abortion Ban * East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after the Trump Administration implemented an abortion ban (link is external) at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), even restricting care in cases of rape and incest. In August, Larson introduced the Reproductive Freedom for Veterans Ac  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11105) on Dec. 22, 2025, by legislative attorney Joanna R. Lampe: * * * Legal Consequences of Rescheduling Marijuana On December 18, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order directing the Attorney General to take all necessary steps to expeditiously move marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). The executive order followe  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Pappas Condemns VA's Decision to Reinstate Near-Total Abortion Ban * Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) released the below statement following the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) issuing an internal memorandum reinstating a near-total ban on abortions and abortion counseling, ripping away access to health care from thousands of veterans. "The Trump administration is taking away healt  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * SCOTUS Ruling Represents a Decisive Blow to Trump's Cruel and Authoritarian Agenda * WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, the Supreme Court ruled in Trump v. Illinois to block the deployment of the National Guard to Chicago. Lisa Gilbert, co-president of Public Citizen, issued the following statement: "The Trump regime has sought to deploy the National Guard around the country to intimidate the citize  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murray Statement on Trump Administration Quietly Banning Abortion Care for Veterans & Families * Approximately 300,000 women veterans of reproductive age are enrolled in VA health care, 155,000 live in states that have enacted abortion bans or restrictions Senator Murray, longtime leader on reproductive rights and veterans issues, grilled Secretary Collins on preserving access to aborti  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property released the following testimony by Michael J. Huppe, president and CEO of Sound Exchange, from a Dec. 9, 2025, hearing entitled "Balancing the Interests of Local Radio, Songwriters, and Performers in the Digital Age": * * * Chairman Tillis, Ranking Member Schiff, and Members of the Subcommittee, it is my honor to testify today in support of S. 326, the "American Music Fairness Act (AMFA)." The title of this hea  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12209) on Dec. 22, 2025, by Congress specialist Jacob R. Straus and American national government specialist R. Eric Petersen. Here are excerpts: * * * Statues and Busts in the U.S. Capitol: Collections and Authorities The U.S. Capitol is home to hundreds of works of art. Among them are a number of statues and busts, including the National Statuary Hall Collection and the Senat  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 [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: * * * Trump-Vance Administration Bans Abortion Care and Counseling for Veterans in Secret * Democracy Forward, National Women's Law Center, Minority Veterans of America Condemn Administration's Treatment of Veterans, Commit to Fighting Cruel New Policy   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 [Category: Sociological] -- UnidosUS posted the following news release: * * * UnidosUS Hails U.S. Supreme Court for Stopping Unlawful Militarization of Chicago * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld rulings from a federal district court in Illinois and the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals that had paused the Trump administration's unlawful deployment of National Guard troops in Chicago. UnidosUS President and CEO Janet Murguia issued the following state  more