LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Dec. 23 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Griffin Announces Multistate $150 Million Settlement with Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC and Mercedes-Benz Group AG over Emissions Fraud * Griffin: 'Mercedes-Benz USA and Mercedes-Benz Group AG falsely marketed their vehicles as environmentally compliant while secretly installing emissions defeat devices' LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following s  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Dec. 23 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Griffin Leads Multistate Letter to Federal Communications Commission Supporting Proposal to Combat Contraband Cell Phones in Prisons * Griffin: 'This is a major step in the right direction for keeping citizens and corrections personnel safe' LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement after co-leading a letter to Federal Communicati  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee issued the following testimony by Rose Gottemoeller, a research fellow at the Hoover Institution in Stanford University, from a Dec. 10, 2025, hearing entitled "Arms Race 2.0": * * * Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen, and Distinguished Members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee: It is a distinct honor to testify to you today about the grave challenges facing us in the nuclear realm. This hearing was called to reflect on   more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Dec. 26 -- Gov. Kelly Armstrong, R-North Dakota, issued the following news: * * * Armstrong releases statement on the passing of former North Dakota Gov. Allen I. Olson * BISMARCK, N.D. - Gov. Kelly Armstrong issued the following statement regarding the passing of former North Dakota Gov. Allen I. Olson, who served as the 28 th governor of North Dakota from 1981 to 1984 and as the state's attorney general from 1972 to 1980. Olson died Friday, Dec. 26, at age 87. "Go  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R44668) on Dec. 23, 2025, entitled "The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Block Grant - A Legislative History:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Major Differences Between AFDC and TANF PRWORA ended AFDC and related programs, and folded their funding into the broad-purpose TANF block grant. Dedicated funding was ended to assist the specific population eligible for family cash assistan  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN12634) on Dec. 22, 2025, by American national government specialist Barry J. McMillion. Here are excerpts: * * * U.S. Circuit Court Nominees Confirmed During the First Year of the Second Trump Presidency: Comparative Overview and Statistics This Insight provides information related to the number of U.S. circuit court nominees confirmed to date during the first calendar year of   more