OLYMPIA, Washington, Dec. 22 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown announces $150 million multistate settlement with Mercedes, Daimler over emissions fraud * A coalition of 50 attorneys general, including Washington AG Nick Brown, have reached a $150 million settlement with Mercedes-Benz USA and Daimler AG for violating state laws prohibiting unfair or deceptive trade practices by marketing, selling, and leasing vehicles equipped wi  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 22 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Announces Nearly $150,000 Million Multistate Settlement With Mercedes-Benz USA Over Vehicle Emissions Fraud * BOSTON Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today announced that she, as part of a coalition of 50 attorneys general, has reached a $149,673,750 multistate settlement, including nearly $3 million for Massachusetts, with Mercedes-Benz   more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Dec. 19 -- Gov. Kelly Armstrong, R-North Dakota, issued the following news: * * * Armstrong issues statement on U.S. Army Corps releasing final EIS for Dakota Access Pipeline * BISMARCK, N.D. - Gov. Kelly Armstrong issued the following statement today after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released its final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the Dakota Access Pipeline, recommending that pipeline operations be maintained and the easement to cross Lake Oahe be rei  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Dec. 22 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson announces nearly $150 million settlement with Mercedes-Benz USA and Daimler * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson today joined a coalition of 50 attorneys general announcing a nearly $150 million settlement with Mercedes-Benz USA and Daimler AG for violating state laws prohibiting unfair or deceptive trade practices. The lawsuit accused th  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Dec. 19 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson fights for parental rights and religious freedom * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson announced today that he is joining a 22-state coalition to support two Catholic preschools in Colorado that were excluded from a universal pre-K funding program solely because of the religious views of the schools. "Parents have the right to send their  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Dec. 22 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson fights to keep inappropriate material out of public schools * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Today, Attorney General Alan Wilson joined a 21-state coalition supporting a Florida law that ensures public school libraries are not providing sexually graphic materials to their young students. The prevailing question that the case raises is whether the First Amendmen  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 22 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brenna Bird Announces Multi-State Settlement with Mercedes-Benz USA * DES MOINES-Attorney General Brenna Bird today joined a coalition of 50 attorneys general announcing a $149,673,750 settlement with Mercedes-Benz USA and Daimler AG for violating state laws prohibiting unfair or deceptive trade practices by marketing, selling, and leasing vehicles equipped with illegal an  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Dec. 22 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Announces $295,000 Settlement with Mercedes-Benz and Daimler Over Emissions Fraud * Attorney General Charity Clark today joined a bipartisan coalition of 49 other attorneys general in announcing a settlement with Mercedes-Benz USA and Daimler AG for violating state laws prohibiting unfair or deceptive trade practices by marketing, selling, and leasing vehicle  more

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

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Dec. 22 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Hilgers Announces Multi-State Settlement with Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC and Mercedes-Benz Group AG * Lincoln- Attorney General Hilgers today joined a coalition of 50 attorneys general announcing a $149,673,750 settlement with Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC and Mercedes-Benz Group AG for violating state laws prohibiting unfair or deceptive trade practices by marketing, selling,   more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 22 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Secures $150 Million from Mercedes for Cheating Emissions Standards and Misleading Consumers * December 22, 2025 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and a bipartisan coalition of 50 other attorneys general today announced a nearly $150 million settlement with Mercedes-Benz USA (Mercedes), resolving violations of environmental and consumer prote  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 22 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Wins Nearly $150 Million Settlement with Mercedes-Benz USA over Emissions Fraud Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson and a coalition of 50 attorneys general reached a $149,673,750 settlement with Mercedes-Benz USA for unlawfully marketing and selling vehicles with devices designed to dodge emissions standards. Customers will also get more than  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Dec. 19 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Liz Murrill announces multistate settlement with Hyundai and Kia for their sales of vehicles lacking industry-standard, anti-theft technology * As a result of the settlement, Hyundai and Kia will offer free hardware fix for all affected vehicles that will thwart further thefts and protect public safety Attorney General Liz Murrill announced today that Louisiana, along  more

LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 22 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel Announces Nearly $150 Million Settlement with Mercedes-Benz USA and Daimler AG Over Emissions Fraud * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today joined a coalition of 50 attorneys general announcing a $149,673,750 settlement with Mercedes-Benz USA and Daimler AG for violating state laws prohibiting unfair or deceptive trade practices by marketing, se  more

DENVER, Colorado, Dec. 22 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Phil Weiser announces $149.6M settlement with Mercedes-Benz and Daimler in emissions cheating case * Dec. 22, 2025 (DENVER) Attorney General Phil Weiser today joined a bipartisan coalition of 50 attorneys general announcing a $149,673,750 settlement with Mercedes-Benz USA and Daimler AG for violating state laws prohibiting unfair or deceptive trade practices by marketi  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 22 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL ANNOUNCES NEARLY $150 MILLION MULTISTATE SETTLEMENT WITH MERCEDES-BENZ USA AND DAIMLER AG OVER EMISSIONS FRAUD * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced a $149.67 million multistate settlement with Mercedes-Benz USA (Mercedes) and Daimler AG (Daimler) for violating state laws by marketing, selling and leasing vehicles equipped with illegal and und  more

SALEM, Oregon, Dec. 22 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Announces Nearly $150 Million Settlement with Mercedes-Benz Usa And Daimler Over Emissions Fraud * The companies must provide participating consumers with an extended warranty and will pay consumers $2,000 per subject vehicle Attorney General Dan Rayfield today joined a coalition of 50 attorneys general announcing a $149,673,750 settlement with Mercedes-Benz USA  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Schwalb Announces Nearly $150 Million Multistate Settlement with Mercedes-Benz USA and Daimler AG Over Emissions Cheating * Attorney General Schwalb today joined a coalition of 50 attorneys general announcing a $149,673,750 settlement with Mercedes-Benz USA and Daimler AG (Mercedes) for deceptively marketing, selling, and leasing more than 200,000 diesel veh  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 22 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Leads Nearly $150 Million Multistate Settlement with Mercedes-Benz USA and Mercedes-Benz AG Over Emissions Fraud * Connecticut to receive $4,989,276 (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong today led a coalition of 50 attorneys general announcing a $149,673,750 settlement with Mercedes-Benz USA and Mercedes-Benz AG for violating state laws prohibi  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Dec. 23 -- New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Torrez Secures $9 Million from Hyundai and Kia for Failing to Protect Cars Against Theft * Hyundai and Kia will offer free hardware fix for all affected vehicles that will thwart further thefts and protect public safety Albuquerque, NM - Attorney General Raul Torrez joined a bipartisan coalition of 34 other attorneys general in securing up to $9 million and cri  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 23 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General William Tong Pushes Meta to Act on Misleading AI Weight Loss Ads * Advertisers are Using the Holiday Season to Push Weight Loss Products on Instagram and Facebook (Hartford, CT) - Today, Attorney General William Tong and a coalition of 35 bipartisan attorneys general called on Meta to better enforce its own policies about pharmaceutical and wellness ads on I  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Cramer Highlights Fair Access to Banking at Senate Banking Committee Hearing * ***Click here for video. Click here for audio BISMARCK, N.D. - As part of its commitment to improve economic opportunity and rebuild the economy, the U.S. Senate held a hearing on fair access to banking. During the hearing, U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) highlighted his Fair Access to Banking Act, a response to th  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Cramer, Alsobrooks, Curtis, Merkley Introduce Bill to Reauthorize Wildlife Crossings Program * BISMARCK, N.D. - The Wildlife Crossings Program provides grants for infrastructure improvements designed to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions. States and tribes can apply for grants to create safe paths for wildlife to cross roads and highways, often in the form of enlarged culverts, underpasses, and  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Risch, Colleagues Call on President to Maintain Marijuana as Schedule I Drug * Washington, D.C. U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) joined 20 of their Republican colleagues in sending a letter to President Donald Trump asking that marijuana remain a Schedule I drug. President Trump is expected to sign an executive order rescheduling marijuana to a Schedule III drug. "Reschedul  more

DOVER, Delaware, Dec. 23 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release: * * * Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC and Mercedes-Benz Group AG Attorney General Kathy Jennings, together with her counterparts in Connecticut and Maryland, led a coalition of 50 attorneys general announcing a nearly $150 million settlement with Mercedes-Benz USA and Daimler AG for violating state laws prohibiting unfair or deceptive trade practices by marketing, selling and leasing vehicles equipp  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Troy Downing, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Downing Urges DOW to Continue Wounded Warrior Service Dog Program * WASHINGTON, D.C. Congressman Troy Downing (R-MT) sent a letter to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth alongside Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) expressing his support for the Wounded Warrior Service Dog program (WWSDP) and urging the Department of War (DOW) to continue to carry out the program going forward. Congressman Downing's efforts have  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA and Army Wrap Up Public Listening Sessions on Proposed Definition of WOTUS * WASHINGTON - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of the Army (Army) have completed a series of listening sessions to hear input from the public on the agencies' revised definition of "waters of the United States," or WOTUS. Public input is essential to the rulemaking process and these se  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven: Army Corps Issues Final EIS for DAPL, Recommending Pipeline Maintain Operation & Easement Be Reinstated * Senator Worked to Advance EIS, Sets Stage for Final Approval in Q1 2026 WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released the final environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). Hoeven  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees issued the following news release: * * * Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses Nebraska's Dan Osborn for Election to the U.S. Senate * AFGE says Osborn will stand with working people and support labor rights LINCOLN, Neb. - The American Federation of Government Employees today announced its endorsement of Dan Osborn for election to the U.S. Senate representing Nebraska in the 2026 elections.  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON 'TAVIS SMILEY': "WE'RE GOING TO KEEP THE PRESSURE ON" * TAVIS SMILEY: It is true that he is the Minority Leader in the House of Representatives. It is true that if Democrats can take over the House in November, he will be the first African American to be Speaker of the US House. But it is also true he's my fraternity brother. He's a good Kappa. Please  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON 'TAVIS SMILEY': "WE'RE GOING TO KEEP THE PRESSURE ON" * This week, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on KBLA's Tavis Smiley, where he reiterated that Democrats are committed to protecting healthcare and that Republicans have a responsibility to join them by extending the Affordable Care Act tax credits. TAVIS SMILEY: It is true that he is the Minority Leader i  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 23 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2025: * * * Attorney General Brown Announces Nearly $150 Million Settlement with Mercedes-Benz USA and Daimler AG Over Emissions Fraud Mercedes/Daimler Accused of Misleading Consumers Regarding Vehicle Emissions in Violation of Maryland Consumer Protection and Environmental Laws * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today announced a $149,673,750 settlement with Mercedes-B  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Dec. 23 -- Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2025: * * * Attorney General Hanaway Secures Nearly $150 Million Settlement With Mercedes-Benz Over Emissions Fraud Today, Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway joined a coalition of 50 attorneys general announcing a $149,673,750 settlement with Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC and Mercedes-Benz Group AG for violating states' laws prohibiting unfair or deceptive trade pra  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 23 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2025: * * * AG Platkin: Mercedes-Benz USA, Mercedes-Benz Group AG Agree to Nearly $150 Million Settlement to Resolve Consumer Fraud, Environmental Claims New Jersey Settles Nationwide Multistate Investigation * Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced that 50 attorneys general reached a $149,673,750 settlement with Mercedes-Benz USA and Mercedes-Benz Group   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee released the following testimony by Lauren Coffren, executive director of the Exploited Children Division at the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, from a Dec. 9, 2025, hearing entitled "Protecting Our Children Online Against the Evolving Offender": * * * I. Background The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) is a private, nonprofit organization created in response to an unthinkable tragedy. In 1981, 6-  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Dec. 19 -- Gov. Kelly Armstrong, R-North Dakota, issued the following news: * * * North Dakota leaders highlight relief package eliminating property tax bill for 50,000 households * BISMARCK, N.D. - As property tax statements arrive in North Dakotans' mailboxes this month, Gov. Kelly Armstrong joined lawmakers and state Tax Commissioner Brian Kroshus at the Capitol today to highlight the significant relief being provided by the $1,600 Primary Residence Credit (PRC) ap  more

FARGO, North Dakota, Dec. 21 -- North Dakota State University issued the following news: * * * Briggs named Clouston Family Fellow Steven Briggs, associate professor in the NDSU Department of Political Science and Public Policy, has been named a Clouston Family Political Science and Public Policy Faculty Fellow, a three-year appointment that recognizes distinguished research, teaching and service within the College of Arts and Sciences. Briggs joined NDSU in 2013 with expertise in crime and   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Organizations celebrate major setback for NTEC gas plant, groups call on Dairyland Power Coop to cancel plans * SUPERIOR, Wis. Today, in a Minnesota Public Utilities Commission filing by Minnesota Power, the company announced that it will withdraw from the proposed Nemadji Trail Energy Center (NTEC) gas plant project, which it had been developing with Dairyland Power Cooperative (based in   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate issued the following news: * * * S&T Joins New Cross-Government Collaboration to Counter Drone Threats * The Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) recently joined nearly 200 other federal national security experts at a November summit to kick off a sweeping three-year effort focused on countering unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS). In our latest blog, S&T Senior Advisor, the Hon. Daniel J. Ta  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise's End-of-Year Recap: One Year of Republicans Delivering on our Promises * As we approach the end of the first year of the 119th Congress, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement on the progress House Republicans have made in delivering on President Trump's America-First agenda: "During the first year of the 119th Congress, House Rep  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise's End-of-Year Recap: One Year of Republicans Delivering on our Promises * JEFFERSON, LA. As we approach the end of the first year of the 119th Congress, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement on the progress House Republicans have made in delivering on President Trump's America-First agenda: "During the first year of the 119th Congress, House Repub  more

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Nebraska, Dec. 20 -- The U.S. Strategic Command issued the following news on Dec. 18, 2025: * * * Team Minot showcases two legs of the nuclear triad to new U.S. Strategic Command leadership team MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. - On the second stop of their first field visit as the new command team for U.S. Strategic Command, U.S. Navy Adm. Rich Correll, commander, and U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. JoAnn Naumann, command senior enlisted leader, got a firsthand look of the Airme  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Trump Guts Protections for Greater Sage Grouse in Eight Western States * WASHINGTONThe Trump administration released final plans today that strip protections for the imperiled greater sage grouse on about 50 million acres of federal public lands across eight Western states. Previous proposals over the past decade were intended to prevent extinction of the iconic dancing bir  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Releases Final Environmental Review for DAPL * ***Click here for video. Click here for audio WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) issued its final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Dakota Access Pipeline. After months of illegal protests and costly bureaucratic delays, Judge James Boasberg issued a highly partisan ruling in   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Dec. 23 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2025: * * * Attorney General Miyares Announces Nearly $150 Million Settlement with Mercedes-Benz USA and Daimler AG Over Emissions Fraud Attorney General Jason Miyares today joined a coalition of 50 attorneys general announcing a $149,673,750 settlement with Mercedes-Benz USA and Daimler AG for violating state laws prohibiting unfair or deceptive trade practices by marketing  more