NEW YORK, Jan. 15 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * ACLU Marks the First Year of Trump's Return with New Report and Video Series * NEW YORK - Ahead of the anniversary of President Trump's inauguration on Jan. 20, the American Civil Liberties Union today marked the first year of Trump's se  more

SALEM, Oregon, Jan. 14 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * AG Rayfield Releases Statement Following Voter Data Court Hearing * Following a federal court hearing regarding the Trump administration's request for Oregon voter data, Attorney General Dan Rayfield released this statement: "Today's hearing puts a spotlight on a real question: Why does the Trump administration want access to Oregonians' most private voter information in the first place?  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following remarks on Jan. 14, 2026: * * * Ahead of Final Day of Open Enrollment, Wyden Calls for Extension of ACA Tax Credits As Prepared for Delivery Tomorrow is the final day for Americans to sign up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplace. After that, the door slams shut, high premiums are locked in, and millions of families will be unable to afford essentia  more

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 15 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel Sues HHS for Conditioning Funding on Discriminatory Policy * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined 11 other attorneys general in suing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for unlawfully conditioning hundreds of billions of dollars in federal funding on states' agreement to discriminate against transgender people. Under a   more

EUGENE, Oregon, Jan. 16 -- The Civil Liberties Defense Center issued the following statement on Jan. 14, 2026: * * * The Truth About ICE & Qualified Immunity Today, the Department of Homeland Security shared a video of non-lawyer Trump lackey Stephen Miller offering an alarmingly incorrect legal conclusion to all ICE agents on X (formerly Twitter). The tweet captioned the following text, a quote from Miller's statement: "REMINDER. To all ICE officers: You have federal immunity in the conduct  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cliff Bentz Statement Regarding the Events in Venezuela * WASHINGTON, D.C.- Congressman Cliff Bentz, (R-OR), has these comments regarding events in Venezuela: The night of January 2nd the United States sent military aircraft into Venezuela, capturing Nicolas Maduro, president of Venezuela and his wife, Cilia Flores. The raid lasted about 150 minutes, following several months of preparat  more

DOVER, Delaware, Jan. 16 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following statement on Jan. 15, 2026: * * * Appeals court blocks Trump Administration from defunding medical and public health research Attorney General Kathy Jennings today issued the following statement after the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed a lower court ruling permanently preventing the Trump Administration, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the National Institut  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following news release: * * * FERC Staff Issues Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Idaho Power Company's Hells Canyon Hydroelectric (P-1971-079) Commission staff prepared a draft supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) that supplements the final environmental impact statement (EIS), issued August 31, 2007, for the proposed relicensing of Idaho Power C  more

SALEM, Oregon, Jan. 15 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kotek Appoints Justice of the Peace to the Union County Justice Court * Governor Tina Kotek announced today that she will appoint J. Logan Joseph to the Union County Justice Court. Mr. Joseph will fill the judicial position created by the upcoming resignation date of Judge Rick Dall. His appointment is effective February 1, 2026. Logan Joseph is an Oregon native who earned his juris docto  more

SALEM, Oregon, Jan. 15 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kotek Responds to Point-in-Time Data Showing Progress and Ongoing Need for Statewide Homelessness Emergency * Today, Governor Tina Kotek responded to new Point-in-Time (PIT) count data released by Portland State University's Homelessness Research and Action Collaborative, highlighting measurable progress in reducing unsheltered homelessness while underscoring the need for continued statewid  more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, Jan. 15 -- Oregon State University posted the following news release: * * * Historic ocean treaty underpinned by Oregon State University science takes effect Jan. 17 * CORVALLIS, Ore. - Oregon State University research into marine protected areas plays a crucial role in the historic "High Seas Treaty" that goes into effect Jan. 17. Less than two years after OSU scientists led the publication of a landmark marine protected area guide in Science Link is external, the Unite  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Lujan, Wyden, Markey Urge Apple and Google to Remove X and Grok from App Stores Following Grok Generating Illegal Sexual Images at Scale * Washington, D.C. - In Case You Missed It : In response to X Corp's Grok AI tool being used to generate nonconsensual sexualized images of women and children at scale in recent days, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Edward J  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 15 [Category: Media] -- PEN America, an organization that says it stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression, posted the following news release: * * * Journalist Assistance Network Calls for Protection of Journalists Covering U.S. Immigration Enforcement * (NEW YORK)-As the Trump administration announces plans to further escalate the deployment of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents across the United States, the Journalist  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Seeks Habitat Protections for California's Southern Sierra Nevada Fisher * FRESNO, Calif. -The Center for Biological Diversity sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today for failing to finalize critical habitat protections for the Southern Sierra Nevada fisher. "The Fish and Wildlife Service's delay in protecting the forested lands that Southern Sierra Nevada f  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Padilla Lead Senate Colleagues to Protect Timely USPS Delivery of Ballots, Mail Across the Nation * Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and California's U.S. Senator Alex Padilla, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, raised concerns with recent developments by the United States Postal Service (USPS) affecting postmark practices. Right  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Padilla, Wyden Lead Senate Colleagues to Protect Timely USPS Delivery of Ballots, Mail Across the Nation * Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and California's U.S. Senator Alex Padilla, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, raised concerns with recent developments by the United States Postal Service (USPS) affecting postmark practices. R  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Sullivan, Curtis, Kaine Push for Bipartisan Crackdown on Chinese Government-Controlled Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices in U.S. * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR)-a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and past Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)-teamed up with currentCECC Chair Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Senator   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley: Senate Fails to Stand Up to Trump's Unconstitutional Strikes Against Venezuela * Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley -a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee-today released the following statement after the Senate voted to block U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA)'s War Powers Resolutionaimed at stopping unauthorized U.S. military action in Venezuela: "The Tru  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * President Trump Acknowledges Importance of Crapo's Push for Secure Rural Schools * Washington, D.C.- U.S. Senator for Idaho Mike Crapo today joined President Donald Trump, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, and a bipartisan group of lawmakers in the Oval Office to highlight initiatives of importance to rural America, including the recent Secure Rural Schools (SRS) program reauthori  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Salinas Demands Trump Administration Immediately Restore Funding to Mental Health and Addiction Services * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) led over 90 of her colleagues to demand the Trump Administration immediately restore funding to grants supporting mental health and drug addiction services. On Tuesday night, the Administration abruptly sent cancellatio  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Salinas Demands Trump Administration Immediately Restore Funding to Mental Health and Addiction Services * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) led over 90 of her colleagues to demand the Trump Administration immediately restore funding to grants supporting mental health and drug addiction services. On Tuesday night, the Administration abruptly sent cancellatio  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee released the following testimony by Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, from a Jan. 14, 2026, member day hearing on highway improvements: * * * Chair Graves, Ranking Member Larsen, thank you for the opportunity to inform the Committee's work on critical infrastructure issues and to share the major needs from Oregon's Sixth District. As I know Ranking Member Larsen is aware, the I-5 corridor is the most important transport  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 15, 2026: * * * Senate Passes Three-Bill Funding Package in 82-15 Vote Democrats protect funding to lower families' energy bills, key investments in scientific research, and much more * Today, the Senate, in a 82-15 vote, passed three bicameral, bipartisan fiscal year appropriations bills: the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies; E  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Students and Community Groups Cry Foul As University of Oregon Increases Fossil Fuel Use By Over Fifty Percent * Eugene, Ore. \- Students and community groups raised the alarm today after discovering that, on January 6th, the University of Oregon began a pilot project, using an additional large "natural" methane gas turbine to generate electricity to sell to the local publicly owned utilit  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The White House sent to the Senate on Jan. 13, 2026, the nominations of 66 individuals for positions in the federal government: * * * Ademola Adewale-Sadik, of New York, to be United States Director of the African Development Bank for a term of five years, vice Oren E. Whyche-Shaw. Charlton Allen, of North Carolina, to be General Counsel of the Federal Labor Relations Authority for a term of five years, vice Julia Akins Clark, term expired. Matthew Anderson, of Colorad  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Jan. 15 -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2026: * * * Federal Court Strikes Down Forest Service's Logging Loophole Ruling closes loophole used to approve large-scale commercial logging without environmental review * MEDFORD, Ore. -- Yesterday, the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon ruled that the U.S. Forest Service unlawfully created and applied a categorical exclusion, known as "CE-6", which the agency had recently begun  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 15, 2026: * * * Wyden Expands Epstein Investigation with Probe of Hundreds of Suspicious Bank of New York Mellon Transactions Epstein Moved Nearly $400 Million in and out of Accounts at Bank of New York Mellon through 270 Wire Transfers; the Bank Waited Years to Flag the Transactions with the Treasury Department * Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 15, 2026: * * * Wyden Statement on Trump Health Care Fact Sheet Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement on a new fact sheet released by the White House about Donald Trump's health care agenda. "Time and again, Donald Trump has made empty promises to the American people about lowering their health car  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 15, 2026: * * * Wyden, Pallone Demand the Trump Administration Restore Key Measure of Childhood Health and Well-Being Top Democratic Health Care Leaders: "We cannot manage what we do not measure." * Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and House Energy & Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr., D-N.J., demanded the Cent  more