WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Antifa Extremist Who Threatened To Kill Congresswoman Mace Now Charged With Attempted Murder * CHARLESTON, S.C. (Jan. 28, 2026) -Congresswoman Nancy Mace (SC-01) today issued the following statement after learning a transgender named "Rem Heathen" whose real name is Michael Richard Fadich, the Antifa violent extremist who posted a death threat against Rep. Mace in May 2025, has been arrested an  more

TEMPE, Arizona, Jan. 26 -- Arizona State University issued the following news: * * * ASU Online earns 25 top 10 rankings in latest US News & World Report University also gets 8 top 3 spots, recognized as among nation's best online undergraduate and graduate programs By Carrie Peterson Arizona State University has once again been ranked among the best in the nation for online degree programs, earning more than two dozen top 10 spots in the 2026 U.S. News & World Report Best Online Programs r  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 28 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Leads Coalition Opposing Illegal "No Bond" Immigration Detention Policy * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, co-leading a multistate coalition along with New York Attorney General Letitia James, filed an amicus brief opposing a federal policy that mandates the indefinite detention of many undocumented immigrants without the opportunity fo  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 28 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL: JUDGE RULES USDOT ILLEGALLY WITHHELD FUNDS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced a federal judge issued a final ruling that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) illegally withheld around $1 billion in funding for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program from Illinois, as  more

ORANGE, Connecticut, Jan. 29 -- Avangrid, an energy company, issued the following news release: * * * Avangrid Renews Partnership with Yale to Advance Energy Innovation Avangrid will continue to support academic research that delivers a smarter, more reliable energy future * NEW HAVEN, CT. -- January 28, 2026 -- Avangrid, Inc., a leading energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, today announced the extension of its existing partnership with Yale University with a signing ceremony on  more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Jan. 28 -- Bryn Mawr College posted the following news: * * * Bryn Mawr Joins Amicus Brief Supporting International Students * Bryn Mawr has joined a number of public and private colleges and universities across the country in signing an amicus curiae or friend of the court brief in a suit brought by Harvard University on behalf of international students and scholars. Harvard is suing in the First Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold a judge's preliminary injunction   more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 29 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2026: * * * Governor Newsom deploys incident management resources and personnel to Tennessee amid deadly winter storm What you need to know: Governor Gavin Newsom announced the deployment of a highly trained team from California to help the people of Tennessee respond and recover from the severe winter storm impacting the eastern United States. * Governor Gavin Newsom today anno  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 29 -- The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, an organization that defends the right of Catholics to participate in American public life without defamation or discrimination, issued the following commentary on Jan. 28, 2026, by President Bill Donohue: * * * Treating Blacks as Inferior Scenario: The Jones family lives in apartment 3A in an inner-city neighborhood, populated by non-whites. On a Friday night, they hear a child in 3B screaming his head off, begging the  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * CBO Tells Merkley: Trump's Brazen National Guard Deployment to American Cities Has So Far Cost U.S. Taxpayers Upwards of $589 Million * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) told U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, that President Donald Trump's brazen decision to deploy National Guard personnel to U.S. cities, includin  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2026: * * * CBO Tells Merkley: Trump's Brazen National Guard Deployment to American Cities Has So Far Cost U.S. Taxpayers Upwards of $589 Million Today, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) told U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, that President Donald Trump's brazen decision to deploy Nationa  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2026: * * * Congressional Democrats Slam Trump for Weaponizing the Federal Government, Harming Children, Seniors, and Working Families Illegal, Unilateral Freeze of Child Care and Other Essential Funding in Five Democratic-Led States Is Political Retaliation By Trump, Bicameral Committee Ranking Members Say Congressional Democratic committee ranking m  more

YONKERS, New York, Jan. 29 -- Consumer Reports posted the following news release on Jan. 27, 2026: * * * Consumer Reports unveils new model bill to prevent geolocation data from being weaponized against consumers Consumer Reports released today the State Location Privacy Act, model legislation developed to provide lawmakers with a framework for protecting the precise geolocation data of American consumers. In the absence of federal guardrails around the use of location data in the United Stat  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, Jan. 28 (TNSrpt) [Category: Financial Services] -- The Center for Responsible Lending issued the following news release: * * * CRL Report: OppFi Charges Americans Nearly 200% APR, Evading Most State Lending Laws * The Center for Responsible (CRL) today released a report on the harm to consumers from a lender charging annual percentage rates (APRs) up to 195%, "Lost Opportunities: How OppFi Traps Borrowers in Unaffordable Debt. " The report outlines a path for state le  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the approval of revisions to the Oregon state implementation plan. These updates, specifically targeting Lane County, Oregon, align local stationary source permitting rules with existing standards set by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. This action follows a proposal published on September 5, 2025, which underwent a public comment period ending October 6, 2025. The EPA received no comments regarding  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration issued a final rule to modify Class E airspace over Newport Municipal Airport, Oregon. The action optimizes the containment of instrument flight procedures to support the safety and management of flight operations. Key changes include expanding the Class E2 surface area radius from 4 to 4.6 miles and adding a south extension to protect departing aircraft. The northern extension has been shifted   more

SALEM, Oregon, Jan. 28 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kotek Outlines Legislative Priorities * Salem, OR -Today, Governor Tina Kotek outlined her priorities for the 2026 legislative session, focusing on policies that can make life more affordable for working families, grow the economy and increase job creation, protect vulnerable Oregonians from federal funding cuts, and defend Oregon communities amid federal uncertainty and aggressive immigrat  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 [Category: Law/Legal] -- Judicial Watch issued the following news release: * * * Judicial Watch Analysis: Maryland's Proposed 2026 Congressional Map Replicates Unconstitutional Gerrymander Previously Struck Down in Judicial Watch Lawsuit * Proposed Map Is More Extreme Than the 2021 Plan Invalidated by Court; Targets Maryland's Sole Republican District (Washington, DC) - Judicial Watch announced today that a Democrat-proposed 2026 congressional redistricting plan for Mar  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11390) on Jan. 27, 2026, by legislative attorney Hannah-Alise Rogers: * * * Litigation over State Attempts to Lower Drug Costs: Prescription Drug Affordability Boards (PDABs) Prescription drug affordability continues to dominate headlines, with President Trump taking actions to implement Most Favored Nation Pricing by negotiating directly with pharmaceutical companies and  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * Marketplace 2026 Open Enrollment Period Report: National Snapshot * The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reports that 23.0 million consumers have signed up for 2026 individual market health insurance coverage through the Marketplaces since the start of the 2026 Marketplace Open Enrollment Period (OEP) on November 1  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Durbin, Peters Lead Amicus Brief Urging Circuit Court to Affirm the Critical Protections of Minors in Immigration Detention * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affai  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2026: * * * Merkley, Durbin, Peters Lead Amicus Brief Urging Circuit Court to Affirm the Critical Protections of Minors in Immigration Detention Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Sen  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * On Senate Floor, Wyden Sounds Alarm on ICE Abuses, Renews Calls for Strong Privacy Protections * Watch a video of Wyden deliver his remarks here As prepared for delivery For the Trump administration to stomp to death the first, second, fourth, fifth, and tenth amendments to the Constitution is not immigration enforcement. It's a lawless abuse of federal power. The First Amendment guarantees Americ  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 (TNSLrpt) -- RING THE ALARM BELLS: The Ten Rules of Trump's Authoritarian Playbook - A report from Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon - January 2026 (16 pages) * * * Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon issued a report that articulates a detailed critique of what the document characterises as a systematic erosion of democratic norms and institutions in the United States and offers a framework for citizens and policymakers to recognise and counteract these trends. The booklet builds on Merk  more

SALEM, Oregon, Jan. 28 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Oregon Department of Justice Highlights New "Universal Opt-Out" Tool on Data Privacy Day * New browser setting lets Oregonians easily opt out of data sales and targeted advertising across websites In recognition of Data Privacy Day on January 28, Attorney General Dan Rayfield is encouraging Oregonians to take advantage of a powerful new tool that makes it easier than ever to protect thei  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Jan. 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon posted the following news release on Jan. 26, 2026: * * * Oregon Mother and Daughter Facing New Charges Related to Forced Labor and Health Care Fraud A grand jury in Oregon last Wednesday returned a superseding indictment charging a mother and daughter from Tigard, Oregon, with 12-counts of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and forced labor. The indictment alleges that Marie Gertrude Jean Valmont, 67,  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2026: * * * Wyden Statement on Proposed Rule to Improve Organ Transplant System Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule to update and improve the organ transplant system. "I'm pleased that the administration has cho  more