CARSON CITY, Nevada, Feb. 20 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Ford Applauds Supreme Court Ruling Reaffirming Limits on Presidential Tariff Authority * Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford today issued the following statement after the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that former President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs were unlawful, affirming lower court rulings and reinforcing constitutional limits on executive aut  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 20 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Wins Challenge to Trump Administration's Tariffs * February 20, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today won a major victory after the United States Supreme Court ruled that sweeping tariffs imposed by the Trump administration under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) violate the law. The court ruled in favor of Attorn  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 20 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL ISSUES STATEMENT AFTER SUPREME COURT AGREES WITH STATES THAT TRUMP'S TARIFFS ARE UNLAWFUL * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the president's unprecedented and unlawful use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. Raoul and a coalition of attorneys general had previously s  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 20 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Statement as U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump Tariffs * Connecticut and Ten Other States Had Sued and Won in Court of International Trade and Court of Appeals (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong released a statement following the 6-3 decision from the U.S. Supreme Court invalidating President Donald Trump's use of the International Emerg  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell Joins State & King County Leaders to Warn of Proposed Barriers to Voting * NEW DATA: Cantwell snapshot report shows House-passed SAVE America Act could disenfranchise millions of Washingtonians - especially residents in rural areas & women who took their spouses' names; Cantwell announces WA Sec of State Steve Hobbs will be her guest at Trump's State of the Union Address next Tuesday;   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Following DOJ Antitrust Shakeup, Balint, Warren, Lawmakers Raise Questions About Corruption Surrounding DOJ Approval of Massive Housing Merger * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Becca Balint (VT-AL) and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) led colleagues in pressing Attorney General Pam Bondi on whether there was corruption and political favoritism at the Department of Justice (DOJ) involving th  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 19 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Appoints Juana Matias as Secretary of Housing and Livable Communities * Boston -Today, Governor Maura Healey announced that she is appointing Juana Matias as Secretary of the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (HLC). Matias previously served as Regional Administrator for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and is a former Massa  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Feb. 20 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Phil Scott Appoints Jack Brigham to House of Representatives * Governor Phil Scott today announced his appointment of John (Jack) Brigham of St. Albans Town to fill the vacant Franklin-8 seat in the House of Representatives. Brigham replaces Casey Toof, who resigned last month.  "Jack has been active in his community and understands the issues of his constituents well," said Govern  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 21 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island issued the following news on Feb. 20, 2026: * * * Nationwide Coalition Challenges Trump Administration's Attempt to Withhold Support from Noncitizen Victims of Crime Legal Filing Seeks Immediate Court Intervention to Protect Violence Prevention Funding * The R.I. Coalition Against Domestic Violence and a nationwide group of other state domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions filed today an amende  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Pingree Tees Up Farm Bill Fight Over Pesticides, Big Chemical Immunity * Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), a longtime organic farmer and senior member of the House Agriculture Committee, announced today that she will be introducing an amendment to the Republican Farm Bill that fights back against chemical companies and protects the health of Americans. Republicans' Farm Bill includes provisi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Becca Balint Statement on Supreme Court Ruling Blocking Trump Tariff Regime * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Becca Balint (VT-AL) released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that President Trump does not have the authority to impose broad tariffs under the emergency act he has cited: "Today's ruling was a major victory in defending Congress's power of the purse and   more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Feb. 20 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Statement of Attorney General Clark Regarding Supreme Court Ruling on Tariffs * Attorney General Charity Clark today released the following statement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling regarding tariffs: "Today the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of our multistate coalition declaring President Trump's broad tariffs unconstitutional. The Court held that the International   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Tlaib Introduces Bill to Expand Head Start to 11 Million Children * DETROIT -As the Trump Administration continues to attack and undermine Head Start, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), Chair of the Congressional Mamas' Caucus, alongside Congresswoman Summer Lee (PA-12), introduced the Head Start for America's Children Act. This is the House companion to Sen. Bernie Sanders ' bill (I-Vt.), Ranki  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: * * * U.S. Submarine Maintenance Period Demonstrates Forward Sustainment in Australia * SLIDESHOW | 4 images | AUKUS Submarine Maintenance Period Demonstrates Forward Sustainment in Australia GARDEN ISLAND, HMAS Stirling, Western Australia, Australia (October 29, 2025) - USS VERMONT (SSN 792) arrives at HMAS Stirling, Western Australia on Oct. 29, as part of a scheduled port visit before a planned submarine maint  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Feb. 20 -- The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: * * * U.S. Submarine Maintenance Period Demonstrates Forward Sustainment in Australia * Western Australia -Last November, on the edge of the Indian Ocean, just beyond mainland Australia and across the Garden Island Causeway to HMAS Stirling, a U.S. Virginia-class submarine quietly completed the first submarine maintenance period without the support of a U.S. submarine tender; a specialized vessel that pro  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Joins Firefighters, Community Leaders to Celebrate Nearly $600,000 in Federal Funding to Help Build New Fire Station in Saxtons River * Welch meets with EMS providers to discuss bicameral 'EMS ROCS' Act BELLOWS FALLS, VT - Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) visited the Rockingham Municipal Fire Department's Bellows Falls Fire Station to celebrate new federal funding -championed and secur  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Welcomes Supreme Court's Ruling Striking Down Trump's Tariffs * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, today welcomed the Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling to strike down President Trump's reckless, global tariffs, which were imposed illegally under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA): "President Trump's tariffs were unconst  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Announces Town Halls in Multnomah, Benton counties * Senator will hold open-to-all town halls Feb. 28 in Portland and March 1 in Corvallis Portland - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today announced he will hold open-to-all town halls next week in Multnomah and Benton counties. Heading into these two town halls on Saturday, Feb. 28 and Sunday, March 1, Wyden has held 1,149 open-to-all town halls Opens i  more