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

LOGAN, Utah, Feb. 20 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * City and Country Coyotes: New Research Finds Increased Boldness in Urban Animals * Coyotes are natural scaredy cats, according to new nationwide research led by Julie Young from Utah State University's Department of Wildland Resources. Their fear of all things new is an ingrained behavior that helps them avoid trouble and ultimately survive. But animals in urban areas tend to be a bit more bold than their country   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. John Curtis, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Curtis Statement on SCOTUS Tariff Decision * SALT LAKE CITY, UT- U.S. Senator John Curtis (R-UT) issued the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court's Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump decision: "Today's ruling affirms, despite all the noise of the moment, that the Founders' system of checks and balances remains strong nearly 250 years later. Several questions remain unanswered, including what ha  more

LOGAN, Utah, Feb. 19 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Eastern Leaders Academy Explores Government in Action at Utah State Capitol * In February, members of the Eastern Leaders Academy traveled to the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City for a two-day experience focused on government in action. The trip offered participants a close-up look at the legislative process, opportunities to meet key state leaders and insight into leadership at work. Before leaving for Salt  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 21 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release: * * * Carr Pushes for Permanent Halt of Medicare and Medicaid Funding for Child Sex-Change Procedures Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr is urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to stop federal funding for child sex-change procedures. "Children are not social experiments, they are not science experiments, and they are not political theories. They're children, and they deserve   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON MS NOW: "THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE THE ONES PAYING THE PRICE FROM THIS FAILED PRESIDENCY" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MS NOW's The Briefing with Jen Psaki, where he explained how Democrats are standing up for democracy and fighting to make life better for hardworking taxpayers while Donald Trump and Republicans are hurti  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON MS NOW: "THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE THE ONES PAYING THE PRICE FROM THIS FAILED PRESIDENCY" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MS NOW's The Briefing with Jen Psaki, where he explained how Democrats are standing up for democracy and fighting to make life better for hardworking taxpayers while Donald Trump and Republicans are hurting everyday Americans and   more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 21 -- Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Ragweed Pollen Shows Negative Effect of Quality of Life for Some Pollen exposure linked to worse quality of life for chronic sinus infection sufferers * Ragweed pollen levels correlated with worse chronic rhinosinusitis symptoms. Read the full article here (https://www.michiganmedicine.org/health-lab/pollen-exposure-linked-worse-quality-life-  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 19 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mount Sinai Health System posted the following news release: * * * Mount Sinai Study May Help Cancer Patients Keep Their Bladder * Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have reported promising findings that may help redefine treatment for patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer, a potentially aggressive form of the disease traditionally treated with surgical removal of the bladder. The study, published in the Proceedings   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

LOGAN, Utah, Feb. 20 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Students Discover Creative Identity Through Art Program at USU Eastern * The art program at Utah State University Eastern is built for students who want more than technical instruction. It is a place where creativity is personal, exploration is encouraged and students are supported as they develop both their skills and their artistic identity. With small class sizes and hands-on studio courses, students receive a   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * This Week in DOW: Securing the Seas, Arsenal of Freedom, Nuclear Power for the Win * The U.S. military was busy again this week on the world's oceans, stopping narco-terrorists and enforcing an embargo on Venezuelan oil shipments. On the Indian Ocean, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command forces stopped an oil tanker after having tracked it nearly halfway around the world. "U.S. forces conducted a right-of-visit, mari  more

LOGAN, Utah, Feb. 19 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * USU Mourns the Passing of History Professor Norman Jones * Utah State University is mourning the passing of history professor Norman Jones, who died Feb. 9, 2026, in Logan, Utah, following an extended illness. He was 74. Jones devoted his life to the study, teaching and stewardship of history, leaving a lasting mark on USU and on generations of students and colleagues. He joined the USU History Department, curre  more

LOGAN, Utah, Feb. 19 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * USU's Bringing War Home Project to Tour State With America250 Exhibit * SALT LAKE CITY - "The Pen Is Mightier: Writing a Revolution," an America250 Utah exhibit commemorating the nation's Semiquincentennial, opened Jan. 30 at the Utah State Capitol with contributions from Utah State University's Bringing War Home project. The exhibit, which will travel to more than two dozen locations across Utah through 2026, hig  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 [Category: Political] -- The Campaign Legal Center posted the following news release: * * * VICTORY: Utahns Will Have Fair Map in Place for 2026 Midterms * SALT LAKE CITY - On February 20, 2026, the Utah Supreme Court dismissed an eleventh-hour challenge by the Utah Legislature, which sought to block Utah's law requiring fair maps and revive a gerrymandered map for the fall congressional election. Campaign Legal Center, on behalf of the League of Women Voters of Utah (L  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * WOW.DHS.GOV: ICE Arrests Pedophiles, Rapists, and Drug Traffickers Just Yesterday * Amid demonizing rhetoric, falsified media narratives, and a 1,300% increase in assaults against them, ICE will not be stopped from removing criminal aliens from American communities WASHINGTON -U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the arrest of more criminal illegal aliens across the   more