WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education released the following written testimony by Sarah Parshall Perry, vice president and legal fellow at Defending Education, from a Feb. 10, 2026, hearing entitled "Defending Faith and Families Against Government Overreach: Mahmoud v. Taylor": * * * Chairman Kiley, Ranking Member Bonamici, and distinguished Members of the subcommittee: Good morning. My name is Sarah Parsha  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON FOX: "WE'RE FOCUSED ON TRYING TO LOWER THE HIGH COST OF LIVING, FIX OUR BROKEN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM AND GET ICE UNDER CONTROL" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on FOX News Sunday, where he laid out how House Democrats are standing up for the health, safety and economic well-being of the American people, while Republicans continue  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON FOX: "WE'RE FOCUSED ON TRYING TO LOWER THE HIGH COST OF LIVING, FIX OUR BROKEN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM AND GET ICE UNDER CONTROL" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on FOX News Sunday, where he laid out how House Democrats are standing up for the health, safety and economic well-being of the American people, while Republicans continue to show their inability t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON MS NOW: "AS A RESULT OF THE TRUMP TARIFFS, EVERYDAY AMERICANS ARE PAYING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS MORE IN ADDITIONAL EXPENSE PER YEAR" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MS NOW's PoliticsNation, where he reiterated that Democrats are committed to lowering the high cost of living, including by stopping the reckless Trump Tariffs f  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON MS NOW: "AS A RESULT OF THE TRUMP TARIFFS,EVERYDAY AMERICANS ARE PAYINGTHOUSANDS OF DOLLARS MORE INADDITIONAL EXPENSE PER YEAR" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MS NOW's PoliticsNation, where he reiterated that Democrats are committed to lowering the high cost of living, including by stopping the reckless Trump Tariffs from harming the American peop  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Supreme Court Striking Down President Trump's Sweeping Tariffs * Santa Fe, N.M. -U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Finance, issued the following statement on the Supreme Court striking down President Trump's sweeping tariffs: "Instead of lowering costs for American families as he promised, President Trump ignited a global trade war the   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Supreme Court Striking Down President Trump's Sweeping Tariffs * Santa Fe, N.M. -U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Finance, issued the following statement on the Supreme Court striking down President Trump's sweeping tariffs: "Instead of lowering costs for American families as he promised, President Trump ignited a global trade war the   more

MANILA, Philippines, Feb. 23 -- The Supreme Court of the Philippines issued the following news release: * * * SC Directs PHILJA to Develop Special Training Program for Shari'ah Court Judge Applicants The Supreme Court (SC) En Banc has directed the Philippine Judicial Academy (PHILJA) to develop and offer a specialized Pre Judicature Program (Program) for applicants seeking judgeship positions in the Shari'ah courts. In a Resolution dated October 7, 2025, in A.M. No. 24-07-30-SC, the SC held   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * RELEASE: REP. HILL RESPONDS TO SUPREME COURT RULING ON IEEPA AUTHORITY * Washington, D.C. - Rep. French Hill (AR-02) today released the following statement on the Supreme Court's decision regarding the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA): "I share in President Trump's goal of securing fair and reciprocal trade agreements and holding bad actors accountable for their unfair trade pol  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Panetta Statement Following Supreme Court Ruling on Trump Tariffs * Washington, DC \- Rep. Panetta released the following statement: "Today's ruling by the Supreme Court against this Administration reaffirmed what I long have asserted in that Congress must reclaim its Constitutional authority over trade. The Supreme Court's decision makes clear that the Executive Branch cannot implement i  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Blumenthal: Week in Review 2/13/2026-2/20/2026 * Slamming Trump's Tariffs After Supreme Court Decision [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement today after the Supreme Court ruled that President Donald Trump does not have the unilateral authority to issue sweeping tax hikes on consumer and household necessities in the form of ta  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Slotkin Statement on Supreme Court Ruling Declaring Some of President Trump's Tariffs Illegal * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) released the following statement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court decision to strike down some of President Trump's tariffs: "Our Constitution makes clear that only Congress can levy tariffs or raise taxes. Earlier today, the Supreme Court   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Stanton Introduces RELIEF Act to Provide Automatic Tariff Refunds to Small Businesses * Today, after the Supreme Court struck down most of Trump's tariffs, U.S. Congressman Greg Stanton (AZ-04) joined his colleagues to introduce the Restoring Economic Lifelines for Independent Enterprises and Family Businesses (RELIEF) Act to provide automatic tariff refunds to small and independent businesses. "S  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 [Category: Political] -- The League of Women Voters issued the following news release: * * * VICTORY: Utahns Will Have Fair Map in Place for 2026 Midterms * SALT LAKE CITY, UT -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 Uta  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Feb. 22 -- Washington State Treasurer Mike Pellicciotti issued the following statement on Feb. 20, 2026: * * * Pellicciotti: Supreme Court Tariff Decision Rightly Constrains Presidential Authority Responding to the United States Supreme Court's decision to strike down tariffs consistent with the Treasurer and Governor's legal argument to that Court, Washington State Treasurer Mike Pellicciotti issued the following statement: "Last spring I joined the Governor as we fir  more