NEW YORK, Feb. 26 [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: * * * New ACLU Report Reveals How the Trump Administration is Using Local Police to Build a National Deportation-Policing Force Through the 287(g) Program * WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) today released a new report, De  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Feb. 26 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown co-leads amicus brief defending birthright citizenship at U.S. Supreme Court * Attorney General Nick Brown is co-leading a multistate amicus brief filed today defending birthright citizenship at the U.S. Supreme Court, standing up to President Trump's illegal effort to rewrite the Constitution and overturn federal law. On his first day in office in 2025, President   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 26 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Defends Birthright Citizenship At U.S. Supreme Court * BOSTON -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today co-led a coalition of 24 attorneys general and the city of San Francisco in filing an amicus brief defending birthright citizenship at the U.S. Supreme Court, standing up to President Trump's illegal effort to rewrite the Constitution and  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Alleged Tren de Aragua Gang Members Charged in Connection with ATM "Jackpotting Scheme" * BOSTON - Two Venezuelan nationals, alleged to be members of the violent transitional criminal organization Tren De Aragua, have been charged in connection with an ATM jackpotting conspiracy that included robberies and attempted robberies in Massachusetts, Maine, Ne  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 27 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Defends Birthright Citizenship Multistate Coalition Warns of Devastating Impacts to Children Nationwide * Attorney General Kris Mayes joined a multistate coalition today defending birthright citizenship at the U.S. Supreme Court, standing up to President Trump's illegal effort to rewrite the Constitution and overturn federal law. "The Fourteenth   more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 26 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Continues Fight to Defend Birthright Citizenship at U.S. Supreme Court * Alongside multistate coalition, warns of devastating impacts to children nationwide OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today continued his defense of birthright citizenship by co-leading a coalition of 24 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Trump v. Barbara at  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 26 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Reject Unprecedented Attack on Birthright Citizenship * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today joined a coalition of 23 other attorneys general and the City and County of San Francisco in urging the United States Supreme Court to reaffirm that birthright citizenship is a constitutional guarantee that a president can  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 26 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CONTINUES TO DEFEND BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP AT U.S. SUPREME COURT * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today filed an amicus brief at the U.S. Supreme Court in defense of birthright citizenship. Raoul and a multistate coalition filed the brief in support of a legal challenge to President Trump's unlawful effort to rewrite the Constitution and overturn federal  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 26 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Files Brief Defending Birthright Citizenship at U.S. Supreme Court * Multistate Coalition Warns of Devastating Impacts to Children Nationwide (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong joined a multistate coalition today defending birthright citizenship at the U.S. Supreme Court, standing up to President Trump's illegal effort to rewrite the Constit  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Shaheen, Tillis, Colleagues Support Ukraine on Fourth Anniversary of Russia's Full-Scale Invasion * Washington, D.C. -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, joined U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), the co-chairs of the Senate NATO Observer Gro  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following research by Wesley Tharpe, senior advisor for state tax policy, policy analysts Clara Wilson and Joanna LeFebvre, all of the State Fiscal Policy team: * * * Sound State Revenue Choices Essential to Counteract Harmful Policies and Build Forward State and local policymakers nationwide are facing a one-two punch entering 2026. For one, last summer's harmful Republican megabill paired enormous tax breaks for we  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following news release: * * * Civil Rights Groups Urge the Supreme Court to Strike Down Trump's Birthright Citizenship Executive Order * WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Supreme Court should strike down President Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship, according to an amicus brief filed by the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and Howard University School of Law's Civil  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Wyden Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Boost Exports of Fruit, Vegetables, Nuts and Other Specialty Crops * Washington, D.C.- Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) introduced legislation today to help farmers fight through trade barriers and sell more fruits, vegetables and other specialty crops in foreign markets. Representative David V  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * From the Senate Floor, Senator Collins Introduces the We Can't Wait Act * Click HERE to watch and HERE to download video of her remarks. Click HERE for a full-resolution image. WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins spoke from the Senate floor, urging her colleagues to support the We Can't Wait Act, bipartisan legislation she introduced today with Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH). The bill   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 [Category: Computer Technology] -- The Semiconductor Industry Association posted the following news release: * * * James Redstone Joins SIA as Director of Government Affairs * Redstone most recently served as a staff member on the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies  WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 2026 - The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today announced James Redstone has joined the association as   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King Grills Defense Nominee on National Guard in Cities, Boat Strikes * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) today grilled potential Trump Administration officials on the legality and ethics of national guard deployments in American cities, as well as the controversial boat strikes in the Caribbean. In a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), Senator King questioned Mr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Joins Wyden, Markey, Shaheen, and 18 Senate Democrats in Releasing Legislation Requiring Refunds of Trump's Illegal Tariffs * Bill Instructs the Trump Administration to Prioritize Small Businesses; Requires Full Refund With Interest of Illegal Trump Tariffs in 180 Days Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, joined Senate Finance   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 27 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2026: * * * McCabe introduces bill to strengthen cybersecurity at Maine hospitals On Tuesday, Rep. Julie McCabe, D-Lewiston, introduced a measure before the Legislature's Health and Human Services Committee that would help prevent the effects of cybersecurity attacks on Maine hospitals and ensure continuity of patient care when future cyberattacks occur. LD 2103 was born out of two separate cy  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 27 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Defends Birthright Citizenship at Supreme Court of the United States Multistate Coalition Warns of Devastating Impacts to Children Nationwide * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a multistate coalition today defending birthright citizenship at the Supreme Court of the United States, standing up to President Trump's illegal effort t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * Northeast Aquaculture Conference Celebrates Innovation, Growth, and Community Nearly 700 aquaculture business owners, growers, scientists, managers, and students gathered in Portland, Maine to chart the future of sustainable seafood in the Northeast. * The snow and cold temperatures in Portland, Maine, were no match for the energy of nearly 700 people who g  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Feb. 27 (TNSrpt) -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary on Feb. 26, 2026, by Director of Criminal Justice Policy Vittorio Nastasi and criminal justice policy intern Maegan Smarkusky: * * * New 50-state report reveals gaps in identification and reentry document assistance for people leaving prison A new Reason Foundation report finds only 28 states mandate ID provision despite strong evidence linking employment access to reduced recidivism. * Among   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2026: * * * Resolution Introduced by Senators Blunt Rochester and Tuberville to Celebrate Career and Technical Education Teachers Adopted by Senate Unanimously U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), the ranking member and chairman of the Senate Education & the American Family Subcommittee, introduced a resolution celebrating the impact of career and t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Collins, Peters Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve Disease Management and Prevention * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Gary Peters (D-MI) introduced the bipartisan Medical Nutrition Therapy Act. This legislation would expand Medicare beneficiaries' access to Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT), a cost-effective method to treat obesity, diabetes, hypertension  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Brad Sherman, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Sherman, Sen. Elizabeth Warren & 160 Lawmakers Introduce Direct File Act to Guarantee Free, Easy Tax Filing for Americans * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA) and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), along with Reps. Beyer (D-VA), Hoyer (D-MD), Chu (D-CA), Pocan (D-WI) and Senators Wyden (D-OR) and Coons (D-DE) led 160 lawmakers in both the House and Senate in introducing the D  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 26 -- Rockefeller University posted the following news: * * * Two Rockefeller students are named Weintraub Award winners * Two Rockefeller graduate students have been named winners of 2026 Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Awards: Gabriella Chua, who did her Ph.D. research in Shixin Liu's Laboratory of Nanoscale Biophysics and Biochemistry and is a member of the Tri-Institutional Program in Chemical Biology, and Andrea Terceros, who did her Ph.D. research in Priya Rajasethu  more

BIDDEFORD, Maine, Feb. 27 -- The University of New England issued the following news: * * * University of New England launches new online cannabis career certificate programs The University of New England Online (UNE Online) College of Professional Studies is offering new, 100% online certificate programs for those interested in careers in the cannabis industry. As the cannabis industry professionalizes, employers are increasingly seeking candidates with formal training and credentials. The  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 27 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jay Jones Defends Birthright Citizenship at U.S. Supreme Court Multistate Coalition Warns of Devastating Impacts to Children and Families Nationwide * Delivering on another day one priority, Attorney General Jay Jones today joined a multistate coalition defending birthright citizenship at the U.S. Supreme Court, standing up to President Trump's illega  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Joins Warren, Sherman, Over 150 Lawmakers in Introducing Direct File Act to Guarantee Free, Easy Tax Filing for Americans * U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Chris Coons (D-De.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Representatives Brad Sherman (D-Calif.), Don Beyer (D-Va.), Judy Chu (D-Calif.), St  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Sherman, 160 Lawmakers Introduce Direct File Act to Guarantee Free, Easy Tax Filing for Americans * The Direct File Act would reverse Trump administration decision to cancel Direct File, building on widely successful pilot If fully implemented, Direct File is projected to save families up to $23 billion annually in fees, time, and tax credits Bill One-Pager (PDF) | Bill Text (P  more

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 26 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Weiser defends birthright citizenship in Supreme Court brief * Feb. 26, 2026 (DENVER) - Attorney General Phil Weiser joined a multistate coalition today on a brief defending birthright citizenship at the U.S. Supreme Court, standing up to President Trump's illegal effort to rewrite the Constitution and overturn federal law. On his first day in office in 2025, President Trump issued a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2026: * * * Wyden, Markey, Shaheen and 23 Senate Democrats Release Legislation Requiring Refunds of Trump's Illegal Tariffs Bill Instructs the Trump Administration to Prioritize Small Businesses; Requires Full Refund With Interest of Illegal Trump Tariffs in 180 Days * Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Small Business Committe  more