WASHINGTON, March 12 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * America First Legal Reveals Latest Legal Failures by States Challenging Trump Administration's CFPB Funding Cuts * America First Legal (AFL) has uncovered that multiple states lack evidence of any actual harm in their lawsuit challenging Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russ Vought's efforts to cut funding from the Consumer Financial Protectio  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 12 -- The American School Counselor Association issued the following news release on March 10, 2026: * * * American School Counselor Association Announces 2026 RAMP(R) Schools This year, 208 schools in 34 states received the Recognized ASCA Model Program(R) (RAMP(R)) designation. These schools will be honored during a special ceremony at the ASCA Annual Conference in New Orleans, La., in July for making an exemplary commitment to their school counseling program. T  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 11 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SUES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO STOP UNLAWFUL DATA DEMAND TO COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES * New Reporting Requirements Jeopardize Student Privacy, Threaten Schools with Baseless Investigations Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general in challenging the Trump administration's demand that higher education institutions pr  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Van Hollen, Kaine, Warren, Schatz, Schumer, Colleagues Press Pentagon for Answers on the School Bombing and Civilian Casualties in Iran * Washington, D.C. -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, joined U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Senate Democr  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on March 12, 2026: * * * Commerce Committee Advances Five Nominations, Coast Guard Promotions Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation advanced five nominations for roles at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the Surface Transportation Boa  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto Joins 45 Senate Colleagues in Pressing Department of Defense for Answers on the School Bombing and Civilian Casualties in Iran * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) joined a letter led by Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and signed by 41 colleagues in pressing the Department of De  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 13 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on March 12, 2026: * * * Billion-Dollar Math Error Blows Up Green Administration's Fossil Gas Import Plan Earthjustice responds to the fatal math mistake in the HI State Energy Office's cost calculations * Honolulu, HI -- Today, a legislative briefing before the House Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection, chaired by Representative Nicole Lowen, revealed a basic, fatal math error by the Green ad  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 [Category: International] (TNSrpt) -- The Federation for American Immigration Reform issued the following news release: * * * FAIR Investigation Reveals 'Dangerous Trifecta' Policies in Eight States Enabling Widespread Noncitizen Voting * Report Uncovers Thousands of Illegal Aliens on Voter Rolls, Stonewalling by Officials WASHINGTON-The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) today released an investigative report exposing how eight "worst offender" jurisdi  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, March 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri posted the following news release on March 12, 2026: * * * Former St. Louis Building Inspector Accused of $1.6 Million Fraud A former building inspector with the City of St. Louis has been indicted and accused of steering $1.67 million meant for the repair of decrepit buildings in St. Louis to himself and relatives. Adebanjo "Banjo" Popoola was indicted in U.S. District Court in St. Louis We  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The U.S. Space Force issued the following news: * * * Galaxy program offers intensive leadership development for Guardian officers, civilians * EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AFNS) - Guardians and government civilians looking to boost their Space Force careers have a unique opportunity via Space Systems Command 's Galaxy program, a junior force rapid professional-development program that provides a fast, flexible, rapid capability delivery experience for early career Space Force  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, March 13 (TNSrpt) -- The Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism issued the following news release on March 12, 2026: * * * DBEDT Projects 1.7 Percent Growth for 2026 Hawaii's Economy Shows Resilience Despite Global Uncertainty * The Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) released its first quarter of 2026 Statistical and Economic Report today. Following estimated growth of 2.6 percent in 2025, DBEDT projects Hawaii's econo  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich on Senate Floor: President Trump is dumbing down our history and cheapening our National Parks. But he will not take our history from us. * WASHINGTON -Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, led his colleagues in delivering remarks on the Senate floor in condemning and drawing attention to the Trump admi  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Colleagues, Advocates Mark One Year Since Trump's Disastrous Mass Firings at U.S. Department of Education Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) held a press conference to mark one year of Donald Trump's all-out attack on the U.S. Department of Education (ED). Senator Hirono was joined by Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), education advocates, labor leaders, and o  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Senate Democrats Sound Off on Trump Administration Erasing History on Public Lands * Link to floor speeches here Link to Heinrich's speech here WASHINGTON -Yesterday, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, led his colleagues on the Senate floor, criticizing the Trump administration for its efforts to erase hi  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on March 12, 2026: * * * ICYMI: Senate Democrats Sound Off on Trump Administration Erasing History on Public Lands Yesterday, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, led his colleagues on the Senate floor, criticizing the Trump administration for its efforts to  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, chairwoman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 12, 2026: * * * MURKOWSKI, SCHATZ HOLD HEARING TO EXAMINE FEDERAL POLICY ON INDIAN WATER RIGHTS SETTLEMENTS U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Vice Chairman, held an oversight hearing titled, "Examining Federal Policies Governing Indian Water Rights  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws posted the following news release: * * * Oregon: Legislation Permitting Patients To Consume Medical Cannabis in Healthcare Facilities Advances to Governor's Desk * Salem, OR: Lawmakers have advanced legislation to the Governor's desk permitting qualified patients to consume certain medical cannabis products in eligible residential healthcare facilities. The proposal, HB 4142, require  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, vice chair of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 12, 2026: * * * SCHATZ, MURKOWSKI HOLD HEARING TO EXAMINE FEDERAL POLICY ON INDIAN WATER RIGHTS SETTLEMENTS Committee Reviewed S. 953, the Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025 * U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Cha  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Schatz, Van Hollen, Kaine, Warren Lead Over 40 Senators in Pressing DOD for Answers on School Bombing and Civilian Casualties in Iran * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), were joined by Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and 41 colleagues in pressing the Department of Defense to provide   more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on March 12, 2026: * * * Senators Blunt Rochester and Coons Join 37 Senate Colleagues in Demanding HHS Immediately Release Title X Funding U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester and Chris Coons (both D-Del.) joined Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), and Angus King (I-Maine), as well as 34 colleagues, in sending a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. K  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on March 11, 2026: * * * Senators Blunt Rochester and Coons Join Senate Colleagues in Pressing DOD for Answers on the School Bombing and Civilian Casualties in Iran U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester and Chris Coons (both D-Del.) joined Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and 39   more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Tammy I. Barlet, vice president of government affairs at Student Veterans of America, from a March 3, 2026, joint hearing with the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee entitled "Legislative Presentation of Veterans of Foreign Wars & Multi VSO: Student Veterans of America, Jewish War Veterans, Blinded Veterans Association, Fleet Reserve Association, Minority Veterans of America, National Association of  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Katie Britt, Colleagues Pass Comprehensive Housing Legislation, Includes Several Britt-Led Priorities * '[A] great first step to addressing the affordable housing crisis in our country' WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee and Chairman of the Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development, today joined her S  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 13 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on March 12, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jay Jones and Coalition of Attorneys General Challenge Trump Administration Effort to Undermine Birth Control Coverage Attorney General Jay Jones has joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief challenging the Trump Administration's 2017 and 2018 regulations that undermine the Affordable Care Act's guarantee of no-cost contrac  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Joins Hirono, Murray, King, Colleagues in Demanding HHS Immediately Release Title X Funding * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), and Angus King (I-Maine) and 35 colleagues in sending a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., demanding that HHS take immediate action to pro  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Joins Welch, Colleagues in Calling for Investigation into Potential Whistleblower Retaliation at DHS * U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) in calling on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: On Senate Floor, Hirono Slams Trump's Attacks on National Parks * Senator Hirono: "These exhibits, and others like them, reflect some of the darkest stains on our country's history. That's precisely why it's so important we continue to talk about them. It is by preserving history that we prevent ourselves from repeating the more egregious parts of our past." ~ Video of Senator Hirono's f  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Joins 45 Senators in Pressing DOD Secretary Hegseth for Answers on the School Bombing and Civilian Casualties in Iran * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and 40 Senate colleagues in demanding that the Departmen  more