WOOD DALE, Illinois, April 6 -- AAR, a provider of aviation services to commercial and government operators, issued the following news release: * * * AAR to host 2026 Investor Day AAR CORP. (NYSE: AIR), a leading provider of aviation services to commercial and government operators, MROs, and OEMs, will host an Investor Day on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in New York City beginning at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time. AAR's Chairman, President and CEO, John M. Holmes; CFO, Dylan Wolin; and other senior leade  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- America Forward submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education regarding the proposed rulemaking for Workforce Pell implementation under docket ID ED-2026-OPE-0133. The coalition, which represents over 100 influential non-governmental organizations focused on workforce development, highlighted key concerns about provisions they say may restrict the effective delivery and scalability of workforce training programs. The letter emphasizes two main are  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following InfluenceWatch wrapup on April 10, 2026, by senior research analyst Robert Stilson: * * * InfluenceWatch, a project of Capital Research Center, is a comprehensive and ever-evolving compilation of our research into the numerous advocacy groups, foundations, and donors working to influence the public policy process. The website offers transparency into these influencers' funding, motives, and connections while providing ins  more

NEW YORK, April 11 -- The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, an organization that defends the right of Catholics to participate in American public life without defamation or discrimination, issued the following commentary on April 10, 2026, by Director of Research Kyle Nazareth: * * * WHAT IS A RELIGION? Over the past decade, the U.S. Supreme Court has significantly expanded religious liberty, restoring religion's rightful place in the public square. In response, irreligious grou  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution released the following testimony by Jessica M. Vaughan, director of policy studies at the Center for Immigration Studies, from a March 25, 2026, hearing entitled "Protecting American Citizenship II: Federalism, Sanctuary Cities, and the Rule of Law": * * * Thank you, Chairman Schmitt, for the opportunity to testify. Today there are 13 states and about 100 localities that have adopted sanctuary policies. We estimate th  more

PALO ALTO, California, April 8 -- Cooley, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Cooley Secures Three #1 Vault Practice Rankings Firm ranked in 11 practice areas and eight geographic regions * For the ninth consecutive year, Cooley earned at least one market-leading ranking based on Vault's annual nationwide survey of thousands of law firm associates. Each Spring, Vault publishes an industrywide report ranking law firms based on overall prestige, practice area prestige, qualit  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- COOP Careers, a national nonprofit dedicated to advancing career opportunities for first-generation and Pell-eligible graduates, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education advocating for adjustments to the proposed Workforce Pell Grant program regulations. The letter specifically addresses the department's proposal limiting eligible institutions to partnering with ineligible entities for no more than 25 percent of a workforce training program's   more

NEW YORK, April 8 -- Educators for Excellence issued the following news release: * * * Educators for Excellence-Chicago Calls On School Board to Introduce Educator Mental Health Resolution Chicago, IL -- Educators for Excellence-Chicago (E4E-Chicago), an organization representing more than 8,000 Chicago teachers, today called on the Chicago Board of Education to place a resolution establishing a districtwide educator mental health strategy on its next meeting agenda. During public comment a  more

ALBANY, New York, April 11 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Hochul Directs State Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of Former Representative Eliot Engel * Governor Kathy Hochul today directed flags to be lowered at half-staff to honor the life and public service of Former Representative Eliot Engel, who passed away on Friday, April 10, at the age of 79. Flags will be lowered from sunrise to sunset. "The son of Ukrainian-Jewish immigrants, Eliot   more

WASHINGTON, April 10 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * HOUSE DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP STATEMENT ON ACCUSATIONS AGAINST REP. ERIC SWALWELL * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark, and Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar issued the following statement: "Following the incredibly disturbing sexual assault accusations against Congressman Eric Swalwell, we call for a swift investigation  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * HOUSE DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP STATEMENT ON ACCUSATIONS AGAINST REP. ERIC SWALWELL * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark, and Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar issued the following statement: "Following the incredibly disturbing sexual assault accusations against Congressman Eric Swalwell, we call for a swift investigation into these incidents and   more

NEW YORK, April 7 -- Kostelanetz LLP, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Kostelanetz Files Amicus Brief On Question of SEC Power to Require Disgorgement in Sriptech v. SEC Kostelanetz LLP filed an amicus brief on behalf of the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) in the U.S. Supreme Court case Sriptech v. SEC, a case involving the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) authority to require disgorgement of illicit gains. Attorneys Victor Suthammanont, Gray Proctor, Grace Hall, a  more

NEW YORK, April 11 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on April 10, 2026, by senior fellow Allison Schrager to Bloomberg Opinion: * * * Who Needs London When They've Got Liverpool One of the cultural events that defined Great Britain in 2000, when I lived there, was the wedding of a hairdresser from Liverpool and a handsome London aristocrat. The nationally televised ceremony famously went awry when the bride balked at the last moment, saying (in her thick  more

NEW YORK, April 11 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary to April 10, 2026, by senior fellow Douglas Murray to the New York Post: * * * We Must Crush Iran Now So It Can't Come Back and Spread Terror A great scholar of the Islamic world -- Bernard Lewis -- was once asked the main difference between the Islamist and Western mind. He replied that whereas we in the West think in two-year electoral cycles -- four years at most -- the Islamist mind sees a decade a  more

NEW YORK, April 11 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on April 10, 2026, by senior fellow Chris Pope to Real Clear Health: * * * Did Republican Cuts Create a Hospital Crisis? Democrats are increasingly claiming that America's hospitals are the victims of the "largest health care cuts in history." Yet, the Medicaid reforms in last summer's One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB) did little to slow the program's inexorable growth. The hospital industry is at an u  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The Middlesex County Bar Association (MCBA), representing 1,500 members in New Jersey, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) strongly opposing the agency's proposed rule amendment titled "Review of State Bar Complaints and Allegations Against Department of Justice Attorneys." The MCBA expressed concerns that the proposed rule would improperly exclude past and current DOJ attorneys from thorough investigations by state bar associatio  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Mike Lawler Launches Losing Reelection Campaign With "MAGA All The Way" Bruce Blakeman at His Side * As vulnerable Republican Mike Lawler today officially launches what is " shaping up to be a tough " reelection bid, he's making one thing crystal clear: he's all-in on the most extreme wing of his party. Lawler's special guest ? No other than five-time loser Bruce Blakeman -a sel  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advocating for expanded requirements under the opioid analgesics (OA) Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS). NACDS recommends that opioid manufacturers be mandated to fund and supply a broad range of DEA-authorized drug disposal methods to enhance safe disposal practices for unused opioid medications dispensed in outpatient settin  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU), representing more than 1,700 private, nonprofit colleges and universities, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education regarding the Accountability in Higher Education and Access through Demand-driven (AHEAD) Workforce Pell Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM). The letter addresses provisions of the proposed rule on Pell Grant exclusions relating to other grant aid, Workfo  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- New York State Bar, along with Lawyers Defending American Democracy (LDAD), have submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) opposing a proposed rule titled "Review of State Bar Complaints and Allegations Against Department of Justice Attorneys." The letter urges the DOJ to withdraw the regulatory proposal, aligning with objections previously expressed by the New York State Bar Association and various local bar groups. The proposed DOJ rule   more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Nexus Civil Intelligence, an investigations-focused litigation boutique representing financially constrained immigrants, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review opposing the Interim Final Rule (IFR) on appellate procedures for the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA). The letter called on the DOJ to rescind the rule in its entirety, warning that it would erode due process and accountability within the immig  more

CANTON, Ohio, April 13 -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * Dolphins GM Jon-Eric Sullivan tabs TE Greg Dulcich as 2026 riser: 'It's why we brought him back' Grant Gordon, Digital Content Editor As the reconstruction of the Miami Dolphins is well underway, new general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan believes a holdover is in store for a breakout as the new era dawns. With little hesitation, Sullivan tabbed tight end Greg Dulcich as the Dolphins player he believes is poi  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * NRCC Statement on NY-17 Democrats' Disastrous Primary Debate The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) released the following statement on Democrats' disastrous primary debate in New York's 17th Congressional District: "Tonight's disastrous debate proved what we've been saying all along: Effie Phillips-Staley, Cait Conley, and Beth Davidson are no match for Mike Lawler. While   more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following joint statement on April 10, 2026, with Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, D-New York, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee: * * * Shaheen, Schumer, Warren Joint Statement Urging Trump Administration Not to Extend Sanctions Relief for Russian Oil Today, U.S. Senators Je  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following joint statement on April 10, 2026, with Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, D-New York: * * * Warren, Shaheen, Schumer Release Joint Statement Urging Trump Administration Not to Extend Sanctions Relief for Russian Oil Today, Senators  more

SYRACUSE, New York, April 8 -- SRC, a research and development company focused on defense, environment and intelligence, issued the following news release: * * * SRC, Inc. Announces Participation in SkillBridge Program Dayton, OH - SRC, Inc. ("SRC" or "Company"), is pleased to announce its participation in the defense department's SkillBridge program, welcoming Beau Emerick, U.S. Air Force senior technical ELINT analyst, through the initiative. The program supports service members as they tra  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Steptoe LLP submitted a public comment letter to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network contesting statements made about Alessandro Bazzoni in FinCEN's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) focused on MBaer Merchant Bank AG. The NPRM, published in the Federal Register on March 2, 2026, proposes special measures against MBaer under section 311 of the USA PATRIOT Act to protect the U.S. financial system, but Steptoe argues that the discussion of Bazzoni is inaccurate and b  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 7 -- TheDream.US, a college and career success program for immigrant youth, issued the following news release: * * * Gaby Pacheco Reacts to Release of Annie Ramos from Detention Gaby Pacheco: "Dreamers like Annie are valuable parts of American families and communities. They should be candidates for U.S. citizenship instead of targets for deportation." * As the New York Times first reported, Annie Ramos was released from immigration detention in Louisiana today. An  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Western New York Energy LLC submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service (IRS) addressing the proposed rule implementing Section 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit. The company, an ethanol producer operating a plant with annual capacity of 65 million gallons of fuel ethanol and significant local agricultural engagement, highlighted both support for the credit's intent and concerns about the proposed regulations as publish  more