WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II, senior fellow for homeland security and immigration at the Center for Renewing America, from an April 15, 2026, hearing entitled "The Second Amendment": * * * Chairman, Ranking Member, and Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify today on the evolving landscape of Second Amendment rights in the United States. My testimo  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto, Lujan, Padilla, and Gallego Statement on Trump Administration's Decision to Make it Easier to Deport DACA Recipients * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Congressional Hispanic Caucus Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), and Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) released a statement following the Trump Administration's cruel and indefensibl  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Stephen I. Vladeck, Agnes Williams sesquicentennial professor of federal courts at Georgetown Law, from an April 15, 2026, hearing on the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: * * * Chairman Paul, Ranking Member Peters, and distinguished members of the Committee: Thank you for the invitation to testify before the Committee today. Of all of the conversations that we  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee released the following written testimony by Erich Pratt, senior vice president of the Gun Owners of America, from an April 15, 2026, hearing entitled "The Second Amendment": * * * Chairman Paul, Ranking Member, members of the committee--thank you for the invitation. My name is Erich Pratt. I serve as Senior Vice President of Gun Owners of America, and I represent more than two million Americans who believe   more

WASHINGTON, April 25 [Category: Law/Legal -- Haitian Bridge Alliance, a grassroots community organization that advocates for fair and humane immigration policies and provides migrants and immigrants with humanitarian, legal and social services, issued the following news release: * * * HAITIAN BRIDGE ALLIANCE APPLAUDS THE FILING OF AMICUS BRIEFS BY FORMER U.S. OFFICIALS AND 19 STATES CHALLENGING UNLAWFUL TERMINATION OF TPS FOR HAITI AND SYRIA BEFORE THE U.S. SUPREME COURT * The Haitian Bridge  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON FOX: "VIOLENCE IS NEVER THE ANSWER, WHETHER IT'S TARGETED AT THE RIGHT, THE LEFT OR THE CENTER" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on Fox News Sunday, where he made clear that political violence is never acceptable, and that Democrats and Republicans must come together in a bipartisan way to lower the high cost of living and fi  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 24 -- The Massachusetts Biotechnology Council posted the following commentary on April 23, 2026, by CEO and President Kendalle Burlin O'Connell: * * * CEO Innovation Policy Update 04.23.26 MassBio CEO & President Kendalle Burlin O'Connell originally posted this update to LinkedIn. * It's been a busy week on the Hill. The Senate wrapped an overnight vote-a-rama, HHS Secretary Kennedy completed a marathon stretch of congressional hearings, and lawmakers continu  more

NEW YORK, April 26 -- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued the following statement on April 24, 2026: * * * Statement From Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani on Int. 1-B and Int. 175-B Today, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani released the following statement on Int. 1-B and Int. 175-B: New York City will always uphold both the right to prayer and the right to protest. These two fundamental freedoms help define this city and the people who call it home. Last month, the City Council passed two bills r  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the following opening statement from an April 15, 2026, hearing entitled "The Second Amendment": * * * Mr. Chairman, I appreciate you convening the committee for this discussion here today, but given President Trump's unconstitutional and unauthorized decision to go to war with Iran, his abuse of power to enrich himself and punish his political enemi  more