OLYMPIA, Washington, May 7 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown wins tariffs lawsuit against Trump administration * Attorney General Nick Brown today secured an order invalidating President Trump's latest efforts to impose illegal tariffs on products purchased by American consumers and businesses. A federal court - ruling on a challenge brought by a coalition of 24 states - struck down those tariffs and specifically enjoined thei  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 8 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on May 7, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Wins Lawsuit Against Trump Administration's Illegal Tariffs Attorney General Kris Mayes today secured an order invalidating President Trump's latest efforts to impose illegal tariffs on products purchased by American consumers and businesses. A federal court granted summary judgment to a coalition of 24 states, striking down those tariffs. "President T  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, May 7 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Wins Lawsuit Against Trump Administration's New Illegal Tariffs Court of International Trade Rules in Favor of 24 States, Invalidating Tariffs that are Increasing Prices and Inflicting Chaos on the American Economy * Attorney General Charity Clark today secured a court order invalidating President Trump's latest efforts to impose illegal tariffs on products p  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 7 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Urges Credit Card Companies to Block Illegal Vape Sales * RALEIGH -Attorney General Jeff Jackson joined a bipartisan coalition of 25 attorneys general in urging nine major credit card companies and payment processors ( American Express, Capital One, Citigroup, Mastercard, Visa, PayPal, Stripe, Sezzle, and Block ) to take stronger action to stop  more

SALEM, Oregon, May 7 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Wins Lawsuit Against Trump Administration's Illegal Tariffs Court of International Trade Rules in Favor of 24 States, Invalidating Tariffs that are Increasing Prices and Inflicting Chaos on the American Economy * Attorney General Dan Rayfield today secured an order invalidating President Trump's latest efforts to impose illegal tariffs on products purchased by Amer  more

DOVER, Delaware, May 8 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release on May 7, 2026: * * * AG Jennings leads coalition to oppose Postal Service's guns-by-mail schemme Attorney General Kathy Jennings on Monday co-led a multistate comment letter signed by 24 states opposing an unlawful proposal by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to allow a flood of prohibited weapons across state borders by mail. Since 1927, federal law--passed by a Republican Congress and signed  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Federal Judge Orders Olivia Andre's Release from Dilley, Pingree Announces * Just hours after returning to Maine from San Antonio, Texas, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) shared news that a federal district court judge has ordered Olivia Andre's release from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) processing center in Dilley, Texas. According to Olivia's lawyer, Elora Mukherjee, the  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, May 7 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * MSU breaks ground on new poultry feed mill * Contact: Karen Brasher STARKVILLE, Miss.-Mississippi State University broke ground Thursday [May 7] on a new poultry feed mill that will strengthen research, teaching and industry collaboration. (Video by Ottevanger Milling Engineers) The modular, containerized system, manufactured by Netherlands-based Ottevanger Milling Engineers, will be located  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, May 8 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on May 7, 2026: * * * AG Davenport: Court Agrees That Trump Tariffs Are Illegal Court of International Trade Rules in Favor of 24 States, Invalidating Tariffs That Are Making Life More Unaffordable for New Jerseyans * Attorney General Jennifer Davenport today secured an order invalidating President Trump's latest efforts to impose illegal tariffs on products purchased by New Jersey  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news on May 6, 2026: * * * "Undemocratic" and "Betrayal": Dem candidates and party leaders torch their own National Democrats cracked open another ugly intraparty brawl by barging into primaries and trying to install handpicked candidates from Washington, and now their own candidates and allies are unloading on the DCCC for putting party bosses ahead of voters. Don't just take it from us. Check out the   more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Raskin, Van Hollen and Alsobrooks to Trump Administration: Save the World's Largest Workplace Giving Program * Today, Representative Jamie Raskin (MD-08) and Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) are rallying 40 of their colleagues to save the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC), the world's largest workplace giving program. The CFC, which was formally established by President Rea  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Announces Contract Award to Bath Iron Works for the Navy's Newest DDG-51 Destroyer * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced today that the U.S. Navy has awarded Bath Iron Works (BIW) the contract to build the next DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class destroyer. This new ship, the DDG-149, will be named after retired Navy Hospital   more

WASHINGTON, May 7 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Association of Insurance Commissioners issued the following news release: * * * (Updated) State Insurance Regulators Lead Global Conversation at 2026 NAIC International Insurance Forum Post updated with Virginia Insurance Commissioner and NAIC President Scott A. White's keynote address as prepared for delivery Each May, state and international insurance regulators, policy experts, and industry professionals gathe  more

BIDDEFORD, Maine, May 8 -- The University of New England issued the following news: * * * UNE researcher fills gap in Gulf of Maine harbor porpoise data UNE Assistant Professor Michelle Caputo, Ph.D., and her students are tracking the species in the Gulf of Maine through three different studies, the first such research in at least 10 years Story by Deirdre Fleming Stires Harbor porpoises dart through the Gulf of Maine year-round, small and fast, largely invisible to science in this part of  more

BIDDEFORD, Maine, May 8 -- The University of New England issued the following news: * * * University of New England Commencement set for Saturday, May 16 UNE will confer nearly 1,400 degrees across six colleges and dozens of academic programs Alan Bennett The University of New England will award degrees to nearly 1,400 students at its 191st Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 16, at the Cross Insurance Arena in downtown Portland. The ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. Graduates will rece  more