ALBANY, New York, May 21 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Urges Charity Funds to Continue Donations to Southern Poverty Law Center * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today joined a coalition of 15 other attorneys general in urging three major donor-advised funds, Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, and Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc., not to cut off   more

NEW YORK, May 22 -- Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law issued the following news release on May 21, 2026: * * * Federal Judge Dismisses Justice Department Lawsuit Seeking Mainers' Private Voter Data Justice Department is now 0-8 in lawsuits to force states to turn over sensitive voter data * PORTLAND, Maine -- Today, a federal judge dismissed the U.S. Department of Justice's lawsuit against Maine after the state refused to hand over its complete voter file. The   more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following commentary on May 21, 2026, by Nick Gwyn, senior fellow with the Government Affairs Team: * * * House Bill to Make Blocking Federal Funds Easier Would Take Away Help People Need to Afford Rising Cost of Basics Ensuring that federal funding reaches eligible recipients, while preventing and addressing factual instances of fraud, is a critical part of good governance that has typically garnered bipartisan suppo  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, May 22 -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Charting Yale's impact on American life, one state at a time In Montana, Georgia, Maine -- and in every state in the country -- people from Yale are committing themselves to a better future for all. By Jim Shelton Yale's home will always be New Haven, but its backyard is as big as America. Look closely and you'll see the ideas and hard work of Yale's people and their local partners taking root in Missoula,  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Announces $27.5 Million to Reduce Lead in Drinking Water in New Hampshire * Boston (May 20, 2026) - Today, EPA is announcing $27,456,000 in funding to protect New Hampshire from exposure to lead in drinking water. This investment will go directly to states through the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) and is part of EPA's unwavering commitment to Making America Healthy Again. Th  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Announces $27.5 Million to Reduce Lead in Drinking Water in Rhode Island * Boston (May 20, 2026) - Today, EPA is announcing $27,456,000 in funding to protect Rhode Island from exposure to lead in drinking water. This investment will go directly to states through the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) and is part of EPA's unwavering commitment to Making America Healthy Again. This  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Drives Next Phase of Lead Paint Safety in Maine * BOSTON (May 21, 2026) -Over the past year, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has helped increase awareness of and compliance with federal lead-based paint rules among communities in Maine, as part of a longstanding effort to address the risks of lead paint across New England. EPA's successes in 2025 included: * Increased the number of   more

NEW YORK, May 21 [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: * * * Federal Court Dismisses DOJ Attempt to Access Maine's Unredacted Voter File * PORTLAND, Maine - A U.S. district court today dismissed the federal government's lawsuit demanding Maine's unredacted voter file. The unredacted voter file incl  more

NEW YORK, May 21 [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: * * * Federal Court Rules for Wisconsin Voters, Rejects Trump Administration Demand for Private Voter Data * MADISON, Wis. -In a major victory for voters, a federal court has dismissed the Trump administration's lawsuit -an unprecedented overre  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 [Category: Political] -- The Campaign Legal Center posted the following news release: * * * Federal Judge Dismisses Justice Department Lawsuit Seeking Mainers' Private Voter Data * PORTLAND, Maine -Today, a federal judge dismissed the U.S. Department of Justice's lawsuit against Maine after the state refused to hand over its complete voter file. The file contains sensitive information about Maine voters, like partial Social Security numbers and driver's license numbers. Th  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 22 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following insight on May 21, 2026: * * * FP's Summer School: What Educational Leaders Need to Know For The 2027 School Year With graduations upcoming and students in the midst of final exams, leaders at education institutions know summer break is just around the corner. K-12 schools, colleges, and universities have spent this school year facing evolving policies on DEI, student athletes, and immigration, all while navigating   more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Golden co-leads legislation to extend rural hospital program * WASHINGTON -Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) introduced bipartisan legislation today to extend for five years a program to provide increased Medicare matching funds to rural hospitals including facilities in Ellsworth and Presque Isle. The bill -the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program Reauthorization Act -was sponsored by U.S.   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 21 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Lamont and Bipartisan New England States Urge FERC To Reject Profit Increase for Transmission Owners * All Six New England Governors Submit Joint Statement Opposing Major Profit Increase for Transmission Utilities (HARTFORD, CT) - Governor Ned Lamont today joined with a bipartisan group of New England governors to urge the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to reject a  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Introduce Legislation to Improve New Mexicans' Access to Healthcare & Keep Rural Hospitals Open * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) introduced the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Reauthorization Act, bipartisan legislation to improve New Mexicans' access to healthcare and keep rural hospitals open by extending the Rural Community  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King, Colleagues Demand Answers on Special-Edition, Politicized U.S. Passport Featuring Trump's Portrait * WASHINGTON, D.C.- Today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) joined his colleagues in seeking answers on the special-edition, politicization of the official U.S. passport. In a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, King and his colleagues asked for information on the State Department's re  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on May 20, 2026: * * * Markup Wrap Up: Oversight Committee Passes Legislation to Strengthen Federal Agency Performance and Ensure Robust Oversight Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a markup and advanced legislation that supports the Committee's mission to strengthen oversight and ensure federal agencies deliver   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 21 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey and Bipartisan New England States Demand FERC Reject Profit Increase for Transmission Owners Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey joined with a bipartisan group of New England governors to demand the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to reject a proposal by New England transmission owners to significantly increase their allowed profits at the expense of ratepa  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 22 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on May 21, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Urges Sponsors to Reevaluate Decision to Stop Funding Southern Poverty Law Center Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and a coalition of 15 other attorneys general urged several large donor-advised fund sponsors to carefully evaluate their decision to stop payments to the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) following the Department of Justice's  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The Medical Group Management Association issued the following letter on May 19, 2026: * * * The Honorable Greg Murphy, MD, U.S. House of Representatives, 407 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Tom Suozzi, U.S. House of Representatives, 203 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 Dear Representatives Murphy and Suozzi: The undersigned physician organizations representing national medical specialty societies and state medical asso  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48952) entitled "Opportunity Zones Round Two Selection Process: Frequently Asked Questions" by public finance specialists Anthony A. Cilluffo and Donald J. Marples. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The Opportunity Zone program provides tax incentives to taxpayers who invest in certain designated geographic areas. The program was enacted in 2017, as part of P.L. 115-97, and began operations in  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise: Democrats' Politics of Hatred and Division Need to Stop * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox Business Network's Kudlow to call out Democrats' increasingly dangerous rhetoric, failure to confront rising antisemitism on the left, and continued opposition to commonsense election integrity and border security measures. Click here or the image ab  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise: Democrats' Politics of Hatred and Division Need to Stop * Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox Business Network's Kudlow to call out Democrats' increasingly dangerous rhetoric, failure to confront rising antisemitism on the left, and continued opposition to commonsense election integrity and border security measures. Click here or the image abov  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on May 21, 2026: * * * Sen. Collins Calls Proposed Cuts to Biomedical Research Funding 'Inexplicable' At NIH hearing, advocates for continued support for research institutions, diabetes research * At a hearing to review the 2027 budget request for National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Appropriations Committee, crit  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on May 21, 2026: * * * Sen. Collins: FY27 Navy Budget Should Include Multiple Destroyers At a hearing to review the 2027 budget request for the Navy, U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Appropriations Committee, called on Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao and General Eric Smith to maintain a stable DDG-51 procurement demand of no less than two shi  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Cruz, Cotton, Colleagues Urge President Trump to Eliminate UN Agency Tied to Hamas After USAID OIG Confirms Terror Links * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), and 23 colleagues sent a letter to President Trump requesting that his administration work with the United Nations (UN) to dismantle the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Nea  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, May 21 -- VoteVets issued the following news release on May 20, 2026: * * * VoteVets PAC Endorses Graham Platner in Maine U.S. Senate Race "Susan Collins Has Enabled The Most Anti-Veteran Administration In History" * Today, VoteVets PAC is announcing that it is endorsing Graham Platner in the Maine U.S. Senate race. After graduating high school in 2003, during the height of the Iraq War, Graham snuck his birth certificate out of his father's office to enlist in the United   more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: In SASC Hearing, Kelly Warns Against Outsourcing Navy Shipbuilding, Pushes to Rebuild American Maritime Industry * This week, during a Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) hearing, Arizona Senator and Navy combat veteran Mark Kelly (D-AZ) warned Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao against outsourcing Navy shipbuilding to foreign yards. Kelly argued that, after decades of decline, the United   more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Demand Trump Administration Release Funding to Lower Energy Costs for Low-Income Americans * As the affordability crisis impacts all areas of life in America, Wyden pushes for an additional $420 million in federal funding to alleviate the financial stress of monthly utility costs. Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined a bipartisan group of their Senat  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Demand Trump Administration Release Funding to Lower Energy Costs for Low-Income Americans * As the affordability crisis impacts all areas of life in America, Wyden pushes for an additional $420 million in federal funding to alleviate the financial stress of monthly utility costs. Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined a bipartisan group of their Senate c  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young Honors Harold Dossett of Gibson County and Merchant Mariners Who Paid the Ultimate Price in Memorial Day Remarks * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) delivered remarks on the Senate floor and paid tribute to fallen service members ahead of Memorial Day. Young shared the story of Harold Dossett of Princeton, Indiana, who died while serving as a Merchant Mariner during World War II. Yo  more