SACRAMENTO, California, July 17 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Opposes Trump Administration's Latest Attempt to Shield Federal Attorneys from Accountability * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a multistate coalition in supporting the District of Columbia's motion to dismiss a Trump Administration lawsuit seeking to enjoin D.C. bar disciplinary proceedings against former Acting Assistant Attorn  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas posted the following news release: * * * Final Guatemalan national extradited to U.S. admits to role in 2021 alien smuggling mass casualty event in Chiapas, Mexico * LAREDO, Texas - The last foreign national has pleaded guilty to smuggling charges related to the crash of a tractor-trailer packed with at least 160 illegal aliens which resulted in the deaths of more than 50 people, including unaccompa  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 17 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL WINS RULING TO PROTECT BILLIONS IN CRITICAL FEDERAL FUNDING * Judge Rules Trump Administration Cannot Subvert Will of Congress Through Obscure Regulation Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul and a coalition of 24 states won a key ruling today declaring the Trump administration illegally misused its regulatory authority to unlawfully pull billions of dollars   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 17 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Reaches $29.6 Million Settlement with Glenmark Over Drug Price-Fixing Conspiracy * Friday, July 17, 2026 Contact: comms@ncdoj.gov 919-538-2809 RALEIGH - Attorney General Jeff Jackson reached a $29.6 million settlement with Glenmark to resolve allegations that the drugmaker was involved in a vast web of communications that involved com  more

SALEM, Oregon, July 17 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Wins Ruling Protecting Billions in Critical Federal Funding * Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced a key district court ruling today - declaring that the Trump Administration broke the law when it terminated billions of dollars in future federal grants that Congress had already set aside for states. The cuts would hit programs across the country that fight viol  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R49035) on July 15, 2026, entitled "Voluntary Carbon Offsets: Background, Federal Involvement and Issues for Congress" by environmental policy specialist Jonathan L. Ramseur. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY A carbon offset is a measurable reduction, avoidance, or sequestration of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions used to compensate for GHG emissions generated elsewhere. Carbon offset projects c  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, July 17 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark and Secretary of State Copeland Hanzas Release Joint Statement on Reaffirming Vermont's Fair and Free Elections * Attorney General Charity Clark and Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas today released a joint statement in response to claims made by President Trump during a speech last night about the integrity of the nation's elections. In the speech, the  more