WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight released the following written testimony by Amol Sinha, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey, from a July 22, 2026, hearing entitled "False Narratives Surrounding Conditions at the Delaney Hall ICE Detention Center." ICE is the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. * * * Chairman Van Drew, Ranking Member Crockett, and Members of the Subcommittee: thank you for convening this hearing and f  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 10 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Secures Victory In Lawsuit Protecting Federal Support For Homelessness Services * Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell and a multistate coalition of 22 other states won their lawsuit against the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) over its illegal attempt to cap funding for permanent housing projects that help families f  more

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 10 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Co-Leads Multistate Effort Opposing Trump Administration's Sweeping Rollback of Gun Safety Protections * August 10, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today co-led a coalition of 22 other attorneys general in opposing the Trump administration's unprecedented effort to dismantle decades of federal gun safety protections. Since May 2026, the  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Padilla, Colleagues Demand Trump Administration Stop Illegal Voter Roll Purges Before Election Day * Denver -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee with oversight over federal elections, joined U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, and 26 Senate colleagues to demand  more

BRUNSWICK, Maine, Aug. 11 -- Bowdoin College issued the following news: * * * Oral History Project Honors Family Who Donated Schiller Center Property By Tom Porter With huge fields and a dense forest, leading down to "this big surrounding ocean," the family farmhouse on Orr's Island left quite an impression on the Thalheimer children over the many summers they spent there. "For a child, it was like 'Wow, this is really amazing,'" recalled Elizabeth "Betsy" Brett, nee Thalheimer, who, along   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries released the following testimony by Richard Merrick, former chief science advisor and director of scientific programs at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries, from a July 21, 2026, hearing on the Whale Collision Hazard Avoidance, Research, and Tracking Solutions Act (H.R. 7332) and Northwest Endangered Salmon Predation Prevention Act (H.R. 9621): * * * Good morning, Chairma  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Leads Whitehouse, Van Hollen, Fetterman, and King in Urging USDA Secretary to Reverse Course on Efforts to Slow-Walk Clean Energy Development * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, led U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2026: * * * Heinrich Leads Whitehouse, Van Hollen, Fetterman, and King in Urging USDA Secretary to Reverse Course on Efforts to Slow-Walk Clean Energy Development Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, led U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Democratic Voters Who Used to Back Susan Collins Aren't So Sure Anymore [Washington Post] 2020 Collins/Biden Voter: "I feel like she only votes against her party when she knows it doesn't count" - In case you missed it, Mainers who "used to back Susan Collins" are quickly abandoning her and have a "very different impression of [her]" after she voted with Trump 96% of the time   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees issued the following news release: * * * Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses Vermont Rep. Becca Balint for Reelection to Congress * AFGE says Balint has fought to restore federal workers' collective bargaining rights and stood with Vermont's federal workforce BRIDGETON, N.J. -The American Federation of Government Employees today announced its endorsement of U.S. Rep. Becca Balint for reelec  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 11 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2026: * * * AG Davenport Condemns ATF's Proposed Rollback of Gun Regulations Multistate Coalition Warns Deregulating Firearms Rules Will Threaten Public Safety and Hinder Criminal Investigations - Attorney General Jennifer Davenport co-led a coalition of 23 attorneys general warning that the Trump Administration's rollback of common-sense firearms regulations will end  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * From Sound to Satellites: Reducing Risks to North Atlantic Right Whales with Advanced Technology Last winter, North Atlantic right whale moms gave birth to the most calves in nearly two decades. While they are feeding in the Northeast this summer, our scientists and partners are monitoring them using advanced technology, including passive acoustics. This sto  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 5, 2026 The Honorable Howard Lutnick Secretary U.S. Department of Commerce 1401 Constitution Avenue NW Washington, DC 20230 - The Honorable Jamieson Greer United States Trade Representative 600 Seventeenth Street NW Washington, DC 20508 - Dear Secretary Lutnick   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following letter to the David Wesling, acting field office director of Boston Enforcement and Removal Operations at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 6, 2026 David Wesling Boston Acting Field Office Director U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston Field Office 1000 District Avenue Burlington, MA 01803   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 [Category: BizMedia] -- Atlantic Media, a print and online media company, issued the following news release: * * * The Atlantic's September Cover: Tyler Austin Harper's "Confessions of a Token Black Professor" * For The Atlantic's September cover story, staff writer Tyler Austin Harper writes about how he came to lose faith in academia, chronicling his recent career as a professor and his decision to leave his tenure-track position after five years at Bates College in Mai  more