WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2026: * * * AFPI FILES FEDERAL CIVIL RIGHTS SUIT OVER EJECTION AND BAN OF ENES FREEDOM The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) filed a federal civil rights lawsuit on behalf of former NBA player and human rights advocate Enes Kanter Freedom, alleging that he was ejected from a publicly owned arena and banned indefinitely because of his viewpoint on women's sports. The suit, filed in the   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following commentary: * * * No, Senator Moreno, we should not tax data centers. By James Erwin Senator Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) on Thursday proposed a national tax on data centers to replace any incentive offered in state tax codes. While it is unclear how exactly this would be calculated or collected, what is clear is that it would be a terrible idea. In a conversation with commentator Scott Jennings, Sen. Moreno attempted to defend   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Production Site Development The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is proposing to streamline its decision-making process for authorizing the construction and operation of qualifying oil and gas production sites and their associated rights-of-way (ROWs) in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A). This  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * Housing Trust Fund: Fiscal Year 2026 Allocation Notice The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA) established the Housing Trust Fund (HTF) to be administered by HUD. Pursuant to the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Security and Soundness Act of 1992, as amended by HERA, eligible HTF grantees are the 50 states, the District of Columbia, t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued the following August 2026 Beige Book: * * * Summary of Economic Activity Economic activity in the Eighth District has modestly increased since our previous report. Employment was unchanged and wage growth remained moderate. Prices have risen at a robust pace and increases were widespread. Consumer spending reports were mixed, and banking conditions were largely unchanged. Nonfinancial services and manufacturing activity modes  more

SOUTH BEND, Indiana, Sept. 2 -- The University of Notre Dame Law School issued the following news: * * * Notre Dame Exoneration Justice Clinic Client Iris Seabolt Exonerated Author: Arienne Calingo Notre Dame Exoneration Justice Clinic (EJC) client Iris Seabolt has been fully exonerated more than two decades after she was wrongfully convicted of felony murder in Elkhart, Indiana. Special Prosecutor Nelson Chipman, the elected prosecutor of Marshall County, moved to dismiss the case against   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- The White House Office of Management and Budget issued the following statement of administration policy on the Protecting Domestic Mining Act (H.R. 1501), which was introduced by Rep. Jefferson Shreve, R-Indiana, and two cosponsors: * * * The Administration strongly supports passage of H.R. 1501, a bill that would add a new "mining, mineral processing" category to the list of Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act covered projects eligible for accelerated Fed  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Protect Our Care issued the following statement on Sept. 4, 2026: * * * STATEMENT: Trump Administration Lies to Hoosiers After Gutting Rural Health Care Today, the Trump administration announced misleading "rural health investments" in Indiana, conveniently leaving out any mention of the catastrophic health care cuts Donald Trump and Republicans made that have ravaged Indiana's health care system and left rural communities in the dust. Last year, Donald Trump and Republ  more