WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on April 21, 2025: * * * 100 Days In: Rep. Sarah McBride Delivers for Delawareans, Pushes Back on Trump Administration Overreach WILMINGTON, DE -- Today, Delaware's Congresswoman Sarah McBride celebrates her 100th day serving the greatest state in the union in the U.S. House of Representatives. Since being sworn in on January 3, Rep. McBride has made clear that her focus is on results, not rhetoric, work more PR

NEW YORK, April 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: * * * ACLU Sues Social Security Administration and Department of Veterans Affairs for Information about DOGE Data Access WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit today to enforce a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) reque more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 (TNSrep) -- The Government Accountability Office issued the following report: * * * Administrative Burden: OMB Should Update Instructions to Help Agency Assessment Efforts Fast Facts Each year, eligible Americans miss out on billions of dollars in food aid, financial assistance, and other federal benefits. This is, in part, because of the time and resources needed to apply for benefits. Federal agencies try to assess these burdens with the goal of reducing them. The Off more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 21 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Highlights Federal Actions Tracker LANSING - As the Trump Administration approaches 100 days, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is highlighting the recently launched F ederal A ctions T racker on the Department of Attorney General's website. The new resource is designed to keep residents informed on significant federal actions and how they impact Michigan residents. "L more PR

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The Alliance for Retired Americans issued the following news release on April 17, 2025: * * * DOGE's Data Dive Denied: Court Grants Preliminary Injunction and Blocks Access to SSA Systems Baltimore, MD -- A federal court has granted a preliminary injunction blocking Elon Musk's so-called "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE) from further accessing sensitive personal data stored within the Social Security Administration's (SSA) systems. The ruling comes in respon more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 21 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Platkin, Labor Commissioner Asaro-Angelo Sue General Contractor, Subcontractors for Numerous Labor Violations For Immediate Release: April 21, 2025 Office of the Attorney General - Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General New Jersey Department of Labor & Workforce Development - Robert Asaro-Angelo, Commissioner View Complaint TRENTON Attorney G more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following commentary on April 21, 2025: * * * IRS-ICE Agreement Weakening Privacy Protections Poses Risks for All Taxpayers By Kris Cox In an unprecedented break from long-standing IRS practices related to taxpayer privacy, the Treasury Department and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on April 7 setting out a procedure for the IRS to share taxpayer data with U.S. I more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has released the following public communication dated April 2, 2025, from Consumer Reports: * * * Comments of Consumer Reports In Response to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) By Matt Schwartz, Policy Analyst Justin Brookman, Director of Technology Policy * * * Consumer Reports/1 appreciates the opportunity to provide f more ST

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has released the following public communication dated April 2, 2025, from the Demand Progress Education Fund: * * * c/o Legal Division Docket Manager Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 1700 G Street NW Washington, D.C. 20552 RE: Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V), Docket No. CFPB-2024-0044 or RIN 3170-AB27 * * * Dear Bureau Officials: On behalf of our grassroots members, the Demand Pro more ST

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has released the following public communication dated March 28, 2025, from the National Consumer Law Center: * * * To: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Comment Intake 1700 G Street NW Washington, DC 20552 Re: Protecting Americans From Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V), Docket No. CFPB-2024-0044/RIN 3170-AB27. * * * The National Consumer Law Center (on behalf of its low-income clients) (NCLC) is pleased to sub more ST

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has released the following public communication dated April 2, 2025, from the Online Lenders Alliance: * * * To: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Comment Intake--Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) c/o Legal Division Docket Manager 1700 G Street, NW Washington, DC 20552 Re: Proposed Rule "Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices," Docket No. CFPB-2024-0044 * * * Dear S more ST

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has released the following public communication dated April 2, 2025, from Venable LLP on behalf of Privacy for America: * * * Before the CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU Washington, DC 20552 COMMENTS of PRIVACY FOR AMERICA on the Request for Comments in Response to Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding "Protecting Americans From Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V)" Docket No. CFPB-2024-0044 Counsel: Stuart P. I more ST

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has released the following public communication dated April 2, 2025, from Anton van Seventer, privacy and data policy counsel of the Software and Information Industry Association: * * * Comments of the Software & Information Industry Association To: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) * * * On behalf of the Software & Information Industry Association (SII more ST

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has released the following public communication dated April 2, 2025, from TransUnion LLC, Chicago, Illinois: * * * To: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Comment Intake--Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) c/o Legal Division Docket Manager 1700 G Street NW Washington, DC 20552 Re: Docket No. CFPB-2024-0044, Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) * * * To  more ST

WASHINGTON, April 19 (TNSmeet) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that the Medicare Advisory Panel on Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Tests will meet on July 23-24, 2025. The two-day session will take place in person at the CMS Central Building in Baltimore, Maryland and accessible virtually via webinar and teleconference.  This annual gathering serves a crucial advisory function to the Secretary of Health and Human S more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN LEADS HUDSON VALLEY COMMUNITY SPEAK OUT AGAINST TRUMP CUTTING 2 MILLION MEALS FROM HUNGRY KIDS, VETERANS, AND SENIORS Congressman Pat Ryan Leads Hudson Valley Community Speak Out Against Trump Cutting 2 MILLION Meals From Hungry Kids, Veterans, and Seniors Trump's Department of Agriculture announced a massive cut to (link is external) The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Reaffirms Commitment To Lower Cost of Living As Republicans Raise Costs for Americans Today, Congresswoman Fletcher (TX-07) highlighted the need to lower the cost of living for residents of Texas' Seventh Congressional District and across the country. "President Trump promised he would deliver lower costs for Americans--but his actions have done the opposite," said C more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Stand Up America, an organization was born in 2016 as a digital-first grassroots community working to resist what they say is Donald Trump's corruption, racism and his threats to democracy, issued the following news release: * * * DOGE ate my tax refund. Today is Tax Day - the magical time of year when millions of Americans scramble to get their taxes filed and dream of a refund big enough to cover bills, restock the fridge, or if you're really lucky, pay for a vacati more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated April 7, 2025, from the American Association of Community Colleges: * * * To: The Honorable Linda McMahon Secretary U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Ave. SW Washington, DC 20202 Re: Docket No.: ED-2025-SCC-0011 * * * Dear Secretary McMahon: The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) represents the nation's 1,024 community colleges and their 10 million stude more ST

WASHINGTON, April 21 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Groundwork Collaborative, a think tank and progressive advocacy group, posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Groundwork's Owens Explains "Why Trump's Tariffs Could Put America In A Uniquely Brutal Recession" # New Op-ed Illustrates How a Trump Recession Could Be Even More Harmful than the 2008 and COVID Pandemic Recessions Recent reporting from the Wall Street Journal revealed that the president was willing to cause significant economi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Larson Discusses 'DOGE' and Trump-Musk Cuts to Social Security on The Back Room with Andy Ostroy East Hartford, CT - This weekend, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) joined The Back Room with Andy Ostroy to discuss Elon Musk's 'DOGE,' the Trump Administration's cuts to Social Security, and what Democrats are doing to fight back to pro more PR

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 21 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Thousands of Nevadans Protest Lombardo After He Was Caught Mocking and Belittling Working Class Nevadans Over the weekend, thousands of Nevadans gathered in Las Vegas and Carson City to protest Joe Lombardo after he was caught on tape mocking and belittling working-class Nevadans. Earlier this month, Lombardo was caught floating conspiracy theories when he told a crowd of supporters behi more PR

GENEVA, Switzerland, April 21 -- The United Nations International Labour Organization posted the following news: * * * ILO unveils key data on web-based platform work in Latin America and the Caribbean LIMA (ILO News) - Platform work is growing rapidly in Latin America and the Caribbean, transforming the world of work and opening new opportunities, while also raising important challenges. This is revealed in a new report published by the Regional Office of the International Labour Organizatio more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 21, 2025: * * * Maryland Attorney Pleads Guilty to Not Paying Employment Taxes A Maryland attorney pleaded guilty today for not paying employment taxes withheld from the employees of his law firm. The following is according to court documents and statements made in court: James E. McCollum Jr. was an attorney licensed to practice law in Maryland and the District of Columbia. From 1998 to 2024, M more PR

ALBANY, New York, April 22 -- New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued the following news release on April 21, 2025: * * * NY's Balance of Payments With Washington Remains Positive for Now, but Federal Actions Could Drastically Change State's Financial Picture State Comptroller DiNapoli's Analysis Finds NY Received $1.06 for Every $1 Sent to DC in FFY 2023 Federal pandemic relief funds resulted in New York having a positive balance of payments with Washington, with the state rank more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 21 -- The Virginia Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * NEW: Shady Far-Right Billionaire Embroiled in Ethics Scandal Gave Thousands to Winsome Earle-Sears # Harlan Crow has donated $65,000 to Winsome Earle-Sears VIRGINIA - New reporting from the American Journal News exposed that Winsome Earle-Sears accepted tens of thousands of dollars from shady far-right billionaire Harlan Crow. American Journal News: Megadonor embroiled in ethics scanda more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news: * * * On Your TV: Democratic Governors Slam Trump's Tariffs and Threats to Federal Funding and Health Care While Trump continues to champion his job-killing tariffs and ramp up his administration's attacks on funding for Medicaid and agencies that support cancer research, Democratic governors took to national TV shows to condemn Trump's policies that continue to raise costs on everyday goods and directly h more PR

SALEM, Oregon, April 22 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Dan Rayfield Launches Federal Oversight and Accountability Website, Litigation Tracker New webpage also has form for Oregonians to report issues with Social Security payments and other federal Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield today announced the launch of a new Federal Oversight page on the Oregon Department of Justice website. This online tool provides the public wit more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Jesus Garcia, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Garcia Stands with Community and Labor Leaders to Defend Social Security and Spanish-Language Services CHICAGO, IL - Congressman Jesus "Chuy" Garcia (IL-04) stood along with local elected officials, union leaders from the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), disability advocates from Access Living, and national partners at a bilingual press conference to denounce the Trump admin more PR