Saturday, July 22, 2017

Spicer resigns amid White House shake-up of press and legal teams

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s well-known press secretary, Sean Spicer, resigned Friday, as the beleaguered president shuffled his le...

FAIR Responds to the Newly Reintroduced Dream Act

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Washington, D.C. - July 22, 2017 (The Ponder News) -- The following statement was issued by Dan Stein, president of the Federation for Amer...

Appellate Court Prohibits Legislative Meetings from Opening with Invocation by Government Officials

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Washington, D.C. - July 22, 2017 (The Ponder News) -- The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit decided 10-5 to prohibit Fi...

U.S. Chamber Pens Open Letter on Tax Reform to Congress: ‘Failure is Not an Option’

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Washington, D.C. - July 22, 2017 (The Ponder News) -- U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Thomas J. Donohue penned an open letter t...

FCC Plan to Scuttle Open Internet Rule 'Disastrous' For the Future of the Internet, Experts Say

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Washington, D.C. - July 22, 2017 (The Ponder News) -- The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) urged the FCC to keep in place net neutralit...

Further delaying full implementation of the fiduciary rule will cost retirement savers $7.3 billion

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EPI Policy Director Heidi Shierholz submitted a comment in response to a Department of Labor Request for Information about a potential delay...

Kamala Harris and Rand Paul Spearhead Senate Bail Reform Effort

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Senators Kamala Harris (D-CA) and Rand Paul (R-KY) introduced legislation to reform the country’s money bail system. The proposal – the firs...

Court Ruling on E-Cigarettes Could Set Dangerous Precedent

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Washington, D.C. - July 22, 2017 (The Ponder News) -- The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled against a lawsu...
Friday, July 21, 2017

Cattlemen, Western Ranchers Applaud Adoption of Wild Horse and Burro Management Amendment

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Washington, D.C. - July 21, 2017 (The Ponder News) -- The Public Lands Council (PLC) and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) ...

Lawmakers to Trump: You Can’t Pass this Buck

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Washington, D.C. - July 20, 2017 (The Ponder News) --A group of 36 Democratic lawmakers, led by Reps. Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael), Jan Sc...