WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The Library of Congress issued the following news: Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden announced today that Colson Whitehead, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novels "The Nickel Boys" and "The Underground Railroad," will receive the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction during the 2020 Library of Congress National Book Festival on Sept. 25-27. Whitehead, 50, is the youngest person to receive the Library's fiction award for his lifetime of work. "Colson White more PR

NEW YORK, July 16 -- Fox News Channel, a business unit of Fox, issued the following news release: FOX News Sunday (FNS) anchor Chris Wallace will present an exclusive interview with President Donald Trump on Sunday, July 19th (airtime varies by local stations). Taking place at the White House, the interview will focus on recent civil unrest across the country, the current status of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States, the 2020 election, including the latest surrounding the Republican  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Stephen Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following statement: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) paid his respects to the Reverend C.T. Vivian, a leader of the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s and 1970s who died in Atlanta at the age of 95. * * * "C.T. Vivian was one of the most effective and active leaders in the Civil Rights campaign in the '60s and '70s as well as the most articulate spokesman for the movement in Birmingham and across the South. Reverend Vivian was more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, ranking Republican member of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, issued the following news release: On Thursday, House Oversight Committee Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) requested information from Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey about the massive hack that commandeered several high-profile accounts the day before. "Breaches similar to yesterday's have the potential to jeopardize national and economic security and disrupt the lives of milli more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: Following a massive Twitter cyberattack during which countless accounts were hacked, including those of former President Barack Obama and presidential nominee Joe Biden, Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey requesting he immediately reach out to the Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation to take any necessary measures to secure the site. Senator Hawley writ more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on July 16: U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today sent a letter to Jack Dorsey, Chief Executive Officer of Twitter, expressing concern following yesterday's widespread hack of numerous prominent Twitter accounts. Excerpt from letter to Dorsey: Yesterday, rep more PR

CHARLESTON, N.H., July 15 -- The Student Conservation Association issued the following statement by CEO and President Stephanie Meeks: "Offcially, it is called the Cultivating Opportunity and Response to the Pandemic through Service Act. However, it is most often referred to by its acronym, the CORPS Act, and nothing could be truer. "Corps act. "As the coronavirus continues to spread through our communities and economy, SCA calls on Congress to swiftly pass this important legislation. The bip more PR