NEW YORK, Jan. 29 -- The AFL-CIO Actors Equity Association issued the following news release: Actors' Equity Association, the national union representing more than 51,000 professional performers and stage managers working in live theatre, applauded the reintroduction of the bipartisan Performing Artist Tax Parity Act (PATPA), introduced by Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA) and Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL). This bill corrects an unintended consequence of prior tax reform efforts, which led to tax increases for  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11546) on Jan. 27, 2025, by Ben Wilhelm, government organization and management analyst: * * * Removal of Inspectors General: Rules, Practice, and Considerations for Congress In 1978, Congress passed the Inspector General Act (IG Act; P.L. 95-452) with the intent to improve oversight within certain executive branch agencies. During the floor debate on the legislation, Senator Th more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48364) on Jan. 23, 2025, entitled "Considerations for Reprocessing of Spent Nuclear Fuel" by environmental policy analyst Lance N. Larson and energy policy specialist Mark Holt. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Nuclear reactors generate about 20% of U.S. commercial electric power and almost half of the nation's low carbon electricity generation. However, nuclear reactors also produce highly r more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin: The Anti-Immigrant Executive Action Taken By President Trump Do Nothing To Make America Safer January 28, 2025 WASHINGTON - In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, spoke out against executive actions taken by President Donald Trump during his first week in office, including cracking down on immi more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- President Trump issued the following executive order on Jan. 27, 2025: * * * The Iron Dome for America By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including my authority as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose. The threat of attack by ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles, and other advanced aerial attacks, remains the most catastrophic more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: Representative Thomas Massie announces that he has reintroduced H.R. 899, a bill to abolish the federal Department of Education. H.R. 899 is one sentence long, stating, "The Department of Education shall terminate on December 31, 2026." "Unelected bureaucrats in Washington, D.C. should not be in charge of our children's intellectual and moral development," said Rep. Massie. "States and local communities ar more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2025: In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, spoke out against executive actions taken by President Donald Trump during his first week in office, including cracking down on immigrant communities, that, among other things, suspend refugee resettlement a more PR