WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, ranking member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following news release on May 30, 2025: * * * As Illegal and Deadly Firearm Parts Flow into America, Krishnamoorthi Urges Action Against Chinese Exporters WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Thursday, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the Un more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 30 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 28, 2025, entitled "Washington Area Employment - April 2025": * * * Total nonfarm employment for the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, metropolitan area stood at 3,393,700 in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See chart 1 and table 1.)Regional Commissioner Alexandra Hall Bovee more PR

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Boyle Slams Trump's FY26 Funding Request, calls on Vought to Testify Before Budget WASHINGTON, DC -- Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement after the Trump administration released another incomplete Fiscal Year 2026 funding request: "This half-baked proposal shows Presiden more PR

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on May 29, 2025: * * * Name of Product: Unity Teeter Tunnels with Lexan Tops Hazard: If a child accidentally falls underneath the Unity Teeter Tunnel the end of the seesaw plank can land on them, posing a risk of serious injury and a crush hazard. Remedy: Repair Recall Date: May 29, 2025 Units: About 329 Consumer Contact: Playworld Systems toll-free at 800-233-8404 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET Mo more PR

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA to Provide Nearly $1 Million to Mid-Atlantic States to Protect Beachgoers from Bacteria PHILADELPHIA - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will provide to the states of Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia a total of $962,000 in grant funding to monitor water quality at coastal and Great Lakes beaches and to notify the public if elevated levels of illness-causing bacteria make more PR

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley Urges DOJ to Investigate Chinese Automotive Company for National Security Breaches, Export Violations Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, urging the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate TuSimple Holdings - a Chinese autonomous trucking company - for potential violations of U.S. export controls, unauthorized transfers of sensitive technology more PR

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * HUD Secretary Scott Turner, Rep. Kelly tour Erie's Opportunity Zones ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA \-- On Wednesday, May 28, U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Scott Turner, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA), and local leaders toured downtown Erie's highly successful Opportunity Zones (OZs) and other housing initiatives around Erie, Pennsylvania. During their visit to Erie, Sec. Turner and Rep. more PR

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release on May 30, 2025: * * * HUD Secretary Scott Turner, Rep. Kelly Tour Erie's Opportunity Zones ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA - On Wednesday, May 28, U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Scott Turner, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA), and local leaders toured downtown Erie's highly successful Opportunity Zones (OZs) and other housing initiatives around Erie, Pennsylvania. During their visit t more PR

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Funding Delivered by Congressman Boyle Leads to Temple Campus Arrest of Suspect Wanted in Three States PHILADELPHIA, PA - Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) joined the Temple University and New Castle County Police Departments to announce the arrest of a burglary suspect who was wanted by authorities in PA, NJ, and DE. This arrest was made possible by Congressman Boyle's commun more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 31 -- The Pennsylvania Department of State issued the following news release on May 30, 2025: * * * Department of State Begins Risk-Limiting Audit of 2025 Primary Election Today, the Department of State began Pennsylvania's statewide risk-limiting election audit (RLA) of the May 20, 2025, primary. "This is our sixth statewide risk-limiting audit since the 2022 general election," Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt said. "RLAs are proven to be the highest st more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 31 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry issued the following news on May 30, 2025: * * * Shapiro Administration Helps Over 106,000 Pennsylvanians with In-Person Assistance for Unemployment Compensation, Continues to Offer Efficient and Fast Service In addition to continued in-person assistance, L&I has worked tirelessly to get call wait times for UC help down from over an hour two years ago to under 20 mins today. * Now in its third year, the Pe more PR

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Raskin Launches Probe Into Ed Martin's Role in Trump's Corrupt Pardon Spree Two Weeks Into Martin's Tenure as Pardon Attorney, Trump Has Pardoned More Than Two Dozen MAGA Loyalists And Wealthy Criminals Who Paid Millions to Avoid Prison Time and Repaying Victims * Washington, D.C. (May 30, 2025)--Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Rankin more PR

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement, posted the following news release on May 29, 2025: * * * Ranking Members Lee, Crockett, and McBath Demand DOJ Reinstate Consent Decrees with Police Departments Washington, D.C. (May 29, 2025)-- Today, Rep. Summer Lee, Ranking Member of the House Oversight Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Ranking Member of the more PR

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Stauber to Attend President Trump's Rally in Pittsburgh Celebrating U.S. Steel-Nippon Partnership PITTSBURGH, PA - Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) will join President Donald Trump, Members of Congress from the Pennsylvania delegation, and local steelworkers at the U.S. Steel Irvin Works Plant in Pittsburgh to celebrate the new and historic partnership between U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel. O more PR

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * United States Secures the Extraditions of Individuals Accused of Violent and Other Serious Crimes from Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Georgia, Guatemala, Germany, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Israel, Kenya, Kosovo, Malaysia, Mauritius, Note: The defendants whose names are underlined hyperlink to press releases. WASHINGTON -- Extensive coordination between the Justice Department a more PR

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * With Over $42 BILLION In Vital Broadband Funding Still Held Up By Trump Administration, Leader Schumer, Ranking Member Cantwell, And Senator Lujan Demand Admin Stop The Delays & Immediately Release The Funding Into American Communities; Senators Say 25 Million Americans Still Lack High-Speed Internet As Bipartisan Funding Lingers Washington, D.C. - Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D- more PR