PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 11 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Consumer Price Index, Northeast region -- August 2025 * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Northeast region increased 0.4 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.5 percent in August. Food prices inc more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Delivers Remarks During Senate Judiciary Committee Executive Business Meeting * U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, delivered remarks during today's Senate Judiciary Committee executive business meeting where he spoke on President Trump's extreme and unqualified judges. During his opening statement, Durbin first reflected on more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2025: * * * Durbin Delivers Remarks During Senate Judiciary Committee Executive Business Meeting U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, delivered remarks during today's Senate Judiciary Committee executive business meeting where he spoke on President Trump's extreme and unqualifie more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King Statement on the 24th Anniversary of the September 11tth Attacks * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) released the following statement in recognition of the 24 th anniversary of the September 11 th, 2001, terrorist attacks: "Twenty-four years ago, nearly 3000 innocent lives were taken by terrorists who sought to shake the foundations and values of our nation. Across more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King: "You Just Lost My Vote," After He Grills VA Nominee Over Cuts * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), in a hearing of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee (SVAC), questioned a Trump Administration nominee about the reckless approach the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has taken with regard to contract reductions. In a tense exchange with Dr. Karen Brazell, the nominee t more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Heinrich Announce Bipartisan Bill to Enhance 9-1-1 Emergency Response System Passes Senate The legislation would improve Americans' ability help when dialing 9-1-1, including during natural disasters, and make important updates to the classification of 9-1-1 dispatchers *  U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) announced that their bipartisan Enhancing First  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * Our 2025 NOAA-Supported Education Program Students Share Insights NOAA offers a variety of student internship and fellowship opportunities. Some of the students participating in a few of these programs choose to work with mentors at the Northeast Fisheries Science Center. This summer, the Northeast Fisheries Science Center hosted 19 students from 10 states and 12 different colleges an more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2025: * * * Senate Clears Cruz-King Bill Making It Easier to Know Where You Can Fish Recreationally MAPOceans Act publishes info to help recreational fishermen navigate federal waters * Yesterday, the U.S. Senate passed the Modernizing Access to Our Public Oceans (MAPOceans) Act, bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senat more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2025: * * * Westerman Advances Historic Bipartisan Permitting Reform Legislation Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources held a full committee legislative hearing on three bipartisan bills that will help streamline the permitting process, including House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman's (R-Ark.) and U.S. Re more PR