WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Rep. Bradley Schneider, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * ABRAHAM ACCORDS CAUCUS WELCOMES MIDDLE EAST PEACE DEAL * Co-Chairs of the bipartisan Abraham Accords Caucus - Reps. Brad Schneider (IL-10), Ann Wagner (MO-02), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), and Craig Goldman (TX-12) - released the following statement welcoming the announcement of a Middle East peace deal:  "We are elated by news that Israel and Hamas have come to an agreement to end the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property released the following testimony by Mark Cohen, a senior technology fellow of the Asia Society of Northern California at the University of Akron, from an Oct. 7, 2025, hearing entitled "The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act - Restoring Clarity, Certainty, and Predictability to the U.S. Patent System": * * * Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member, and Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee: It is a great honor for me t more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence issued the following testimony by Peter Metzger, President Trump's nominee to be assistant secretary of the Treasury for intelligence and analysis, from an Oct. 10, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Cotton, Vice Chairman Warner, and Members of the Committee: it is a tremendous honor to appear before you today as you consider my nomination to serve as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Intelligence and Analysis. I more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Hickenlooper, Neguse, DeGette, Crow, Pettersen Demand Answers from Trump Administration on Cancellation of Over $600 Million in Colorado Energy Projects * Washington, D.C. -- Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, and Colorado U.S. Representatives Joe Neguse, Diana DeGette, Jason Crow, and Brittany Pettersen demanded answers from U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wri more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Carbajal Withholds Own Pay as Federal Workers Face Pay Disruption * As thousands of federal workers work without pay due to the Republican government shutdown, U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) requested the Chief Administrative Officer of the House to withhold his pay until the federal government is fully reopened. "I stand in solidarity with the servicemembers, air traffic contro more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Lawler Celebrates Release Of All Living Hostages * Pearl River, N.Y. - 10/13/25... Today, Congressman Mike Lawler, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, praised the release of all living hostages held by Hamas, while urging the immediate repatriation of all deceased hostages. "This is a day of celebration for families across Israel, the Un more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * CHAMPAIGN: Budzinski Visits University of Illinois Projects Cancelled By Trump Administration * Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) visited the University of Illinois' Prairie Research Institute to meet with researchers and tour projects whose federal grants were canceled by the Trump administration in an act of retaliation for the government shutdown.  "The projects I toured today wo more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence issued the following testimony by Joshua Simmons, President Trump's nominee to be general counsel of CIA, from an Oct. 10, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Thank you Chairman Cotton, Vice Chairman Warner, and distinguished Members of the Committee for the opportunity to appear before you today as the nominee to be General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency. I am grateful to President Trump, Director Ratcliffe, and Dep more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Cole Statement on Hostage Release * Today, Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement following the news of the release of the Israeli hostages:  "While history and experience has taught us to be cautious about positive developments in the Middle East, today is no doubt a historic and joyous day for both America and Israel. After watching Israeli families finally embrace their love more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN CARLOS GIMENEZ WELCOMES JOSE DANIEL FERRER TO FREEDOM * MIAMI, FL \- Today, Congressman Carlos A. Gimenez welcomed Cuban opposition leader Jose Daniel Ferrer as he arrived in the United States under forced exile imposed by the Communist Cuban Regime. "Jose Daniel Ferrer is a fearless champion for freedom and liberty who endured years of torture and imprisonment at the hands of the Ca more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Rep. Vince Fong, R-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Fong Issues Statement on Hostage Release * Today, Congressman Vince Fong (CA-20) issued the following statement after all 20 living hostages were released from Hamas captivity following Israel and Hamas agreeing to the first phase of President Trump's historic Middle East peace plan.  "Today, 20 brave hostages who survived captivity in the hands of Hamas terrorists for over two years  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 14, 2025: * * * Congresswoman Maxine Waters Blasts President Trump's Cruel and Unlawful Move to Fire Hundreds of HUD Employees Amid Trump-Republican Shutdown Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, released the following statement after President Donald Trump ordered the mass  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 14, 2025: * * * Congresswoman Maxine Waters Blasts Trump's Argentina Bailout as American Families Miss Paychecks, Suffer Economic Hardship Amid Trump-Republican Shutdown Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, released this statement in light of President Trump's meeting with  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Rep. Nellie Pou, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Pou Leads NJ Congressional Delegation Members Demanding Noem Restore Slashed Security Funds * PATERSON, NJ - Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ-09), a member of the House Homeland Security Committee, is leading 11 members of New Jersey's congressional delegation calling on U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem to restore federal security grant funding that is being slashed by th more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Ross Statement on NC Republican Redistricting Power Grab * Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) released the following statement on Republicans' corrupt redistricting plans: "For multiple election cycles, Republicans in North Carolina have used partisan gerrymandering to silence voters and manipulate their way into office. With this announcement, we have now reached a dec more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton to Bessent: Investigate Illegal Immigrants access to US Banking Systems * Washington, D.C. -- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent asking that he review the current rules that allow illegal immigrants to obtain financial services and access to the U.S. banking system. Major financial institutions currently accept foreign documents as primary i more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton to Lutnick: Investigate Chinese Government Spin-off Megaspeed for Skirting U.S. Export Laws * Washington, D.C. -- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) yesterday sent a letter to Department of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick requesting an investigation into Megaspeed, a spin-off of Chinese government-owned cloud company 7Road. Megaspeed recently received billions of dollars of U.S. chips, potentia more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 14, 2025: * * * Democratic Ranking Members to FEMA Head and DHS Inspector General: Stop Retaliation Against FEMA Whistleblowers Today, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-WA), Subcommittee on Public Buildings, Economic Development and Emergency Management Ranking Member Greg Stan more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Rep. Troy Downing, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Downing Introduces Bill to Democratize Access to Alternative Assets for 401(k) Investors * Today, Congressman Troy Downing (MT-02) introduced the Retirement Investment Choice Act which codifies President Trump's Executive Order (EO) 14330, democratizing access to alternative investments for 401(k) investors. This bill directs the Department of Labor (DOL) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth, Durbin, Illinois Delegation Members Pen Letter to Health Insurance Companies, Seeking Answers About Cost of Republicans' Inaction on Extending ACA Tax Credits * In their letters to eight health insurance companies, the lawmakers emphasize that Illinoisans rely on ACA enhanced premium tax credits to afford health care [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth, Durbin, Quigley, Kelly, Davis Demand Answers About Frozen Federal Funding for Chicago's Red Line Extension Project & Red and Purple Modernization Project * On October 3, OMB Director Russell Vought announced that the Trump Administration would put on hold the $2.1 billion in federal funding promised to CTA's Red Line Extension Project and CTA's Red and Purple Modernization Project [C more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Statement On The Return Of The Hostages Held By Hamas * SPRINGFIELD - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement on the release of the remaining 20 living hostages held by Hamas: "Congratulations to President Trump for the historic Gaza agreement. We know there are still critical elements to be negotiated and settled but the release of the Israeli h more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Former AG Eric Holder Joins Whitehouse's Podcast to Discuss Trump and AG Bondi's MAGA-ization of the Department of Justice Latest episode of Making the Case available now on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube *  Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Courts Subcommittee, on Friday released the fifth episode of season two of his podcast,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Demands Telecommunications Companies, Federal Entities Turn Over All Records Provided to Jack Smith As part of his ongoing Arctic Frost oversight, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sent letters to four telecommunications companies and five federal entities requesting they provide to Congress all records that were hande more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Introduces Legislation to Protect New Mexico Federal Workers & Their Families from Losing Their Homes, Falling Behind on Paying Bills During Trump's Shutdown * U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and 17 Senate Democrats to introduce the Federal Employee Civil Relief Act, legislation to protect New Mexico federal workers, federal contractor more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer: Every Authoritarian Leader has had his Grim Reaper; Russell Vought is Donald Trump's Grim Reaper * Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) joined Members of Congress in the Maryland and Virginia delegations for a press conference to call out the Trump Administration for their illegal mass firing of thousands of dedicated public servants in the midst of the Republican government shutdown. more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI--Hagerty Joins Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo on Fox News to Discuss Biden DOJ Spying on Senators, Schumer's Shutdown Politics, China's Rare Earth Threat * NASHVILLE, TN --On Sunday, United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Appropriations and Foreign Relations Committees and former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, joined Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartir more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Buchanan Opposes UN's Global Carbon Tax in RealClearWorld Op-Ed * "The Trump Administration Must Reject This Globalist Scam" WASHINGTON -- Today, Congressman Vern Buchanan, Vice Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and member of the Trade Subcommittee, and Daniel Blazer, co-founder of World Direct Shipping, penned an op-ed in RealClearWorld urging the Trump administration to reje more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Estes Joins Washington Watch with Tony Perkins * U.S. Congressman Ron Estes (R-Kansas) joined Washington Watch with Tony Perkins with guest host Jody Hice to discuss President Trump's monumental peace plan for ending the Israel-Hamas war and the ongoing government shutdown caused by the Democrats. Watch the interview on YouTube and Rumble. On President Trump's peace plan to end the Israel-Hamas more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Kennedy in the NWLA Biz Progress Report: Congress and Trump admin are setting the stage for Louisiana businesses to boom * WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) penned this column in the Oct. 2025 NWLA Biz Progress Report explaining how Congress and the Trump administration will help Louisiana businesses by cutting regulations and keeping taxes low. Key excerpts of the column are below:  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Senator Schmitt Calls for Antifa to be Designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization 'Antifa is an International Network Active in Nations Across the West' *  WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging the State Department to designate Antifa as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. Senator Schmitt began: "I write to you today to urg more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: The New York Times Calls Out Democrats' False Shutdown Narrative * WASHINGTON -- After 13 days of the Democrats' harmful, unnecessary government shutdown, the facts remain the same. Democrats continue to push false claims and double down on their radical political posture all to appease their Far-Left base. But even the New York Times did not buy it. In a recent fact check more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: The New York Times Calls Out Democrats' False Shutdown Narrative * After 13 days of the Democrats' harmful, unnecessary government shutdown, the facts remain the same. Democrats continue to push false claims and double down on their radical political posture all to appease their Far-Left base.  But even the New York Times did not buy it. In a recent fact check, the Times made it clear: De more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 14, 2025: * * * Jim Jordan Demands Testimony from Jack Smith Today, Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent a letter to former Special Counsel Jack Smith demanding his testimony after several members of his Special Counsel team failed to fully cooperate with the Committee's investigation of the Biden-Harris Justice Department's weaponization of the rule of law. The dist more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Krishnamoorthi Demands Transparency and Accountability After Shocking Hoffman Estates ICE Detention Caught on Video * SCHAUMBURG, IL - Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi today reaffirmed the validity of the video showing ICE agents violently detaining individuals in Hoffman Estates (link is external), confirmed that the incident occurred in his district, and condemned the Trump Administration's more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON CNN: "THE AMERICAN PEOPLE CLEARLY KNOW WHO SHUT THE GOVERNMENT DOWN" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNN's Inside Politics with Dana Bash, where he highlighted the hypocrisy of Republicans in shutting down the government while refusing to meet with Democrats to deliver a bipartisan spending agreement that makes life better for the American people.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "REPUBLICANS HAVE SHUT THE GOVERNMENT DOWN BECAUSE OF THEIR UNWILLINGNESS TO PROVIDE HEALTHCARE TO EVERYDAY AMERICANS" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference where he emphasized that while Republicans remain on vacation after shutting the government down and taking away healthcare from millions of Americans, Democrats are ready to negotiate a bi more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Trump Administration Using Shutdown As Cover to Conduct Mass Firings Trump, Vought cause shutdown, use it to fire hard-working federal employees and inflict maximum pain on the American people President Trump: "We can do things during the shutdown that are irreversible and bad for them like cutting vast numbers of people out. Cutting things they like, cutting programs they lik more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan: President Trump is Using His Shutdown to Inflict Maximum Pain on New Mexico and Terminate Energy Projects That Lower Costs for Families "We can get rid of a lot of things that we didn't want." - President Trump on Government Shutdowns * U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announcing it would terminate funding for 10 en more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Quigley, Durbin, Duckworth, Kelly, Davis Demand Answers about Frozen Federal Funding for Chicago's Red Line Extension Project and Red & Purple Modernization Project * Today, U.S. Representative and Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee Member Mike Quigley (IL-05), along with U.S. Senate Democratic Whip and Senate Appropriations Committee Member Dick Durbin (D-IL more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 14, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Statement on Judiciary Republicans' Request for Testimony from Former Special Counsel Jack Smith Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, issued the following statement in response to Judiciary Republicans' request that former Special Counsel Jack Smith testify before th more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 14, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Statement on President Trump's Meeting with President Milei of Argentina Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on President Trump's meeting with Argentina's President Javier Milei at the White House: "P more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 13, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Welcomes Hostage Release, Urges Continued Diplomatic Efforts Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement following the return of hostages from Gaza: "I am thrilled to welcome today's release of hostages whose families ha more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed, Amo Met with Rhode Island Small Business Owners Worried About Trump and Republicans' Looming Health Cost Hikes * Warren, RI - Today, Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI-01) joined small business owners in Warren to discuss their fears about Republicans' refusal to lower health costs and reopen the federal government. Approximately 7,000 (link is external) small business ow more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * RELEASE: At Newark Airport, Gottheimer Demands Congress Return to Work to End Shutdown, Extend Health Care Premium Tax Credits, and Combat Passenger Delays * Above: Gottheimer at Newark Airport addressing the shutdown's growing impact on air travel and passenger delays. NEWARK, NJ -- Today, October 14, 2025, at Newark Liberty International Airport, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) ann more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Ritchie Torres to Introduce TRUMP Act: Legislation Would Bar Living Presidents From Putting Their Faces On U.S. Money * In response to the Treasury Department's plan to unveil a $1 coin featuring President Donald Trump's likeness, Congressman Ritchie Torres (NY-15) introduced TRUMP (The Restrict Ugly Money Portraits) Act of 2025 to prohibit any president from issuing currency or coins bearin more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * REPUBLICAN SHUTDOWN DAY 3: From Premium Hikes to Utilities, President Trump's Shutdown is Making Life More Expensive * NEW THIS MORNING FROM KFF : 8 in 10 Americans Say Congress Should Extend the Enhanced ACA Tax Credits Set to Expire Next Year, Including 6 in 10 Republicans Trump Admin Cancels Energy Projects As " Most Americans Report Higher Electricity, Gas Bills Compared to a Year Ago" W more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise: President Trump Secures Peace While Democrats Continue Their Tantrums * Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), and Rules Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) to discuss President Trump securing historic peace in the Middle East, a more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Ashley Brooke Moody, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Oct. 14, 2025: * * * Senator Moody Seeks Release of All DOJ, FBI Records Detailing Biden Administration's Targeting of Sitting Members of Congress Senator Ashley Moody, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), along with 15 bicameral colleagues, are demanding the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Fe more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt on President Trump's Historic Peace Deal, Democrats' Partisan Shutdown * Today, U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) joined Fox Business' Kudlow to discuss President Trump's historic peace deal in the Middle East and Senate Democrats' partisan government shutdown, which is hurting American citizens.  Watch the full interview HERE Senator Schmitt on President Trump's Historic Middle E more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson and Israeli Speaker Amir Ohana Announce Effort to Coordinate with Legislative Leaders Around the World to Nominate President Trump for 2026 Nobel Peace Prize * Announcement comes following President Trump securing the safe return of all living hostages, lasting security for Israel, and the framework for peace in the Middle East WASHINGTON -- This morning, during S more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson and Israeli Speaker Amir Ohana Announce Effort to Coordinate with Legislative Leaders Around the World to Nominate President Trump for 2026 Nobel Peace Prize * This morning, during Speaker Johnson's daily press conference, he announced that he is joining Speaker of the Israeli Knesset Amir Ohana in an effort to rally Speakers and Presidents of Parliaments around the world to join t more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release on Oct. 13, 2025: * * * Statement on the Release of Hostages and Prisoners in Gaza BURLINGTON, Vt., Oct. 13 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released a statement on the release of the 20 remaining Israeli hostages held by Hamas and the almost 2,000 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. Today, we welcome the long-overdue release of the 20 remaining Israelis held by Hamas and the freeing of almost 2,000 more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune Joins Harris Faulkner on Fox News * U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined Harris Faulkner on Fox News.  On the Gaza peace deal: "It's historic... it is really an epic development, Harris. You think about thousands of years of history and the warring that's been going on in that region and more recently... the terrible attacks from a couple of years ago... "What th more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee released the following testimony by Gene Kimmelman, a senior policy fellow at the Tobin Center for Economic Policy in Yale University, from an Oct. 8, 2025, hearing entitled "Shut Your App: How Uncle Sam Jawboned Big Tech Into Silencing Americans": * * * Democracy in the United States is built upon a foundation of constitutional speech protections plus a process of open debate and elections, fueled by independent  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Once Again Blocks Congressman Krishnamoorthi's Oversight Visit to Illinois ICE Facility Krishnamoorthi's visit comes on the heels of violent ICE activities involving minors * BROADVIEW, IL - Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi was blocked today by the Trump Administration from entering the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Broadview, Illinois, after  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The Senate Armed Services Committee released the following testimony by Kenneth S. Wilsbach, President Trump's nominee to be chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force, from an Oct. 9, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Thank you and Good Morning. Chairman Wicker, Ranking Member Reed, and distinguished members of the committee, it's an honor to appear before you today and I am grateful for the opportunity to speak with you. I look forward to our discussions in the hours ahead. more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Van Orden Applauds President Trump for Securing Release of Israeli Hostages * Congressman Derrick Van Orden today released the following statement after President Donald J. Trump secured the release of all remaining living Israeli hostages held by Hamas:  "Today, every living Israeli hostage held by Hamas is safely home, a historic achievement made possible by President Trump's leadership.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Lujan on MSNBC -- Trump's Shutdown is Hurting Americans * Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined MSNBC's Chris Jansing to discuss the current state of President Trump's shutdown and the urgent need for Congressional Republicans to reopen the government and protect Americans'health care.  On day eight of the Trump Shutdown, Senator Lujan stressed that Democrats are working to  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Demand Trump Administration Restore $8 Billion in Funding for Energy Projects It Illegally Canceled * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have joined Senate colleagues to demand the Trump administration restore funding for 223 energy projects in Democratic-led states that were unlawfully canceled even though Congress had approved and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Demand Trump Administration Restore $8 Billion in Funding for Energy Projects It Illegally Canceled * U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have joined Senate colleagues to demand the Trump administration restore funding for 223 energy projects in Democratic-led states that were unlawfully canceled even though Congress had approved and appropriated funding f more PR