WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal & Robert Garcia Open Probe Into CBP & ICE's Detention of U.S. Citizens, Federal Immigration Agent's Disproportionate use of Force * [WASHINGTON, DC] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, and U.S. Representative Robert Garcia (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform today opene more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration has revoked the controlled substance certificate of registration for James Orrington II, a dentist in Chicago, Illinois. The action stems from the suspension of the practitioner's state-level dental and controlled substance licenses. The DEA determined that because Orrington's Illinois licenses were suspended on May 23, 2024, Orrington is no longer authorized by state law to handle controlled substance more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth Calls for Investigation into Federal Agents' Excessive Use of Force in Chicago * October 20, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) called for an independent investigation into the outrageous use of force by federal agents involved in "Operation Midway Blitz" in Chicago. In a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Inspector General and (OIG) and De more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse Statement on Trump Targeting Army Corps Projects in Blue States Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), issued the following statement after the Trump Administration announced it was pausing $11 billion in water infrastructure projects with the Army Corps of Engineers in California, Illinois, Maryland, New York, O more PR