WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CARIBBEAN CAUCUS CO-CHAIRS CLARKE AND WATERS CONDEMN TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S ILLEGAL MILITARY STRIKES IN THE CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC OCEAN * WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Caribbean Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and Rep. Maxine Waters (CA-43) issued the following statement: "In the strongest possible terms, we condemn the Trump Administration's unilateral and unlawful military strikes aga more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Connecticut Leaders Join Attorney General William Tong to Announce Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration Plan to Unlawfully Suspend SNAP Benefits * Hartford, CT - Today, Connecticut leaders joined Attorney General William Tong to announce a lawsuit (link is external) against the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and its Secretary Brooke Rollins for unlawfully suspending the Sup more PR

ALBANY, New York, Oct. 29 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release: * * * DEC Forest Rangers - Week in Review * New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents statewide. Working with other State agencies, local emergency response organizations, and volunteer search and rescue groups, Forest Rangers locate, and extract lost, injured, or distressed people from across New more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * GILLIBRAND SLAMS RFK JR. FOR PURGING STAFF ON FRONTLINES OF OPIOID CRISIS * U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) is slamming the Trump administration for needlessly firing federal employees who work on the front lines of America's opioid crisis. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has now terminated more than 100 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAM more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (TNSLrpt) -- Human Rights First, New York, issued a report warning that Ukraine's anti-corruption activists, journalists, and oversight institutions are facing an escalating wave of intimidation, raids, and legislative threats, even as Russian aggression against the country continues. The document highlights physical attacks, politically motivated legal actions, smear campaigns, and direct government measures targeting members of civil society and key anti-corruption bodies more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Tuberville Joins Kudlow to Discuss Potential Options to End the Democrat Government Shutdown * WASHINGTON - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined Fox Business's Kudlow to discuss the Democrats holding Americans hostage by refusing to reopen the federal government. In the interview, Sen. Tuberville mentioned that if Democrats won't come to their senses and vote "yes" on th more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON MSNBC: "THE ADMINISTRATION IS CLEARLY TRYING TO WEAPONIZE HUNGER" * Yesterday, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MSNBC's The Last Word, where he highlighted that Democrats will continue fighting to protect the healthcare and nutritional assistance of the American people from Republicans who continue to weaponize them. LAWRENCE O'DO more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON MSNBC: "THE ADMINISTRATION IS CLEARLY TRYING TO WEAPONIZE HUNGER" * Yesterday, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MSNBC's The Last Word, where he highlighted that Democrats will continue fighting to protect the healthcare and nutritional assistance of the American people from Republicans who continue to weaponize them. LAWRENCE O'DONNELL: Leading off our dis more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS THE MONEY TO MAKE SURE THAT NOT A SINGLE AMERICAN GOES HUNGRY" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press availability, where he emphasized that while Donald Trump and Republicans are choosing to rip nutritional assistance and healthcare from the American people, Democrats will continue to fight to end th more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 30 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news: * * * Mayor Adams, Governor Hochul, Borough President Gibson, NYCEDC, 8th Regiment Partners, and NWBCC Celebrate Passage of Historic Vision for Kingsbridge Armory in the Bronx * Unveiled by Mayor Adams, Governor Hochul, and Representative Espaillat Earlier This Year, * Bold Plan for Kingsbridge Armory Will Create Thriving Community Hub in the Bronx * Proposal Includes State-of-the-Art Event Venue, Recreational Sp more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 30 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following executive order on Oct. 28, 2025: * * * Executive Order 58 WHEREAS, over 300,000 New York City municipal employees power our vibrant, safe, and thriving city; and WHEREAS, City workers need to be healthy to be productive and effective at work, at home, and in their communities, yet, as in the city's general population, many employees suffer from or are at risk for preventable diseases or mental health challenges - hyper more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 30 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news: * * * Most Pro-Housing Administration in City History: Mayor Adams Celebrates City Council Approval of Administration's Jamaica Neighborhood Plan That Will Create Approximately 12,000 New Homes, 7,000 New Jobs * Plan Will Create 12,000 New Homes Across Nearly 230 Blocks of Jamaica, * Including 4,000 Permanently Affordable Homes * Will Deliver New and Expanded Commercial and Industrial Space for 7,000 Jobs * Ad more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 30 -- The New York State Metropolitan Transportation Authority issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2025: * * * MTA Releases Update on Climate Resilience Roadmap to Mitigate Impacts of Extreme Weather Events on Transit System Report Identifies 10 Priority Locations Where Interagency Action is Needed to Mitigate Severe Weather Impacts Nine Interagency Climate Resilience Actions Proposed for New York City * The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today rele more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following recall notice: * * * New Hoque & Sons Issues Alert on Uneviscerated "Dry Ghoinnya Fish" Summary Company Announcement Date: October 29, 2025 FDA Publish Date: October 29, 2025 Product Type: Food & Beverages Reason for Announcement: Product was found to be uneviscerated. Uneviscerated fish have been linked to outbreaks of botulism poisoning. Company Name: New Hoque & So more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 29 (TNSLrpt) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York issued the following staff report (No. 1169) in October 2025 by Carole Roan Gresenz, Jean M. Mitchell, R. Scott Turner, Wilbert van der Klaauw, and Crystal Wang entitled "Cognitive Health, Household Financial Decision-Making, and Intrahousehold Financial Spillovers." Here are excerpts: * * * We study the spillover effects of cognitive decline in one member of a coupled household on the financial outcomes of their partner and  more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 29 (TNSLrpt) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York issued the following staff report (No. 1168) in October 2025 by Sergio Correia, Stephan Luck, and Emil Verner entitled "Supervising Failing Banks." Here are excerpts: * * * This paper studies the role of banking supervision in anticipating, monitoring, and disciplining failing banks. We document that supervisors anticipate most bank failures with a high degree of accuracy. Supervisors play an important role in requiring troub more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 30 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news on Oct. 28, 2025: * * * Mayor Adams Announces Opioid Overdose Deaths in City Drop Significantly for First Time in Past Decade * New Provisional Data Show Overdose Deaths Decreased 28 Percent in 2024, * Rate of Overdose Death Among Staten Island Residents Decreased by Nearly 50 Percent * Follows Significant Multi-Year City, State, and Federal Investments in Overdose Prevention and Recovery Services * Adams Admini more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams hosted an Uzbekistan Heritage Reception at Gracie Mansion, acknowledging the city's largest Uzbek community, particularly in Brooklyn. The mayor began by recalling the first time the Uzbek flag was raised in the city, affirming that no community should "live in the shadows" of American opportunity. Adams praised the community's values, noting their belief in family, business and public safety, and encouraged them to serve as a "Silk Road" b more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 30 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news on Oct. 29, 2025: * * * Mayor Adams' Statement After City Council Committee Votes to Advance Onelic Neighborhood Plan New York City Mayor Eric Adams today released the following statement after the New York City Council Land Use and Zoning Committees voted in favor of the Adams administration's OneLIC Neighborhood Plan, moving it on to a vote by the full Council: "From manufacturing to filmmaking, Long Island City  more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 30 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news on Oct. 29, 2025: * * * Mayor Adams, Public Design Commission Announce Winners of Annual Awards for Excellence in Design, Recognize Contribution to Quality of Life in City * Awards Ceremony Recognizes Best Public Design Projects by City Agencies Throughout 2024 * Projects in All Five Boroughs Highlight Adams Administration's Commitment to Safe, Resilient, Diverse, and Accessible Public Design * New York City May more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Ogles Leads Charge to Denaturalize and Deport Zohran Mamdani * Washington, D.C. - Congressman Andy Ogles (TN-5) has sent a letter requesting that the Department of Justice provide an update on investigating New York Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani's naturalization documents over his publicized support for the five convicted jihadists running the "Holy Land Foundation," an organization that funneled more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. John Mannion, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Protect agencies that ensure we do right by every student * The following is a Guest Opinion written by Congressman John Mannion that ran in the Syracuse Post Standard. Read here (link is external). In every administration, no matter which party is in power, there are certain promises that should always be kept. Whatever you like or dislike about our current government, I know we can find consens more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed & Whitehouse Seek to Boost Social Security Benefits for Seniors * WASHINGTON, DC - The Trump Administration announced the latest Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) this month: a paltry 2.8 percent increase that is unlikely to keep pace with the cost of surging healthcare premiums and other price hikes fueled by President Donald Trump's irresponsible tariff policies and tax laws  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed & Whitehouse Seek to Boost Social Security Benefits for Seniors * As older Americans struggle to keep pace with rising expenses, Reed & Whitehouse say Congress must fix flawed COLA formula that is shortchanging today's retirees and weight it more to factor in health care costs WASHINGTON, DC - The Trump Administration announced the latest Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment ( more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: Democrats Are About To Elect a Literal Communist * Senator Marshall Joins The David Webb Show to Discuss the Democrats' Trump Derangement Syndrome, The Schumer Shutdown, and Trump's China Strategy Washington - On Monday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined The David Webb Show to discuss the Democrats' extreme Trump Derangement Syndrome, the ongoing Schumer Shut more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson on Day 29 of the Democrat Shutdown: Democrats Have Some Soul Searching to Do * WASHINGTON On Day 29 of the Democrat Shutdown, Speaker Johnson held a press conference alongside House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast and House GOP Leadership to provide another civics lesson to Democrats and media members who refuse to acknowledge that 60 votes are require more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson on Day 29 of the Democrat Shutdown: Democrats Have Some Soul Searching to Do * WASHINGTON On Day 29 of the Democrat Shutdown, Speaker Johnson held a press conference alongside House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast and House GOP Leadership to provide another civics lesson to Democrats and media members who refuse to acknowledge that 60 votes are required to pass the cl more PR