WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 (TNSLrpt) -- The Australian Human Rights Commission issued a report highlighting evidence-based approaches to transform child justice systems in Australia to enhance safety and wellbeing. The report emphasizes that punitive measures such as increased detention and harsher bail laws have failed to reduce offending and often exacerbate the risk of reoffending among children and young people. It advocates for holistic reforms grounded in human rights, early intervention, and com more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Cleaver, Pressley, Warren, Warnock Introduce Innovation Fund Act to Bring Down Housing Costs by Incentivizing Communities to Build Housing * Bill passed the Senate in the landmark bipartisan ROAD to Housing Act (Washington, D.C.) - This week, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Ranking Member of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, and Congresswoman Ayanna Pres more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI Video: Blumenthal Sounds Alarm on Voter Suppression As Trump's Attacks on the Right to Vote Mount * [WASHINGTON, DC] - In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) spoke on the Senate Floor yesterday slamming the Trump Administration's continued efforts to suppress voters and attack the right to vote itselfincluding rigging election maps, intimidating election offici more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt Questions Witnesses about the Biden Administration's Efforts to Censor Conservatives * Biden Admin Pressured Big Tech to Censor Conservatives During COVID-19 Pandemic WASHINGTON During a Senate Commerce Committee hearing, Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) questioned witnesses about the Biden administration's pervasive efforts to pressure tech companies to censor protected speech, deplat more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2025: * * * Smith Statement on Federal Reserve Interest Rate Cut: "Trump boom shouldn't be undermined by too-high interest rates." Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement after the Federal Open Market Committee announced its decision to lower the benchmark rate by 25 basis points: "Today's rate cut is a more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Senator Lujan Takes SNAP Fight National, Calls Out Republicans for Blocking Food Assistance Bill * Source NM : NM U.S. Sen. Lujan leads bill backed by U.S. Senate Democrats Politico : Sen. Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) introduced legislation to keep food aid flowing during the shutdown NBC : Senate Democrats will bring to the floor a stand-alone funding bill to keep SNAP and WIC... the bil more PR