WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * ***VIDEO RELEASE*** Sens. Johnson, Grassley, Expose "Arctic Frost" Witch Hunt Targeting 430 Republicans * WASHINGTON - Yesterday, Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) for a press conference regarding the release of 197 subpoenas issued by Special Counsel Jack Smith as part of a case against P more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * AMID GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN CONTINUES DELIVERING DIRECT ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF WITH NOVEMBER C.A.R.E.S. VAN EVENTS * Amid Government Shutdown, Congressman Pat Ryan Continues Delivering Direct Assistance and Relief with November C.A.R.E.S. Van Events Throughout the shutdown, as Congressman Ryan continues to fight for a government that works for Hudson Valley families, his C.A.R.E.S.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corp.) issued the following news: * * * Amtrak Encourages Booking Early as Thanksgiving Travel Demand Surges * Reserve tickets now for the best fares and guaranteed seats WASHINGTON - With Thanksgiving just a few weeks away, Amtrak is encouraging travelers to book now to secure the best prices and guaranteed seats before they sell out. Last year, more than 1.2 million traveled on America's Railroad during the busy Thanksgiving seas more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 (TNSLrpt) -- The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, New York, issued a report revealing a troubling pattern of unjust deactivations of Uber and Lyft drivers in New York City in 2025. The report, based on surveys of nearly 350 deactivated drivers conducted by the New York Taxi Workers Alliance, highlights that drivers are frequently stripped of their livelihoods without notice, due process, or clear explanations, causing significant financial hardship and emoti more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2025: * * * At Nomination Hearing, Warren Presses Acting FDIC Chairman Hill for Answers on Workplace Culture, Slams Cuts to Bank Examiners and Wall Street Giveaways Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, gave opening remarks at  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer Works To Support Feds During Shutdown * Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) has been working hard to support federal workers, contractors, and constituents affected by the ongoing government shutdown. These headlines tell the story: ALXnow: Beyer Shares Resources For Federal Workers Affected By Government Shutdown WUSA9: Virginia Congressman Proposes Bill To Help Furloughed Employees Government E more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Chesapeake Bay Democrats Condemn Trump Administration's Proposed Firings at Bay Office * "Terminating these employees is a direct attack on the decades-long work to preserve the Chesapeake Bay." WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03) led Congressional Democrats representing the Chesapeake Bay Watershed in wri more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 31 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news on Oct. 30, 2025: * * * City of New York Takes Action to Block Federal Rule Threatening Immigrants' Economic Livelihood and Undermining Street Safety in U.S. Cities * Nearly 200,000 People With Commercial Driver's Licenses to Be Out of Work Nationwide * Amicus Brief Argues Non-Citizens Take on Crucial Jobs in NYC Economy; * Adams Administration Broke All-Time High Total Jobs Record 12 Times * The City of New Yo more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN JOE MORELLE CONTINUES FIGHT TO SAVE SNAP BENEFITS * (Washington, D.C.)Today, Congressman Joe Morelle announced he has joined his colleagues in the New York Democratic Congressional delegation in writing to President Trump and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins urging them to ensure that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients in New York more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Luz Rivas, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Luz Rivas leads Freshman Democrats to Demand Meeting with Speaker Johnson on Republican Government Shutdown * WASHINGTON, D.C. Congresswoman Luz Rivas (CA-29), Freshman Representative to Leadership for the 119 th Congress, led 23 of her House Democratic Freshman colleagues to demand a meeting with Speaker of the House Mike Johnson to hear constituents' stories from across the country w more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Tenney Joins House Leadership and New York Colleagues on Day 30 of the Democrat Shutdown * Washington, DC Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) today joined House Leadership and members of the New York Republican delegation at a press conference marking Day 30 of the Democrat Shutdown, calling on Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to stop a more PR

ALBANY, New York, Oct. 30 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release: * * * DEC Announces Completion of Second Phase Thermal Treatment to Address Contamination at Former Grumman Settling Ponds * Progress Continues on protecting Drinking Water from Larger Navy-Grumman Plume with More than 276,000 Pounds of Contaminants Removed to Date New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Amanda Lefton today announced more PR

ALBANY, New York, Oct. 30 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release: * * * DEC Releases Final Long Island Watershed Action Agenda * New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Amanda Lefton today announced the release of the finalized Long Island Watershed Action Agenda (PDF). The Action Agenda is a clear-cut blueprint for water quality improvements, aquatic habitat conservation, groundwater protection, and more PR

ALBANY, New York, Oct. 30 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release: * * * DEC Reminds New Yorkers to Hunt Safely This Season * New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Amanda Lefton today reminded New Yorkers to hunt safely this season and encouraged all outdoor enthusiasts to respectfully share the woods and follow safety precautions. Regular deer hunting season in the Northern Zone began Oct. 25 and c more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics issued the following news: * * * Docked Bikeshare Trips - September 2025 * Today, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) released docked bikeshare trips for September 2025. From September 2024 to September 2025, docked bikeshare trips starting and ending at a docking station on eight of the largest systems grew 5.7%. By area served and system, the number of docked bikeshare trips in Se more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Even the Washington Post Editorial Board Agrees, the Democrat Shutdown Must End * WASHINGTON Today's editorial from the Washington Post Editorial Board echoes what House and Senate Republicans have been saying for weeks: Democrats in Congress are holding the government hostage, and it must end immediately. "The right answer is to reopen the government with a clean funding bill, ideally for a full more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Even the Washington Post Editorial Board Agrees, the Democrat Shutdown Must End * WASHINGTON Today's editorial from the Washington Post Editorial Board echoes what House and Senate Republicans have been saying for weeks: Democrats in Congress are holding the government hostage, and it must end immediately. "The right answer is to reopen the government with a clean funding bill, id more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand Blasts New York House Republicans For Turning Their Backs On New Yorkers As Trump Administration Relentlessly Attacks State * Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand sent a letter to New York's Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives, urging them to stand up to President Trump's politically motivated attacks on New York State. The senator warned that the Trump admini more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Goldman Joins New York Democratic Delegation in Urging the Trump Administration to Fund November SNAP Benefits * Letter Follows the Trump Administration's Directive Allowing SNAP Benefits to Expire for 3 Million New Yorkers in Less Than 2 Days Read the Letter Here (link is external) WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) today joined New York's entire Democratic congressional dele more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on Oct. 29, 2025: * * * Homeland Republicans Sound the Alarm on Shutdown Costs to Transportation Security, Personnel Amid Flight Delays This week, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY) and Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security Chairman Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) sent letters to numerous transportation stakeholder or more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 (TNSLrpt) -- Human Rights Watch, New York, issued a report documenting the significant harm caused by state-mandated parental notification laws and judicial bypass requirements for abortion access for young people under 18 in several U.S. states. The report highlights how these laws, present in six states with varied abortion protections, functionally restrict young people's autonomy, delay care, and expose them to emotional trauma and safety risks. The report describes how  more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE arrests 223 illegal aliens along northwest Indiana highways Immigration authorities have made 223 arrests along Northwest Indiana highways since mid-September as they aim to clear the state's roadways of illegal aliens who create safety risks. "ICE launched operation Midway Blitz to remove illegal alien threats to public safety, which is exactly  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON CNN: "REPUBLICANS WANT TO WEAPONIZE HUNGER AS PART OF THEIR CONTINUING EFFORT TO HURT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNN's The Source, where he emphasized that while Republicans remain on vacation, Democrats will continue fighting to find a bipartisan spending agreement to end the shutdown, protect th more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON CNN: "REPUBLICANS WANT TO WEAPONIZE HUNGER AS PART OF THEIR CONTINUING EFFORT TO HURT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNN's The Source, where he emphasized that while Republicans remain on vacation, Democrats will continue fighting to find a bipartisan spending agreement to end the shutdown, protect the healthcare of the Americ more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "MIKE JOHNSON ADMITTED THAT REPUBLICANS ARE WILLING TO STARVE HUNGRY CHILDREN" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference, where he emphasized that Democrats remain ready, willing and able to negotiate a bipartisan agreement to reopen the government and lower costs as Republicans continue pushing forward their unprecedented more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "MIKE JOHNSON ADMITTED THAT REPUBLICANS ARE WILLING TO STARVE HUNGRY CHILDREN" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference, where he emphasized that Democrats remain ready, willing and able to negotiate a bipartisan agreement to reopen the government and lower costs as Republicans continue pushing forward their unprecedented cuts to healthcare and nu more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. 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 the shutdown and support eve more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Malliotakis Visits Staten Island Food Pantry, Pushes to Protect SNAP Benefits During Shutdown * (STATEN ISLAND, NY) - Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis visited ACT Care Foundation, a Staten Island food pantry that serves local senior citizens and families in need. During her visit, she discussed the importance of supporting food security programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Prog more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 31 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news on Oct. 30, 2025: * * * Mayor Adams Announces Emergency Response to Prepare for Pause in Snap Funding for 1.8 Million New Yorkers During Federal Government Shutdown * City Adds $15 Million in Emergency Funding to Community Food Connection Program, Supplementing Existing City-Funded Food Programs for New Yorkers in Need * SNAP Costs $420 Million a Month to Support 1.8 Million New Yorkers, Including 540,000 Children  more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 31 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news on Oct. 30, 2025: * * * Mayor Adams Announces First-Ever "Youth Apprentice" Civil Service Title to Help Young New Yorkers Join City Agencies More Easily * Innovative Program Will Expand Access to Good-Paying Jobs and Provide Hundreds of Young * New Yorkers with Opportunities to Learn at City Agencies Through Paid Apprenticeships * Initiative Will Help Adams Administration Reach Moonshot Goal of 30,000 Apprenticesh more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 31 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news on Oct. 30, 2025: * * * Mayor Adams Invests $40 Million for Universal Seating, Installing Seating at Every Bus Stop in New York City * Bus Stop Seating Will Make Transportation More Accessible for All New Yorkers, Especially Older Adults and People with Disabilities * Starting in November 2025, Installation of Benches or Leaning Bars Will Begin at All Bus Stops that Currently Lack Seating * New York City Mayor Er more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Meeks Deeply Concerned Following 'Incredible' HASC Briefing on the Administration's Caribbean and Pacific Strikes Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement after attending a House Armed Services Committee briefing with Department of Defense officials regarding the a more PR

ALBANY, New York, Oct. 31 (TNSbrep) -- New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2025: * * * DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Total $18.2 Billion Through September 2025, Up Over 4.3% Over Prior Year Local government sales tax collections totaled $18.2 billion from January to September 2025, an increase of 4.3% ($747 million) compared to the same period last year, according to the quarterly sales tax report released today by State Comptrol more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (TNSdok) -- The New York State Public Service Commission is requesting public comments and announcing a virtual hearing regarding the "Petition of Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need" (Case No. 25-T-0262). The petition, filed under Article VII of the Public Service Law, seeks permission for a major infrastructure project. National Grid's proposal, referred to as the Project, involves the rebuil more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (TNSdok) -- The New York State Public Service Commission has scheduled a virtual procedural conference to address the petition (Case No. 25-T-0184) of Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. dba National Grid, Syracuse, New York. The utility is seeking a "Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need under Article VII of the Public Service Law" for a significant infrastructure undertaking. The project involves the reconstruction of approximately 60.9 miles of 115kV Transmiss more PR

WHITE PLAINS, New York, Oct. 31 -- The New York State Power Authority issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2025: * * * New York Power Authority Issues First Solicitations for Advanced Nuclear Project Requests for Information Solicit Interested Host Communities and Developers to Support Governor Kathy Hochul's Call to Build at least 1 GW of Nuclear Energy in Upstate New York NYPA to Hold Virtual Webinar for Community Members on November 6th * The New York Power Authority (NYPA) tod more PR

ALBANY, New York, Oct. 31 -- The New York State Department of Health issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2025: * * * New York State Department of Health Urges Nursing Homes to Increase COVID-19 Vaccinations to Protect Vulnerable Residents Department Issues Reminder to Facilities on the Importance of Vaccination and Infection Prevention Measures * The New York State Department of Health today urged nursing homes and adult care facilities to take immediate steps to increase COVID-19 more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Ocasio-Cortez, Riley Lead Entire NY Democratic Delegation in Urging Trump Administration to Fund November SNAP Benefits * Letter follows the Trump Administration's directive to let SNAP benefits expire for three million New Yorkers (link is external) in less than 2 days Washington, D.C. \- Today, Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) and Josh Riley (NY-19) led New York's en more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Ocasio-Cortez, Torres Lead NY and CT Democrats in Urging Amtrak to Launch the Penn Station Access Project by 2027 * Letter follows reports (link is external) that the $2.9 billion project could be delayed an additional 3 years until 2030 Washington, D.C. \- Today, Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) and Ritchie Torres (NY-15) led members of New York and Connecticut's Demo more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corp.) issued the following news: * * * Penn Station Transformation Fact Sheet * In August 2025, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy and Amtrak Special Advisor Andy Byford announced that the New York Penn Station "Transformation" Project will begin construction by the end of 2027. To learn more about the station and the project, including its timeline, goals and more, please check out the following fact sheet. "The transfor more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Meeks, Chairman Mast Condemn Violence in Sudan Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks and Chairman Brian Mast issued the following statement condemning the Rapid Support Forces' escalation of violence against non-Arab communities in Sudan and urging the safe passage of humanitar more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Raskin, Colleagues Question Trump White House Ballroom's Compliance with Federal Law * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Jamie Raskin (MD-08) led 59 of his congressional colleagues in a letter to President Trump demanding a halt to his White House ballroom "vanity project" until the president can demonstrate how his demolition of the East Wing complies with federal law. "We oppose you taking a wre more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * REPUBLICAN SHUTDOWN DAY 29: Murray Responds to Thune on the Senate Floor, Shares Stories of American Families Seeing Devastating Premium Hikes, Slams Republicans for Ignoring their Own Constituents * NEW FROM NEW YORK TIMES : Obamacare Prices Become Public, Highlighting Big Increases NEW FROM KFF : ACA Insurers Are Raising Premiums by an Estimated 26%, but Most Enrollees Could See Sharper Incre more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2025: * * * REPUBLICAN SHUTDOWN DAY 29: Murray Responds to Thune on the Senate Floor, Shares Stories of American Families Seeing Devastating Premium Hikes, Slams Republicans for Ignoring their Own Constituents NEW FROM NEW YORK TIMES: Obamacare Prices Become Public, Highlighting Big Increases NEW FROM KFF: ACA Insurers Are Raising Premiums b more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * REPUBLICAN SHUTDOWN DAY 30: Days Away from Open Enrollment, Senator Murray Joins WA Insurance Commissioner & Constituent to Highlight High Cost of Republican Inaction for Families Buying Health Care * NEW FROM NEW YORK TIMES : Obamacare Prices Become Public, Highlighting Big Increases NEW FROM KFF : ACA Insurers Are Raising Premiums by an Estimated 26%, but Most Enrollees Could See Sharper Incr more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise: Time for Senate Democrats to End the Madness, Reopen Government * 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 members of the New York Republican delegation to discuss the pain Democrats are inflicting on the American people out of fear of more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise: Time for Senate Democrats to End the Madness, Reopen Government * WASHINGTON, D.C. 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 members of the New York Republican delegation to discuss the pain Democrats are inflicting on the American people out of fear of more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Schumer, Gillibrand Demand The Trump Administration Stop Cruelly Denying SNAP Benefits, And Push To Fully Fund SNAP & WIC To Stop GOP-Manufactured Hunger Crisis During Trump Shutdown * Nearly 3 Million New Yorkers Rely On SNAP To Put Food On The Table, But Trump Is Now Denying Funding, Despite His Own USDA Saying They Could Keep Funds Flowing Schumer and Gillibrand are pushing for legislati more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Noem Highlights More than 140 Illegal Alien Truck Drivers Arrested During Operation Midway Blitz * The top three states issuing the CDLs were Illinois, California, and New York WASHINGTON Today, Secretary Kristi Noem announced that a successful 287(g) operation with the Indiana State Police has resulted in the arrest of 223 illegal aliens on Indiana highways near the Illinois  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson on Day 30 of the Democrat Shutdown: The Far Left Has Officially Captured the Democrat Party * WASHINGTON On Day 30 of the Democrat Shutdown, Speaker Johnson held a press conference alongside the House Republican delegation from New York and House GOP Leadership to discuss America's largest city preparing to hand the reins of power to a Marxist mayor. Speaker Johnson more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson on Day 30 of the Democrat Shutdown: The Far Left Has Officially Captured the Democrat Party * WASHINGTON On Day 30 of the Democrat Shutdown, Speaker Johnson held a press conference alongside the House Republican delegation from New York and House GOP Leadership to discuss America's largest city preparing to hand the reins of power to a Marxist mayor. Speaker Johnson also addressed  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson: Republicans Have Voted 14 Times to Fully Fund SNAP and Food Assistance Benefits, While Congressional Democrats Have Rejected Every Opportunity * WASHINGTON This afternoon, Speaker Johnson appeared on CNN's Inside Politics with Dana Bash and Fox News' The Story with Martha MacCallum to discuss how Congressional Democrats have had 14 opportunities to fully fund SNAP and WIC benefits more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson: Republicans Have Voted 14 Times to Fully Fund SNAP and Food Assistance Benefits, While Congressional Democrats Have Rejected Every Opportunity * WASHINGTON This afternoon, Speaker Johnson appeared on CNN's Inside Politics with Dana Bash and Fox News' The Story with Martha MacCallum to discuss how Congressional Democrats have had 14 opportunities to fully fund SNAP  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune Joins Squawk Box on CNBC * Click here to watch. WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined Becky Quick and Andrew Ross Sorkin on CNBC's Squawk Box. On Congress' responsibility to fund the government: "I've lived through several government shutdowns in my time here. Nobody wins. And if there's anything about it, it's just the stupidity of it. This is someth more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Paul D. Tonko, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Tonko Sends Sports Leagues Ultimatum -- Support Federal Gambling Safety Standards or Sacrifice Fans, Players & Integrity * WASHINGTON, DC Following recent sports betting scandals that have resulted from the explosion of legal sports betting across the nation, Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) sent letters to several major professional sports leagues demanding they support implementing federal gamb more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Meets Key Milestones in Big, Beautiful New York Penn Station Transformation Project * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced today that the Department has reached three key milestones in the New York Penn Station "Transformation" Project, keeping construction on track to break ground by the more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corp.) issued the following news: * * * Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Meets Key Milestones in Big, Beautiful New York Penn Station Transformation Project * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced today that the Department has reached three key milestones in the New York Penn Station "Transformation" Project, keeping construction on track to break ground by the en more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Two Russian Mob Leaders Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Murder-For-Hire Targeting a Journalist on Behalf of the Iranian Government * The Justice Department announced today that RAFAT AMIROV, a/k/a "Farkhaddin Mirzoev," a/k/a "PNM," a/k/a "Rome," and POLAD OMAROV, a/k/a "Araz Aliyev," a/k/a "Polad Qaqa," a/k/a "Haci Qaqa," were each sentenced yesterday to 25 years' in prison for their participat more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2025: * * * Warren, Sanders, Colleagues Sound Alarm on Trump Executive Order Exposing Americans' Retirement Plans to Risky Private Markets and Crypto "This is dangerous and could lead to financial harm for millions of Americans as the cost of groceries, health care, and housing continues to skyrocket." * U.S.  more PR