WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2025: * * * Chairman Rand Paul Seeks Intelligence Community Records Related to COVID Origins Today, Chairman Rand Paul sent a letter to the Office of the Director for National Intelligence (ODNI) requesting records related to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs' ongoing investigation into th more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The Kentucky Resources Council and Kentucky Conservation Committee, both of Frankfort, submitted a public comment letter to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) demanding a site-specific Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed Paducah Laser Enrichment Facility (PLEF). The groups argued the site's unique contamination history and seismic vulnerability preclude reliance on prior environmental assessments, asserting that the NRC must fully satisfy its procedu more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Mnotho Ngcobo, assistant law professor at the University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, Kentucky, submitted a public comment letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urging the agency to treat informed consent as a dynamic, integral element of device safety for Generative Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Digital Mental Health Medical Devices. The assistant professor stated that generative AI systems challenge the legal and ethical foundations of info more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * McConnell: Servicemembers Deserve Open Gov't, Full-Year Defense Funding * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the consequences of Democrats' shutdown for the U.S. Armed Forces and the need to pass full-year defense appropriat more PR