WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Booker, Padilla, Huffman, Pallone Demand Trump Reverse Plan to Open New Offshore Oil and Gas Leases * Lead Senators of the Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism (COAST) Anti-Drilling Act and West Coast Ocean Protection Act Condemn Efforts that would Devastate Coastal Communities WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Alex Padilla (D-CA), along with House Natural Resources Committee  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Carbajal Joins Senator Padilla in Demanding Trump Reverse Plan to Open New Offshore Oil and Gas Leases * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) joined a bicameral letter led by U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) to demand President Trump and Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum immediately cease any plans to open new offshore oil and gas leases in U.S. federal waters off more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Rick W. Allen, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Allen Visits Golden Harvest Food Bank in Augusta * Today, Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) visited Golden Harvest Food Bank in Augusta, Georgia. During his visit, Congressman Allen thanked the Golden Harvest leadership team and volunteers for their service to the CSRA and surrounding communities, discussed the impacts of the harmful government shutdown, and donated a variety of nutriti more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2025: * * * Huffman, Pallone, Padilla, Booker Demand Trump Reverse Plan to Open New Offshore Oil and Gas Leases Lead sponsors of West Coast Ocean Protection Act and Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism (COAST) Anti-Drilling Act condemn efforts that would devastate coastal communities * Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * ICE Arrests Two Criminal Illegal Alien Fugitive Murderers on the Same Day in Georgia and Texas * 70% of ICE arrests are of illegal aliens with criminal charges or convictions in the U.S. WASHINGTON - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) continues to protect the American people through the arrest and removal of dangerous criminal illegal aliens across this country. On October 2 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. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Warnock confronts USDA IG nominee on past record * Video of the exchange reached over 400,000 views across social media platforms overnight In the exchange, Senator Reverend Warnock grills Trump nom on his characterization that now eliminated federal food bank funding was a "slush fund" Senator Reverend Warnock : " Mr. Walk, do you still stand by your categorization of the emergency more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Lofgren Joins Over 100 Lawmakers in Demanding Trump Reverse Plan to Open New Offshore Oil and Gas Leases * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) joined Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.), along with House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-CA-02) and House Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-N.J.-06), led o more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Booker, Huffman, Pallone Demand Trump Reverse Plan to Open New Offshore Oil and Gas Leases * Lead sponsors of West Coast Ocean Protection Act and Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism (COAST) Anti-Drilling Act condemn efforts that would devastate coastal communities WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.), along with House Natural Resources Committ more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Pelosi Joins Congressional Democrats in Demanding Trump Administration Reverse Plan to Open New Offshore Oil and Gas Leases * Washington, D.C. Today, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi joined over 100 lawmakers in demanding (link is external) President Trump and Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum immediately cease any plans to open new offshore oil and gas leases (link is external) in U.S. federal w 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. 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. 30 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Warnock Grills Trump Nom Who Called Food Bank Funding a "Slush Fund" * Today, Senator Reverend Warnock grilled Trump Administration nominee about his involvement in the Trump Administration's decision to cancel $500 million of funding for food banks in March 2025 Trump Administration nominee did not recall referring to that now-eliminated funding as a "slush fund" The Atlanta Community Foo more PR