WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- The Senate Armed Services Committee released the following testimony by Joseph S. Jewell, President Trump's nominee to be assistant secretary of War for science and technology, from an Oct. 28, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Wicker, Ranking Member Reed, and distinguished members of the Committee: It is a profound honor to appear before you today as the President's nominee for Assistant Secretary of War for Science and Technology. I am deeply grateful to Presi more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto Joins Colleagues in Condemning Trump Administration's Illegal Effort to Undermine Protections for Students with Disabilities * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) joined 29 of her Senate colleagues in calling on the Trump administration to stop its unlawful attempt to dismantle the Department of Education's enforcement of the Individuals with D more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Rep. Jim Costa, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Costa Leads California Delegation in Calling for Education Department to Restore Funding for Minority-Serving Institutions * WASHINGTON \- U.S. Representative Jim Costa (CA-21), Rep. Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Rep. Derek Tran (CA-45), and U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Adam Schiff (D-CA) led the California Democratic Congressional Delegation in a letter strongly opposing the Department of Education' more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Gallego, Colleagues Call Out Trump Administration's Illegal Move That Harm Students with Disabilities * WASHINGTON - Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and a group of 29 Senators pressed the Trump Administration to halt illegal efforts to shut down the Department of Education's administration and enforcement of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). A recent report from the Washington Pos more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Hassan Leads Colleagues in Calling Out Trump Administration's Illegal Move That Harms Students with Disabilities * Senators press Department of Education to stop efforts to shut down enforcement of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, led a group of 29 Se more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Paul Hollis, President Trump's nominee to be director of the U.S. Mint, from an Oct. 30, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Warren, and distinguished Members of the Committee: It is an honor to appear before you today as you consider my nomination to serve as the Director of the United States Mint. I would first like to thank President Trump for this  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee released the following testimony by Mindy Brashears, President Trump's nominee to be under secretary of Agriculture for food safety, from an Oct. 29, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Boozman, Ranking Member Klobuchar, and Members of the Committee, I thank you for inviting me here today to testify before you. I am honored to be nominated by President Trump and for the support of Secretary Brooke Rollins to  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Presses Trump Pentagon Nominee to Explain Record of "Cronyism and Backroom Dealing" at the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) * If confirmed, Dr. Robert Kadlec would lead the office responsible for biological defense programs, despite steering vaccine manufacturing contracts to his former client "Your willingness to let personal and political biases improperly color your p more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Introduce Bill to Pause Student Loans for Federal Workers, Contractors, and Military During Ongoing Trump Shutdown * Washington, D.C. U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both D-Ore., said today they are introducing legislation that would pause student loan payments for federal workers when a federal government shutdown lasts longer than two weeks. "While Donald Trump and his Rep more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Introduce Bill to Pause Student Loans for Federal Workers, Contractors, and Military During Ongoing Trump Shutdown * Washington, D.C. U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both D-Ore., said today they are introducing legislation that would pause student loan payments for federal workers when a federal government shutdown lasts longer than two weeks. "While Donald Trump and his Republ more PR