WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2025: * * * Chairman Capito Applauds White House's Ending of CAFE Standards for American Cars Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, applauded the Trump administration's overturning of the Biden-era Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) St more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2025: * * * Chairman Capito Asks Nominees About NRC Leadership and Management, Future of American Nuclear Energy Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, led a hearing on the nominations of Lee Beaman to be a Member of the Board of Directors more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Capito Opening Statement at Hearing to Consider TVA, NRC Nominees * To watch Chairman Capito's opening statement, click here or the image above. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, led a hearing on the nominations of Lee Beaman to be a Member of the Board of Directors of th more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2025: * * * Chairman Capito Opening Statement at Hearing to Consider TVA, NRC Nominees Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, led a hearing on the nominations of Lee Beaman to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley A more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Sues Wrightway Ready-Mix and Wright Concrete & Construction for Disability Discrimination * Federal agency charges concrete companies with refusing applicants receiving medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction Charleston, W.V. - Wrightway Ready-Mix, LLC, and Wright Concrete & Construction, Inc., related concrete-construction companies operating in Delbarton, West Virgin more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and President Pro Tempore, issued the following floor remarks on Dec. 2, 2025: * * * Grassley Exposes Biden Admin's Failure to Vet Afghan Evacuees Following Tragic Attack on National Guard "Oversight of Afghan Evacuee Vetting" Last week, two members of the West Virginia National Guard were tragically shot here on duties in Washington, D.C. They were attacked by an Afghan national brought here more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement has approved several amendments to West Virginia's surface mining regulations finding they remain consistent with the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA). The approved changes affect various sections of West Virginia's Code of State Rules (CSR), including those governing forest land, wildlife habitat, topsoil use, temporary cessation of mining, and contemporaneou more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement announced its partial approval of amendments to the West Virginia surface coal mining regulatory program. This final rule incorporates changes to the West Virginia Coal Mining and Reclamation Act and related state rules under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). The department approved 12 provisions, granted qualified approval to five provisions, and more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON CNN: "THESE PEOPLE ARE DESTROYING THE HEALTHCARE OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE IN REAL TIME" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNN's The Situation Room, where he made clear that as Donald Trump and Republicans continue to raise prices and fail to address their healthcare crisis, Democrats will continue fighting to lower the high cos more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON MS NOW: "REPUBLICANS ARE ON THE RUN BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN COMPLETE AND TOTAL FAILURES" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MS NOW's All In with Chris Hayes, where he reiterated that while Republicans have failed to deliver on their promise to lower costs on day one, Democrats are fighting to bring down the cost of living, fix ou more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON MS NOW: "REPUBLICANS ARE ON THE RUN BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN COMPLETE AND TOTAL FAILURES" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MS NOW's All In with Chris Hayes, where he reiterated that while Republicans have failed to deliver on their promise to lower costs on day one, Democrats are fighting to bring down the cost of living, fix our broken healthcare system more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Justice Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Crack Down on Fentanyl Traffickers * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Jim Justice (R-W.Va.) introduced the Strengthening Sanctions on Fentanyl Traffickers Act of 2025, bipartisan legislation that strengthens and expands the federal government's ability to sanction individuals and entities involved in fentanyl traffickin more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Miller, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Honoring West Virginia National Guard Members Sarah Beckstrom and Andrew Wolfe * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV), joined by Congressman Riley Moore (R-WV), introduced a resolution honoring U.S. Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom and U.S. Air Force Staff Sergeant Andrew Wolfe, who were targeted and tragically shot while serving in the lin more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Republicans are Restoring Secure Borders and Safe Communities * "President Trump and Republicans are ending the chaos, securing the border in record time, and getting America back on track [...] We didn't just secure the border for today. We secured it for the future. In July, Republicans passed and President Trump signed into law the largest border security investment in American history." WASHIN more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2025: * * * Senator Justice, Senator Lujan Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Sanctions on Fentanyl Traffickers Today, Senators Jim Justice (R-WV) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) introduced the Strengthening Sanctions on Fentanyl Traffickers Act: "Fentanyl and similar synthetic drugs continue to devastate communities across West Virginia and the country. Much has been done to stop the flow of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: My Plan Will Fix America's Healthcare Crisis * Senator Marshall Joins the Guy Benson Show on Fox News to Discuss his Healthcare Plan Washington - On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined The Guy Benson Show on Fox News Radio to discuss the tragic shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., and the GOP healthcare plan. Click HERE or on the more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 3 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Connecticut. *** Methods and Applications for Providing Educational Guidance for Peripheral IV Therapy ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 2 -- BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY, Franklin Lakes, New Jersey has been assigned a patent (No. US 12484975 B1, initially filed Sept. 26, 2018) developed by six inventors Reshma C. Girijavallabhan, Whippany, New Jersey; Michael S. Ferrara, Wyckoff, New Jersey; Judith A. LaJoie, Fre more ST

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 3 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in West Virginia. *** Compositions and Methods for Studying Drug Metabolism ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 2 -- BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH, Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany has been assigned a patent (No. US 12487235 B2, initially filed Jan. 14, 2021) developed by three inventors Tom Sze-Yin Chan, Danbury, Connecticut; Alexander Matthew Horspool, Morgantown, West Virginia; and Ting Wang, Danbury, Connectic more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon Participates in White House Roundtable on Left-Wing Ideological Capture of Universities * Today, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon participated in a roundtable discussion with university leaders, think tank professionals, and education advocates about the need for reforms to address the far-left ideological capture of American universities. The rou more PR