WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (TNSLrpt) -- The American Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois, issued its 2025 National Lawyer Population Survey, finding that the number of resident active lawyers in the United States has increased to 1,374,720, up from 1,355,963 in 2024, a 1.38% annual rise and the first significant uptick since 2020. Over the past decade, the active lawyer population has grown by 73,363, or 5.6%, with the survey noting that the labour market successfully absorbed the unusually large 2024 g more ST

ARGONNE, Illinois, Dec. 11 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Pinpointing the glow of a single atom Argonne's Quantum Emitter Electron Nanomaterial Microscope enables scientists to track and create quantum emitters for next-generation devices * Researchers have discovered how to design and place single-photon sources at the atomic scale inside ultrathin 2D materials, lighting the path for future quantum innovation more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Calls On Congress To Pass His Bill Combatting Online Child Sexual Abuse Material * On the Senate floor, Durbin asked for unanimous consent to pass his bipartisan STOP CSAM Act alongside Sen. Hawley, before Sen. Wyden objected WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, asked for unanimous consent (UC) for the Sena more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Speaks At Spotlight Forum Examining The Trump Administration's Aggressive Tactics In Pursuing Its Mass Deportation Scheme * December 09, 2025 Durbin introduced Chicagoan Dayanne Figueroa, a U.S. citizen who was brutally arrested and detained without due process, during the Trump Administration's so-called "Operation Midway Blitz" WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin ( more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Schakowsky Introduce Legislation To Improve The Medical Device Recall Process * December 10, 2025 The Medical Device Recall Improvement Act would bolster communication between medical device manufacturers, hospitals and health care professionals, and patients WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL-09) today reintrodu more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin: Trump's 2018 Racist Reference To "S-Hole" Countries Was An Embarrassment * December 10, 2025 After nearly eight years, Trump admitted to using the slur "shithole countries" to denigrate Black immigrants during a meeting in the Oval Office, confirming Durbin's statement from that time WASHINGTON - In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranki more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2025: * * * Durbin: Trump's 2018 Racist Reference To "S-Hole" Countries Was An Embarrassment After nearly eight years, Trump admitted to using the slur "shithole countries" to denigrate Black immigrants during a meeting in the Oval Office, confirming Durbin's statement from that time * In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democrat more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * In Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing, Durbin Questions Witnesses On Addressing CSAM & Protecting Children Online * Durbin's STOP CSAM Act would crack down on the proliferation of child sexual abuse material online WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, questioned witnesses in today's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing ent more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (TNSLrpt) -- The National Association of Realtors, Chicago, Illinois, issued a report finding that commercial clients are increasingly putting building performance at the center of purchase and leasing decisions, with utility and operating costs, indoor air quality, and energy efficiency now among the most important factors. Based on an August 2025 survey of commercial-focused members, the 2025 REALTORS Commercial Sustainability Report shows growing recognition that sustainab more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Judiciary Democrats Push Back Against FBI, DOJ Investigation Threats Into Six Members Of Congress * December 10, 2025 FBI political leadership is reportedly pressuring the Washington Field Office to open a seditious conspiracy investigation into Senators Kelly and Slotkin, Representatives Goodlander, Crow, Deluzio, and Houlahan WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Judiciary Democrats Push Back Against FBI, DOJ Investigation Threats Into Six Members Of Congress FBI political leadership is reportedly pressuring the Washington Field Office to open a seditious conspiracy investigation into Senators Kelly and Slotkin, Representatives Goodlander, Crow, Deluzio, and Houlahan * U.S. Senate Democratic Whi more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following statement on Dec. 10, 2025: * * * Liberal States Blocking Historic Tax Cuts for Hardworking Americans and Workers U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent issued the following statement today regarding the ongoing refusal by several Democrat-led states to conform to key provisions of the July 4th bill that President Trump signed into law to deliver historic tax relief for American families and workers: Presid more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Padilla Condemns Trump DHS' Unconstitutional Arrests of U.S. Citizens * WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, joined a bicameral spotlight forum to denounce the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) unlawful arrests of U.S. citizens. U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the Sen more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Welcomes Winooski School District Superintendent Chavarria to Bicameral Forum on Trump's Detention of U.S. Citizens * WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, this week introduced Vermont's Wilmer Chavarria, Superintendent of the Winooski School District, during a bicameral forum focused on the Trump Administration's cruel and inhumane mass de more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * WTAS: Nation's Farmers, Producers, and Ag Leaders Praise President Trump's Farmer Bridge Assistance Program * (Washington, D.C., December 10, 2025) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today highlighted the outpouring of support from governors, commodity groups, farm bureaus, and agriculture industry leaders across the country following President Trump's announcement of $12 billion more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Objects to Bill That Would Threaten Encryption, Calls for New Resources to Crack Down on Predators Online * As prepared for delivery I don't often disagree with my colleague from Illinois, and I very much share the stated goals of the STOP CSAM Act. Child sexual abuse material is a toxic plague on the internet. There are real victims who need support, and criminals who need to be hunted down and more PR