WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- President Trump issued the following statement: * * * America 250: Presidential Message on the Birthday of John Jay Today, our Nation celebrates the 280th birthday of John Jay--the first Chief Justice of the United States, a titan of American sovereignty, and a key architect of our laws, our foreign policy, and our glorious American independence. Born in New York City and raised with the timeless values of faith and civic duty, John Jay answered the call to public ser more PR

UPTON, New York, Dec. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Brookhaven National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Brookhaven Physicist Teams with AI to Solve a Decades-old Physics Maze * By partnering with artificial intelligence (AI), a researcher at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory has solved a long-standing physics problem and uncovered the mathematical trickery that underlies the generalization of recently discovered, extremely surprisi more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN SECURES TROOP PAY RAISE, QUALITY OF LIFE AND HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENTS AT WEST POINT, AND DELIVERS ON VITAL HUDSON VALLEY PRIORITIES IN HOUSE-PASSED BIPARTISAN NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT * Congressman Pat Ryan Secures Troop Pay Raise, Quality of Life and Healthcare Improvements at West Point, and Delivers on Vital Hudson Valley Priorities in House-Passed Bipartisan National D more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics issued the following news: * * * Docked Bikeshare Trips - November 2025 * BTS 83-25 Today, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) released docked bikeshare trips for November 2025. From November 2024 to November 2025, docked bikeshare trips starting and ending at a docking station on seven of the largest systems fell 5.4%. By area served and system, the number of docked bikeshare tr more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: * * * FTC and States File Amended Complaint Against Uber for Deceptive Billing and Cancellation Practices * The Federal Trade Commissionjoined by 21 states and the District of Columbiatoday filed an amended complaint alleging that Uber charged consumers for its subscription without their consent, failed to deliver promised savings including $0 delivery fees, and made it difficult for users to cancel the su more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Garbarino Highlights Restoration of New York Counterterrorism Funding at Homeland Security Hearing * WASHINGTON, D.C. During a House Homeland Security Committee hearing this week, Chairman Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY-02) highlighted the full restoration of $187 million in critical counterterrorism grant funding to New York. Garbarino emphasized the importance of continued federal support for the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand, Colleagues Demand Accountability From Army For Sexual Misconduct Failures * U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) joined Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and 56 members of the House and Senate Democratic caucuses in demanding accountability for the Army's failure to stop repeated sexual misconduct by an Army doctor. The lawmakers sent a letter to the Department of Defense (DOD) acti more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand, Colleagues Press Social Security Head On Plan To Slash Field Office Visits * Lawmakers raise alarm about whether Trump administration is seeking to "quietly kill field offices," implement backdoor benefits cuts "Once again, you seem to have adopted a slash-first, think-later approach to 'modernizing' SSA, and beneficiaries will pay the price," wrote the senators Today, U.S. Se more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Africa Subcommittee Chairman Smith Delivers Opening Remarks at Hearing on U.S. Response to Crimes Against Humanity in Sudan Today, House Foreign Affairs Africa Subcommittee Chairman Chris Smith delivered opening remarks at a subcommittee hearing titled "Stopping the Bloodshed: U.S. Response to Crimes Against Humanit more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Rep. John Mannion, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Passes Bipartisan Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act Cosponsored by Representative Mannion that Supports Nutritious Meals for Students and NY-22 Dairy Farmers * WASHINGTON, D.C. Representative John W. Mannion (NY-22) today announced the House's passage of the bipartisan Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, legislation he cosponsored to expand access to milk options produced by local farmers in schoo more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (TNSrep) -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release: * * * HUD Study Exposes Impact of Biden Border Crisis on Housing Affordability Increased demand for affordable housing fueled by influx of illegals strains housing market * A new Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) report, "Worst Case Housing Needs 2025," (https://www.foxnews.com/politics/hud-chief-blames-unchecked-illegal-immigration-pricing-out-families-amid-new more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Dec. 15, 2025: * * * Husted urges Treasury Secretary to protect American students from Chinese Communist Party Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) and Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) sent a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent requesting the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States review the sale of Epic! Creations to a Chinese-owned company. Epi more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news: * * * ICYMI: Homeland Republicans Examine Worldwide Threats to the Homeland Amid Evolving Threat Landscape This week, the House Committee on Homeland Security convened their annual Worldwide Threats hearing to examine the threats facing the United States, especially as America looks forward to hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup and the 2028 Olympics and Paralymp more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * IN FINAL STOP OF SCHUMER'S ANNUAL 62-COUNTY TOUR: SCHUMER: GOT WHOLE MILK? STANDING WITH CAPITAL REGION DAIRY FARMERS, SENATOR CALLS ON HOUSE TO TAKE UP JUST-PASSED SENATE BILL TO BRING MORE MILK FROM... * Schumer Celebrates Stop In Columbia County Marking Completion Of Senator's 27 th Annual 62-County Tour Of NY; Senator Says Conversations With Dairy Farmers Across N more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Rep. Rob Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Menendez Co-Leads Legislation to Safeguard Emergency Alerts Funding, Protect Public Safety Communications * Congressman Rob Menendez (NJ-08), along with Representatives Tim Kennedy (NY-26), April McClain Delaney (MD-06), and Nanette Barragan (CA-44), introduced the Supporting and Advancing Federal Emergency Communications through Infrastructure (SAFE Comms) Act, legislation to ensure that local  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (TNSdok) -- The New York State Public Service Commission is inviting public comment on a request to update the construction standards for a long-standing power transmission line in Allegany County. The "Petition of Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid for an Amendment to a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need issued in Case 26729" (Case No. 25-T-0749) seeks to modify an agreement originally established in 1976. The certificate authorizes  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * New Records Reveal DOJ's Yearslong Efforts to Shut Down Investigation into Clinton Foundation * WASHINGTON - Department of Justice (DOJ) records provided to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) offer a behind-the-scenes look at how top leadership during the Obama-Biden administration repeatedly interfered to prevent DOJ prosecutors and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 15, 2025: * * * New Records Reveal DOJ's Yearslong Efforts to Shut Down Investigation into Clinton Foundation Department of Justice (DOJ) records provided to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) offer a behind-the-scenes look at how top leadership during the Obama-Biden administration repeatedly interfered to prevent DOJ prosecut more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * SCHUMER COMPLETES TOUR OF ALL 62 NEW YORK COUNTIES FOR HISTORIC 27th YEAR IN A ROW; SENATOR CONTINUES TO TRAVEL TO EVERY CORNER OF THE STATE, MEETING WITH NEW YORKERS FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE & FIGHTING... * Schumer Vowed To Visit Every Single NY County Each Year During His First Senate Election & The Tradition Continues For A Record 27 th Year, Serving As His Motivatio more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 25-civ-6876; E.D.N.Y. filed Dec. 15, 2025): * * * Securities and Exchange Commission v. Tiffany Kelly and Curastory Inc., No. 25-civ-6876 (E.D.N.Y. filed Dec. 15, 2025) On December 15, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission filed a settled action as to Brooklyn-based Curastory Inc. and its founder and CEO, Tiffany Kelly, alleging that they engaged in an offering fraud in which they more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. David Schweikert, R-Arizona, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, posted the following news: * * * September Unemployment Remained Unchanged in 20 States, Decreased in 10, Increased in 21 Today, the Joint Economic Committee released its monthly State Employment Update, outlining the employment situation in all 50 states and DC. Today's release provides the latest state-level employment data, following a delay in the original release schedule due to the lapse i more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following news release: * * * Reward Offer of Up to $5 Million for Information Leading to Arrest and/or Conviction of Leader of Foreign Terrorist Organization Los Choneros Today, the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs is announcing a reward offer under the Narcotics Rewards Program (NRP) of up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Francisco Manue more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The Library of Congress issued the following news: * * * U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze Announces the Publication of 'Transient Worlds,' His Personal Guide to Poetry in Translation * Arthur Sze, the nation's 25th U.S. Poet Laureate, will publish a new book as a focus of his laureateship: "Transient Worlds," his personal guide to global poetry in translation. Published by Copper Canyon Press in association with the Library of Congress on April 14, 2026, "Transient Worlds more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 (Rep.) -- House Republican Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Whip Emmer announces more than 300 key stakeholders support the SPEED Act * WASHINGTON - House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) today announced key stakeholder support for the Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Ac t. More than 300 organizations have voiced their support for this legislation, which creates certainty in the permitting process a more PR