WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics issued the following news: * * * BTS Releases State-Level Transportation Public Finance Statistics data for the first time * Today, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) released the 2023 State-Level Transportation Public Finance Statistics (TPFS) in addition to the 2023 Aggregate State data. TPFS provides information on transportation-related revenue and expenditures for all levels of go more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Joins Blumenthal, Ross To Introduce Legislation To Shine Light On Supreme Court Shadow Docket Decisions * December 19, 2025 The Shadow Docket Sunlight Act requires the Supreme Court to provide a written explanation for shadow docket decisions and a vote count detailing how each justice voted on the decision, promoting transparency and consistency in judicial decision making. WASHING more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2025: * * * Durbin Joins Blumenthal, Ross To Introduce Legislation To Shine Light On Supreme Court Shadow Docket Decisions U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Representative Deborah Ross (D-NC) to introduce bicameral legislat more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Statement On Upcoming Epstein Files Deadline * December 18, 2025 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement as tomorrow marks the statutory deadline for the Trump Administration to release the Epstein files: "This should be a big step towards transparency to the American public about more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Statement On Upcoming Epstein Files Deadline U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement as tomorrow marks the statutory deadline for the Trump Administration to release the Epstein files: "This should be a big step towards transparency to the American more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Statement On Whistleblower Disclosure Regarding USCIS Circumventing Court Order * December 19, 2025 CHICAGO - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released the following statement regarding a whistleblower disclosure alleging that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is feigning compliance with the Freedom more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2025: * * * Durbin Statement On Whistleblower Disclosure Regarding USCIS Circumventing Court Order U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released the following statement regarding a whistleblower disclosure alleging that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is fe more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Duckworth Announce $13.5 Million In Federal Funding To Support Illinois Students * December 19, 2025 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today announced $13,467,325 in federal funding through the U.S. Department of Education for mental health and literacy support for students in Illinois. "There is a growing mental hea more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Duckworth, Members Of Illinois Delegation Request $25 Million In Reimbursements For MWRD's Work On The Thornton Reservoir * December 19, 2025 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), along with U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Representatives Danny K. Davis (D-IL-07), Jesus G. "Chuy" Garcia (D-IL-04), Robin Kelly (D-IL-02), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-08 more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrest 49 illegal aliens with commercial driver's licenses * INDIO, Calif. In recent weeks, El Centro Sector agents arrested 49 illegal aliens with commercial driver's licenses during vehicle stops at immigration checkpoints and in interagency operations. Between Nov. 23 and Dec. 12, Indio Station agents apprehended 42  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Amends Asbestos Cleanup Plan for Former Johns-Manville Superfund Site in Illinois Beach Nature Preserve in Waukegan * CHICAGO (December 19, 2025) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) updated its asbestos cleanup plan for a portion of the Johns-Manville Superfund site located within the Illinois Beach Nature Preserve in Waukegan, Illinois. The amended plan will now require asbestos  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (TNSFR) -- Constellation Energy Generation LLC, Baltimore, Maryland, received a renewed operating license from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to continue power production at a facility in Illinois. The decision ensures the site remains operational, providing carbon-free electricity to the regional grid beyond its original term. Clinton Power Station Unit 1, located in DeWitt County, Illinois, is now authorized to operate at reactor core power levels up to 3,473 megawatts more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Ashley Brooke Moody, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2025: * * * Senator Ashley Moody & Senator Lindsey Graham Introduce Bill to Sunset Section 230 Immunity, Protect Children Online Today,Senator Ashley Moody is joining forces with Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Josh Hawley (R-Missouri), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota), Dick Durbin (D-Illinois), Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecti more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Ukrainian National Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Use Nefilim Ransomware to Attack Companies in the United States and Other Countries * A Ukrainian national pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to commit computer fraud for his role in a series of international ransomware attacks. According to court documents, Artem Aleksandrovych Stryzhak, 35, of Barcelona, Spain, conspired with others more PR