WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on Jan. 7, 2026: * * * Blumenthal Demands Answers From VA Secretary on Staggering Increase of Sexual Harassment & Assault Reports at VA Senator's letter follows Collins' inactivation of required harassment prevention and accountability training for VA workers * Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) is demandin more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Demands Answers from VA Secretary on Staggering Increase of Sexual Harassment & Assault Reports at VA * [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) is demanding answers from Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins regarding data revealing a "staggering increase" in reports of sexual harassment and assault tak more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 8, 2026: * * * Funding America's Strength: House Passes FY26 Bills on Security, Energy, and Stewardship Today, the House of Representatives passed the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 with a vote of 397 to 28. Appropriators have been making steady Article I progress, with three more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Jan. 8 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Maine Medical Center nurses overwhelmingly ratify three-year union contract * After nearly four months of bargaining, nurses at Maine Medical Center (MMC) in Portland voted last night to ratify a new union contract that provides many new safety measures for patients and nurses, among other improvements. This three-year agreement is the second contract for the MMC nurses since  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following statement on Jan. 7, 2026, by Secretary Marco Rubio: * * * Withdrawal from Wasteful, Ineffective, or Harmful International Organizations Today, in furtherance of Executive Order 14199, President Trump announced the withdrawal of the United States from 66 international organizations identified as part of the Trump Administration's review of wasteful, ineffective, and harmful international organizations. Review of additional i more PR