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Tipoffs: President Trump & Congress Newsletter for 2026-05-11 ( 9 items )  
Amid Trump's Affordability Crisis, Lujan Pushes Solutions on Housing Affordability and Early Childhood Action (10)
WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Amid Trump's Affordability Crisis, Lujan Pushes Solutions on Housing Affordability and Early Childhood Action * Lujan Continues Spotlighting Rising Costs Across New Mexico and Efforts to Fight Back Against Trump's Cost-Raising Policies Santa Fe, N.M. - As costs continue to skyrocket under President Trump's costly and chaotic policies, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) is holding events across New Mexico to hear directly from families, educat more PR

As Trump's Illegal War with Iran Drives up Costs at Every Turn, Lujan Fights to Tackle Affordability Crisis Hitting New Mexicans and the Agricultural Industry (10)
WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump's Illegal War with Iran Drives up Costs at Every Turn, Lujan Fights to Tackle Affordability Crisis Hitting New Mexicans and the Agricultural Industry * Lujan Concludes Weeklong Tour Across New Mexico Meeting with Industry Experts and New Mexicans to Address President Trump's Affordability Crisis Las Cruces, N.M. - As President Trump's illegal war with Iran continues to drive up costs across industries, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N. more PR

Better World Campaign President Yeo Testifies Before House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Intelligence released the following written testimony by Better World Campaign President Peter Yeo from an April 29, 2026, hearing entitled "U.S. Accountability at the United Nations: Challenges and Opportunities for Reform": * * * Chairman Mills, Ranking Member Moskowitz: thank you for the opportunity to testify on the issue of UN reform. I'm here today with a simple message: the UN gets it. It is serious about working with the Trump Administration and Congress to b more PR

Blumenthal Joins 13 Colleagues to Demand Trump Administration Resume Russian Oil Sanctions (10)
WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Joins 13 Colleagues to Demand Trump Administration Resume Russian Oil Sanctions * [Hartford, CT] -Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Member of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, and 13 Senate colleagues urged the Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent to fully resume sanctions on Russian oil and use every available tool to cut into Russia's war windfall profits. In their letter, the Senators note that these st more PR

Lujan Leads Tour Across Northern New Mexico, Visits Local Ranchers and Landowners to Discuss Action Against Chama Uranium Drilling Proposal, Tours Local Wool Business (10)
WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Leads Tour Across Northern New Mexico, Visits Local Ranchers and Landowners to Discuss Action Against Chama Uranium Drilling Proposal, Tours Local Wool Business * Canjilon, N.M. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) led a community conversation in Canjilon with community members, ranchers, farmers, acequia members, Tribal leaders, and Land Grant Members regarding the proposal of uranium drilling and mineral development in the region by the more PR

Lujan, Markey, Schumer, Cantwell, Demand FCC Stop First Amendment Attacks on Disney, ABC (10)
WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Markey, Schumer, Cantwell, Demand FCC Stop First Amendment Attacks on Disney, ABC Senators call for FCC's order for early license renewals to Disney be rescinded * U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) wrote to Federal Communica more PR

Lujan, Markey, Schumer, Cantwell, Demand FCC Stop First Amendment Attacks on Disney, ABC (10)
WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Markey, Schumer, Cantwell, Demand FCC Stop First Amendment Attacks on Disney, ABC Senators call for FCC's order for early license renewals to Disney be rescinded * U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) wrote to Federal Communic more PR

Senator Blumenthal: Week in Review 5/1/2026-5/8/2026 (10)
WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Blumenthal: Week in Review 5/1/2026-5/8/2026 * Criticizing Trump's Ballooning White House Vanity Project [Hartford, CT] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI), wrote Clark Construction CEO Robert Moser and the National Park Service (NPS) regarding a no-bid contract awarded to Clark Construction to make repairs to public fountains in Lafayette Squar more PR

Thomas More Society Senior Counsel Ferrara Testifies Before House Judiciary Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, May 9 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government released the following written testimony by Christopher A. Ferrara, senior counsel of the Thomas More Society, from an April 28, 2026, hearing entitled "From Tool to Weapon: The FACE Act and the Dangers of Federalizing Criminal Law." FACE Act is the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act. * * * It is a matter of historical record that on October 30, 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was arrested in the City of Birmingham, Alabama for disobeyin more PR