WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following research note by Gideon Lukens, director of research and data analysis at the Health Policy Team: * * * Analysis Justifying Trump Administration's Medicaid Work Requirement Rule Is Deeply Flawed The 2025 reconciliation law instituted a harmful policy taking Medicaid coverage away from people not meeting a harsh work requirement, and the Trump Administration recently finalized a rule that will make the policy even more harmful./[1] In particular, the new r more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has classified radiological machine learning-based quantitative imaging software with predetermined change control plans as a Class II medical device category. The software-only devices use machine learning algorithms to analyze radiological images and produce quantitative imaging outputs. According to FDA, the systems can perform functions including image view selection, segmentation and landmarking. A key feature of the category is th more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has established a Class II regulatory classification for ingestible gastrointestinal blood detection capsules, creating a pathway for devices that detect blood within the digestive tract to enter the market under special controls rather than the more stringent Class III framework. FDA said the device is a prescription-only capsule that uses spectrophotometry, or light absorption technology, to determine the presence or absence of blood  more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 17 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following commentary on June 16, 2026, by knowledge management counsel Carole F. Wilder and shareholders Bruce J. Sarchet and Joy C. Rosenquist: * * * July is the New January - 2026 Each new year, employers in the United States are accustomed to hearing about all the laws that go into effect on January 1. State legislatures across the country, however, are active all year long, and as we have said before, July is the new January. Following is our summary of the notable lab more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Making American Communities Healthy and Lead-Safe: EPA Reaches Settlement Agreement with Vermont-based Construction Company * BOSTON (June 16, 2026) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement agreement with the South, Burlington, Vermont-based construction company ReArch Company Inc. ("ReArch"), resolving alleged violations of the Toxic Substances Control Act ("TSCA") and the Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule ("RRP more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Murkowski: "It is hard right now. Every Alaskan is feeling it." * Washington, DC- Yesterday, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) spoke on the Senate floor highlighting the impacts the Iran conflict has had on energy markets and prices, particularly in rural Alaska. Watch the speech here. Transcript As Delivered Madam President, like so many across the Senate, really, across the country, I think we've all been watching the news this weekend to more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, June 17 -- Gov. Kelly Ayotte, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 16, 2026: * * * Governor Ayotte Celebrates America 250 with Coca-Cola Northeast Coca-Cola unveils New Hampshire "Ameri-Can" ahead of July 4 - Today, Governor Ayotte joined leadership from Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast in Londonderry, NH to officially unveil the New Hampshire collectible mini-can, celebrating America250. The Coca-Cola Company is celebrating the United States' 250th anniversary by introducing collectable mini-can more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Collins, King Announce More Than $16 Million for Economic Development Projects Across Maine * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that 19 Maine organizations will receive a total of $16,201,188 to support important development projects. The funding comes from the Northern Border Regional Commission's (NBRC) Fiscal Year 2026 Catalyst, Timber for Transit, and Forest Economy programs. "The NBRC has been more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Meets With Gavi and CEPI CEOs, Reiterates Importance of Releasing Global Vaccine Funding Amid HHS Holdup * **Shaheen has facilitated productive conversations between Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, and HHS in an effort to release Congressionally-appropriated funds** (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today met with Gavi CEO Dr. Sania Nishtar and CEPI CE more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on June 16, 2026: * * * Shaheen, Lee Introduce Bipartisan Bill Keeping Foreign Spies Out of American Waters Yesterday, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the Arctic Security and Diplomacy Act, a bipartisan bill to keep spy ships from adversarial nations such as China and Russia from conducting research more PR