WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Ahead of Blanche Confirmation Vote, Reed Reminds U.S. Senate That Blanche is Still Covering Up Epstein Files, Concealing Facts, & Not Complying with the Law * WASHINGTON, DC - Ahead of the final confirmation vote on acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to become the next U.S. Attorney General, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is reminding lawmakers that Mr. Blanche continues to cover up the Epstein Files. He continues to conceal key facts about the T more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Ahead of Blanche Confirmation Vote, Reed Reminds U.S. Senate That Blanche is Still Not Complying with the Epstein Files Law * WASHINGTON, DC - Ahead of the final confirmation vote on acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to become the next U.S. Attorney General, U.S. Senator Jack Reed is reminding lawmakers that Mr. Blanche appears to be out of compliance with the law requiring full release of the Epstein Files. He continues to avoid releasing key  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Hickenlooper, Crow, DeGette, Neguse, Pettersen Demand Answers From DHS on Aurora Detention Facility Shooting * Denver -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined Senator John Hickenlooper and Colorado U.S. Representatives Jason Crow, Diana DeGette, Joe Neguse, and Brittany Pettersen in a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin demanding answers following last month's shooting by a GEO Group employee  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Booker Condemns Confirmation of Todd Blanche to be Attorney General * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Ranking Member of the Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights Subcommittee, issued the following statement after the Senate voted to confirm Todd Blanche as Attorney General: "The Senate had one job: decide whether Todd Blanche is fit to lead the law enforcement agency t more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Statement Opposing Todd Blanche's Nomination for Attorney General * WASHINGTON -U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement in response to the Senate's confirmation of Todd Blanche, President Trump's former personal lawyer, to be the U.S. Attorney General. "I voted against Mr. Blanche's nomination because he has repeatedly shown that his loyalty is to Donald Trump - not to the Constitution or the American p more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono Statement on Blanche Confirmation Vote * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a senior member of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, released the following statement after voting against Todd Blanche's nomination to serve as the next U.S. Attorney General: "The Attorney General of the United States must be independent from the president and committed to upholding the rule of law. Todd Blanche's unyielding loyal more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Statement on Senate Committee Vote to Hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in Contempt of Congress * WASHINGTON, DC - This week, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement after the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress: "I have known Dr. Anthony Fauci for forty years, and there are fewer individuals who have had such an enormous positive impact  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Voting Against Trump's Personal Attorney to Serve as AG * Blanche Recently Caught on Tape Saying He Will Restrict Reproductive Rights Nationwide Lujan Introduced Epstein Files Transparency Act II and No Trump Immunity Act Ahead of Blanche's Confirmation Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after voting against Todd Blanche to serve as Attorney General: "The Attorney General's more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Voting Against Trump's Personal Attorney to Serve as AG * Blanche Recently Caught on Tape Saying He Will Restrict Reproductive Rights Nationwide Lujan Introduced Epstein Files Transparency Act II and No Trump Immunity Act Ahead of Blanche's Confirmation Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after voting against Todd Blanche to serve as Attorney General: "The Attorney General's more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Murray, Advocates Sound the Alarm on Trump's Latest Attack on Head Start, Vow to Save Head Start * Earlier This Week, Lujan Introduced Legislation to Support and Strengthen New Mexico's Early Childhood Education Workforce WATCH PRESS CONFERENCE HERE, DOWNLOAD HERE Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), one of two Head Start graduates to serve in the U.S. Senate, joined U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair o more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Murray, Advocates Sound the Alarm on Trump's Latest Attack on Head Start, Vow to Save Head Start * Earlier This Week, Lujan Introduced Legislation to Support and Strengthen New Mexico's Early Childhood Education Workforce WATCH PRESS CONFERENCE HERE, DOWNLOAD HERE Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), one of two Head Start graduates to serve in the U.S. Senate, joined U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair o more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Once Again, Padilla Leads Democrats in Successfully Killing Trump's Anti-Voter SAVE Act * As families across the country face skyrocketing costs, Trump and Senate Republicans again prioritize his voter suppression bill WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, led his Senate colleagues in once again defeating MAGA Republicans' efforts to advance the anti-voter  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla Statement Opposing Todd Blanche's Nomination to be U.S. Attorney General * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement following the Senate's confirmation vote on the nomination of Todd Blanche to be the next U.S. Attorney General: "Todd Blanche is unfit to serve as Attorney General. As Acting Attorney General, Blanche has shown he is more loyal more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, with 110 co-signers issued the following letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 15, 2026 The Honorable Markwayne Mullin Secretary of Homeland Security U.S. Department of Homeland Security 2707 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE Washington, DC 20528 Dear Secretary Mullin, We urge you to shut down the Dilley Immigration Processing Center. There is no humane way to imprison a child and their family. It is nothing more than  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Ro Khanna, D-California, ranking member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following letter to President Trump on resumption of war with Iran: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 29, 2026 President Donald Trump The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, DC 20500 Dear President Trump, I write to express grave concern about your resumption of war with Iran. It is particularly concerning that you ha more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following letter to Acting Attorney General Todd W. Blanche, Jay Clayton, nominee for Director of National Intelligence, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 20, 2026 The Honorable Todd W. Blanche Acting Attorney General U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530 - The Honorable Marco Rubio Secretary U.S Department of State 2201 C Str more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following letter to Kevin McGurn, interim CEO of Trump Media and Technology Group Corp.: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 30, 2026 Mr. Kevin McGurn Interim Chief Executive Officer Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. 401 N. Cattlemen Road, Suite 200 Sarasota, FL 34232 Dear Mr. McGurn: Are you helping the President sell people advance access to market-moving information? On July 16, 2026, Trump Media  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following letter to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 30, 2026 The Honorable Andrea Lucas Chair U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 131 M Street, NE Washington, DC 20507 RE: EEOC-2026-0001, FY 2026-2030 Strategic Plan Dear Chair Lucas: I write with regard to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC or Commission) draft S more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 (TNSletter) -- Reps. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, ranking member of the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, issued the following letter to the General Services Administration: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 29, 2026 The Honorable Edward Forst Administrator of General Services 1800 F Street NW Washington, DC 20006 Dear Administrator Forst: I expressed my concern more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, with 10 co-signers issued the following letter to President Trump on New Jersey appeal for major disaster declaration: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 31, 2026 The Honorable President Donald J. Trump President of the United States The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Northwest Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear Mr. President, We write in strong support of the State of New Jersey's effort to appeal the denial of the State's request for a Major Disaster Declarat more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 29, 2026 The Honorable Howard Lutnick Secretary Department of Commerce 1401 Constitution Avenue NW Washington, DC 20230 - The Honorable Jeffrey Kessler Under Secretary for Industry and Security Department of Commerce 1401 Constitution Avenue NW Washington, DC 20230 - Dear Secr more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following letter to the U.S. Department of Defense: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 28, 2026 Stephen Feinberg Deputy Secretary U.S. Department of Defense 1010 Defense Pentagon Washington, D.C., 20301-1000 - David Lorch Director Office of the Strategic Capital U.S. Department of Defense 3030 Defense Pentagon Washington, D.C., 20301-1000 - Dear Deputy Secretary Feinberg and Director Lorch, I write regarding my concerns that two new  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Passes Continuing Resolution to Fund Government Through Mid-December * WASHINGTON, D.C. - By a vote of 90 to 6, the Senate today passed a clean continuing resolution (CR) to fund the federal government through Dec. 11, averting a potential government shutdown and giving the Senate Appropriations Committee additional time to complete work on fiscal year appropriations bills. The measure, which includes an extension of funding for the nati more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Votes Against Continuing Resolution, Refuses to Fund Trump's Unwinnable Iran War and Authoritarian Agenda * Washington (August 8, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after voting against the Continuing Resolution to fund Trump's administration. "Voting for this Continuing Resolution would be signing a check for President Trump to continue his illegal, reckless agenda, including ICE r more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: Not One Democrat Voted for Voter ID * Senator Marshall Joins Fox News, The Big Weekend Show Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Joey Jones, Tomi Lahren, Joe Concha, and Anita Vogel on Fox News' The Big Weekend Show to discuss how all Senate Democrats voted against voter ID this week and progress on the SAVE America Act, the work that the Senate did complete including confirming a new Attorney General more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 (TNSletter) -- Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, and Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following letter to Thomas A. Barthold, chief of staff of the Senate Joint Committee on Taxation: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 28, 2026 Thomas A. Barthold Chief of Staff Joint Committee on Taxation 502 Ford House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Mr. Barthold: Last July, President Trump signed the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) into law, enacting numerous tax breaks for the wealthy, parti more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Statement on Vote Against Attorney General Nominee Todd Blanche * (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) released the following statement on her vote against President Trump's nominee to be U.S. Attorney General, Todd Blanche: "Todd Blanche has proven himself to be unfit to be the next attorney general. He is the architect and champion of the President's corrupt slush fund, which would channel $1.8 billion in tax doll more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Slotkin Statement on Voting No on Confirmation of Todd Blanche as Attorney General * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) released the follow statement after voting against the confirmation of Todd Blanche to be U.S. Attorney General. "Today I voted no on the confirmation of Todd Blanche to be Attorney General. Instead of standing up for the rule of law or demonstrating any sense of independence, Blanche has repeatedly chosen t more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * STATEMENT: Sen. Schiff on Todd Blanche's Confirmation as Attorney General * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) issued the following statement after voting against the nomination of Todd Blanche to be U.S. Attorney General: "As I said his confirmation hearing, the fundamental problem with Todd Blanche isn't that he's inexperienced or unintelligent. It's that he's never been able to shed his role as criminal defense lawye more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media released the following written testimony by Asad Ramzanali, director of artificial intelligence and technology policy at the Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator, Nashville, Tennessee, from a July 30, 2026, hearing entitled "Intelligent Networks: Powering Artificial Intelligence and Transforming Communications": * * * Chairs Fischer and Cruz, Ranking Members Lujan and Cantwell, and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for holding this more PR