WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * "A TOTAL FIASCO," AS WAR IN IRAN REACHES SIXTH MONTH, CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN BLASTS REPUBLICANS ENABLING TRUMP'S COSTLY, DEADLY WAR; ESCALATES CALL TO FIRE PETE HEGSETH * "A Total Fiasco," as War in Iran Reaches Sixth Month, Congressman Pat Ryan Blasts Republicans Enabling Trump's Costly, Deadly War; Escalates Call to Fire Pete Hegseth Congressman Ryan has been the leading voice of opposition to Trump's war in Iran; he sits on the House Armed Services  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump Pushes Trade War with Canada, Rosen Meets with Consul General of Canada * LAS VEGAS, NV - U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, met with the Consul General of Canada in Los Angeles, Sylvie Bedard, to discuss the current relationship between Nevada and Canada, as well as the importance of Canadian visitors and products to Nevada's economy. This meeting comes as Donald Trump announced a new 50 per more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Wesley Bell, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Bell, Strickland, Mfume Lead 70+ Members in Effort to Stop Navy from Renaming Ship Honoring Black War Hero in Honor of President Trump * The letter comes following recent news that the U.S. Navy is considering renaming the USS Doris Miller in honor of the president Doris Miller was a sailor aboard the USS West Virginia when Japan began its attack on Pearl Harbor who put himself in harm's way to help save his fellow wounded sailors The letter wa more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Booker Continues Annual 21-County Tour with Stops in Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, and Salem Counties * NEW JERSEY -Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker continued his annual 21-County Tour with events in Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, and Salem Counties, meeting with students, health care professionals, food assistance advocates, and business leaders across South Jersey. In Burlington County, Senator Booker began the day at the South Jersey Chambe more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Castro Calls for Release of San Antonio U.S. Naval Academy Midshipman's Mom to Be Released from Dilley Trailer Prison * August 28, 2026 SAN ANTONIO, TX -Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) released the statement below regarding a San Antonio student whose mother is being detained at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center. Today, Castro will go to Dilley for his ninth visit this year alongside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Con more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Sam Liccardo, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Liccardo Responds to Six Months of the Iran War * WASHINGTON, DC -Congressman Sam Liccardo (CA-16) released the following statement on the six month mark of the war with Iran: "We're now six months into a war President Trump promised would last six weeks. By the Pentagon's own estimate, it has already cost taxpayers $37.5 billion-a sum that could house every American experiencing homelessness for roughly four years. "Meanwhile, Ame more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Tim Moore, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Tim Moore Announces More Than $17 Million in FEMA Funding for Rutherford and Mecklenburg Counties * WASHINGTON, D.C. \- Today, Congressman Tim Moore (NC-14) announced $17,870,774.13 in federal funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to support the acquisition of 42 properties in Rutherford and Mecklenburg Counties impacted by Hurricane Helene. "Recovery from Hurricane Helene is about rebuilding while also making more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, posted the following news release: * * * Crow on Six Months of Iran War * AURORA-Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO), a combat veteran and member of the House Armed Services Committee and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement on the six-month mark of President Trump's reckless and illegal war with Iran: "Six months ago, Donald Trump launched a reckless war of choice with Iran, with no plan, no strategy, and no endgame. Six months later, 18 servicemem more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth, Durbin Hold Roundtable with Illinois Health Care Provides on the Impacts of the Trump Administration's Cuts * August 28, 2026 [MARION, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today held a roundtable with Illinois health care providers, leaders and advocates to discuss the challenges they're facing in providing care to rural communities as a direct result of the Trump Administratio more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Following 50% Tariffs on Canada, Rep. Panetta Joins Introduction of Bill to Repeal Section 338, Refund Tariffs * Monterey, CA - United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) joined Rep. Brad Schneider (IL-10) and Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Peter Welch (D-VT) in introducing the Banning Antiquated Duties and Delivering Equitable American Levies (BAD DEAL) Act to repeal Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 and refund all duties p more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2026: * * * Gallego Leads Colleagues in Opposing Israeli Government's E1 Settlement Tenders Today, U.S. Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), led Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Chris Coons (D-DE), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Patty Murray (D-WA), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Jack Reed (D-RI), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Mark Warner (D-VA), Richard B more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand Statement On Disastrous Iran War Hitting 6 Months * Today, Trump and Republicans' war in Iran has now reached six-months. Over and over again, the American people have heard an endless parade of broken and shifting promises about the war from the president. We were told the war was a "total and complete victory," "won't be difficult," was "projected [to last] four to five weeks", was "winding down," was ending "very soon," was "ah more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Visits Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Meets with Local Nonprofits, Advocates, and Tribal Leaders, Vows to Continue to Fight to Protect Public Lands ELY, MINN. -Last week, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, visited gateway communities to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW), where he met with local advocates, volunteers, non-profit leade more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2026: * * * Heinrich Visits Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Meets with Local Nonprofits, Advocates, and Tribal Leaders, Vows to Continue to Fight to Protect Public Lands ELY, MINN. -- Last week, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, visited gateway communities to the Boundary Waters Canoe  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Visits Frijoles Fire Command Center, Meets with Firefighters and Incident Commanders SANTA FE, N.M. -This week, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, visited the Frijoles Fire Command Center to receive a briefing on the operations and status of the fire and meet with Incident Commanders, firefighters, first responders, and support staff working to contain the b more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2026: * * * Heinrich Visits Frijoles Fire Command Center, Meets with Firefighters and Incident Commanders SANTA FE, N.M. -- This week, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, visited the Frijoles Fire Command Center to receive a briefing on the operations and status of the fire and meet with Inciden more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper Questions Trump's Space Academy Announcement * Hickenlooper: "Trump's proposed plan is duplicative, costly, and unserious." OURAY - Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper raised questions about President Trump's new plan to create a U.S. Space Academy. President Trump announced plans to establish the academy earlier today at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX. "President Trump's proposed plan is duplicative, costly, and uns more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Bennet, Lujan Demand Trump Admin Follow Court Order, Promptly Approve Renewable Energy Projects * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper, Michael Bennet, and Ben Ray Lujan demanded that the Department of Interior (DOI) comply with a preliminary injunction to ensure covered wind and solar permitting reviews are conducted promptly without illegal bureaucratic roadblocks. In July 2025, the DOI released an order requi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Horsford Demands Congress Close Prediction Markets Loophole After Court Win: 'The Fight Is Not Over' * Rep. Steven Horsford issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit's ruling against prediction markets offering sports betting. "Today, the Ninth Circuit affirmed what Nevadans have always known: prediction markets are gambling. This ruling is an important victory for States' and Tribes' authority more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Horsford: Nevadans Didn't Create This Crisis, and They Shouldn't Have to Pay for It * LAS VEGAS, NV- Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) spoke today at the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Democrats' Shadow Hearing on President Trump's attack on affordability. "Oversight Democrats could have held this hearing anywhere, but they chose Las Vegas because we are feeling the impacts of this affordability crisis more than any other plac more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (TNSrep) -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Baldwin Wraps Up First Week of "Ending Chaos, Lowering Costs" Statewide Tour * WISCONSIN - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) wrapped up the first week of her "Ending Chaos, Lowering Costs" statewide tour with stops in Madison, Richland Center, La Crosse, Onalaska, and Eau Claire, meeting with Wisconsin families and small businesses and highlighting how she is fighting to end the high costs and hardship that Congressional R more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Kelly Blasts Trump for Enriching Himself While Americans Can't Afford Their Lives * "How does changing the name of a lake help the American people? They can't afford their lives right now." "He [Trump] doesn't care about the American people. He doesn't care about our country. He cares about himself and his family and his friends." In case you missed it, last night on CNN's Erin Burnett OutFront, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly ripped President Tr more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2026: * * * ICYMI: McIver and Counsel Paul Fishman Press Call Debriefing Court's Refusal To Dismiss U.S. v. McIver Case NEWARK, NJ - Today, on a briefing call, Congresswoman LaMonica McIver (NJ-10) and her counsel, Paul Fishman, broke down Wednesday's Third Circuit decision to not dismiss U.S. v. McIver. The decision carries troubling legal and political implications that threaten separation of powers. McIver and Fishman discussed the co more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Sens. Schiff, Padilla, Cortez Masto Urge Trump Admin to Abandon Reckless Plan to Equip ICE with Electric Shock Gloves * Washington, D.C. - In case you missed it, U.S. Senators Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla (both D-Calif.) joined Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Senate colleagues to call on the Trump Administration to abandon its reckless plan to outfit U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers with gloves that deliv more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * In New Letter, Murray, Colleagues Demand NIH Director Restore Lifesaving Pediatric Research ICYMI: Senator Murray Presses NIH Director on Trump's Proposal to Cut Medical Research Funding to Pay for $1.5 Trillion War Budget - U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), a senior member and former chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) and Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, led her colleagues in sendin more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * In Spokane, Murray Meets with First Responders to Discuss Wildfire Recovery Efforts; Meets Impacted Family at Their Property; Affirms She Will Fight to Deliver Federal Resources to Support Recovery * Murray: "I will make sure Spokane's recovery is a priority at every opportunity. Whatever it takes-for as long as it takes." ICYMI: Senator Murray Vows to Get Spokane and WA Federal Resources for Wildfire Response and Recovery ***PHOTOS AND B-ROLL more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Statement on Six Months of the Trump-Vance Administration's Foolish and Illegal War with Iran * WASHINGTON, D.C. - As the Trump-Vance Administration's war with Iran stretches into its sixth month today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, released the following statement: "Six months ago, the Trump-Vance Administration launched a deeply unpopular war with Iran that has taken th more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine, Colleagues Call for Senate Hearing on DOD's Mismanagement of Illegal War in Iran and Its Effect on Servicemembers U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services (SASC) Subcommittee on Seapower, joined a group of his colleagues in urging SASC Chairman Roger Wicker (R-MS) to hold a hearing with U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) leadership to investigate the Trump-Vance Administration's failure to support servicememb more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Colleagues Oppose Israeli Government's E1 Settlement Tenders * Read in The Hill: Democratic senators demand Israeli government halt West Bank settlement expansion plans Today, U.S. Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Chris Coons (D-DE), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Patty Murray (D-WA), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Dick more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Gallego Statement on Trump Administration Lawsuit Targeting Arizona Dreamers * Today, Arizona Senators Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego released the following statement after the Trump administration sued Arizona over its policy allowing eligible Dreamers and other immigrant students who attended and graduated from Arizona high schools to qualify for in-state tuition: "Dreamers are Americans in every way. They grew up here, went to our schools,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Kiggans, CMS Administrator Oz Discuss Healthcare Affordability, Access in Coastal Virginia * VIRGINIA BEACH, VA -Today, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) welcomed Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz to Virginia's Second District for a series of healthcare visits focused on improving patient access, supporting providers, and addressing challenges affecting healthcare delivery across Coastal Virginia. Congresswoman Kiggans a more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Andy Kim, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Kim, Warren Joint Statement on New Independent Watchdog Report on Detailing Trump Attempt to Destroy CFPB * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Andy Kim (D-N.J.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on National Security and International Trade and Finance on the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the full committee, released the following joint statement following the release of a  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Lee, Democratic Members of Congress Host Field Hearing in Las Vegas on Affordability and Cost of Living Crisis Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03), Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04), and Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01) hosted a field hearing on the cost of living crisis brought on by the Trump Slump. They were joined by Ranking Member Robert Garcia (CA-42), the top Democrat on the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform-the main investigative more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Colleagues Oppose ICE Rollout of Electric Shock Gloves Santa Fe, N.M. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and 14 Senate colleagues in calling on the Trump Administration to abandon its reckless plan to outfit U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers with gloves that deliver painful electric shocks. Their letter also demands that if ICE proceeds with this purchase, it fir more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley's Response to Trump's Submission of U.S.-Saudi Nuclear Deal to Congress * Washington, D.C. - Following the Trump Administration's submission to Congress on a proposed U.S.-Saudi civil nuclear cooperation agreement, referred to as a "123 agreement," Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley-co-chair of the bicameral Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group and a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee-issued the following state more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla Joins Democratic Colleagues in Condemning Trump Administration Attempts to Shield Communications Between Trump and Private Advisers from Congressional Oversight * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.), along with Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and seven Democratic colleagues, pushed back against a recent opinion from the Department of Justice's Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) assertin more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla Statement on Six Costly Months of Trump's War with Iran * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) issued the following statement after Donald Trump's war with Iran reached the 6-month mark: "Six months into Donald Trump's unauthorized war against Iran, American families are less safe and paying the price through rising costs and their taxpayer dollars funding Trump's reckless whims. Most tragically, 18 service memb more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Schiff, Colleagues Statement Opposing Israeli Government's E1 Settlement Tenders * Statement follows a joint effort with 45 Senators urging Prime Minister Netanyahu to immediately crack down on settler violence and settler expansion in the West Bank WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.), along with Senator Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) and 27 Democratic colleagues, issued the following statement  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Statement Marking Sixth Month of Trump's War with Iran * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement marking the sixth month of President Trump's war with Iran. "President Trump has entangled the United States in a foreign policy failure of historic consequence. When he unilaterally launched this war, Trump promised he would destroy Iran's nuc more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Statement on Trump's Childish Order to Rename Lake Ontario * PROVIDENCE, RI - Today, after President Donald Trump exacerbated his trade war with Canada, called Canadian officials "nasty people," and signed an executive order directing the U.S. Department of Interior to rename Lake Ontario as 'Lake America' in U.S. information systems, U.S. Senator Jack Reed issued the following statement: "President Trump isn't solving problems, he's creati more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Wants ICE to Cancel $20M 'Shock Glove' Order That is 'Shockingly Wasteful & Ripe for Abuse' * PROVIDENCE, RI - Noting that federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have deployed violence and deadly force against innocent Americans with no accountability, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) strongly opposes the agency's decision to reportedly spend $20 million dollars on "shock gloves" to outfit agents with gloves that can deliver p more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Eli Crane, R-Arizona, issued the following news: * * * Rep. Crane Touts Rural Healthcare Win, Hosts Secretary Burgum * Recently, Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ) attended several engagements to advocate on behalf of rural Arizonans. With the annual district work period drawing to a close, he used the time to strengthen partnerships, host Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, and meet with stakeholders at key sites across the Grand Canyon State. Last week, Rep. Crane visited the Gila River Indian Community as the Universit more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following letter to President Trump, 1789 Capital Management President Omeed Malik and CEO Christopher Buskirk on the House judiciary probe into 1789 Capital and Donald Trump: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 26, 2026 Mr. Omeed Malik, President Mr. Christopher Buskirk, Chief Investment Officer Mr. Donald Trump Jr., Partner 1789 Capital Management, LLC Palm Beach, FL Dear Mr. Malik, Mr. Buskirk, and M more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Derek Tran, D-California, issued the following letter with co-signers to President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on the congressional demand for economic assessment of the U.S.-Iran conflict: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 21, 2026 The Honorable Donald J. Trump President of the United States of America The White House Washington, DC 20500 - The Honorable Pete Hegseth Secretary of Defense Department of Defense Washington, DC 20301 - President Trump and Secretary Hegse more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following letter with Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, to Boeing CEO Robert K. Ortberg: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 27, 2026 Robert K. Ortberg President & CEO The Boeing Company 929 Long Bridge Drive Arlington, VA 22202 Dear Mr. Ortberg: We are writing regarding Boeing's sponsorship of or partnership with Freedom 250,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following letter with Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, to the Secretary of State Marco Rubio: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 25, 2026 The Honorable Marco Rubio Secretary U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street, NW Washington, DC 20520 Dear Secretary Rubio: Earlier this year, Donald Trump pledged $10 billion in taxpayer funds to the "Board of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Bradley Schneider, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * SCHNEIDER, BELL, TOGETHER WITH 70+ DEMOCRATIC COLLEAGUES, URGE DEFENSE SECRETARY HEGESETH AND ACTING SECRETARY OF THE NAVY HUNG CAO TO PROTECT LEGACY OF THE FUTURE USS DORIS MILLER * LINCOLNSHIRE, IL - Today, Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) and Congressman Wesley Bell (MO-1), joined by 70+ Democratic colleagues, urged Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao to reject any effort to rename the future USS D more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Cramer: FEMA Awards More Than $4.1 Million to North Dakota * BISMARCK, N.D. - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded more than $4.1 million for infrastructure improvements, flood mitigation, and storm repairs across North Dakota. The funding includes $1,984,518 to Minnkota Power Cooperative for repairs related to severe storms, tornadoes, and straight-line winds that struck North Dakota on June 20-21 and Aug. 7-8, 2025 more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following letter with 12 co-signers to Education Secretary Linda McMahon: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 26, 2026 The Honorable Linda McMahon Secretary United States Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue Southwest Washington, D.C. 20202 Dear Secretary McMahon: We write to request immediate clarification regarding the Department of Education's (the Department) termination of $1 billion in School-Based Mental Health Services Grant (SBMH) an more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following letter with 44 co-signers to the Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 26, 2026 The Honorable Benjamin Netanyahu Prime Minister Kiryat Ben-Gurion Building C Jerusalem 91950 Israel Dear Mr. Prime Minister, We write in shared concern and opposition to the growing levels of violence in the West Bank.1 Many of us have previously expressed to President Trump that continued settlement expansion and fighting in the We more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following letter with eight co-signers to Scott Giles, executive director and CEO of the Higher Education Loan Authority of the State of Missouri: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 27, 2026 Scott Giles Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer Higher Education Loan Authority of the State of Missouri (MOHELA) 633 Spirit Drive Chesterfield, Missouri 63005-1243 Dear Mr. Giles: We write to request information on why MOHELA has reportedly  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 28, 2026: * * * Warren Calls on State Attorneys General to Release Transcript of Meeting with Donald Trump Jr on Prediction Markets United States Senator Elizabeth Warren, Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, released the following statement on new reporting about President Trump's son Donald Trump Jr.'s closed-door discussion ab more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following statement on Aug. 28, 2026, with Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona: * * * Gallego, Kelly Statement on Trump Administration Lawsuit Targeting Arizona Dreamers Today, U.S. Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) released the following statement after the Trump administration sued Arizona over its policy allowing eligible Dreamers and other immigrant students who attended and graduated from Arizona high schools to qualify for in-state tuition. "Dreamers are America more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen and Colleagues Oppose ICE Rollout of Electric Shock Gloves * (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and more than a dozen of her Senate colleagues called on the Trump Administration to abandon its reckless plan to outfit U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers with gloves that deliver painful electric shocks. In a letter to Acting ICE Director David Venturella led by Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-N more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen and Colleagues Oppose Israeli Government's E1 Settlement Tenders **The move follows Shaheen's calls for Prime Minister Netanyahu to immediately crack down on settler violence and expansion in the West Bank** - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined her colleagues in releasing the following joint statement opposing the Israeli government's decision to issue tenders for th more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Slotkin Joins Gallego, Colleagues, In Pressing the Israeli Government to Halt Construction Progress for E1 Settlement Project * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) joined U.S. Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Chris Coons (D-DE), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Patty Murray (D-WA), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Dick Durbin (D-IL), more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2026: * * * Warner, Colleagues Oppose Israeli Government's E1 Settlement Tenders Today, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) joined Sens. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Chris Coons (D-DE), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Patty Murray (D-WA), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Jack Reed (D-RI), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Richard Blumenthal (D- more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Shaheen, Reed, Warner, Coons, and Schatz Urge Trump Administration to Ensure Banking Services Continue in West Bank, Avoid Dangerous Economic Collapse "With days remaining and talks belatedly underway, it remains unclear whether these key banking services will continue" Senate leaders also sound alarm on Israeli government policies exacerbating risk of coll more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2026: * * * What They're Saying: Responses to the Third Circuit's Refusal to Dismiss U.S. v. McIver "A brazen and unlawful abuse of power, and a direct attack on congressional oversight" - On Wednesday, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals threw out Congresswoman LaMonica McIver's (NJ-10) motion to dismiss her case, U.S. v. McIver. Since the news broke, McIver has received a groundswell of support for the case which she said in a Wednesd more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Klobuchar, Heinrich Demand Answers from Trump Official that Diverted Federal Firefighting Resources to Private Ranch * #Amid record wildfire season in Western U.S., top Trump official at USDA diverted scarce firefighting resources to a 7 acre fire near his private ranch in Idaho Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Finance, Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on  more PR