WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The Affordability is Access Act, originally introduced by Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, on September 24, 2026, has been analyzed by the Congressional Research Service. This proposed legislation aims to mandate group health plans and individual health insurance coverage to provide access to over-the-counter contraceptives without cost-sharing. The motivation behind this bill stems from the critical need for accessible and affordable birth control in the United States. Over 75 million women of reproductive age li more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Amo, Pappas, Trahan, Ruiz Lead Bipartisan House Effort Pushing HHS to Distribute LIHEAP Funds * Washington, DC - Representatives Gabe Amo (D-RI-01) Chris Pappas (D-NH-01), Lori Trahan (D-MA-03), and Dr. Raul Ruiz (D-CA-25) led a bipartisan group of 113 members in calling on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to take all necessary steps to ensure that the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funds are distributed to th more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act, originally introduced by Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, on September 24, 2026, has been analyzed by the Congressional Research Service. This legislation aims to establish the Department of Artificial Intelligence, which will oversee and regulate advanced artificial intelligence systems to prevent potential catastrophic risks posed by artificial superintelligence development. As artificial intelligence technology rapidly evolves, experts and industry leaders have voiced concerns about more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer, Mfume, Landsman, Van Hollen Lead 75 Colleagues in Pressing Trump Administration to Withdraw Proposal that Would Gut Civil Rights Protections for Federal Employees * Today, Representatives Don Beyer (D-Va.), Kweisi Mfume (D-Md.), and Greg Landsman (D-Ohio) and U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) along with 75 of their colleagues, called on Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chair Andrea Lucas to rescind their proposed rule to elimi more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Castro, Dean, Beyer, Casar, Jacobs, Escobar to Introduce Sanctions on Drivers of Settlement Expansion * September 30, 2026 Legislation Imposes Sanctions On Individuals And Entities Expanding Settlements In West Bank And Gaza Bill Text | One-Pager WASHINGTON, DC -On Thursday, Reps. Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Madeleine Dean (PA-04), Don Beyer (VA-08), Greg Casar (TX-35), Sara Jacobs (CA-51), and Veronica Escobar (TX-16) will introduce legislation to more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice Act, originally introduced by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, on September 24, 2026, has been analyzed by the Congressional Research Service. This groundbreaking legislation aims to amend the National and Community Service Act by establishing a Civilian Climate Corps to assist communities in responding to climate change and transitioning to a clean economy. The proposed Civilian Climate Corps is designed to mobilize tens of thousands of individuals, providing th more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN RAUL RUIZ, M.D. INTRODUCES RESOLUTION DESIGNATING OCTOBER AS NATIONAL PROMOTORAS MONTH * WASHINGTON, D.C. \-On September 24, Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-25) introduced H. Res. 1583 expressing support for the designation of October as National Promotoras Month. This is the first time the resolution has been introduced at the federal level. Promotoras, sometimes known as community health workers, peer educators, health advocates, pati more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. J. Luis Correa, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * CORREA, 56 COLLEAGUES DEMAND ANSWERS ABOUT THE QUALITY OF REPRESENTATION FOR CHILDREN FACING DEPORTATION ALONE * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Lou Correa (CA-46) today led 56 colleagues in demanding the Trump Administration guarantee quality legal services and humane treatment for unaccompanied immigrant children in a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and Attorney General Todd Blanche. The letter  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * CORRECT THE RECORD: DHS Debunks False Narratives About Shooting of Illegal Alien in Austin, Texas September 22, 2026 WASHINGTON - The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the following statement debunking many lies spread by the mainstream media, far-left activists, and sanctuary politicians regarding the shooting of a criminal illegal alien, who entered under the Biden Administration, by U.S. Immigration and Cus more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * September 30th, 2026 Democrats block Husted's bill forcing data centers to pay their own way "Let's rise above the politics that often drag this place down and deliver for the American people and do our jobs." - WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate attempted to advance Sen. Jon Husted's (R-Ohio) Ratepayer Protection Act, but the bill failed after Democrats opposed the bill. 43 Senate Democrats voted NO, preventing the bill from reaching the 60-vote threshold  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * DHS Calls on Sanctuary Politicians to Stop Violent Rhetoric Against ICE as Assaults Increase by More Than 1,600% September 24, 2026 Assaults against ICE officials have risen by more than 1,600% compared to the first year and a half of the Biden Administration - WASHINGTON - The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the following statement calling on sanctuary politicians across the country to stop using hateful  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI--Hagerty JoinsSunday Morning Futures on Fox News Channel to Discuss Trump, GOP Accomplishments * WASHINGTON-On Sunday, United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations, Appropriations, and Banking committees, joined Sunday Morning Futures on Fox News Channel to discuss the radical policies of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), President Donald Trump's agenda, and the accomplishments of the GOP.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on South and Central Asia released the following written testimony by Jamestown Foundation senior fellow Matthew Johnson from a Sept. 15, 2026, hearing entitled "Trojan Horses: Covert Foreign Malign Influence Operations in America": * * * Chairman Mast, Ranking Member Meeks, distinguished members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today. Beijing's influence posture has shifted from discrete propaganda and relationship-building toward a broader system for s more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * EXPOSED: Liberal Jamie Ager's Radical Agenda September 28, 2026 Liberal Jamie Ager's true, radical agenda was just exposed. Ager was caught on camera advocating for universal healthcare, putting him in lockstep with extreme socialists like Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Ager even had the chance to distance himself from Bernie's extreme Medicare for All plan, but he refused. Not only would this proposal carry a $2,000-a-yea more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Ocasio-Cortez, Sanders, Merkley Unveil Ban Flock Act to Protect Americans' Right to Privacy * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), and Senators Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) released the Ban Flock Act, legislation to put an end to the rise in AI-powered surveillance cameras that track Americans across the country. The Ban Flock Act would prohibit federal agencies from using automatic  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (TNSletter) -- Rep. J. Luis Correa, D-California, issued the following letter with co-signers to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Attorney General Todd W. Blanche: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 30, 2026 The Honorable Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Secretary Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Ave SW Washington, DC 20201 - The Honorable Todd W. Blanche Attorney General U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530 - Dear more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following letter with co-signers to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 25, 2026 The Honorable Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Secretary of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue SW Washington, DC 20201 Dear Secretary Kennedy, We urge the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to ensure that funding from the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is distributed to  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following letter with co-signers to Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the U.S. government foreign intervention in Brazil's political and judicial affairs: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 24, 2026 The Honorable Marco Rubio Secretary of State U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street NW Washington, DC 20451 Secretary Rubio: We are writing to express our grave concern regarding the Administration's coordinated effort to threaten our strategic alli more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Representative Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Schumer Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Restore Health Coverage for 450,000 New Yorkers * Because of Republicans' One Big Beautiful Bill Act, over 450,000 New Yorkers lost Essential Plan coverage. WASHINGTON, D.C. \- Today, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) led the entire New York Democratic delegation in the introduction of the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez, Merkley Unveil Ban Flock Act to Protect Americans' Right to Privacy * WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), and Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) today released the Ban Flock Act, legislation to put an end to the rise in AI-powered surveillance cameras that track Americans across the country. The Ban Flock Act would prohibit federal agencies from using automatic license plate readers more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Schakowsky, Pocan Lead 71 Members Calling for Continued Allowance of Prescription Drug Imports * WASHINGTON - U.S. Representatives Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) and Mark Pocan (WI-02) on Thursday led a letter, signed by 71 Members of Congress, to Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy, Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) Markwayne Mullin, and the commissioners of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Customs and Border Prot more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following letter with co-signers to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 25, 2026 The Honorable Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Secretary U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20201 Dear Secretary Kennedy: As the fiscal year rapidly comes to an end on September 30, we are very concerned that your Department has failed to distribute over $100 millio more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * October 1st, 2026 Warner, Colleagues Press Trump Administration to Withdraw Proposal that Would Gut Civil Rights Protections for Federal Employees WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) joined Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Representatives Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), Greg Landsman (D-OH), and Don Beyer (D-VA), along with their colleagues, to call on Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chair Andrea Lucas to rescind their proposed r more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (TNSida) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Warnock, Senators Sound Alarm As Trump Admin Worsens Child Care Affordability Crisis * "American families have long struggled to access affordable, high-quality child care, but ACF's actions now threaten a nationwide child care crisis" Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) led Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Andy Kim (D-N.J.), Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Peter Welch (D more PR