WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Jeremy Wiggins, President Trump's nominee to be assistant secretary of the Treasury for international trade and development, from an Oct. 1, 2026, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Warren, and Members of the Committee, I am honored to appear before you as the nominee to be Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Trade and Development. I am deeply grateful to President Trump for this opportu more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Azee' Bee Nahagha' of Dine' Nation: Teesto Chapter October 4, 2026 The Honorable Commissioner U.S. Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Silver Spring, Maryland 20993 Re: Request for Tribal Consultation Regarding Peyote and Mescaline in Food and Drug's Considerations for Potential Future Therapeutic Use of Psychedelic Drugs. Docket No. FDA-2026-N-7 more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. October 1, 2026 The Honorable Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Secretary, United States Department of Health and Human Services Federal Register Document Number: ACF-2026-0595/RIN 0970-AD30 Re: Reducing Federal Burden for Head Start Programs Dear Secretary Kennedy: Head Start is a vital early education and comprehensive family support program serving some of the nation' more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Coalition for Sludge Free Land October 5, 2026 Administrator Lee Zeldin Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20460 Submitted online via Federal Register RE: Docket No. EPA-HQ-OW-2026-2509; Draft Guidance for Reducing Risk From Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid (PFOS) in Biosolids Dear Administra more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. October 2, 2026 Dr. Morteza Farajian Executive Director Build America Bureau U.S. Department of Transportation Docket Operations 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building 5th Floor, Room W58-213, Washington, DC 20590. Re: America's Great Corridors of Commerce Initiative; Docket No. DOT-OST- 2026-3269 Dear Dr. Farajian, The Conservative Energy Network (C more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Council of Peyote Way of Life Coalition October 4, 2026 The Honorable Commissioner U.S. Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Silver Spring, Maryland 20993 Re: Request for Tribal Consultation Regarding Peyote and Mescaline in Food and Drug's Considerations for Potential Future Therapeutic Use of Psychedelic Drugs. Docket No. FDA-2026-N-7542 Dear C more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Striving to Build Better Communities 630 Eye Street, N W, Washington, DC 2001 T: (202) 293-5820 W: www.coscda.org Rebecca Frawley Wachtel, Massachusetts, President Suzanne Barnard, Texas, Vice-President Kimberly Carter, Georgia, Treasurer Kent Archer, Tennessee, Secretary Tess Hembree, Executive Director October 13, 2026 Submitted via Regulations.gov Regulations Di more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. 1 October 12, 2026 The Honorable Mehmet Oz, M.D. Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21244 The Honorable Kyle Diamantas Acting Commissioner of Food and Drugs U.S. Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Silver Spring, MD 20993 RE: RAPID Coverage Pathway proposed notice (Regulator more ST

HANOVER, New Hampshire, Oct. 14 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * Tiananmen Square Protest Leader Voices Concern About U.S. Zhou Fengsuo discusses the landmark 1989 event, advises today's protesters to remain peaceful. 10/13/2026 Written by Steve Hartsoe When Zhou Fengsuo helped organize student protests in Beijing's Tiananmen Square in 1989, he and his fellow pro-democracy activists looked to the United States as a model of democracy. Today, the U.S. would no longer serve as that shining example, Zhou said during an  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following warning letter to originalc.co.uk from its Center for Tobacco Products: * * * Recipient: originalc.co.uk, United Kingdom, sales@originalc.co.uk Issuing Office: Center for Tobacco Products, United States WARNING LETTER To Whom It May Concern: The Center for Tobacco Products of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently reviewed the website https://originalc.co.uk and determined that e-liquid products listed t more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Hassan, Grassley Take Action to Improve Access to Cancer Screenings * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan, Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care, and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) introduced the Standardizing Cancer Recommendations for Earlier Evaluation and Navigation of Screenings (SCREENS) Act to make cancer screening recommendations more accessible, transparent, and user friendly for patients and health care provi more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 [Category: Political] -- Humane World Action Fund issued the following news release: * * * Humane World Action Fund endorses Kelly Ayotte for Governor of New Hampshire * WASHINGTON (October 13, 2026)--Humane World Action Fund, formerly called Humane Society Legislation Fund, is endorsing New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte for reelection. As the nation's leading political animal advocacy organization, Humane World Action Fund endorses candidates based on their demonstrated commitment to animal protection, evaluating each more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Mini Timmaraju Kicks Off 'My Body. My Ballot.' October Sprint With Candidates in Pennsylvania * Yesterday, Reproductive Freedom for All President and CEO Mini Timmaraju brought the My Body. My Ballot. campaign to Pennsylvania for the first stop in our "October sprint," the month-long national battleground tour before Election Day. Mini joined endorsed congressional candidates Chris more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- The Internal Revenue Service issued the following notice (No. 2026-54) entitled "Extension of Replacement Period for Livestock Sold on Account of Drought". * * * REPLACEMENT PERIOD UNDER Sec. 1033(e)(2)(B) Notice 2006-82, 2006-2 C.B. 529, provides for extensions of the replacement period under Sec. 1033(e)(2)(B). If a sale or exchange of livestock is treated as an involuntary conversion on account of drought and the taxpayer's replacement period is determined under Sec. 1033(e)(2)(A), the replacement period will be ext more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Oct. 13 -- Seton Hall University posted the following news: * * * Mission Work Brings Understanding to Diplomacy Freshman * A Year of Mission Work Brings Understanding to Diplomacy Freshman Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Bosco Budelman had the opportunity to embark on a year of missionary work during his gap year before enrolling in the Diplomacy bachelor's program at Seton Hall University. In fall 2025, Budelman became part of a missionary team made up of a family and two other young men. Their mission was simple: to more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, U more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. October 2, 2026 Office of the Commissioner Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Ave. Silver Spring, MD 20993 Re: Comment on the Proposed Rule, FDA-2026-N-2886, "Modification of Certain Terminology in Title 21; Reopening of the Comment Period." To the Office of the Commissioner: Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research (PRIM&R), which has mor more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 (TNSrpt) -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news release: * * * October 13, 2026 Hassan Investigation Reveals Deficiencies & Spurs Action from Match Group to Block Romance Scams Report Finds That Tinder's Outdated AI Scam Prevention Systems Allowed Scammers to Proliferate WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Joint Economic Committee, released today the results of her year-long investigation into romance scams on M more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * October 11, 2026 Ranking Member Shaheen and Six Bipartisan Senators' Statement on Legality of Imports of Russian Diesel Fuel WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Susan Collins (R-ME), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Thom Tillis (R-NC) and John Curtis (R-UT) issued a state more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * October 13, 2026 Shaheen, Bipartisan Senators Call on Trump to Rescind Russian Diesel Deal and Implement Sanctions Authorized by Congress Last Month on Enablers of Putin's War Against Ukraine WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Susan Collins (R-ME), Dick Durbi more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * October 10, 2026 Shaheen, Ernst, Wilson Statement on U.S. International Development Finance Corporation Support to Syria WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Joni Ernst (R-IA) along with Representative Joe Wilson (R-SC), Co-Chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, issued the bel more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. October 5, 2026 Sierra Club Statement Regarding US Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water Draft Guidance Memorandum Reducing Risk from PFOA and PFAS in Biosolids June 2026 Submitted to Docket ID EPA-HQ-OW-2026-2509 at regulations.gov The Sierra Club is responding to the EPA's draft Guidance Memorandum on reducing risk from PFOA and PFOS in biosolids/sl more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. October 5, 2026 Food and Drug Administration U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 10903 New Hampshire Ave. Silver Spring, MD 20993 Re: Docket No. FDA-2026-N-7542 - Considerations for Potential Future Therapeutic Use of Psychedelic Drugs; Public Hearing; Request for Comments Dear Acting Commissioner Diamantas, Texans for Greater Mental Health (T4GMH) is a Tex more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Marshals Service issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Marshals Task Force Arrests Dangerous Nashua Fugitive in New York October 12, 2026 Concord, NH - The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) District of New Hampshire and the New Hampshire Joint Fugitive Task Force (JFTF), working with federal, state and local law enforcement partners, helped locate and apprehend Jacob Reznikow, 39, in upstate New York following a months-long effort to bring him into custody. The Nashua Police Departme more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * WORST OF THE WORST: Over Columbus Day Weekend, ICE Arrests Murderers, Pedophiles, Rapists, Drug Traffickers, and Drunk Drivers * Under President Trump and Secretary Mullin, if you break the law, you will face the consequences. Illegal aliens are not welcome in the U.S. WASHINGTON - Over Columbus Day weekend, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested more public safety threats across the country, convicted for horrendous cr more PR