WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * DCCC Releases Coordinated TV Ad in VA-02: "Four Years Ago" * The DCCC released a new TV ad in the race for Virginia's 2nd Congressional District, "Four Years Ago," highlighting how Coastal Virginians are worse off today and paying more for everything from gas to groceries after four years of Congresswoman Jen Kiggans' failed policies in Washington. The ad uses audio of former President Ronald Reagan, who once asked: "Are you bette more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Gottheimer Hosts Hispanic Heritage Month Roundtable with North Jersey Community Leaders and Advocates Spotlights Record of Delivering Federal Funding and Legislation for New Jersey's Hispanic and Latino Communities Sep 28, 2026 BERGENFIELD, NJ -- Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) hosted a Hispanic Heritage Month Roundtable in Bergenfield, bringing together community leaders, advocates, educators, local elected officials, county officials,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R45154) on Sept. 15, 2026, entitled "Lame Duck Sessions of Congress, 1935-2024 (74th-118th Congresses):" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Characteristics of Lame Duck Sessions, 1935-1998 Lame duck sessions were used sporadically by Congress from 1935, when the Twentieth Amendment became effective, to 1998, when just the House met following the election. During this period, there were 12 lame duck sessions; see Table 1. Lame duck sessions  more PR

LIVERMORE, California, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Richard L. Wagner Jr. awarded Livermore's 2026 John S. Foster Medal Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) Director Kim Budil today announced that the 2026 John S. Foster Jr. Medal is awarded to Richard L. Wagner Jr., a physicist whose career has shaped U.S. nuclear deterrence, from weapon design and underground testing to arms control, missile defense and counterterrorism policy. The 11th recipient more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 30 -- Hunter College, a constituent college of the City University of New York, posted the following news: * * * Roosevelt House Event Discusses the Legacy of Governor Mario Cuomo * More than a decade after his death, Mario Cuomo's voice still resonates across New York politics and public life. That enduring influence was on vivid display at Hunter College's Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute, where an audience of students, scholars, public officials, and longtime colleagues gathered for a screening of the new documenta more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release: * * * SBA Awards $5.3 Million to Expand National Women's Business Center Network New Centers Will Support Women Entrepreneurs in Florida, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, and West Virginia October 2, 2026 WASHINGTON -- Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced five grant recipients under its new Women's Business Center (WBC) Modernization Initiative, awarding a combined $5.3 million to expand statewide support networks for women en more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 2 -- The University of Pittsburgh issued the following news: * * * He studied in an unfinished Cathedral of Learning -- and later contributed to its preservation October 1, 2026 By Ervin Dyer Arthur Ziegler pauses in Pittsburgh neighborhoods the way some people pause in museums. He looks upward at brick cornices, church towers, carved stone entrances and narrow rowhouses worn by time. Where others see aging buildings, he sees stories -- traces of past generations that shaped the city's identity through what th more PR