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Press release Steve Womack — press releases · 2 weeks ago

WASHINGTON, D.C.—October 16, 2026…Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) authored an op-ed this week published in The Washington Times underscoring why the National Guard is indispensable to the force of the future and must be treated as such by Congress and the Department of War.…

Press release Steve Womack — press releases · 2 weeks ago

Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), founder of the Slow Fashion Caucus and Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations…

Press release Chellie Pingree — press releases · 2 weeks ago

WASHINGTON — Today, Congressman James P. McGovern, Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee and Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, along with Representatives Jesus “Chuy” Garcia (IL-04), Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Eleanor Norton (DC),…

Press release James P. McGovern — press releases · 2 weeks ago

On Tuesday, U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) joined colleagues from the Washington and Oregon congressional delegations in demanding answers and transparency into ongoing efforts by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)…

Press release Rick Larsen — press releases · 2 weeks ago

Today, U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement: "I am horrified and heartbroken by the shooting in Bend. These sickening tragedies must end. I am thinking of the families of the victims, and the child and teacher who are fighting for their lives…

Press release Rick Larsen — press releases · 2 weeks ago

HARRISBURG — Skill games are beginning to disappear from businesses and social clubs across Pennsylvania after state lawmakers let this week’s court-imposed deadline pass without action. In June, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that the estimated 70,000 skill games across…

News Spotlight PA · 2 weeks ago

American coal requires fighters in its corner. In our corner of Virginia, I am proud to be in the ring to support a vital industry for communities in Virginia’s Ninth Congressional District. As such, I have supported legislation and signed many letters as one of the co-chairs…

Press release H. Morgan Griffith — press releases · 2 weeks ago

Governor Maura Healey and her Republican challenger, Michael Minogue, presented starkly different depictions of Massachusetts in their second and final debate Thursday. It’s either a state few can afford to live in that needs new leadership, or one that remains a national…

Video Boston Globe on YouTube · 2 weeks ago

During their second and final debate appearance Thursday evening, Democrat Matt Dunlap and Republican Paul LePage resurrected many of the same disagreements from their initial debate, digging further into each other’s record in state government. The forum, hosted by WABI and…

News Maine Morning Star · 2 weeks ago

AUSTIN, TEXAS – On Thursday, October 15th, Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas), alongside Representatives Bennie G. Thompson (D-Miss.), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, and Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on…

Press release Pramila Jayapal — press releases · 2 weeks ago

Bend, OR – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley issued this statement following the Silver Rail Elementary School shooting in Bend: “Please continue to hold the students, teachers, families, and entire Silver Rail Elementary School community in your hearts as details continue to…

Press release Jeff Merkley — press releases · 2 weeks ago

Incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins and Democratic nominee Troy Jackson offered new insight on how they view the state of American democracy, gun rights, campaign finance and more during their final debate on Thursday. The debate, hosted jointly by the Portland Press…

News Maine Morning Star · 2 weeks ago

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson, who did not offer raises to thousands of state workers in recent contract talks, will not get one himself for the next two years, under a recommendation adopted by a citizen salary-setting panel on Thursday. Salaries for the attorney general and…

News Washington State Standard · 2 weeks ago

It’s official: President Donald Trump is returning to South Carolina next week to rally support for Sen. Darline Graham and other Republicans ahead of the midterms. The rally will be Wednesday in Clemson, the Republican National Committee announced Thursday evening, without…

News South Carolina Daily Gazette · 2 weeks ago

Three children and a teacher are dead in Bend after a 16-year-old with a long gun shot them at Silver Rail Elementary School, police said Thursday. The suspected shooter, who has not been identified, is also dead. Police said a community member shot the alleged assailant after…

News Oregon Capital Chronicle · 2 weeks ago

At a rally in Wasilla on Tuesday, President Donald Trump and Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan said America’s war with Iran is worth the resulting increased cost of fuel and food for Americans. “No matter what it is, it’s a small price to pay for stopping them from having a…

News Alaska Beacon · 2 weeks ago

The Trump administration sought a federal court order Thursday to force California to purge 20,000 people from its voter rolls over claims they are not U.S. citizens, a major development less than three weeks before the midterm elections. The U.S. Department of Justice sued the…

News Maine Morning Star · 2 weeks ago

James Talarico alone outraised ten of the top GOP Senate candidates combined over the past three months

News Politico · 2 weeks ago

WASHINGTON —Suddenly there’s hope for cutting the reams of red tape that can make getting new energy projects a seemingly endless slog. Top Republican and Democratic senators have unveiled a 417-page bill to overhaul the approval process, a pathway for what’s known as “permitting…

News Nebraska Examiner · 2 weeks ago

WASHINGTON — Peter Daniell of Broomfield, Colorado, took home the grand prize Wednesday night after winning the National Civics Bee Championship in the nation’s capital. Daniell, a ninth-grader, was one of 52 students from all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and American Samoa who…

News Nebraska Examiner · 2 weeks ago

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump Thursday announced that the execution of a man convicted of the Fort Hood shooting will not be livestreamed, a reversal after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said last week that Nidal Hasan’s death by firing squad would be public. “I think…

News Nebraska Examiner · 2 weeks ago

News Politico · 2 weeks ago

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and a senior member and former Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, issued the following statement in response to reports that the…

Press release Patty Murray — press releases · 2 weeks ago

For N.C. State senior Joshua Ni, voting early meant fitting a ballot into the rhythm of campus life. But earlier this year, the polling place he used in 2024 was moved from the Talley Student Union, making the trip less convenient for Ni and other students who might otherwise…

News NC Newsline · 2 weeks ago

The Trump administration sought a federal court order Thursday to force California to purge 20,000 people from its voter rolls over claims they are not U.S. citizens, a major development less than three weeks before the midterm elections. The U.S. Department of Justice sued the…

News Wisconsin Examiner · 2 weeks ago

WASHINGTON —Suddenly there’s hope for cutting the reams of red tape that can make getting new energy projects a seemingly endless slog. Top Republican and Democratic senators have unveiled a 417-page bill to overhaul the approval process, a pathway for what’s known as “permitting…

News Idaho Capital Sun · 2 weeks ago

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA — Today, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) welcomed U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Secretary Robert F.... The post Kiggans, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Discuss Healthcare Workforce Challenges, Tour Regional Health Professions Center at…

Press release Jennifer A. Kiggans — press releases · 2 weeks ago

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump Thursday announced that the execution of a man convicted of the Fort Hood shooting will not be livestreamed, a reversal after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said last week that Nidal Hasan’s death by firing squad would be public. “I think…

News Wisconsin Examiner · 2 weeks ago

More buses and cars will be allowed to travel on the sole road through Denali National Park, under a rule announced Thursday by the U.S. Department of the Interior and the National Park Service. The new rule sets a limit of 160 permitted vehicles a day for the season that runs…

News Alaska Beacon · 2 weeks ago