WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Durbin announces plans to introduce legislation next Congress that establishes a federal antifraud baseline for Bitcoin ATMs Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today delivered a speech on the Senate floor highlighting how Bitcoin ATMs frequently contribute to financial fraud against elderly Americans. Reporting in the Illinois Times and New York Times outlines egregious examples of criminals cont  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittees on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet issued the following information for a hearing entitled "IP and Strategic Competition with China: Part IV - Patents, Standards, and Lawfare" at 10 a.m.on Dec. 18, 2024, at 2141 Rayburn House Office Building: The hearing will examine the role of standard essential patents (SEPs) in the strategic competition between the United States and the People's Republic of China (PRC), including recen  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Brad Finstad, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Following reports of the Federal Bureau of Investigation searching autism treatment centers in St. Cloud and Minneapolis after finding "substantial evidence" of fraud connected to the state-funded Early Intensive Developmental and Behavioral Intervention program, the Minnesota Republican delegation released the following statement: "Unfortunately, this situation has become the norm under Governor Tim Wa  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), and Tina Smith (D-MN) announced their bipartisan legislation to designate the bald eagle as the National Bird of the United States has passed the House of Representatives and the Senate. It will now head to the President's desk to be signed into law. "The bald eagle is a symbol of our country's freedom and strength. In M  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: Johnwann Elliott, 31, of Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty today to charges of second-degree murder while armed and attempted assault with a dangerous weapon for the 2022 murder of Nikia Young, 37, in Southeast Washington, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Chief Pamela Smith, of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). The guilty plea, which is contingent upon the  more