ALBANY, New York, Jan. 21 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Announces Court Win Allowing Lawsuit Against Citibank to Continue January 21, 2025 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced a significant victory in her case against Citibank (Citi) after a judge denied Citi's motion to dismiss the Office of the Attorney General's (OAG) lawsuit on its core claims that Citi failed to protect and reimbu  more

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 21 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Challenges Unconstitutional Executive Order on Birthright Citizenship New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced that she and a coalition of 18 states, as well as the City of San Francisco, are challenging President Donald Trump's Executive Order ending birthright citizenship, in violation of the constitutional right given to all children born in th  more

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 20 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Releases Statement on Executive Order Ending Birthright Citizenship in the United States New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement after President Trump issued an Executive Order trying to end birthright citizenship in the United States:  "For over 156 years, the United States Constitution has clearly stated that anyone bor  more

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 21 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James' Office of Special Investigation Issues Notification of Investigative Findings Regarding Investigation into the Death of Kent Edwards January 21, 2025 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James' Office of Special Investigation (OSI) is today issuing a Notification of Investigative Findings regarding the investigation into the death of Kent Edwards, who  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Drug Enforcement Administration issued the following news release: The Trump Administration has announced the appointment of Derek S. Maltz as Acting Administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. Maltz replaces Anne Milgram who departed the agency last week. Maltz is a passionate, dedicated, career special agent who served 28 years at DEA before retiring in 2014. He also proudly served as the Chief of the New York Drug Enfor  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following working paper (No. SEHSD-WP2024-31) on Dec. 5, 2024, entitled "Revisions to the Methodology for Estimating Monthly Poverty Rates." The paper was written by Ani Rudra Silwal. Here are excerpts: * * * 1. Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of how useful it is to have timely and frequent measures of economic wellbeing. Not only did the national economic environment change rapidly, but various governmen  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN12489) on Jan. 21, 2025, by senior research librarian Ben Leubsdorf: * * * Congressional District Geography Workbook (119th Congress): An Interactive Tool for Congressional Users This Insight accompanies the Congressional District Geography Workbook, a Microsoft Excel file that congressional users can download from CRS.gov. The workbook provides information about U.S. House distr  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-District of Columbia, posted the following statement in the Congressional Record on Jan. 20, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, today, I introduce the District of Columbia Federal Judicial Officials Residency Equality Act, which would require the federal district court judges, federal circuit court judges, U.S. Attorney, U.S. Marshals and federal court clerk appointed to serve D.C. to reside in D.C. In nearly every other jurisdiction in the United Sta  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Ushers Sarah's Law Through the Senate WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) successfully passed her Sarah's Law as an amendment to the Laken Riley Act to ensure that our laws prioritize Americans. These bills work in tandem to close loopholes in the law that have allowed illegal immigrants to commit violent crimes against Americans. Ahead of its final passage, she called for the Sen  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following warning letter to Sanofi: * * * To: Mr. Paul Hudson, Chief Executive Officer, Sanofi, 54, Rue La Boetie, 75008 Paris, France Dear Mr. Hudson: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspected your drug manufacturing facility, Genzyme Corporation (a Sanofi subsidiary), FEI 1220423, at 8, 31, 45, 49, 51, 55, 68, 74, 76, 80 New York Ave., Framingham, MA, from June 12 to   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following fact sheet: As Attorney General, Pam Bondi will make America safe again and end the partisan weaponization of the Department of Justice. MYTH: Bondi's relationship with President Trump is disqualifying. FACT: Bondi: "Many presidents, including President Obama, were friends with [their] Attorney Generals throughout the years... What I can tell you is my duty, if confirmed a  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 21, 2025: * * * Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today released the following statement on the release of Ryan Corbett and William Wallace McKenty. "I am overwhelmed with joy that Ryan and William are on their way home. I am so deeply grateful that this dark chapter in their lives has com  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-776) on the Disaster Contract Improvement Act (H.R. 6997), which aims to establish an advisory group to encourage and foster collaborative efforts among individuals and entities engaged in disaster recovery relating to debris removal. The report was advanced by Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, on Nov. 26, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE OF LEGISLATION The purpose of H.R. 6997, the Disa  more

BROOKLYN, New York, Jan. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release on Jan. 21, 2025: John J. Durham has begun serving as Interim United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York as per the authority of Acting United States Attorney General James R. McHenry III. Mr. Durham was sworn in on Tuesday, January 21, 2025 by United States District Judge Joanna Seybert. He will serve as Interim United States Attorney for a peri  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on Jan. 21, 2025: Danielle R. Sassoon, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced the sentencing of DAIVON MORGAN, a/k/a "Leeky," the last of 10 defendants to be sentenced in a case involving members of a street gang known as "ABG" in the Bronx, New York. MORGAN was sentenced to 292 months in prison for crimes relating to his membership in  more

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York issued the following news release on Jan. 21, 2025: Joseph Mitchell, age 38, of Nelliston, New York, pled guilty on Friday to conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm as a felon. United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Special Agent in Charge Frank A. Tarentino III of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), New York Division, made the announcement. Mitche  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration has released the following public communication dated Jan. 15, 2025, from the Brennan Center for Justice and three collaborators. The collaborators were Demand Progress Education Fund, Electronic Privacy Information Center and Surveillance Technology Oversight Project: * * * To: National Telecommunications and Information Administration U.S. Department of Commerce 1401 Constitut  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication dated Jan. 14, 2025, from 15 attorneys general. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Douglas L. Parker Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Occupational Safety and Health Administration United States Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue NW Washington, DC 20210 Re: Comments on Proposed Standard for Heat Injury and Illn  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication dated Jan. 14, 2025, from the Coalition for Workplace Safety. Here are excerpts: * * * To: The Honorable Julie A. Su Acting Secretary U.S. Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20210 * To: The Honorable Douglas Parker Assistant Secretary of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration U.S. Department of Labor   more

SCRANTON, Pennsylvania, Jan. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that United States District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani sentenced Eric Francis Butler, age 49, of Nassau County, New York, to 240 months' imprisonment to be followed by four years of supervised release for the distribution of fentanyl resulting in death and serious bod  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * SCHUMER STATEMENT ON WESTERN NEW YORKER RYAN CORBETT COMING HOME AFTER 2 YEARS OF BEING UNJUSTLY DETAINED BY THE TALIBAN Washington D.C. - After months of working alongside the Corbett family to help free Ryan Corbett, a Western NY native who for over two years has been unjustly detained in Afghanistan by the Taliban, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer released   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 1:25-CV-00539; S.D.N.Y. filed Jan. 17, 2025) involving Nova Labs Inc.: * * * On January 17, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged Nova Labs, Inc. ("Nova Labs") with allegedly conducting unregistered offerings of crypto assets as securities and defrauding investors. According to the SEC's complaint, from April 2019 to the present, Nova Labs made unregistered offers and sale  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee issued the following information for a business meeting at 9:15 a.m. on Jan. 23, 2025, at 406 Dirksen Senate Office Building: The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works will hold a Business Meeting to consider the following items: * Lee M. Zeldin, of New York, to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency * * * Original text here: https://www.epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/hearings?ID=DFDD8C5C-45  more