WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Markey, Rep. Lieu Statement on President Trump Assuming Control of the Nuclear Football Washington (January 22, 2025) -- At noon on January 20, Donald Trump became the 47 th President of the United States, and at that moment, he took over control of the nuclear football from outgoing President Joe Biden. President Trump now has sole authority to launch the U.S. nuclear arsenal. The pre  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, released the following opening statement from a Jan. 16, 2025, confirmation hearing for Eric Turner to be secretary of Housing and Urban Development: * * * Mr. Chairman, Today is our first hearing together as Committee Chair and Ranking Member. I want to offer my congratulations to you, Mr. Chairman. While I don't want to paper over our differences, I want t  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Kaine, Kelly, Senate Armed Services Committee Democrats Joint Statement on New Hegseth Report Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY.), all members of the Senate Armed Services Committee,  more