WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on Jan. 23, 2025: * * * Name of Product: ChrisDowa Roller Window Shades Hazard: The recalled roller shades have long operating cords that pose strangulation and entanglement hazards to children in violation of the federal regulations for window coverings. The shades also violate labeling requirements for window coverings. Remedy: Repair Recall Date: January 23, 2025 Units: About 19,500 Consumer  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * DeLauro Remarks at Ways and Means Member Day: Expanded, Monthly Child Tax Credit is "proven method" to Cutting Taxes for Middle Class Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, delivered the following remarks at the House Ways and Means Committee's Member Day Hearing: "Good morning. I thank Chairman Smith and Ranking Member Neal for hosting this  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Marshals Service issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2025: Jackson, TN - On January 22, 2025, the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) captured a 17-year-old male wanted for shooting at a FedEx delivery truck driver in a road rage incident. The teen's father was arrested as an accessory during the fugitive investigation. On December 15, 2024, around 5:20 p.m., the Jackson Police Department (JPD) responded to a report of road rage o  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- The U.S.-China Business Council issued the following news release on Jan. 19, 2025: Members of the US-China Business Council (USCBC), a private, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization of 270 American companies that do business in China, today met with China's Vice President Han Zheng, who traveled to Washinton to attend President-elect Trump's inauguration on Monday--a first for a senior Chinese leader. "USCBC was pleased to meet with Vice President Han to discuss US busine  more