WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: * * * 1924 time capsule captures Navy presence in Newport a century ago NEWPORT, R.I. - By 1924, the Naval Torpedo Station on Goat Island in Rhode Island, a predecessor organization of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport established in 1869, employed just over 1,000 civilians for the research, development and production of torpedoes for the U.S. Navy fleet.  Just a year before, in 1923, the  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Amodei Co-Leads Reintroduction of Bipartisan Coin Modification Bill Washington, D.C. - Representatives Mark Amodei (NV-02), Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05), and Rich McCormick (GA-7) released the following statements after reintroducing the Coin Metal Modification Authorization and Cost Savings Act of 2025 which is bipartisan legislation that could save taxpayers millions of dollars each year by allowing the U  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 15 -- The Whitney Museum of American Art issued the following news release: * * * ARTIST CHRISTINE SUN KIM TO DELIVER WALTER ANNENBERG LECTURE ON MARCH 13 New York, NY, February 14, 2025 -- The Whitney Museum of American Art announces that artist Christine Sun Kim will present the 2025 Walter Annenberg Lecture on Thursday, March 13, at 6:30 pm in the Museum's Susan and John Hess Family Theater and livestreamed on the Whitney's YouTube channel. The Walter Annenberg Lecture coinc  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 14 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James and 11 Attorneys General Release Joint Statement on Lawsuit to Protect Americans from Elon Musk's DOGE NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 11 other attorneys general in releasing the following statement ahead of a court hearing in their case against the Trump administration for illegally granting Elon Musk and members of t  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 15 -- The New York Public Service Commission (PSC) has suspended the effective date of a new tariff schedule filed by Bloomingburg Water Transportation Company, Inc. The suspension, effective February 14, 2025, will last until June 28, 2025, to allow the Commission sufficient time to review the filing. Bloomingburg Water Transportation Company filed its proposed tariff schedule, P.S.C. No. 3 - Water, on March 14, 2024, in compliance with a previous Commission order. That   more

SYRACUSE, New York, Feb. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2025: * * * Colombian Man Sentenced to 18 Months for Alien Smuggling ALBANY, NEW YORK - Diego Guisao-Zapata, age 41, a citizen of Colombia, was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for alien smuggling and conspiracy to commit alien smuggling. United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Chief Border Patrol Agent Robert N. Garcia of the United Sta  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN12462) on Feb. 12, 2025, by financial economics analyst Karl E. Schneider: * * * Elder Financial Exploitation Elder financial exploitation (EFE), as defined by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), is "the illegal or improper use of an older adult's funds, property, or assets." EFE can deprive seniors of much-needed resources for retirement and research has linked EF  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11268) on Feb. 12, 2025, by legislative attorneys Abigail A. Graber and David H. Carpenter: * * * Rescission of Executive Order 11246, "Equal Employment Opportunity": Legal Implications On January 21, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order 14173, entitled "Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity." The executive order (EO) states as one of   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Dan Goldman Demands National Institutes of Health Reverse Harmful Grant Cuts for Lifesaving Medical Research Grant Restrictions Projected to Cut New York Medical Research Funding by $850 Million for Medical Research Centers, Cancer Centers, and More Read the Letter Here (link is external) Washington, D.C. - Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) today led a bipartisan and bicameral letter  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2025: * * * CONGRESSMAN JOE MORELLE CALLS OUT RESTRICTIVE CHANGES TO NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH GRANTS, RESEARCH FUNDING Morelle-led letter calls NIH's new indirect costs policy "harmful" and "counterproductive" (Rochester, N.Y.)--Today, Congressman Joe Morelle led a bipartisan and bicameral group of New York Congressional colleagues in sending a letter to the National Institutes of Healt  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Johnson Leads Letter Urging Justices To Adopt Binding Code of Conduct WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, in light of the American Bar Association's groundbreaking call for the Supreme Court to enact a binding code of ethics with an enforcement mechanism, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property,  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Timothy M. Kennedy, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Kennedy Slams Trump Administration for Defunding Cancer Research and other Critical Health Programs Warns of Impact to Western New York's Economy and Nation's Public Health BUFFALO, NY -- Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) released the following statement after the Trump Administration proposed steep budget cuts, hiring freezes, and research-grant reviews for the National Institutes o  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Lawler Reintroduces Bill to Name Haverstraw Post Office After Rockland Native Paul Piperato Washington, D.C. - 2/13/2025... This week, Congressman Mike Lawler announced the reintroduction of a bill to officially rename the U.S. Postal Service facility located at 86 Main Street in Haverstraw, New York, as the "Paul Piperato Post Office Building." Paul Piperato served as Rockland County Cl  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Morgan McGarvey, D-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Morgan McGarvey Named to Rapid Response Task Force and Litigation Working Group Today, Congressman Morgan McGarvey announced that he joined House Democrats' new Rapid Response Task Force and Litigation Working Group. McGarvey served as an Assistant Attorney General of Kentucky before serving in the state Senate and U.S. Congress, giving Rep. McGarvey important perspective and experien  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN RYAN CONTINUES FIGHT FOR VETERANS' HEALTHCARE, ESCALATES URGENT DEMAND FOR VA LEADERSHIP TO RE-OPEN 20 INPATIENT BEDS AT CASTLE POINT Congressman Ryan Continues Fight for Veterans' Healthcare, Escalates Urgent Demand for VA Leadership to Re-Open 20 Inpatient Beds at Castle Point Last week (link is external) it was reported that, due to the closure of 20 inpatients beds, veterans could no l  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Tenney Moves to Make President Trump's Birthday a Federal Holiday Washington, DC - Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) today introduced the Trump's Birthday and Flag Day Holiday Establishment Act to officially designate June 14 as a federal holiday to commemorate President Donald J. Trump's Birthday and Flag Day. Born on June 14, 1946, President Donald J. Trump's birthday coincide  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 15 -- The New York Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved tariff amendments filed by Corning Natural Gas Corporation, making them effective permanently as of February 14, 2025. These amendments, which had been in effect on a temporary basis since July 1, 2024, implement rates and provisions for Rate Year (RY) 3, the twelve-month period ending June 30, 2025, as outlined in the Commission's 2022 Rate Order. The 2022 Rate Order, which followed the adoption of a Joint P  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2025: * * * Criminal Defense Attorney Indicted For Bribery Scheme Matthew Podolsky, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and James E. Dennehy, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), announced today the unsealing of an Indictment charging DAVID MACEY, a crimin  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 14 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release: * * * DEC Orders Reworld Hempstead to Pay $878,500 in Penalties and Environmental Benefit Funds Enforcement Requires Reworld to Fund $500,000 Environmental Benefit Project # DEC Seeking Ideas and Input for Projects through March 28 The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced $878,500 in enforcement penalties and environmental be  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 14 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release: * * * DEC Releases Hunting Safety Statistics for 2024 Successful Youth Deer Hunting Pilot Program Report Released New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar today announced another safe year of hunting seasons, with 2024-25 seasons being the second safest on record. DEC released its annual report documenting hunting-r  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 15 -- New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued the following news release: * * * DiNapoli Releases Executive Budget Report State's Outyear Budget Gaps Grow to $27.3B Through State Fiscal Year 2028-29; Federal Actions Could Lead to Cuts in Key Programs In his annual report assessing the proposed Executive Budget, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli identifies risks and concerns that underscore the importance of taking action to address the trajectory of sta  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following weekly digest: * * * Commission meetings and hearings The Commission voted to cancel the executive session scheduled for February 11 and 13. The Commission voted to cancel the open meeting scheduled for February 13. * * * Advisory Opinions Request Received Advisory Opinion Request 2025-02 (https://www.fec.gov/data/legal/advisory-opinions/2025-02/) (Democratic Party of Puerto Rico) On February 13, the Commission m  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Warren Press Defense Secretary Hegseth on Cost and Military Readiness Impact of Deploying Troops to Southern Border, Guantanamo Bay WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and ranking member of the Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, joined Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) in writing to Secretary of Def  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Raskin's Statement on the Resignation of SDNY Attorney Following Stunning Trump DOJ Quid Pro Quo, Cover-Up Raskin Urges Anyone with Information to Come Forward to the Judiciary Committee's Democratic Staff Washington, D.C. (February 13, 2025)--Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, issued the following statement after the  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Kaptur, Tonko, Riley, Lawler and Moylan Introduce Bipartisan Weatherization Bill to Lower Costs for Families Washington, DC -- Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), and Representatives Paul D. Tonko (NY-20), Josh Riley (NY-19), Mike Lawler (NY-17) and James Moylan (GU-00) introduced H.R. 1355, the Weatherization Enhancement and Readiness Act (link is external), bipartisan legislation that invests in home   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Lawler Demands Governor Hochul Immediately Repeal Sanctuary Laws and Cooperate With Federal Law Enforcement Washington, D.C. - 2/12/2025... Today, in the wake of the DOJ suing New York for its absurd, pro-criminal sanctuary policies, Congressman Mike Lawler demanded that Governor Kathy Hochul repeal New York's absurd sanctuary executive orders and Green Light Law that she herself put in place, suppor  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "THEIR OBJECTIVE IS TO PASS MASSIVE TAX CUTS FOR BILLIONAIRES, DONORS AND THEIR WEALTHY CORPORATIONS" Brooklyn, NY - Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on Deadline: White House with Nicolle Wallace, where he emphasized that House Democrats will continue to fight to lower costs for the American people while the Trump administration's harmfu  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "THEIR OBJECTIVE IS TO PASS MASSIVE TAX CUTS FOR BILLIONAIRES, DONORS AND THEIR WEALTHY CORPORATIONS" Brooklyn, NY - Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on Deadline: White House with Nicolle Wallace, where he emphasized that House Democrats will continue to fight to lower costs for the American people while the Trump administration's harmful policies prioritize the   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "THEIR TRUE GOAL IS TO ENACT MASSIVE TAX CUTS FOR THEIR BILLIONAIRE DONORS" Brooklyn, NY - Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on The ReidOut with Joy Reid where he emphasized that Democrats will continue to push back against the far-right extremism of Donald Trump and House Republicans. JOY REID: Joining me now is House Democratic Leader  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "THEIR TRUE GOAL IS TO ENACT MASSIVE TAX CUTS FOR THEIR BILLIONAIRE DONORS" Brooklyn, NY - Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on The ReidOut with Joy Reid where he emphasized that Democrats will continue to push back against the far-right extremism of Donald Trump and House Republicans. JOY REID: Joining me now is House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries. Leader J  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Legislation to Address Antisemitism on College Campuses Reintroduced in Congress Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined Senators Tim Scott (R-South Carolina) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nevada) in reintroducing the Antisemitism Awareness Act, which would direct the U.S. Department of Education to use the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's (IHRA) definition of antisemitism when inv  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 15 -- The New York Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved, with waivers, tariff amendments filed by Liberty Utilities (New York Water) Corp., making them permanently effective as of February 14, 2025. These amendments implement the rates and provisions for Rate Year 1, covering the period from April 1, 2024, through March 31, 2025, as established in the Commission's 2024 Rate Order. The 2024 Rate Order, which adopted a Joint Proposal, established a three-year rate p  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Meeks Celebrates Court Ruling on Trump Foreign Aid Freeze Washington, DC - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement after a federal judge's decision to temporarily block the Trump Administration's freeze on foreign aid funding: "The court's temporary injunction i  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * Meeks, Keating, Connolly, Hoyer Introduce Resolution Reaffirming U.S. Commitment to NATO and Article 5 Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; William Keating, Ranking Member of the Europe Subcommittee; Gerry Connolly, former President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, and S  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The White House issued the following memorandum on Feb. 12, 2025: * * * Memo to Press Corps: Hundreds of Billions of Dollars Are Fraudulently Spent Every Year The New York Times erroneously wrote that there is no "proof" for "sweeping claims" of "fraud" in federal government spending. Apparently, the Times and other like-minded outlets lack access to a newfangled research tool called Google. The Government Accountability Office released a report just last year finding  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Underwood Demand Answers On Reported FEMA Grant Freeze WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, and U.S. Representative Lauren Underwood (D-Ill.), acting Ranking Member of the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Friday sent a letter to Kristi Noem, U.S. Secretary   more

NEW YORK, Feb. 15 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news on Feb. 14, 2025: * * * Mayor Adams Announces Closure of Six More Emergency Asylum Seeker Sites, end of Tent-Based Sheltering Sites With Closure of Creedmoor Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Center Adams Administration's Asylum Seeker Management Strategies and Border Policy Advocacy Have Helped Lead to Over Seven Months of Shelter Census Decreases, Total Savings Reaching $5.2 Billion Over Three Fiscal Year  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 15 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news on Feb. 14, 2025: * * * Mayor Adams, Chancellor Aviles-Ramos Announce Increased Outreach Efforts to Support Families in Accessing Early Childhood Education Opportunities, Reach Tentative Agreement to Sustain Operations of 5 Community-Based Early Childhood Education Centers Part of Administration and City Council's Historic $100 Million Plan, Effort Focuses on Outreach to Communities with Historically-Low Application  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 15 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news on Feb. 14, 2025: * * * Mayor Adams, DEP, HPD, and Parks Announce Next Steps on Development That Will Provide Hundreds of Critically-Needed Affordable Housing Units, Develop State-of-the-Art Recreation Center Request for Proposals Outline Bold, Multi-Agency Vision to Transform Underutilized Site in Hudson Square Neighborhood Into Mixed-Use Development Announced in Mayor Adams' Fourth State of the City Address, Proj  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 15 -- The New York Public Service Commission (PSC) has granted a modified increase to the cost cap for New York State Electric & Gas Corporation's (NYSEG) Ithaca Utility Thermal Energy Network (UTEN) pilot project. The decision, issued February 14, 2025, allows NYSEG to spend up to $3.48 million through Stage 2 of the project's development, which includes finalizing the pilot project engineering design and customer protection plan. NYSEG had initially requested an increas  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 15 -- The New York Public Service Commission (PSC) has denied a petition for rehearing filed by NRG Energy, Inc. and its affiliates concerning customer data sharing rules within Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) programs. The decision, issued February 14, 2025, upholds the PSC's existing regulations regarding the transfer of customer account numbers between Energy Services Companies (ESCOs) and CCA administrators. NRG had challenged a portion of the PSC's November 2024 o  more

BUFFALO, New York, Feb. 15 -- The Buffalo Urban Development Corporation and NorDel II, LLC have petitioned the New York Public Service Commission (PSC) for a declaratory ruling or, alternatively, approval of a Certificate of Public Convenience and an order providing for incidental regulation concerning their electric distribution substation. The PSC has announced a virtual public statement hearing and procedural conference to gather public input on the matter. The petitioners own and operate a   more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 15 -- The New York Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved, with exceptions, tariff amendments filed by Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation, making most of them permanently effective as of February 14, 2025. These amendments implement the electric and gas rates and charges for the rate year ending June 30, 2025, as detailed in the 2024 Rate Order. The 2024 Rate Order authorized a one-year rate plan for Central Hudson, providing for a $74.418 million increase in  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 15 -- The New York Power Authority (NYPA) has petitioned the Public Service Commission (PSC) to designate its proposed "Clean Path Transmission Project" as a "Priority Transmission Project" (PTP). The $5.2 billion project aims to bolster transmission capacity and deliver upstate renewable energy to downstate New York, particularly New York City. The PSC has issued a notice soliciting public comments on the petition by April 21, 2025. NYPA's petition asserts the project is  more

BROOKLYN, New York, Feb. 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release: * * * N.Y. U.S. Attorney: Bloods Gang Leader Charged With Narcotics Distribution Resulting in One Death and Three Additional Poisonings Defendant Allegedly Distributed Narcotics throughout Long Island Over Seven Year Period Earlier today, Gary Johnson, a Bloods gang leader also known as "G Money," was arraigned in federal court in Central Islip on new charges  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 14 -- The New York Public Library issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * The New York Public Library to Open the Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne Archive A trove of never-before-seen material offers an intimate, expansive look at the personal and professional lives of Didion and Dunne, two giants of American letters The New York Public Library will make the archive of Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne publicly available on March 26. Comprised of 336 boxes  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 15 -- The New York State Department of Health issued the following news release: * * * New York State Department of Health Provides Update on Latest CDPAP Transition Progress, Shares Video of Caregiver Testimonial More Than 50,000 Consumers and 50,000 Workers Have Either Started or Completed the Registration Process As Registration Continues to Accelerate, Consumer Feedback Drives Call Center Enhancements New Video Highlights CDPAP Caregiver's Experience Transitioning  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 15 -- The New York State Department of Health issued the following news release: * * * New York State Department of Health's Helen Hayes Hospital Selected for 2025-2026 Montefiore Health System Skilled Nursing Facility Collaborative Skilled Nursing Facility Designated as Preferred Provider of Subacute Rehabilitation Services for Second Time ALBANY, NY (February 14, 2025) - New York State Department of Health's Helen Hayes Hospital's Skilled Nursing Facility has been se  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 14 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * Mayor Adams Announces Back-to-Back Record-Breaking Years Creating Affordable, Supportive Housing in Calendar Year 2024 Watch video here at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyRQyGcCbxA Record-Breaking Years Highlight Adams Administration Delivering Critically-Needed Housing as City Faces Generational Housing Crisis Back-to-Back Record Years from HPD on Supportive Housing, Housing for Formerl  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * Port of Douglas CBP Officers Arrest an Ecuadoran National in a Foiled Alien Smuggling Attempt DOUGLAS, Ariz. - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Area Port of Douglas foiled an alien smuggling attempt by a teenager and arrest a 28-year-old Ecuadoran national.  On February 11, 2025, at approximately 5:12 p.m. a 16-year-old, United States  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Maxine Waters and Congressman Brad Sherman Warn of Dangerous Consequences If Musk's DOGE Takes Over SEC In light of Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) team's rapid and illegal takeover of multiple federal agencies today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the Ho  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Statement on the Resignation of SDNY Attorney Following Stunning Trump DOJ Quid Pro Quo, Cover-Up Raskin Urges Anyone with Information to Come Forward to the Judiciary Committee's Democratic Staff Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, issued the following statement after the top U.S.  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Remarks at Hearing on Navigating Syria Policy Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered an opening statement during a hearing titled "After Assad: Navigating Syria Policy" about the future of Syria following the collapse of  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, ranking member of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Velazquez and Tran Demand Answers on Mass Firings at SBA Today, Representatives Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Small Business Committee, and Derek Tran (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, sent a letter to the Small Business Administration (SBA) d  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2025: * * * Ranking Members Meeks & Shaheen Issue Statement on New Foreign Service Executive Order Washington, DC -- Today, U.S. Representative Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Ranking Member of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, and U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, ranking member of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * Ranking Members Morelle, Padilla Demand Answers After Trump Administration Moves to Fire Federal Employees Who Fought Election Misinformation WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Representative Joe Morelle (N.Y.-25), Ranking Member of the Committee on House Administration with oversight over federal elections, and U.S. Senator Alex Padill  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * Reps. Meeks and Kim Reintroduce Strengthening the Quad Act to Bolster U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy Representative Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Representative Young Kim (R-CA), Chairwoman of the East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee, today reintroduced the Strengthening the Qu  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * REPS. MORELLE, GOLDMAN, TONKO, VELAZQUEZ CALL OUT NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH FOR DEVASTATING CUTS TO GRANT FUNDING Letter calls NIH's new indirect costs policy "harmful" and "counterproductive" (Rochester, N.Y.)--Today, Representatives Joe Morelle (D, NY-25), Dan Goldman (D, NY-10), Paul Tonko (D, NY-20), and Nydia Velazquez (D, NY-7) led a bipartisan and bicameral group of New York delegation  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2025: * * * REPS. VELAZQUEZ, MORELLE, GOLDMAN, TONKO, CALL OUT NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH FOR DEVASTATING CUTS TO GRANT FUNDING Today, Representatives Nydia Velazquez (D, NY-7), Joe Morelle (D, NY-25), Dan Goldman (D, NY-10), and Paul Tonko (D, NY-20) led a bipartisan and bicameral group of New York delegation colleagues in sending a letter to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) cr  more

PORTLAND, Maine, Feb. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2025: * * * Saint Vincents Catholic Medical Centers of New York Agrees to Pay $29M to Resolve Alleged False Claims Act Violations SVCMC Inc., formerly known as Saint Vincents Catholic Medical Centers of New York (Saint Vincent), has agreed to pay $29 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly retaining erroneously inflated p  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2025: * * * Saint Vincents Catholic Medical Centers of New York Agrees to Pay $29M to Resolve Alleged False Claims Act Violations SVCMC Inc., formerly known as Saint Vincents Catholic Medical Centers of New York (Saint Vincent), has agreed to pay $29 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly retaining erroneously inflated payments received from the Depart  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * SCHUMER ANNOUNCES UNITED AIRLINES TO OFFER SECOND DAILY FLIGHT IN SUMMER FROM SYRACUSE TO DENVER Schumer Called United CEO Urging Airline To Offer Additional Denver Flight To Boost Syracuse Airport, Central NY's Flourishing Tech Ecosystem, And Upstate NY's One-Of-A-Kind Tourism & Recreation Industry United's Syracuse-To-Denver Flight Is Fully Booked Almost Every Day   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following news release: * * * SEC Charges One Oak Capital Management and Michael DeRosa with Breaching Fiduciary Duties to Clients Washington D.C., Feb. 14, 2025 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed settled charges against New York-based registered investment adviser One Oak Capital Management LLC, and former One Oak investment adviser representative, Michael DeRosa, for misconduct related to advisory s  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 14 -- The William J. Clinton Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Statement from President Clinton and Secretary Clinton on the Passing of Jim Guy Tucker Hillary and I are deeply saddened by the passing of Jim Guy Tucker, a friend of more than 50 years whose life of service made Arkansas better, fairer, and stronger. As Prosecuting Attorney, Attorney General, Congressman, Lieutenant Governor, and Governor, he worked tirelessly to improve people's lives and build   more

BROOKLYN, New York, Feb. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2025: * * * Three Staten Island Residents and a Florida Man Charged With Firearms Trafficking Conspiracy and Illegal Possession of Machine Guns Defendants 3D-Printed More Than 25 Untraceable "Ghost Guns," Including at Least 10 Machine Gun Conversion Devices Earlier today, a nine-count superseding indictment was unsealed in federal court in Brooklyn  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Paul D. Tonko, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Tonko, Kaptur, Riley, Lawler & Moylan Introduce Bipartisan Weatherization Bill to Lower Costs for Families WASHINGTON, DC -- Representatives Paul D. Tonko (NY-20), Marcy Kaptur (OH-9), Josh Riley (NY-19), Mike Lawler (NY-17) and James Moylan (GU) introduced H.R. 1355, the Weatherization Enhancement and Readiness Act, bipartisan legislation that invests in home weatherization efforts to save low-inc  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The White House issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration: Follow the Law President Donald J. Trump and his administration have a simple message: follow the law. Since taking office, the Trump Administration has wasted no time taking action against states and entities which have opted for defiance. Here are only a few examples: * The Department of Education has launched investigations into the California Interscholastic Federation and the Minnesot  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 14, 2025 AIR FORCE Anduril Industries Inc.,* Costa Mesa, California, was awarded a $99,000,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Thunderdome Small Business Innovation Phase III. This contract provides for rapid prototyping projects utilizing the Lattice core software capability. Work will be performed at Costa Mesa, California, and is expected to be   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Hirono Press Defense Secretary Hegseth on Cost and Military Readiness Impact of Deploying Troops to Southern Border, Guantanamo Bay "[DoD's] new immigration operations -- which the Trump administration is planning at an unprecedented scale -- threaten to burden the Department's resources and undermine our national security." Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mas  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The White House issued the following transcript during the swearing-in ceremony of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Health and Human Services Secretary on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Good. Thank you very much. And thank you all for being here on this very exciting -- this is a very exciting day for -- we just had a big tariff meeting -- reciprocal tariffs. Should have been done 40 years ago. It wasn't, but it is now. It was big moment, actually, and this is a tremendous   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- The White House issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2025: * * * Wins Come All Day Under President Donald J. Trump It was another week filled with endless wins for the American people under President Donald J. Trump. Here are only a few of the many victories from the past week: * President Trump brought home an American citizen wrongfully detained in Russia and another American detained in Belarus -- the tenth and eleventh hostages freed since he took office  more