WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * After Musk Decimates CFPB, Blumenthal Raises Consumer Protection Concerns over X Money Venture. [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, yesterday wrote to Visa Chief Executive Officer Ryan McInerney raising concerns over the company's partnership with Elon Musk's X to launch a new peer-to-peer (  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Annual average unemployment rates increased in 21 states in 2024 March 07, 2025 In 2024, annual average unemployment rates increased in 21 states and were little changed in 29 states and the District of Columbia. Employment-population ratios decreased in 5 states and were little changed in 45 states and the District. The U.S. jobless rate increase  more

ALBANY, New York, March 7 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Announces Settlement with App Developer for Failing to Protect Young Users' Privacy March 7, 2025 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced a settlement with Saturn Technologies, a developer of an app called Saturn used by high school students, for failing to protect young users' privacy. Saturn allows high school students to create a   more

ALBANY, New York, March 6 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Sues Trump Administration over Mass Firings of Federal Workers March 6, 2025 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of 19 other attorneys general today filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for illegally firing thousands of probationary federal workers, including hundreds in New York. The administration is required to pro  more

ALBANY, New York, March 7 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Takes Action to Defend Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans March 7, 2025 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today co-led a coalition of 17 attorneys general to defend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans. The program is a critical humanitarian program established by Congress in 1990 that protects individuals from being return  more

ALBANY, New York, March 7 -- 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 Daevon Roberts March 7, 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 Daevon Roberts, wh  more

ALBANY, New York, March 7 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James' Office of Special Investigation Opens Investigation into Civilian Death on Staten Island March 7, 2025 NEW YORK - The New York Attorney General's Office of Special Investigation (OSI) has opened an investigation into the death of a civilian who died on March 6, 2025 following an encounter with members of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) on Staten Is  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Kathleen Toomey, associate deputy director of the Bureau of Prisons, from a Feb. 26, 2025, at a hearing on the oversight of the agency: * * * Good afternoon, Chairman Rogers, Ranking Member Meng, and Members of the Subcommittee. Thank you for this opportunity to discuss the Bureau of Prisons (BOP). The mission of the BOP is unique; we are charged e  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland issued the following news release: * * * California Lawyer Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Federal Prison for Wire Fraud and Money Laundering The defendant stole more than $2 million of client funds. Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Lydia K. Griggsby sentenced Matthew C. Browndorf, 54, of Irvine, California, to more than five years in federal prison for money laundering and wire fraud.   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R40076) on March 6, 2025, entitled "Congressional Commissions: Overview and Considerations for Congress" by Congress specialist Jacob R. Straus and American national government analyst Karen L. Shanton. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Congressional commissions are formal groups established to provide independent advice, recommend changes in public policy, study or investigate a particular pro  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Timothy M. Kennedy, D-New York, issued the following news release on March 7, 2025: * * * Congressman Kennedy Denounces Trump Administration Move Eliminating Collective Bargaining for TSA Workforce WASHINGTON, DC -- Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) released the following statement after the Trump Administration's announcement eliminating the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) collective bargaining agreement for Transportation Security Officers (TSOs): "  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Nick Langworthy, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Langworthy Calls for Federal Investigation into Governor Hochul's Harmful Labor Practices Against NYS Corrections Officers; Sends Letter to Governor Urging Changes to Improve Working Conditions Washington, D.C. - March 7th-- This week, Congressman Nick Langworthy (NY-23) sent a letter to Acting Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer urging a federal investigation into the deeply concerni  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Nick Langworthy, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Langworthy Introduces Medicaid Provider Screening Accountability Act Washington, D.C. -- March 6 - On Wednesday, Congressman Nick Langworthy (NY-23) along with co-lead Congressman Joe Morelle (NY-25) introduced the Medicaid Provider Screening Accountability Act (link is external), which would require states to regularly check the Data Exchange System (DEX) to determine, as part of a p  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN RAISES THE ALARM AND CONDEMNS TRUMP CUTS TO DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL FORCE DOZENS OF FAMILIES, INCLUDING VETERANS, ONTO THE STREET Congressman Pat Ryan Raises the Alarm and Condemns Trump Cuts to Department of Housing and Urban Development That Will Force Dozens of Families, Including Veterans, Onto the Street Yesterday it was reported (link is externa  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 7, 2025 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY AmerisourceBergen Drug Corp., Conshohocken, Pennsylvania (SPE2DX-25-D-1000 $5,649,602,820); DMS Pharmaceutical Group Inc.,** Parkridge, Illinois (SPE2DX-25-D-9000, $277,666,966); and Cardinal Health Inc., Dublin, Ohio (SPE2DX-25-D-8000, $16,564,367), have each been awarded a firm-fixed-price requirements contract under solicitation SPE2DX-24-R-0001 for   more

ALBANY, New York, March 7 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release: * * * DEC Announces 2024 Bear Harvest Estimates The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced that hunters in New York harvested an estimated 1,685 bears during the 2024 hunting seasons. The 2024 bear harvest was 24 percent higher than 2023 and approximately 13 percent higher than the five- and 10-year averages. "New York's healthy b  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Virginia Gentles, director of the Education Freedom and Parental Rights Initiative at the Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies, from a Feb. 26, 2025, hearing entitled "Federal Investments in Elementary Education": * * * Chairman Aderholt and Ranking Member DeLauro, thank you for the opportunity to testify today. As a par  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * Dems Introduce Resolutions Ending Trump's Tariff Authority on Mexico & Canada Washington, DC - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today introduced Resolutions to terminate President Trump's unlawful use of "emergency" authorities to impose tariffs on Canada and Mexico. The  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on March 5, 2025: * * * Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On Combating The Rise Of Antisemitism In America WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered an opening statement during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing entitled "Nev  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on March 5, 2025: * * * Durbin Questions Witnesses During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On Combating The Rise Of Antisemitism In America Due to the Trump Administration's actions, the Office for Civil Rights has been unable to adequately address cases of discrimination WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Senate Judiciary Democrats File Misconduct Complaint Against Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove With New York State Bar WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, led all Senate Judiciary Democrats in filing a professional misconduct complaint against Acting Deputy  more

ALBANY, New York, March 7 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Hochul Announces $50 Million Effort to Fight Poverty in Upstate New York Governor Kathy Hochul today announced new steps to fight poverty in Rochester, Buffalo and Syracuse, three communities chosen because they include some of the highest poverty rates out of anywhere in New York State. Governor Hochul's FY 2025 Budget allocated $50 million for this antipoverty programming, which is   more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The House Financial Services Committee issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Navigating the Digital Payments Ecosystem: Examining a Federal Framework for Payment Stablecoins and Consequences of a U.S. Central Bank Digital Currency" at 10 a.m. on March 11, 2025, at 2128 Rayburn House Office Building: Witnesses * Ms. Caroline Butler, Global Head of Digital Assets, The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation * Mr. Charles Cascarilla, CEO and Co-Founder, Paxo  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE New York City arrests convicted Romanian national with removal order NEW YORK - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Dan Adrian Agafitei, 26, an illegally present Romanian national upon his release from the U.S. Bureau of Prisons Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, March 4. "The arrest of Mr. Agafitei reinforces the agency's c  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE New York City arrests previously removed Guatemalan national, child sex offender NEW YORK - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Axel Ramirez-Hernandez, a 32-year-old Guatemalan national with convictions for sexual assault of a victim less than 16 years old and illegal reentry after deportation, March 6 in Spring Valley with a criminal  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE removes Romanian fugitive wanted for identity theft, fraud in France NEWARK, N.J. - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement removed foreign fugitive Torsten Ew Torz, 31, a native of Germany and citizen of Romania, March 6. Torz is wanted by law enforcement authorities in France for identity theft and credit card fraud. "We continue to work clo  more

SYRACUSE, New York, March 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York issued the following news release: * * * Illegal Alien Charged with Assaulting Federal Agent in Rotterdam Making Arrest Under Laken Riley Act ALBANY, NEW YORK - Michel Manuel Garcia Rojas, age 38, and a citizen of Nicaragua residing in Albany, was charged today with resisting, impeding, and assaulting a federal officer engaged in official duties and inflicting bodily injury. Acting United Stat  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. David Schweikert, R-Arizona, vice chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news on March 7, 2025: * * * JEC Establishes Committee Leadership for the 119th Congress WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Last week, the Joint Economic Committee concluded its committee organizational vote to adopt the committee's leadership for the 119th Congress. Chairman David Schweikert (R-AZ-01) and Vice Chairman Eric Schmitt (R-MO) formally ratified the committee's membership,  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Joint Leadership Letter on Partisan Continuing Resolution Dear Colleague: We write with respect to the upcoming March 14 funding deadline. Republicans have used their control of the House, the Senate and the presidency to destroy the programs taxpayers deserve in order to fund tax cuts for their billionaire donors and wealthy corporations. They are cutting healthcar  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending March 1, 2025. * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending March 1, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 221,000, a decrease of 21,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 242,000. The 4-week moving average was 224,250, an increase of 250 from the previous week's unrevised average of 224,000. The advance s  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Lawler and Torres Introduce Bill to Posthumously Honor NY-17's James Earl Jones with Congressional Gold Medal Washington, D.C. - 3/7/2025... Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) and Ritchie Torres (NY-15) reintroduced legislation to honor the late James Earl Jones, the legendary actor, philanthropist, and voice behind some of the most iconic characters in cinematic history, with a Congressional Gol  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON REP. ANDY OGLES BROOKLYN, NY - Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries posted the following video statement in response to Rep. Andy Ogles who introduced a so-called resolution attempting to remove House Democrats from their committees: "I'm here in the office. Just finished up a telephone town hall meeting with my dynamic sister, o  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON REP. ANDY OGLES BROOKLYN, NY - Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries posted the following video statement in response to Rep. Andy Ogles who introduced a so-called resolution attempting to remove House Democrats from their committees: "I'm here in the office. Just finished up a telephone town hall meeting with my dynamic sister, our Attorney General Tish J  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The Library of Congress issued the following news: * * * Library Announces Teaching with Primary Sources Regional Grant Awards The Library of Congress recently awarded six Teaching with Primary Sources regional grants. Recipients of these regional grants will make subgrants on behalf of the Library to organizations that wish to integrate Library resources and Teaching with Primary Sources methods into their educational programming. The recipients include Illinois Stat  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Heinrich Join Colleagues in Urging USDA to Reinstate Hispanic-Serving Institution Fellowship Program That Has Served New Mexico Students and Educational Institutions Senators to USDA: "The Department's decision to suspend EKDLG Fellowship Program threatens the U.S. agricultural workforce pipeline and the opportunities this program provides educators and students nationwide" NMSU Was Part  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Malliotakis Applauds $20 Billion CMA CGM Investment, $300 Million Expansion at Port Liberty (NEW YORK, NY) - Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11) released the following statement regarding CMA CGM's announcement of a $20 billion investment in the United States. "This is a big win for Staten Island as this private investment will bring $300 million to Port Liberty to expand the port's cap  more

NEW YORK, March 7 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news: * * * Mayor Adams Appoints Adolfo Carrion, Jr. as Deputy Mayor (DM) for Housing, Economic Development, and Workforce; Suzanne Miles-Gustave as DM for Health and Human Services; Jeffrey D. Roth as DM for Operations; and Kaz Daughtry as DM for Public Safety March 7, 2025 Appointments of Talented Public Servants Will Help Mayor Adams Continue to Make New York City Safer, More Affordable, and Best Place to Raise a  more

NEW YORK, March 7 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news: * * * Mayor Adams, Chief Technology Officer Fraser Announce $2.4 Million Investment, Release Roadmap to Advance Digital Equity in Disadvantaged Communities March 7, 2025 New Capital Funding Will Renovate Computer Labs in Libraries and Older Adult Centers Across Five Boroughs Brand New "NYC Digital Equity Roadmap" Highlights Administration's Digital Equity Work and Creates Pathways to Address Existing Chal  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Meeks Reintroduces Comprehensive Sudan Bill with Jacobs Washington, DC - Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Sara Jacobs, Ranking Member of the Africa Subcommittee, reintroduced comprehensive legislation to address the ongoing crisis in Sudan. Additionally, Ranking Member Meeks announc  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 7, 2025: * * * Meeks, Moskowitz Call on Rubio to Explain $400 Million in Contracts to Elon Musk's Tesla Washington, DC - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Jared Moskowitz, Ranking Member of Subcommittee on Oversight and Intelligence, today sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco R  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * NADLER AND ESPAILLAT JOINT STATEMENT ON TRUMP CUTS TO COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY NEW YORK, NY - Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-12) and Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) issued the following statement: "Revoking federal grants to Columbia University isn't about combating anti-Semitism; it's about the Trump administration's war on education and science. If the Trump administration were as seri  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued an environmental assessment and a finding of no significant impact in response to a request from Constellation Energy Generation, LLC (CEG). This exemption will allow Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station (NMP) Units 1 and 2 to load six multi-purpose canisters for spent fuel storage at the independent spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI) starting in May 2025. The exemption pertains to the use of the HI-TRAC V  more

NEW YORK, March 8 -- The New York Public Library issued the following news release on March 7, 2025: * * * NYPL Awarded $5.7 Million Gift from Leon Levy Foundation to fund preservation of vital materials, expand training of conservationists The New York Public Library has received a $5.7 million grant from the Leon Levy Foundation, which will provide an endowment to sustain the Library's conservation work as well as immediate funding to expand training for future conservators through the Shel  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Ocasio-Cortez, Luna Introduce Bill to Cap Credit Card Interest Rates at 10% Washington, D.C.- Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) and Representative Anna Paulina Luna (FL-13) introduced legislation that would immediately cap credit card interest rates at 10%. Senators Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) introduced companion legislation last month in the Senate. "Cr  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, ranking member of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following news release on March 7, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Velazquez Statement on February Jobs Report WASHINGTON- Today, Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following statement after the Labor Department released its February jobs report: "The February jobs report flashes warning signs for the Trump econo  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, ranking member of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Members Morelle, Padilla Continue to Press Trump Administration on Firings of Election Security Workers, Pause of Critical Election Security Efforts Lawmakers' letter follows lack of response to letter about the firings of CISA employees who worked on election security. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Representative Joe Morelle (N.Y.-25), Ranking M  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Lawler, NY GOP Delegation Demand CCD And CMS Ruling on Cuomo's Deadly Nursing Home Directive Washington, D.C. - 3/7/2025... Yesterday, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17), alongside Representatives Nick LaLota (NY-01), Andrew Garbarino (NY-02), Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11), Claudia Tenney (NY-22), and Nick Langworthy (NY-23), sent a letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and th  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Cleaver, Lawler Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Expand Access to Rental Assistance Program for Affordable Housing (Washington, D.C.) - Yesterday, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Ranking Member of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, and Mike Lawler (R-NY) introduced their Choice in Affordable Housing Act to improve the federal government's largest rent  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * SCHUMER DEMANDS ANSWERS & THAT ALBANY FED BUILDING REMAIN OPEN: AFTER BEING LISTED BY GSA FOR SALE AMID 'DOGE' CUTS, SENATOR SAYS WE NEED ANSWERS & ASSURANCES THAT VITAL SERVICES AND FED OFFICES WILL... This Week GSA Listed The Leo W. O'Brien Federal Building In Albany And 400+ Other Fed Properties As 'Designated For Disposal,' But Mysteriously Removed List On That Sam  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * SCHUMER SAYS: HANDS OFF SOUTHERN TIER SENIORS' & FAMILIES' SOCIAL SECURITY; SENATOR DEMANDS ANSWERS ON POTENTIAL CLOSURE OF CHEMUNG COUNTY SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICE Big Flats Social Security Office Is Only Office In Chemung County, And It Was Just Listed On 'DOGE's Wall Of Receipts For Chopping Block, Senator Says Staff & Thousands Of Southern Tier Seniors & Families Who   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Schumer, Gillibrand, Goldman Secure $50 Million in IRS Employee Retention Tax Credit Refunds for 585 Small Businesses Refunds Follow Their December Letter Urging IRS to Process Delayed Claims Over $20 Million Will Be Returned to Nearly 300 Small Businesses Across New York See December IRS Letter Here Washington, D.C. - Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) today applauded the IRS' recent disbursem  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following news release: * * * SEC Charges Investment Adviser and Two Officers for Misuse of Fund and Portfolio Company Assets Washington D.C., March 7, 2025 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed settled charges against registered investment adviser Momentum Advisors LLC, its former managing partner Allan J. Boomer, and its former chief operating officer and partner Tiffany L. Hawkins, for breaches by Boom  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 2:21-cv-02305; E.D.N.Y filed Apr. 27, 2021) involving Leonard Quartararo: * * * On March 4, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York entered a final consent judgment against relief defendant Leonard Quartararo. The Commission's complaint, filed on April 27, 2021, alleged that Peter Quartararo engaged in a scheme to defraud investors by claiming that he could sel  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The U.S. Senate conducted six committee hearings on March 6, 2025: * * * CATASTROPHIC WILDFIRE Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology concluded a hearing to examine options to reduce catastrophic wildfire, including H.R. 471, to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Breaking the Cycle of Senior Loneliness: Strengthening Family and Community Support" at 3:30 p.m. on March 12, 2025, at 106 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Members * Chairman Rick Scott (Republican-Florida) * Ranking Member Kirsten Gillibrand (Democrat-New York) Witnesses * Andrew MacPherson, Founder and Executive Chair, Foundation for Social Connection - Action Network, Was  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Paul D. Tonko, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Tonko, Salinas Call for Administration to Halt Reckless Staffing Cuts at SAMHSA WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) and Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-6) led a letter calling upon Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy to halt reckless staffing cuts at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). SAMHSA serves millions of Amer  more

NEW YORK, March 6 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news: * * * Transcript: Mayor Adams Delivers Remarks at Citizen Budget Commission's Annual Gala March 6, 2025 Mayor Eric Adams: It is so good to be here because things have been so boring for me these last few days. CBC, I know I'm joined here with my team, DM Meera Joshi, DM Camille Joseph Varlack, DM Tiffany Raspberry. You know, no matter what you do, particularly the business people who are in this room, our econo  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * What They Are Saying: Over One Million Law Enforcement Officers Call for Immediate, Clean Senate Passage of HALT Fentanyl Act WASHINGTON - Major law enforcement organizations representing over 1,000,000 officers nationwide, are calling on the Senate to pass the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of (HALT) Fentanyl Act immediately and without a  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * What They Are Saying: Over One Million Law Enforcement Officers Call for Immediate, Clean Senate Passage of HALT Fentanyl Act WASHINGTON - Major law enforcement organizations representing over 1,000,000 officers nationwide, are calling on the Senate to pass the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of (HALT) Fentanyl Act immediately and without amendments. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley  more