WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on March 3, 2025: * * * Blumenthal Announces Former VA Inspector General Michael Missal as Guest for Joint Address to Congress Before being terminated by Trump, Missal served for nearly a decade under Republican and Democratic administrations protecting veterans from waste, fraud & abuse [WASHINGTON, DC] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), R  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Announces Former VA Inspector General Michael Missal as Guest for Joint Address to Congress [WASHINGTON, DC] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, announced today that Michael Missal, the former Inspector General (IG) for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), will be his guest at President Donald Trump's Joint Addre  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 5 -- GBH, a multiplatform creator for public media, issued the following news release: * * * GBH Board Elects Martha Minow as Chair, Welcomes New Trustees Boston, Mass. ( Mar. 5, 2025) - Martha Minow, the 300th Anniversary University Professor at Harvard University and former Morgan and Helen Chu Dean and Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, has been elected Chair of the Board of Trustees for Boston public media producer GBH. At the March 4 meeting the board al  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * In Rebuke of Trump Administration Attacks on Veterans, Senate Democrats Make Defending Veterans and VA Care a Priority at Joint Address [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - In light of President Donald Trump's mass termination of federal veteran employees and egregious attempts to slash Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) care and benefits, Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenth  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * IN REBUKE OF TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ATTACKS ON VETERANS, SENATE DEMOCRATS MAKE DEFENDING VETERANS AND VA CARE A PRIORITY AT JOINT ADDRESS Senate Democrats' guests at tonight's speech to include veterans indiscriminately fired as part of the Trump Administration's mass terminations of federal government employees and the former VA Inspector General illegally fired by Trump [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - In light  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on March 4, 2025: * * * In Rebuke of Trump Administration Attacks on Veterans, Senate Democrats Make Defending Veterans and VA Care a Priority at Joint Address Senate Democrats' guests at tonight's speech to include veterans indiscriminately fired as part of the Trump Administration's mass terminations of federal government employees and the former  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

DECATUR, Illinois, March 7 -- Millikin University issued the following news: * * * Millikin welcomes civil rights activist Linda Sarsour for Women's History Month and Spring 2025 Samuels Lecture on March 27 Sarsour was one of the national co-chairs of the largest single-day protest in US history, the Women's March on Washington. By Matthew Flaten DECATUR, Ill. - Millikin University is pleased to welcome award-winning racial justice and civil rights activist Linda Sarsour for its Women's His  more

CORAL GABLES, Florida, March 6 -- The University of Miami issued the following news: * * * UMPD transitions to new leadership After a 19-year career as the University of Miami's chief of police, during which he implemented several measures that improved the department, David Rivero is stepping down, turning over the reins to veteran officer Trevor Shinn, with whom he shares a common bond. It started with a simple name change. And the exterior of the squad cars that patrolled University of Mi  more