WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Boyle Statement on Trump Closing U.S. Department of Education's Philadelphia Office for Civil Rights PHILADELPHIA, PA - Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) released the following statement in response to reports that all employees in the Philadelphia regional Office for Civil Rights within the U.S. Department of Education had been fired. This office employs Philadelphians who work to p  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Morgan McGarvey, D-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Morgan McGarvey Statement on 50% EU Retaliatory Tariffs on Bourbon Today, Congressman Morgan McGarvey - Co-Chair of the Congressional Bourbon Caucus - released the following statement after the European Union announced 50% retaliatory tariffs on Kentucky's $9 billion bourbon industry: "The EU's 50% retaliatory tariffs on Kentucky's signature bourbon industry will devastate distille  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Morgan McGarvey, D-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Congressmen McGarvey, Luttrell Champion Two Bipartisan Bills to Support Veterans Today, Congressmen Morgan McGarvey (KY-03) and Morgan Luttrell (R-TX )introduced the Veterans Compensation Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) Act and the Review Every Veteran's Claim Act. "I'm proud to partner with Chairman Luttrell to support the Veterans COLA Act and the Review Every Veterans Claims Act to ensure   more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Feb. 20, 2025, from 18 state attorneys general. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Lee Zeldin, Administrator United States Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Mail Code: 1101A Washington, D.C. 20460 Zeldin.Lee@epa.gov * To: Rick Keigwin, Acting Assistant Administrator United States Environmental Protection Agency Office of Chemical Safety and Poll  more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, March 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky issued the following news release: * * * Jury Convicts Ohio Man of Multiple Drug Trafficking Offenses COVINGTON, Ky. - An Aberdeen, Ohio, man was convicted on Thursday by a federal jury in Covington for multiple drug trafficking charges. After slightly over one hour of deliberation, following a four-day trial, the jury convicted 37-year-old Gary Cunningham, Jr. of one count of conspiracy wi  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Oversight Committee Seeks Information After Biden Administration Sells U.S. Federal Helium System to CCP-Connected Business, Messer LLC House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is seeking information from the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) and General Services Administration (GSA) on the sa  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Senate conducted five committee hearings on March 11, 2025: * * * AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee concluded a hearing to examine risk management, credit, and rural business views on the agricultural economy, focusing on views from the field, after receiving testimony from Tara Durbin, Farm Credit Mid-America, Louisville, Kentucky; Caleb Hopkins, First Dakota National Bank, Halibur, Iowa, on behalf of American B  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana issued the following news release: * * * Violent Felon Sentenced to more than 17 Years in Federal Prison for Dealing Meth and MDMA while on Supervised Release EVANSVILLE-- Mikeal Luckett, 51, of Evansville, has been sentenced to 211 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession with   more